Merlin Irving Griffin is the son of Nancy Estella Cassingham and Thomas Addison Griffin. He was born 28 Feb 1899 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois and died 19 Jul 1967 at age 68 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

• About 1920, he married (1) Helen Edmunds. She was born about 1900/1901 in Illinois.
• On 20 Jan 1940, he married (2) Beda Alfreda Johnson in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois. She is the daughter of Gustaf Adolf Johnson and Caroline Carlotta Andersdotter. She was born 28 Apr 1900 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois. She died 6 Apr 1988 just 22 days short of her 88th birthday. She was previously married to Herbert Almond Almlof.

Children of Merlin Irving Griffin and Helen Edmunds:

1. Virginia Merle Griffin

Sources

Merlin:

• Birth from WWI Draft Registration Card.
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 330-09-7274).
• Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 -1997.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Merlin: 1900 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 6.
• Merlin: 1910 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 7.
• Merlin: 1920 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 2.
• 1930 Census. Moline, Rock Island, Illinois. Page 7.