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James Andrew “Andy” Griffith

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James Andrew “Andy” Griffith

Birth
Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, USA
Death
30 Jun 1957 (aged 55)
Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas, USA
Burial
Texola, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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1910 - US Census - Goodlett, Hardeman, Texas
Household ...Role .........Sex ......Age Birthplace
John Griffith Head ........Male ....54 ..Kentucky
Anna Griffith Wife .........Female 34 ..Texas
May Griffith ..Daughter Female 12 ..Texas
Andy Griffith Son ..........Male ....8 ....Texas

1920 - US Census - Midland Township, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role .Sex ......Age Birthplace
Andy J Griffith .....Head Male ....18 ..Texas
Martha M Griffith Wife ..Female 16 ..Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Texola, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role ................Sex ......Age Birthplace
James A Griffith ..Head ...............Male ....28 ..Texas
Martha M Griffith Wife .................Female 26 ..Oklahoma
Homer Franklin ..Father-in-law ..Male ....48 ..Texas (widowed)
Ernest Franklin ...Brother-in-law Male ....21 ..Oklahoma
Annie L Franklin .Sister-in-law ....Female 10 ..Oklahoma

1940 - US Census - Texola Township, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role ................Sex ......Age Birthplace
James Andy Griffith ......Head ..............Male ....38 ..Texas
Martha Myrtle Griffith ...Wife ................Female 36 ..Oklahoma
Johnnie Levern Griffith Son .................Male ....5 ....Oklahoma
Annie Lee Griffith ..........Mother ...........Female 62 ..Texas (widowed)
Homer G Franklin .........Father-in-law ..Male ....58 ..Texas (widowed)
Earnest Austin Franklin Brother-in-law Male ....32 ..Oklahoma
James Arnold Shawn ...Nephew ...........Male ....5 ....Oklahoma

The Sayre Sun, Sayre, Oklahoma · Thursday, July 04, 1957 pg 1
Griffith rites
slated Tuesday at
Texola church


Services for James Andrew Griffith of Texola who died Sunday in Beckenridge of injuries received in a car accident Friday night, will be held Tuesday morning at the Texola Church of Christ with H. B. Frank jr., and Rev. Joe Hazlett officiating.

Griffith was born August 8, 1901 at Bridgeport, Tex., and moved from Texas to Texola in 1917. He was employed by the Star Gas company of Breckenridge. On December 7, 1919 he was married at Ada to Miss Martha Myrtle Franklin.

He is survived by his wife, one son, Johnny L. Griffith of Erick, and one nephew James A. Shawn of Pampa.

Interment will be in the Texola cemetery with the Fatheree Albert funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Oklahoma · Thursday, July 04, 1957
Services For
J. A. Griffith
Held Tuesday


Services for James Andrew Griffith of Texola, who died Sunday in Breckenridge of injuries received in a car accident Friday night, were held Tuesday morning at the Texola Church of Christ with H. B. Frank, Jr., and Rev. Joe Hazlitt officiating.

Griffith was born August 8, 1901 at Bridgeport, Texas, and moved from Texas to Texola in 1917. He was employed by the Star Gas company of Breckenridge. On December 7, 1919 he was married at Ada to Miss Martha Franklin.

He is survived by his wife, one son, Johnny L. Griffith of Erick, and one nephew, James A. Shawn of Pampa, Texas.

Interment was in the Texola cemetery with the Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home in charge.
1910 - US Census - Goodlett, Hardeman, Texas
Household ...Role .........Sex ......Age Birthplace
John Griffith Head ........Male ....54 ..Kentucky
Anna Griffith Wife .........Female 34 ..Texas
May Griffith ..Daughter Female 12 ..Texas
Andy Griffith Son ..........Male ....8 ....Texas

1920 - US Census - Midland Township, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role .Sex ......Age Birthplace
Andy J Griffith .....Head Male ....18 ..Texas
Martha M Griffith Wife ..Female 16 ..Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Texola, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role ................Sex ......Age Birthplace
James A Griffith ..Head ...............Male ....28 ..Texas
Martha M Griffith Wife .................Female 26 ..Oklahoma
Homer Franklin ..Father-in-law ..Male ....48 ..Texas (widowed)
Ernest Franklin ...Brother-in-law Male ....21 ..Oklahoma
Annie L Franklin .Sister-in-law ....Female 10 ..Oklahoma

1940 - US Census - Texola Township, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role ................Sex ......Age Birthplace
James Andy Griffith ......Head ..............Male ....38 ..Texas
Martha Myrtle Griffith ...Wife ................Female 36 ..Oklahoma
Johnnie Levern Griffith Son .................Male ....5 ....Oklahoma
Annie Lee Griffith ..........Mother ...........Female 62 ..Texas (widowed)
Homer G Franklin .........Father-in-law ..Male ....58 ..Texas (widowed)
Earnest Austin Franklin Brother-in-law Male ....32 ..Oklahoma
James Arnold Shawn ...Nephew ...........Male ....5 ....Oklahoma

The Sayre Sun, Sayre, Oklahoma · Thursday, July 04, 1957 pg 1
Griffith rites
slated Tuesday at
Texola church


Services for James Andrew Griffith of Texola who died Sunday in Beckenridge of injuries received in a car accident Friday night, will be held Tuesday morning at the Texola Church of Christ with H. B. Frank jr., and Rev. Joe Hazlett officiating.

Griffith was born August 8, 1901 at Bridgeport, Tex., and moved from Texas to Texola in 1917. He was employed by the Star Gas company of Breckenridge. On December 7, 1919 he was married at Ada to Miss Martha Myrtle Franklin.

He is survived by his wife, one son, Johnny L. Griffith of Erick, and one nephew James A. Shawn of Pampa.

Interment will be in the Texola cemetery with the Fatheree Albert funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Oklahoma · Thursday, July 04, 1957
Services For
J. A. Griffith
Held Tuesday


Services for James Andrew Griffith of Texola, who died Sunday in Breckenridge of injuries received in a car accident Friday night, were held Tuesday morning at the Texola Church of Christ with H. B. Frank, Jr., and Rev. Joe Hazlitt officiating.

Griffith was born August 8, 1901 at Bridgeport, Texas, and moved from Texas to Texola in 1917. He was employed by the Star Gas company of Breckenridge. On December 7, 1919 he was married at Ada to Miss Martha Franklin.

He is survived by his wife, one son, Johnny L. Griffith of Erick, and one nephew, James A. Shawn of Pampa, Texas.

Interment was in the Texola cemetery with the Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home in charge.


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