Jackson Griffith & Ann Blackiston

Jackson and Ann are believed to be my 7th paternal great grandparents.

Information is sketchy at best, and mostly speculation.

William Jackson Griffith & Ann "Hannah"

We're not just murky, we're damn near obscure now.  90% of the information below is UNVERIFIED as of yet by myself.  If anyone has any clues, I'd greatly appreciate them.

William Jackson & Ann "Hannah" GRIFFITH are my 6th paternal great grandparents.  Notes and speculations will be listed after the family data.

William Jackson Griffith & Catherine Sigmon

We're now entering the somewhat murky waters of my family history.  The information you find below HAS NOT been completely sourced.  I'm posting it in hopes someone out there knows anything that may help.  Because of the prevalence of the name "William Griffith" and "William Jackson Griffith" (and it's variations) during this generation AND the previous generation, tracking has been very tedious, and at times, downright impossible.  It doesn't help that during this and the previous generation, migration to other states was HUGE.  I'll include what I have, what I know, what I speculate, and appreciate any corrections/errors or additional information that you'd like to point out and share.  This is where the "elusiveness" of my Griffith's begins.

Thomas Griffith & Mahala Hutchinson

Image Courtesy John C. Anderson 5/27/2010

The image to the left was found at Find A Grave.  It is actually listed under "Mahalia Griffith" and it reads "With Thomas".  On Thomas' page, it only lists his birth & death dates.


Thomas and Mahala GRIFFITH are my paternal 4th great grandparents.

The Funny Thing About Names

I'm sitting here adding my tree to this blog, and I can't help but wonder why people can't be more original when they are naming their children.  I mean, I understand naming the first born son after his father to carry on the legacy of a name, but you don't name your 6th son the damn name!  So much time could be saved by being a bit more creative.

It's the same with nick names.  If your name is Thomas, your nick name shouldn't be John.  How the heck do you get "John" out of Thomas, especially when your middle name is Joshua or William?  And why in creation would you list a NICK NAME on an official document such as a census.  John isn't your name, it's a nick name.

Just thought I'd share my frustration.  :)