Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, William B., 1933 

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WILLIAM BENJAMIN GRIFFIN

   William B. Griffin, aged 55, of the Capron community was found dead in bed 
Wednesday morning, August 23.  Mr. Griffin was born in the county in 1878* and 
had been a resident of Capron for 30 years.  He was a useful member of the 
Capron Baptist Church for several years.

   In young manhood he married Miss Corinne Holt who died about a year ago. 
One child survives this union, Miss Willie Griffin, a member of the Ivor High 
School faculty.  Besides his daughter he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. B.W. 
Edwards and Mrs. L.P. Williams of Capron; two brothers, Harvey Griffin Capron 
and James Griffin of Holland.

   Funeral services were held at the grave in Capron Cemetery conducted by 
Rev. R.H. Marks in the absence of his Pastor, Rev. Albert W. Coates.  Active 
pallbearers were: H. Griffin, L.P. Williams, T.B. Edwards, Joseph Griffin, 
Ray Williams and James Edwards.


William Benjamin GRIFFIN, 
b. 15 Jan 1877*, Southampton Co., d. 23 Aug 1933, at home, Capron, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 1, 1933 

*Cemetery list gives b. 15 Jan 1877. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-16): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

The 1900 Census (Boykins Dist. Southampton Co.) gives Willie B., b. Jan 1877. 


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