Ambrose Burgess Griffey

1878 - 1908  (29 years)

• Name	Ambrose Burgess Griffey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	30 Nov 1878	Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Liddia and Wm Griffy
  Census	1900	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	16 Feb 1908	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 5]
  	spinal meningitis
  		News-GRIFFEY Ambrose (Death) Death Claims a Young Man • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 21 Feb 1908, Fri • Page 1
  Obituary	3 Mar 1908	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	A. B. Griffey • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 03 Mar 1908, Tue • Page 5
  		Obituary-GRIFFEY Ambrose Obituary of AMBROSE BURGESS GRIFFEY • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 03 Mar 1908, Tue • Page 5
  Burial	Smith Cemetery 2, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Carrie and Ambrose buried together
  Person ID	I26557	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Burgess Griffey,   b. 16 Jun 1848, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Jun 1925, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Frances Porter,   b. 20 Apr 1852, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jul 1928, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1872  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F5083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie Thomas Reese,   b. 15 Jan 1874, Christian County, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Oct 1958, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1893	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 8]
  Family ID	F11647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Nov 1878 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Liddia and Wm Griffy - 1880 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1893 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA Death - 16 Feb 1908 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Obituary - A. B. Griffey • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 03 Mar 1908, Tue • Page 5 - 3 Mar 1908 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-GRIFFEY Ambrose (Death) Death Claims a Young Man • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 21 Feb 1908, Fri • Page 1

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-GRIFFEY Ambrose Obituary of AMBROSE BURGESS GRIFFEY • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 03 Mar 1908, Tue • Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S10757] Find a Grave: GRIFFEY Ambrose B 1878-1908, Ambrose Burgess Griffey. Moved from Rees Cemetery Married Carrie Reese https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55931768/ambrose-burgess-griffey [S428] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Marriage Index, 1799-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240515. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240515 [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 [S3062] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ambrose Griffey • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 21 Feb 1908 - Page 1, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 21 Feb 1908;), Newspapers.com: Death Claims a Young Man - Ambrose Burgess Griffey. Death Claims a Young Man • A. B. Griffey died at the home of his father, W. B. Griffey near Garretsburg, last Sunday of spinal meningitis, after only two days' Illness. Mr. Griffey was 84 years old and unmarried. He was a member of Clarksville Council oil Jr. O.A.M., In which he was insured for $500. His remains were Interred in the cemetery near his home. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82789594/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-GRIFFEY Ambrose (Death) Death Claims a Young Man • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 21 Feb 1908, Fri • Page 1 [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 [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 [S10758] Find a Grave: REESE Carrie Hester 1874-1958, Carrie Thomas Reese Griffey Hester. Married (1) Ambrose Griffey and (2) William Hester https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55931769/carrie_thomas_griffey_hester