Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, Rev. George W., 1897 

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PORTSMOUTH. 
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    DEATH OF THE REV. GEORGE W. GRIFFIN. 

  Colonel K.R. Griffin received a telegram Sunday evening announcing the 
death, at Union City, Tenn., of his brother, the Rev. George W. Griffin. 
That gentleman was stricken with paralysis on Thursday last and died 
yesterday afternoon.  The deceased was born in Southampton county in 1830, 
and was educated for the Baptist ministry at Richmond College.  His first 
charge was a circuit of four churches in Southampton and Isle of Wight 
counties, one of which was at Millford [sic; Millfield].  He was subsequently 
called to Knoxville, Tenn., where he remained until the beginning of the war, 
when be joined the Southern army as a chaplain.  In this duty he remained 
until his health gave way and he was obliged to resign, taking charge of a 
church at Yanceyville, N.C.  After the war he returned to Knoxville, where he 
remained for a number of years.  He was for some time president of a Baptist 
College in Texas, but gave up the position on account of declining health, 
and has since lived with his son, William H. Griffin, in Union City, at whose 
residence he died.  He leaves a widow and several children. 


Rev. Dr. George W. GRIFFIN, formerly of Knoxville, TN, 
Baptist minister - Confederate chaplain, 
b. ca. 1830*, Southampton Co., d. 5 Dec 1897, at son's home, Union City, TN, 
interred in the old city cemetery, Union City, TN, 
re-interred in East View Cemetery, Union City, TN, 23 Oct 1898, 
"The Norfolk Virginian," Dec. 7, 1897, p. 6, col. 3 

*Find a Grave Mem. #169181133 gives b. 1827. 

The re-interment mention quoted from "The Commercial-Courier," 
   (Union City, TN), Fri., Oct. 28, 1898. 

His marriage record: 

Geo.W. Griffin, 31, b. Southampton Co., res. Columbia, TN, 
   sn/o William & Virginia [HOLMES], Minister 
Ella H. Bailey, 21, b. Southampton Co., res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   sn/o Wm.O. & Virginia**, Minister 
m. 13 Jul 1859, Isle of Wight Co. 
(IoW.Co. M.Reg. 1859 #25; BVS copy, 1859 p. 90 #24) 

Ella's obit ("The Commercial," {Union City, TN}, Fri., June 23, 1911) 
   is posted with her Find a Grave Mem. (#169180951), which gives her 
   father wrong. 

**Rev. William Ormond BAILEY 1m. "Jackey" JARRATT, 24 Dec 1824, in Sussex Co. 
   She d. 23 Oct 1843 in Smithfield, and was buried in a BAILEY family 
   cemetery, in Southampton Co. (source: Ancestry.com Family Trees); 
   site not known (Sep 2019) to the SCHS Cemetery Project. 

His bros John H. & Kenneth Raynor GRIFFIN both served the Confederacy in 
   the 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery, Co. A - the Southampton Lee Artillery. 

Kenneth is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth. 
   Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Cedar Grove list: 
   http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/cgcem.html 


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