Individual Details

Marcella J. Thompson

(15 Feb 1845 - 12 Jul 1929)



Marcella married 13 Feb 1868, Hancock Co IL to Aaron Griffitts

1880 Census. Athens, Gentry Co, Missouri, Hh 101
Allan Griffitts, 41, Farmer, b. IL
M. Jane, 33, wife, b. VA
Albert P., 11, son, b. IL
Josiah C., 9, son, b. IL
V. W., age 1, son, b. IL
Martha Griffitts, 72, mother, b. KY

1900 Census. Elsmore Twp, Allen Co, Kansas, Hh 249
Aaron Griffitts, b. apr 1839, 61, married 32 years, Farmer
Marcillar J., wife, b. Feb 1846, 54, 3 children - 3 living
Wesley V., son, b. Spr 1879, 21, b. MO
George Trammell, servant, b. Sep 1861, 38, widowed, Farm Laborer, b. IL
William L. Hole, Boarder, b. Feb 1892, 8, b. Kansas

NOTE: Censuses will indicate George Trammell was actually a son-in-law which is puzzling since this couple had 3 sons noted in 1880 and in 1900 and 1910, Marcella stated she had had only three children.

1910 Census. Elsmore, Allen, KS
Aaron Griffitt, 71, married once for 41 years, farmer
N J., wife, 60, 3 children - 3 living
G. F. Trammel, son-in-law, 48, widowed, b. IL, farm hand
Lee Trammel grandson, 18, b. Kansas (William L. from 1900?)

1920 Census. Elsmore, Allen, KS, Hh 176
G. F. Trammell, 59, widowed, b. IL, Farmer
Lee Hole, son, 26, b. Kansas, Farm hand, working out
M. J. Griffitts, mother-in-law, 73, widow, b. VA

Events

Birth15 Feb 1845Virginia
Marriage13 Feb 1868Hancock County, Illinois - Aaron Griffitts
Death12 Jul 1929Moran, Allen County, Kansas

Families

SpouseAaron Griffitts (1839 - 1913)
ChildAlbert Palestine Griffitts (1869 - 1945)
ChildJosiah C. Griffitts (1870 - 1950)
ChildWesley Virgil Griffitts (1879 - 1954)
FatherJoseph C. Thompson (1818 - )
MotherAmelia Mabry (1817 - )
SiblingThomas Andrew Thompson (1841 - 1916)
SiblingAlbert A. Thompson (1844 - )
SiblingCampbell Franklin Thompson (1851 - 1923)
SiblingNancy F. Thompson (1853 - )
SiblingVirginia Henrietta Thompson (1856 - )
SiblingLoretta D. Thompson (1860 - 1926)

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