Joshua Delos Griffith
b. 1825, d. 14 June 1887
- Father: Noah Griffith b. circa 1786, d. 1853
- Mother: Esther Wightman b. circa 1787, d. 1863
- Joshua Delos Griffith was born in 1825 in New York.
- Noah Griffith and Esther Wightman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Joshua Delos Griffith, John Maynard Griffith.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- He married Amelia Ellen Conley on 20 March 1852 in Montgomery County, Texas.
- Esther Wightman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Charles Ramsdell.. Other members of the household included Joshua Delos Griffith, Amelia Ellen Conley, Adelia Griffith, Eva M. Griffith and Roldon Borden Griffith.
- He was a miller, according to the 1860 census.
- He served as a private in Company A, 24th Texas Cavalry Regiment, CSA.
- Joshua Delos Griffith and Amelia Ellen Conley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eva M. Griffith, Roldon Borden Griffith and Carrie Della Griffith. Also in the household were Aaron Griffith (age 14), Esther Griffith (16) and Lucy Connerly (age 23). It likely that "Aaron" was nephew Almaron Griffith, that Esther was daughter Adelia, and that Lucy was Ellen's sister.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Joshua Delos Griffith and Amelia Ellen Conley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Florida. Other members of the household included Roldon Borden Griffith, Eva M. Griffith, Carrie Della Griffith, Agnes Griffith, John Maynard Griffith and V. Griffith.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Joshua Delos Griffith died on 14 June 1887.
- His wife Amelia Ellen Conley became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Griffith Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 7 Oct 2013
Family: Amelia Ellen Conley b. circa January 1836
- Adelia Griffith b. 29 December 1855, d. 22 September 1891
- Eva M. Griffith b. circa August 1858, d. 10 February 1929
- Roldon Borden Griffith b. 28 December 1859, d. 3 January 1946
- Carrie Della Griffith+ b. circa 29 March 1868, d. 5 March 1943
- Agnes Griffith b. 7 May 1872, d. 3 April 1956
- John Maynard Griffith+ b. 4 July 1874, d. 13 June 1953
- V. Griffith b. circa 1876