Gazlay Family History
Henry M. Griffen
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 May 2022; Last Edited: 19 May 2022 |
| Person ID | 12344 |
| Name | Henry M. Griffen |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | February 1818 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 21 November 1842 to Mary Gazlay8 |
| Died | 3 September 19011, 9 |
| Buried | in Douglass Cemetery, Douglass, Butler County, Kansas1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Gazlay (daughter of Joseph Gazlay and Annie Marshall) |
| Born | 1814 in Salt Point, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 1831 to Alonzo D. Griffin |
| Married | 21 November 1842 to Henry M. Griffen |
| Died | 16 November 1895 in Douglass, Butler County, Kansas |
| Children | of Henry M. Griffen and Mary Gazlay: |
| +1. | Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen |
| Born | 21 July 1844 in New York |
| Married | to William Craggs Munroe Dr. |
| Married | 22 December 1888 in Jackson County, Missouri to Robert Henry Snell |
| Died | 4 November 1918 in Los Angeles County, California |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Douglass Cemetery, Douglass, Butler County, Kansas, Henry M. Griffen, born: 1818; died: 1901 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife). Henry shares his gravestone with his wife and son-in-law (husband of his daughter Henrietta).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Pages 303-304, family of Henry M. Griffin (32, NY, farmer); Mary Griffin (36, NY); Catharine M. Griffin (18, NY); Henrietta Griffin (6, NY); Wm. Gazelly (29, NY, farmer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Town of Williamson, Page No. 31, Henry M. Griffin, 42, N.Y., tin smith; Mary Griffin, 46, N.Y.; Henrietta Griffin, 16, N.Y. Living next door is Henry and Mary’s daughter Catharine, her husband and child, living with their in-laws: John Reynolds, 56, N.Y., merchant; Mary P. Reynolds, 54, Conn.; John N. Reynolds, 31, N.Y., merchant; Catharine M. Reynolds, 27, N.Y.; Chas. H. Reynolds, 2, N.Y.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Page No. 25, Henry Griffin, 52, New York, hardware merchant; Mary Griffin, 56, New York; Henrietta Griffin, 25, New York; William Munrow, 29, England, physician; Maggie Salter, 20, Holland, domestic servant. Living next door is Mary’s (deceased) daughter Catharine’s in-laws and her son Charles: John Reynolds, 66, New York, drygoods mcht; Mary Reynolds, 63, Connecticut; Maria Dunning, 17, New York, domestic servant; Mary Farwell, 50, New York, retired; Charles H. Reynolds, 12, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Wayne County, Pultneyville, E.D. 193, Page No. 3C, Henry M. Griffin, 62, New York, hardware merchant; wife Mary Griffin, 66, New York; border David Lacy, 57, New York, tinsmith; servant Maggie Salter, 28, Holland, domestic servant; grand-son Franke Reynolds, 13, New York.
- Kansas State Census, 1895, Butler County, Douglass Township, Page No. 11, H. M. Griffin, 77, New York, farmer; wife Mary Griffin, 81, New York; Monroe Glenn [sic, Glenn Monroe], 18, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kansas, Butler County, Douglass, E.D. 8, Sheet No. 9A, Henry M. Griffin, 82, New York, Feb. 1818, widow, farmer; daughter Henrietta B. Snell, 55, New York, July 1844, 2 children, 2 living, Divorced, music teacher; step son [sic] Glen C. Monroe, 23, New York, May 1877, farm laborer; d-in-law and wife of 2 years Frances R. Monroe, 20, Kansas, June 1879, no children.
- Obituary, Douglass Tribune, Douglass, Kansas (available at: kansashistoricalopencontent.newspapers.com), 22 November 1895, Mrs. H. M. Griffin (Mary Gazlay), died: 16 November 1895. The article provides vital and biographical details, including the names of her two husbands and three daughters.
- genealogytrails.com, Kansas Trails, Butler County, Wills, 1869-1901, for Surnames Starting with “G”, Griffen, Harold M., died: 3 September 1901; will dated: 13 February 1890; wife: Mary Griffen; daughter: Henrietta B. Snell; others: William H. Munroe, G. C. Munroe, and Glen Harold Munroe.