Researching Bruce Griffith
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9756 people with the Griffith surname? In that year Griffith was ranked number 423 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bruce means "Woodlands" and is of French origin.
Records of Bruce Griffith on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bruce Griffith and the Griffith Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Griffith Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Griffith family tree.
Search Parish Records for Bruce Griffith at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bruce Griffith using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Bruce Griffith.
Research the Griffith surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Griffith Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5494 people with the Griffith surname in the UK? Griffith is now ranked number 1083 for popularity in the UK. |
Griffith Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Griffith Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 97224 people with the Griffith surname in the USA? Griffith is ranked number 125 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Griffith Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bruce Griffith. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Bruce Griffith
Bruce Griffith (October 28, 1867 – February 13, 1956) was an American college football player and coach, missionary, and postmaster. He served as the captain of the Franklin & Marshall College football team in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1891 to 1892, during a period of time when the captain also served as the team's head coach. Griffith led the school to a record of 6–7.
Griffith was born on October 28, 1867, in Pavia Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin & Marshall College, where he trained for the seminary and played football as an end. He moved to Wichita, Kansas in the 1890s, serving there as a missionary pastor for the Reformed Church before working in the insurance business with Aetna. In the early 1900s, Griffith was commissioned in the Kansas National Guard, achieving the rank of colonel. During World War I, he served as a lieutenant colonel with the 130th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Sill. U.S. President Herbert Hoover appointed Griffith as postmaster of Wichita, an office he held for four years. Griffith died on February 13, 1956, at Winters U.S. Veterans Hospital, in Topeka, Kansas.
Source: Bruce Griffith, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Griffith
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