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W.H. GRIFFIN AND HANNAH GRIFFIN
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE WITHIN A FEW HOURS
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 8 February 1921]
The Detroit (Minn) record has notice of the death on January 21st, in that city of W.H. Griffin and his wife, within a few hours of each other. Mrs. Griffin was a sister of Mathias Lampman of Marshville. The Records says:
William H. Griffin was born at Pelham, Ont., in 1835. On May 12th, 1857, he was married to Hannah C. Lampman, who was born in 1837 at Gainsboro, Ont.
They resided in Ontario until 1877 when they removed to Detroit with their five children.
They are survived by four children as follows: S.G. Griffin, of this place; W.C., of California; H.M. of Fargo; and Mrs. M. Eamon, of Egersville, Mont.; Mrs. C.W. Smith, of Williamsburg, Va., the oldest daughter, did nine years ago.
On May 11th, 1907 at the home of their daughter, Mrs. M. I. Eamon, then a resident of Hunter, N. Dakota; they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Mr. Griffin was one of a family of eleven children and it is a remarkable coincidence that there has already been seven golden weddings in this family.
They were among the pioneer settlers and for many years have been residents if Lake View Township,
They are survived by sixteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
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