Ruth Griffin: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Ruth Griffin was born 24 Jun 1911 (daughter of Robert Franklin Griffin and Melinda Jane "Lennie" Sterling); died 17 Mar 1986; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Ruth married Frank A. Newman 23 Apr 1937. Frank was born 19 Oct 1910; died 4 Sep 1990; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Robert Franklin Griffin was born 6 Sep 1887, Knox County, Tennessee (son of Andrew Johnson Griffin and Caroline McMillan); died 17 Apr 1952, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Apr 1952, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Robert — Melinda Jane "Lennie" Sterling. Melinda (daughter of John Vance Sterling and Mary Ann Burris) was born 8 Jan 1885, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1977; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Melinda Jane "Lennie" Sterling was born 8 Jan 1885, Tennessee (daughter of John Vance Sterling and Mary Ann Burris); died 17 Nov 1977; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

Clara Mae Griffin was born 11 Oct 1908; died 19 Dec 1980; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
1. Ruth Griffin was born 24 Jun 1911; died 17 Mar 1986; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Edith M. Griffin was born 15 Jul 1913; died 25 Feb 1973, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Louise Griffin was born 27 Apr 1915; died 17 Nov 1994; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mildred Griffin was born 16 Nov 1917, Knox County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1942, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Nov 1942, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Helen Griffin was born 24 Oct 1919; died 15 Oct 1990; was buried Bethesda Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Robert Sterling Griffin was born 4 Jun 1922, Knox County, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1999, Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jan 1999, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Betty Jane Griffin was born 5 Jun 1927; died 23 Nov 2003; was buried 26 Nov 2003, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Rubye Griffin

Generation: 3

Andrew Johnson Griffin was born 28 Dec 1863, Tennessee (son of Jacob Griffin and Sarah E. Lyon); died 4 Dec 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1918, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Andrew married Caroline McMillan 4 Dec 1884. Caroline (daughter of William McMillan and E. J.) was born 3 Jan 1868, Tennessee; died 8 May 1926; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Caroline McMillan was born 3 Jan 1868, Tennessee (daughter of William McMillan and E. J.); died 8 May 1926; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

Mary Blanche Griffin was born 6 Sep 1885, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
2. Robert Franklin Griffin was born 6 Sep 1887, Knox County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 1952, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Apr 1952, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Sara Kate Griffin was born 9 Jun 1890, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1959, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Nov 1959, Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

John Vance Sterling was born 19 Apr 1848, Tennessee (son of James Lawson Sterling and Mary Elvira Gallion); died 23 May 1910; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

John married Mary Ann Burris 6 Nov 1870, Knox County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Elias E. Burris and Charlotte Sherrod) was born 7 Nov 1849, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1920, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Jul 1920, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Ann Burris was born 7 Nov 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Elias E. Burris and Charlotte Sherrod); died 15 Jul 1920, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Jul 1920, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

Minnie F. Sterling was born 17 Jan 1872, Knox County, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1948, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Dec 1948, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
William Newton Sterling was born 19 Dec 1875; died 11 Feb 1958; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
James M. Sterling was born Dec 1880, Tennessee.
Abert Luther Sterling was born 29 Oct 1882, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1972; was buried Rose Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.
3. Melinda Jane "Lennie" Sterling was born 8 Jan 1885, Tennessee; died 17 Nov 1977; was buried Trentville Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Lucy A. Sterling was born Aug 1887, Tennessee.
Floid E. Sterling was born Oct 1891, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Jacob Griffin was born Abt 1828, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Jacob married Sarah E. Lyon 15 Feb 1849, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Sarah was born Abt 1829, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1895; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah E. Lyon was born Abt 1829, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1895; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Children:

Mary Ann Griffin was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
Narcissus Jane Griffin was born 28 Jul 1851; died 10 Jan 1927; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Sarah Griffin was born 22 Jun 1857, Knox County, Tennessee; died 20 May 1949, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 22 May 1949, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
4. Andrew Johnson Griffin was born 28 Dec 1863, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1918, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

10.
William McMillan was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
Other Events:
Census: 1880, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

William — E. J.. E. was born Abt 1845, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

E. J. was born Abt 1845, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, District 16, Knox County, Tennessee

Children:

5. Caroline McMillan was born 3 Jan 1868, Tennessee; died 8 May 1926; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

12.	James Lawson Sterling was born 23 Aug 1804; died 26 Oct 1862; was buried Sherrod Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. James — Mary Elvira Gallion. Mary was born 10 Jan 1812; died 7 Dec 1896; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Mary Elvira Gallion was born 10 Jan 1812; died 7 Dec 1896; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Children:

Martha Sterling was born 13 Jan 1844; died 10 May 1919; was buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Sterling was born 3 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 24 Jul 1921, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jul 1921, Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
6. John Vance Sterling was born 19 Apr 1848, Tennessee; died 23 May 1910; was buried Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

14.

Elias E. Burris was born 1821; died 1850; was buried Sherrod Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Elias married Charlotte Sherrod 18 Sep 1845, Knox County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. Charlotte (daughter of Henry Sherrod and Mary Peterson) was born 20 Aug 1820; died 12 Dec 1905; was buried Sherrod Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Charlotte Sherrod was born 20 Aug 1820 (daughter of Henry Sherrod and Mary Peterson); died 12 Dec 1905; was buried Sherrod Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

Children:

7. Mary Ann Burris was born 7 Nov 1849, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1920, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Jul 1920, Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.