Steffy Griffin and Susanna Beighlea

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Husband Steffy Griffin ¹

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           Born: 16 Feb 1846 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
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         Father: William Griffin (Abt 1814-Abt 1856) 2
         Mother: Mary Ann Steffy (1821-1897) 2

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       Marriage: Sep 1869

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Wife Susanna Beighlea ³

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         Father: J. William Beighlea (1818-1897) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Shaner (1817-1904) 5

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Children

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1 F Lizzie Griffin

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           Born: Abt 1870
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           Died: 1871
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Hattie G. Griffin

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           Born: 1874
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           Died: 1877
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Sadie E. Griffin

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           Born: 1876
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           Died: 1877
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Lydia A. Griffin

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           Born: Abt Jan 1877
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           Died: 12 Feb 1877
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Minnie V. Griffin ³

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           Born: 1878 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 1893
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Gertrude M. Griffin ³

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         Spouse: Edward C. Johnson (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1900 - ? Venango Co, PA

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7 M Hosea B. Griffin ³

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         Spouse: Blanche M. Richards (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1903 - ? Venango Co, PA

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8 M John William Griffin ³

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         Spouse: Edith Ditzenberger (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Steffy Griffin

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He was ten years old at the time of his father's death, and three years later he went to live on an adjoining farm with Robert Sterrett, for whom he continued to work nine years, until after he had attained his majority. All his schooling was obtained before he entered Mr. Sterrett's employ, for though he had an excellent home and conditions were very desirable he was expected to give all his time to work. His first wages were thirteen dollars a month, increased steadily until he was receiving three hundred and twenty dollars a year, very good pay for farm hands at that day. It was during this period that Mr. Sterrett made a fortune on Oil creek, and his oil operations kept him away from home much of the time, Mr. Griffin being left in charge of the farm and looking after the family. He helped to improve the Sterrett place, pulling stumps, hauling lumber, assisting in building. etc., and gaining an all-around experience which proved very useful when he had a property of his own to develop. For two years after leaving Mr. Sterrett he worked at a sawmill, cutting timber, and then married and settled on a farm at Mechanicsville, in Irwin Township, which he bought and occupied until the oil excitement at Bully Hill attracted him to that neighborhood. He purchased another farm, and did teaming also while engaged in the development of the oil on his new tract, upon which he spent the remainder of his active years in profitable industry, until his retirement in September, 1911. At that time he established his home in Uniontown, which is a mile south of the city of Franklin, enjoying his leisure in well deserved comfort. He and his wife were members of the East Grove M. E. Church, of which they were generous supporters, having helped to build the present house of worship. He is a Republican on public questions. [CAB, 1076]

He and his wife had a total of eight children; four died when young.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1076.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 733.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1077.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 200.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 725, 832.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 21.