Barton County, Missouri Biographies-C. A. GRIFFIN


History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages Pages 896, 897 

C. A. Griffin was born in Fayette County, Penn., and is a son of W. P. 
and Mary Ann (Gans) Griffin, who were also natives of the "Keystone 
State."  The father was of German-Welsh descent, and was by occupation a
farmer and sheep-raiser.  Eleven of the thirteen children born to him and
wife are as follows: Dr. Griffin, of Lamar; C. A., a farmer, of Newport;
Mary L., the deceased wife of G. W. Hanna; N. R., a farmer and liveryman
of Fayette County, Ohio; H. E., widow of a Mr. Harris, of Fayette County,
Penn.; George, a resident of the same; Mrs. Em, wife of Clark Hess, of 
Penn.; Libbie, wife of L. D. Ramsey, of that State; Annie, wife of John 
Emery, a farmer, of Fayette County; and Flora, at home with her parents;
and Addie, who is deceased. Mr. Griffin and wife still reside on the old
home farm in Pennsylvania, and are hale and hearty, although advanced in 
years, he being eighty and she seventy-seven years of age. In politics 
Mr. Griffin was formerly a Democrat, then became a Whig, and is now a 
Republican. He and wife are active workers in the Christian Church. 
C. A. Griffin was reared on a farm, and received a somewhat limited 
education, owing to the poor facili- ties in his boyhood days, but 
afterward took a course in an academy, and since, by much reading and
contact with business life, he has become one of the well informed men
of the county. His birth occurred on the 27th of March, 1839, and in 
1866 he came to Missouri, having previously served three years in the 
U. S. A., being a private one year in the Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania 
Volunteers, and the second year was transferred to the U. S. Signal 
Corps, from which he received his discharge in September, 1864. He 
participated in twenty-one engagements, among which are: Fredericksburg
(first battle), Bull Run (second battle), Harper's Ferry, South 
Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, the seven days' fight under Grant 
through the Wilderness, and Petersburg, receiving his discharge at 
the latter place. He was never wounded nor taken prisoner. After coming
to Missouri in October, 1866, be and his brother and another gentleman
purchased 1,ooo acres of land in Newport Township, and his first winter
was spent in getting out house logs, and erecting a house in 1866-67. 
In September, 1868, he was married to Miss F. J. Franks, of Fayette 
County, Penn., and remained in his native State until the following, 
spring, when he returned to Missouri, and began farming in connection 
with his brother, N. R., being also engaged in the saw-mill business. 
He now owns about 600 acres of land, and on his home farm is erected 
a handsome residence with a fine lawn and shade trees, and his out
buildings are also excellent. His wife was born on the 18th of 
December, 1841, and they are the parents of these children: Ira, born
March 15, 1874; H. B., born March 30, 1876; and Pearl, born March 7, 
1878. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin are members of the Baptist Church, and he 
is a liberal contributor to churches, schools, etc. 

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