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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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GILBERT GRIFFIN, a native of Spencer County, Ky., was born November 15, 1833. His father, William Griffin, was also born in Spencer County, December 19, 1801, and was married to Miss Catherine Ritchey, April 7, 1823, and had born to them six children, the subject of this sketch being the fifth. William Griffin removed to Bullitt County, Ky., and settled on a farm in 1842. Gilbert Griffin was married to Miss Corilla Skinner, August 12, 1862, and had born to him three children. His wife departed this life, July 22, 1876, and Mr. Griffin was next married November 11, 1880, to Mrs. Ann E. Hall, widow of Dr. D. M. Hall. Mr. Griffin’s children are: Jasper, born January 11, 1864; William, February 18, 1867; Minnie, September 2, 1872. His farm of six hundred and forty acres is one of the finest in Bullitt County.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a

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