Griffin Cemetery #1

This cemetery is in Leesville.

Submitted: 13 June 2011 by Chris Tidwell and Cynthia Daigle
Last Modified and submitted:

Source: Much of the information contained in this cemetery file was researched, processed and formatted by Robert Looper (dec.), Brian Oster (dec.), Velton Guidry (dec.), Christine Tidwell, and Cynthia Daigle, all officers and/or members of La Societe des Cajuns Society for publication on Society web pages. At the present time the information on the Society web pages (2011) is only cached data and eventually will be terminated.

Sources of Information: Cemetery records, enumeration, surveys and newspaper obituaries of deceased, parents or siblings.South LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (reference books)SouthWest LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (reference books)Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records (reference books)Diocese of New Orleans, Catholic Church Records (reference books)South LA Vital Family Records by Terrebonne Genealogy Society (reference books)Social Security Death Index (Internet-several sources)Louisiana (or other state) Death Records (Internet or other sources)U.S. Federal Census (Internet or other sources)Find a Grave (internet)They Came They Stayed by Laise Marie Ledet. (internet)

Notes: Parents and/or spouses names are included as they are named in the various sources. Occasionally a presumption was made regarding the maiden name of females. If her maiden name was not directly given in the obituary, it was presumed she had the same surname as her father or brother. Conflicts exist between record sources. If there are conflicts, all records will be noted. These listings are intended to be used as an aid to genealogical research and are not intended as genealogical fact. These listings are not complete.

Abbreviations
s/o = son of; d/o = daughter of; sp = spouse or spouse of; infant = less than 4 mo. old; child = 4 mo. through 14 years; *** or (blank) = information not available

Gravoie, Victoria Monete (Verdin) Feb. 21, 1864 - Feb. 12, 1948; sp Jean George Gravoie d/o Victor Romain Verdin Sr. & Genevieve Celina John
Griffin, Adrienne Julienne (Guidry) Jan. 9, 1891 - Nov. 14, 1967; sp Joseph Martin Griffin Sr. d/o Pierre Adrian Guidry & Evalina Marie Sevin
Griffin, Joseph Martin Jr. *** - ***; s/o Joseph Martin Griffin Sr. & Adrienne Julienne Guidry
Griffin, Joseph Martin Sr. Mar. 16, 1889 - Feb. 10, 1972; sp Adrienne Julienne Guidry s/o William Hampton Valentin Griffin & Mary Elizabeth Grey
Griffin, Josephine *** - ***; d/o Joseph Martin Griffin Sr. & Adrienne Julienne Guidry
Griffin, Mary Elizabeth (Grey) 14 Sep 1838 - ***; sp William Hampton Valentin Griffin d/o Isaac Grey & Elizabeth Murray
Griffin, Thomas Erin Jr. Jun. 1, 1901 - Dec. 20, 1954; sp Sebastienne Anselmi s/o Thomas Erin Griffin Sr. & Clementine Marie Guidry
Griffin, Thomas Erin Sr. Mar. 15, 1877 - 7 Mar 1951; sp Clementine Marie Guidry s/o William Hampton Valentin Griffin & Mary Elizabeth Grey
Griffin, William Hampton Valentin 25 Aug 1830 - ***; sp 1st Angelique Marie Crosby, 2nd Mary Elizabeth Grey s/o Stephan Hampton Griffin Sr. & Henriette L. (Harriet) Ratcliff
Griffin, Willliam "Willy' 1923 - 1925; s/o Joseph Martin Griffin Sr. & Adrienne Julienne Guidry
Guidry, Grace *** - ***
Guidry, Louise Eve (Trahan) 1915 - 3 Feb 1955; sp Didier Philibert Guidry d/o Jesse Paul Trahan & Helen (Ellen) Guidry
Guidry, Olucien *** - ***
Trahan, Elvis Louis Dec. 11, 1933; July, 1950s/o Jessie Paul Trahan & Helen Guidry
Trahan, Jessie Paul Oct. 7, 1893 - Dec. 25, 1955; sp Helen Guidry s/o Serville Trahan & Melanie Marie Thibodaux