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
Birth | 15 Feb 1845 | Virginia | |||
Marriage | 13 Feb 1868 | Hancock County, Illinois - Aaron Griffitts | |||
Death | 12 Jul 1929 | Moran, Allen County, Kansas |
Families
Spouse | Aaron Griffitts (1839 - 1913) |
Child | Albert Palestine Griffitts (1869 - 1945) |
Child | Josiah C. Griffitts (1870 - 1950) |
Child | Wesley Virgil Griffitts (1879 - 1954) |
Father | Joseph C. Thompson (1818 - ) |
Mother | Amelia Mabry (1817 - ) |
Sibling | Thomas Andrew Thompson (1841 - 1916) |
Sibling | Albert A. Thompson (1844 - ) |
Sibling | Campbell Franklin Thompson (1851 - 1923) |
Sibling | Nancy F. Thompson (1853 - ) |
Sibling | Virginia Henrietta Thompson (1856 - ) |
Sibling | Loretta D. Thompson (1860 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
2. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900