Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, Dr. John C., 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ VIRGINIA NEWS. [...] Dr. J.G. Griffin, a prominent citizen and supervisor of Southampton county, died at his home on Monday night. [...] Dr. John C. GRIFFIN, physician & county supervisor, d. 5 Dec 1887, at home, Southampton Co., age ca. 46, "Alexandria (VA) Gazette and Virginia Advertiser," Dec. 8, 1887 (Vol. 88, No. 282), p. 2, col. 4 John C. Griffin, 20, Single, b. & res. Southampton County, sn/o Robert G. Griffin & Lucy his wife, Physician Nannie A. Boykin, 19, Single, b. & res. Southampton County, dt/o John Boykin & Caroline M. his wife m.lic. 20 May 1861, by clerk L.R. Edwards m. 21 May 1861, Southampton County (Southampton Co. MB1A:4) m. 23 May 1861, Southampton, by John W. Ward (Southampton Co. M.Reg. p. 10 #23) The (recopied) Southampton Co. Death Records (1853-1890) give the following: Griffin, John C., d. 5 Dec 1887, age 45, sn/o Unknown {orig.p. 2 #54} (Southampton Co. Death Records {1853-1890}, p. 221) John C. GRIFFIN appears in the 1870 Census (Berlin & Ivor Twp., p. 32) age 29, with wife Nannie (28) & 4 daughters. Image posted at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/census/1870/0130b.gif Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g615j7ob.txt