Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Griffin, John F. 1859 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 6, 2007, 6:40 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) JOHN F. GRIFFIN was born in Yolo County, October 25, 1859, and was married November 8, 1887, to Miss Alice Martin, at her home in Ralls County, Missouri. She was born in that State, April 14, 1862. Immediately after marriage they came to California, and they are now making their home with his widowed mother. The farm is both useful and beautiful, being well kept by its intelligent proprietors. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/griffin689gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb