John William Griggs

John William Griggs

• Father: Henry Griggs b. 18 December 1793, d. 27 December 1871
• Mother: Ann G. Sturdivant b. 26 October 1798, d. 1868

• John William Griggs was born circa 1822 in Georgia.
• Henry Griggs and Ann G. Sturdivant appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John William Griggs, Francis Marion Griggs, Martha Ann Elizabeth Griggs, Joseph B. Thorp, Mary Maxwell Griggs, Joseph Paul Thorp, Henry R. Thorp and James Kelly Markey. Also in the household was Georgia-born farmer A. William Jackson, age 27.
• He married Julia A. (?) circa 1850.
• John William Griggs and Julia A. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Plantersville PO, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included J. Griggs and William A. Griggs.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• He married Isadora Hogan, daughter of George M. Hogan and Eleanor Rankin, on 14 May 1862 in Navarro County, Texas, and Isadora's sister Fleta married Henry R. Thorp, son of John's sister Mary Maxwell Griggs Thorp Markey.
• John William Griggs died circa 1886.
• His wife Isadora Hogan became a widow at his death.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2012