Rock Island County IL Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, Asbury C. May 2, 1933
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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933
"THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
SUCCUMBS AT AGE 89
ASBURY C. GRIFFIN
UNION VETERAN DIES IN MOLINE
ASBURY C. GRIFFIN, 89 YEARS OLD, SUCCUMBS IN HIS HOME IN SOUTH MOLINE.
    Asbury C. Griffin, 89 years old, a life long resident of South Moline 
Township, died of apoplexy and infirmities of age yesterday afternoon in his 
home on Forty-first street in South Moline township.  He was a Civil war 
veteran, having served company F of the 69th Illinois infantry.
Mr. Griffin was born in South Moline, Aug. 25, 1843.  He married Sarah Smith 
in Moline Dec. 24, 1931.   Mr. Griffin had been a coal miner for 45 years.  
During part of the time, he operated a truck farm (vegetable market) in the 
summer.  He retired from farming two years ago.  
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Effie Park of Moline, Mrs. Blanche Ferry 
and Mrs. Goldie Beckstrom, both of South Moline, and Mrs. Grace Kappe of San 
Jose, Calif.; four sons, Joseph F. Griffin and Milton A. Griffin of South 
Moline, Asbury F. Griffin of Viola, ILL., and Bert E. Griffin of Peoria; 39 
grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Jane Hunter of 
Moline.  Two daughters preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in Bowlesburg Chapel.  
Rev. Walter A. Tillberg, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline will 
officiate.   Burial will be in Bowlesburg Cemetery.  The body will be taken 
from Knox Funeral Home, Moline, to the chapel in time for services Friday."  
Please Note:  Marriage date may be a miss print in this article.  Actual 
marriage date is known to be:  24 December 1868 by the family.

Additional Comments:
"National Park Service
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm
Asbury Griffin 
(First Regiment Name 69 Illinois Infantry Side Union Company F Soldier's 
Rank_In Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number M539 
roll 35
UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS
69th Regiment, Illinois Infantry 
Organized at Camp Douglass, Chicago, Ill., and mustered in June 14, 1862, for 
three months. Assigned to guard duty at Camp Douglass till September. Mustered 
out September 27, 1862.
Regiment lost 13 by disease during service."

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