Griffin, William

1887 - 1953  (66 years)

• Name	Griffin, William
  Born	29 Mar 1887	Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  STATUS (AQ Tag)	Gray Moved to temple file
  STATUS (AQ Tag)	Green Complete
  STATUS (AQ Tag)	Pink All Sources complete, moved to FT
  Died	8 Jul 1953	Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States   [9]
  Buried	Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, U S A
  Person ID	I688	Nrthn
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Griffin, Charles,   b. 1840, Reach, Cambridgeshire, England ,   d. 1893, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Woods, Elizabeth Jane,   b. 21 Sep 1849, Wooditton, Cambridgshire, England ,   d. 27 Jan 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 96 years)
  Married	1875	Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England
  Notes	1875 Charles Griffin in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Charles Griffin Registration Year: 1875 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Newmarket Parishes for this Registration District: Search for Newmarket in the London Times Inferred County: Cambridgeshire Volume: 3b Page: 871 Records on Page: Name Charles Griffin Howard Johnson Eliza Kent Elizabeth Jane Woods © 2017, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8913/records/11788566/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ooO1872&_phstart=successSource
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alward, Florence Edna,   b. 6 Dec 1890, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States ,   d. 12 Sep 1972, Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1909	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
  Notes	1909 Will Evans in the Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 Name: Will Evans Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1886 Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1909 Marriage Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA Spouse: Florence E Alward Film Number: 001690074 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61366/records/120282/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061 Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61366/TH-1942-25805-36219-38?pid=120282&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DFSMarriageColorado%26h%3D120282%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D6061%26indivrecord%3D1&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true
  Children	1. Evans, William Alward,   b. 1 Mar 1911, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado, United States ,   d. 11 Feb 1993, Idaho, United States  (Age 81 years)   2. Evans, Dorothy Florence,   b. 14 Nov 1912, Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado, United States ,   d. 13 Jul 2002, Kuna, Ada, Idaho, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Will Evan's Biological father was a Charles Griffin(1841) of Reach England. He had been married to Elizabeth Wood in 1875 in Cambridgeshire, England. He took the last name Evans when his mother moved to Denver. ========= 1900 Willie Griffin in the 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Willie Griffin [Willie Griffice] Age: 13 Birth Date: Mar 1887 Birthplace: Colorado Home in 1900: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado Ward of City: 16th Street: W 25 Ave House Number: 2710 Sheet Number: 5A Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 94 Family Number: 102 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Step Son Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's name: Elizabeth Evans Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: At School Attended School: 9 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age James H Evans 36 Elizabeth Evans 42 Willie Griffin 13 Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: 120; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1240122 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7602/records/33386021/printer-friendly? Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7602/4118995_00514?pid=33386021&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1900usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D33386021%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1909 Will Evans in the Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 Name: Will Evans Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1886 Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1909 Marriage Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA Spouse: Florence E Alward Film Number: 001690074 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61366/records/120282/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=6061 Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61366/TH-1942-25805-36219-38?pid=120282&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DFSMarriageColorado%26h%3D120282%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D6061%26indivrecord%3D1&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1910 William Evans in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: William Evans Age in 1910: 23 Birth Year: abt 1887 Birthplace: Colorado Home in 1910: Denver Ward 16, Denver, Colorado Street: West 25 Ave Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Florence E Evans Father's name: James H Evans Father's Birthplace: England Mother's name: Elizabeth J Evans Mother's Birthplace: England Native Tongue: English Occupation: Machinist Industry: Auto Shop Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 7/12 Out of Work: N Number of weeks out of work: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James H Evans 46 Elizabeth J Evans 47 William Evans 23 Florence E Evans 19 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Denver Ward 16, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T624_117; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0204; FHL microfilm: 1374130 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/7884/records/134773248/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Cya455&_phstart=successSource Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7884/31111_4327320-00811?pid=134773248&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1910USCenIndex%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D134773248%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1917 William Evans in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: William Evans [Williams Evans] Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 29 Mar 1887 Birth Place: Colorado, USA Street address: Idaho Springs Residence Place: Clear Creek, Colorado, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Tall Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Source Citation Registration State: Colorado; Registration County: Clear Creek; Roll: 1544491 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/6482/records/18921222/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=6224 Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005241928_01647?pid=18921222&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DWW1draft%26h%3D18921222%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D6224%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1920 William Evans in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: William Evans Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1889 Birthplace: Colorado Home in 1920: Denver, Denver, Colorado Street: Acoma House Number: 816 Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Florence E Evans Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Mecanic Industry: Garage Employment Field: Wage or Salary Home Owned or Rented: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age William Evans 31 Florence E Evans 29 William A Evans 8 Dorothy S Evans 7 William H Alward 59 Flora Alward 59 Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_162; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 258 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/6061/records/71984209/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=7884 Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4294432-00546?pid=71984209&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1920usfedcen%26h%3D71984209%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D7884%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1930 Will Evans in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Will Evans Birth Year: abt 1887 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Colorado Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Albany Street Ward of City: First Institution: Apartment Hous3 71-89 County Jail -65 House Number: 1023 Dwelling Number: 32 Family Number: 39 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 25 Radio Set: Yes Lives on Farm: No Age at First Marriage: 22 Attended School: Yes Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Mechanic Industry: Garage Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Will Evans 43 Florence A Evans 39 William A Evans 19 Dorothy F Evans 17 James Woods 85 Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: 398; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340133 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/6224/records/10474818/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=61366 Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584324_00601?pid=10474818&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1930usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D10474818%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1940 Neill Evans in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Neill [mistranscription - should have been Will Evan Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Colorado Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: 519th 518th Dearhom House Number: 412 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 62B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 299 Occupation: Dealer House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4500 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 54 Class of Worker: Employer Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Neill Evans 53 Florence Evans 49 Flora Alward 79 Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho; Roll: T627_742; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 14-8A © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2442/records/99619428/printer-friendly? Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00742-00181?pid=99619428&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3D1940usfedcen%26indiv%3Dtry%26h%3D99619428%26indivrecord%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true ========= 1942 Will Evans in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: Will Evans Gender: Male Race: White Residence Age: 55 Birth Date: 29 Mar 1887 Birth Place: Denver, Colorado, USA Residence Date: 1942 Residence Place: Caldwell, Idaho, USA Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 15 © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1002/records/10294868/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Cya470&_phstart=successSource Actual Image: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1002/31887_B011796-01092?pid=10294868&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1002%26h%3D10294868%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DCya470%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Cya470&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true ========= 1953 Will Evans in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964 Name: Will Evans Birth Place: Colorado Birth Date: 29 Mar 1887 Death Place: Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, USA Death Date: 8 Jul 1953 Father: James Henry Evans Father's Birth Place: Kansas Mother: Elizabeth Woods Mother's Birth Place: England Certificate Year: 1953 Certificate Number: 002608 Source Information Ancestry.com. Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics. Idaho Death Index, 1911-51. Boise, ID, USA: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Description This database is an index to the death records for the U.S. state of Idaho for the years 1890-1964. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, the index provides the date and place of death, the deceased's birth date, and their death certificate number. Learn more... © 2018, Ancestry.com https://search.ancestry.com/collections/6856/records/372895/printer-friendly?o_vc=Record%3aOtherRecord&rhSource=6482

  
  

• Sources

  [S258] 1900 US Federal Census for William Griffin son of Charles Griffin and Elizabeth Jane Woods and Stepson of James Henry Evans. [S259] 1909 Will Evans and Florence E Alward in the Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006. [S260] 1910 US Federal Census for William Griffin Evans husband of Florence E Alward and son of Charles Griffin and Elizabeth Jane Woods. [S261] 1917 William Evans Husband of Florence E Alward in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S262] 1920 US Federal Census for William Griffin Evans husband of Florence E Alward. [S263] 1930 US Federal Census for William Griffin Evans husband of Florence E Alward. [S264] 1940 US Federal Census for William Griffin Evans husband of Florence E Alward. [S265] 1942 Will Evans in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S266] 1953 Will Evans husband of Florence E Alward~~ in the Idaho, Death Index, 1890-1964.