Everett E. Griffin Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu Surname: GRIFFIN Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1265 EVERETT E. GRIFFIN, who is prominently engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Derry, N. H., has long been known in this vicinity, where he was formerly identified with the hardware trade. He was born in I.awrence, Mass., and was educated in the schools of Derry and in Pinkerton Academy. Early in life he was for six or seven years with the Pillsbury Hardware Company, and in 1900 he went to Waterloo, Mass.. and started a hardware firm under the name of F. S. Pillsbury & Company. In 1902 he disposed of his interest to his partner, Mr. Pillsbury, and located at Danvers, ~ass., where he worked in the hardware store of Mr. Ross for one year. He then went to Seattle, Washington, and assumed charge of the hardware de- partment store. In the spring of 1904 he returned east and engaged in the hardware business in Derry until 1911. When he sold out to the Bell Hardware Company. Since that time he has been engaged in the real estate and insur- ance business with gratifying results. In 1908 Everett E. Griffin was married to Miss Blanche C. Proctor, a daughter of A. .T. Proctor of Derry. She was reared in Derry, and was edu- cated in the local schools, in the Boston High School and at Bowdoin College. She is a woman of accomplishment and refinement and has many friends. Mr. Griffin is a member of Echo Lodge, I. O. O. F.. and of the Patrons of Page 1266 Husbandry. Religiously he is a Baptist and is a member of the official church board, serving as treasurer. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.