Anson D. Griffin, son of Daniel and Alethea Tucker Griffin, brother to Homer Virgil Griffin, Edward W. Griffin, Augustus Griffin, Edgar F. Griffin, Sally Woods (Sarah Ann Griffin) and Angeline (Griffin) Monroe.
Anson was age 19 in the 1850 census, so b. ca. 1831. Died in a torpedo explosion in Church Run, Crawford, Penn. Obit in Chicago Tribune, Mar.20 and 21, 1869. Also details of accident in the Titusville Morning Herald on March 19, 1869.
Thank you to OilHistorian for the following: The story of his death can be found here: http://www.logwell.com/tales/mercury_fulminate.html . He died in the Pennsylvania oil fields while preparing to shoot a well.
Buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Mar 21, 1869
Cemetery records read "7803 3-21-1869 3. Anson D. Griffin -----------"
Anson was age 19 in the 1850 census, so b. ca. 1831. Died in a torpedo explosion in Church Run, Crawford, Penn. Obit in Chicago Tribune, Mar.20 and 21, 1869. Also details of accident in the Titusville Morning Herald on March 19, 1869.
Thank you to OilHistorian for the following: The story of his death can be found here: http://www.logwell.com/tales/mercury_fulminate.html . He died in the Pennsylvania oil fields while preparing to shoot a well.
Buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Mar 21, 1869
Cemetery records read "7803 3-21-1869 3. Anson D. Griffin -----------"
Anson D. Griffin, son of Daniel and Alethea Tucker Griffin, brother to Homer Virgil Griffin, Edward W. Griffin, Augustus Griffin, Edgar F. Griffin, Sally Woods (Sarah Ann Griffin) and Angeline (Griffin) Monroe.
Anson was age 19 in the 1850 census, so b. ca. 1831. Died in a torpedo explosion in Church Run, Crawford, Penn. Obit in Chicago Tribune, Mar.20 and 21, 1869. Also details of accident in the Titusville Morning Herald on March 19, 1869.
Thank you to OilHistorian for the following: The story of his death can be found here: http://www.logwell.com/tales/mercury_fulminate.html . He died in the Pennsylvania oil fields while preparing to shoot a well.
Buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Mar 21, 1869
Cemetery records read "7803 3-21-1869 3. Anson D. Griffin -----------"
Anson was age 19 in the 1850 census, so b. ca. 1831. Died in a torpedo explosion in Church Run, Crawford, Penn. Obit in Chicago Tribune, Mar.20 and 21, 1869. Also details of accident in the Titusville Morning Herald on March 19, 1869.
Thank you to OilHistorian for the following: The story of his death can be found here: http://www.logwell.com/tales/mercury_fulminate.html . He died in the Pennsylvania oil fields while preparing to shoot a well.
Buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois Mar 21, 1869
Cemetery records read "7803 3-21-1869 3. Anson D. Griffin -----------"
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Although no headstone for Anson, he is listed in records as buried in this plot.
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