William Burgess Griffey

1848 - 1925  (77 years)

• Name	William Burgess Griffey  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 Jun 1848	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Age: 2; Son of Martha and William Griffey
  Census	1880	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lydia; Relation to Head: Self
  Census	1900	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lydia; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	17 Jun 1925	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Burial	Powell Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	Lydia and William Griffey are buried together
  Person ID	I14115	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Griffey,   b. 25 Oct 1818, Tennessee, USA d. 25 May 1878 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Jane Pool,   b. 30 Oct 1826, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Oct 1850 (Age 23 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Nov 1844	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F5080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Frances Porter,   b. 20 Apr 1852, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jul 1928, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1872  [3, 7]
  Children	1. Ambrose Burgess Griffey,   b. 30 Nov 1878, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 1908, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jun 1848 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 2; Son of Martha and William Griffey - 1850 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lydia; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lydia; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Death - 17 Jun 1925 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 221C; Enumeration District: 131. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 221C; Enumeration District: 131 [S10763] Find a Grave: GRIFFEY William B 1848-1925, William Burgess “WB” Griffey. Lydia and William Griffey are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88392960/william-burgess-griffey [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590 [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Districts 1-4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 891; Page: 267a. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Districts 1-4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 891; Page: 267a [S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [S11028] Find a Grave: POOL Martha Griffey 1826-1850, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89520682/martha-jane-griffey#:~:text=Request%20Photo-,Martha%20Jane%20Pool%20Griffey,-BIRTH. Wife og William Griffey https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89520682/martha-jane-griffey [S10764] Find a Grave: PORTER Lydia Griffey 1852-1928, Lydia Frances Porter Griffey. Lydia and William Griffey are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88605282/lydia_f_griffey