Marin-Mariposa-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Griffin, John 1830 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  John Griffin. The subject of this sketch, whose portrait will be found in this
work, was born in the county Limerick, Ireland, in 1830. When seventeen years
old he emigrated to the United States, where he had a brother and sister
residing. Thomas Griffin, his brother, served with the Union Army, and now lives
in Indiana. Settling in the State of Massachusetts, he commenced life by teaming
for Messrs. Phillips, Goodier & Boker, at Salem, in that State, although
previous to his working for these parties he had lived a short time in Savannah,
Georgia. In 1852 he came to this State via the Nicaragua route, and arrived in
San Francisco November 20th of that year. He proceeded to Mariposa county,
California, and commenced mining on Sherlock's creek, where he remained in this
employment for three years; then returned to San Francisco. He only sojourned in
that city about two months, and started to look for a suitable location to
settle. After spending ten months traveling over California he came to and
settled on a portion of his present ranch in November, 1856, purchasing at that
time three hundred and twenty acres of land. He now owns ten hundred and
thirty-five acres. The place where he lives is known as "Griffin's" valley. It
will be seen from the above that Mr. Griffin has been twenty-four years in
Tomales township, and these years have been full of manual and mental toil, not
only to add to the comfort and happiness of his family and friends, but to add
to the wealth and prosperity of the county of his adoption. On June 2, 1877, Mr.
Griffin was elected one of the Directors of the Bank of Tomales; re-elected on
June 1, 1878, and again on June 7, 1879. He married Ellen Malone, January 1,
1856. She was born in Ireland. By this union they have:—Katie, Mary, Ella,
James, Lizzie and Fannie.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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