Historic Woodville

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FAMILY AND CHURCH CEMETERIES

NEAR WOODVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA




GRIFFIN FAMILY CEMETERY


located on Flag Run Road, Lewiston-Woodville, NC

This small family cemetery is located near the former Noah Hinton homeplace,
later occupied by John B. Griffin, then W.C. Thompson,
then his son, W.C. Thompson. The house burned much later.

The following information was provided by Jamie Lane Whitehead.



John B. Griffin, son of John and Nancy Griffin
b. 8-1-1804
m. Sarah Elizabeth Bond Williams, 11-10-1841
d. 11-13-1862, leaving his widow and the following children:
John Sam, Virginia Ann, Hezekiah, Thomas W., Mary W., and Cora B.


Sarah Elizabeth Bond Williams, wife of John B. Griffin
b. 10-16-1824     d.May 6, 1895

Thomas W. Griffin, son of Sarah and John B. Griffin
b.8-7-1852     d.7-16-1870

Dr. John Sam Griffin,son of John and Sarah Griffin
b. 9-28-1845     d. 8-13-1892

Cora B. (Griffin),
daughter of John B. and Sarah Griffin
wife of A. T. Eason
b. 12-15-1856     d. 4-2-1893

Alfred T. Eason
b. 9-26-1848     d. 6-26-1914

Mary Whitmel (Griffin) Slade,
daughter of John B. and Sarah Griffin,
wife of Thomas Bog Slade
b. 5-22-1854     d. 6-4-1892

Sallie Slade, daughter of Thomas and Mary Slade
b. 10-26-1888     d. 7-30-89

Mary Griffin Slade,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Slade
b. 3-14-1892     d.5-29-1892

Virginia Ann Griffin,
daughter of John B. and Sarah Griffin, wife of William C. Thompson
b. 8-2-1847     d. 6-5-1905

William Clark Thompson, husband of Virginia Griffin
b. 2-28-1836     d. 11-24-1896

Ruth Smith Thompson, wife of William C. Thompson
(son of the above W.C. Thompson)
1902     1933

Anna F. Crichlow, wife of Watson Lewis
b. July 2, 1834     d. 12-28-1922

Mary Jane Hinton,
daughter of Noah B. and Cloe Ann Hinton
b. 6-1-1823     d.10-31-1825








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