GRANVILLE R. GRIFFITH, a farmer of Clark Township, was born June
29, 1843, a son of James and Isa Ann (Dobbins) Griffith; the former
was a native of Kentucky, he emigrated from Kentucky and settled in
Jennings County, Ind., and then came to Johnson County, about 1851.
The mother was born in South Carolina. Our subject was reared on a
farm in Johnson County. He received a common-school education, and
at the age of nineteen years he began life for himself. In August,
1862, he volunteered in the War of the Rebellion, in Company I,
Seventieth Indiana Infantry, at Indianapolis. He participated in
all the battles that his regiment was engaged in, among which were:
Russleville, Ky., Resacca, Dalton, and many others, including
Sherman's March to the Sea. He was discharged in June, 1865, at
Indianapolis. He was united in marriage January 16, 1867, to Mary
E. Fitzpatrick, daughter of James and Margaret Fitzpatrick. To this
union the following children were born: James L., January 19, 1869;
Anna B. (deceased), November, 1871; Maggie May, August 9, 1873. The
mother of the children was born in 1850. She was a member of the
Missionary Baptist Church, and departed this life in October, 1873.
He was married to Susan A. Clark, January 4, 1877. She was a
daughter of Samuel A. and Mary (Darrel) Clark. This union was
blessed with one child: Mary V., born May 19, 1886. The mother of
this child was born April 22, 1849, and is a member of the
Christian Church. Her husband is a member of the Presbyterian
Church. In politics, he is a republican, casting his first
presidential vote for Johnson. He now owns 100 acres of good land
in Clark Township, about eighty of which are under cultivation.
Transcribed by Cheryl Zufall Parker
Banta, D.D. History of Johnson County, Indiana. Chicago, IL: Brant & Fuller, 1888.