Paul Griffith

1891 - 1949  (58 years)

• Name	Paul Griffith
  Birth	10 Nov 1891	Nevada, Vernon Co., MO
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 1949	Calistoga, Napa Co., CA; Evergreen Cem., Kellogg, Sonoma Co., CA
  Person ID	I7037	forneyclark
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Griffith,   b. 11 Nov 1853, Liberty, Clay Co., MO d. 17 Sep 1899, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Minerva Harriet Francis,   b. 9 May 1858, Dallas, Holt Co., MO d. 27 Nov 1936, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1878	Liberty, Clay Co., MO
  Family ID	F2776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Morton,   b. 18 Mar 1898, Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland d. Aug 1977, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO; burial: Moore Cem., south of Nevada, MO (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1918	Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland
  Children	1. Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith,   b. 1 Feb 1919, Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland d. 7 May 2002, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO; burial: Moore Cem., Nevada, Vernon Co., MO (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual photo was taken in Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, or Kearney, MO in 1892, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Group/ Farm photo was taken south of Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, in the early 1900’s and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador. Paul Griffith is 3rd from the left.
  		Griffith, Vernon (1893-1967) & Lottie Griffith (1881-1959) & Louis Martin (Griffith?) & Iona Griffith (1885-1965) & Paul Griffith (1891-1949) Group photo was taken in the early 1900’s. Included (L-R, front row) are Vernon Griffith & Lottie Griffith Eslinger & Louis Martin Griffith. Included (L-R, back row) are Iona Griffith Eslinger Kennedy Avis & Paul Griffith.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual photo was taken about 1911 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual photo was taken about 1911 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual/ Costume photo was taken in 1913 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) 2-Persons/ Costume photo of (L-R) Vernon Griffith and his brother Paul Griffith was taken about 1915-1920 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual/ Military photo was probably at the taken at the family farm, south of Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, about 1917. This picture was came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual/ Military photo was probably taken at the family farm, south of Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, 1917-1918. This picture came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Group/ Military photo, “Burial of American Soldiers in Islay, Scotland, at Kilnaughton Cemetery, February 12, 1918,” came via John M. Eador from Steve Schwartz’s site S.S. TUSCANIA - AN AMERICAN HISTORY at http://renton.50megs.com/Tuscania/index.htm Included (4th from the right, back row) is Paul Griffith, 213th AERO PURSUIT SQUADRON. Identification of Paul Griffith was confirmed by Bennie Griffith. The soldier without a hat in the back row at the extreme right is George Volz, the original owner of the photograph. The ship "Tuscania" was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat in the North Channel Sea off the Island of Islay, Scotland, February 5, 1918. Islay is in the Inner Hebrides. Three sites that have information on the S. S. Tuscania are: 1. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~carmita/history/ by Steven Schwartz, author of TUSCANIA-AN AMERICAN HISTORY 2. http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/tuscania.htm#back administered by Michael E. Hanlon, who credits Mary Shaefer and Ray Mentzer for contributions 3. http://www.20thengineers.com/ww1-bn06.html administered by Bruce Porter
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual/ Automobile photo was taken in the 1920’s, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) & Agnes Morton (1898-1977) & Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith (1919-2002) & Bennie Byron Griffith Group photo was taken about 1923 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador. Included (L-R, standing) are Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith Eador Hollenberg & Paul Griffith. Sitting (L-R) are Bennie Byron Griffith & Agnes Morton Griffith Crout.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) & Paul Griffith (1891-1949) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Agnes Morton Griffith Crout & Paul Griffith was taken in the 1930’s and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Individual photo was taken on the Eador family farm on Eador Hill, south of Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, 1947-1948, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.

  
  

  Headstones

  Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) Paul Griffith (1891-1949); Evergreen Cemetery, Kellogg, Sonoma Co., CA, USA. Photo was provided by John M. Eador.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: John M. Eador: How Paul Griffith & Agnes Morton Met My Grandfather, Paul Griffith, born November 10,1891 in Nevada, Missouri, was a cook in the Army in World War 1 and was deployed with the 213 Aero Squadron on the S.S. TUSCANIA. The TUSCANIA was a Luxury Liner that was converted to a troop carrier. It had a British Registry and was owned by CUNARD Steamship Co. and was managed by the ANCHOR LINE. It was travelling in a Convoy from New York Harbor enroute to France. On the night of February 5th 1918, the Tuscania was Torpedoed by the German U-Boat, U 77(Submarine), sending her to the bottom of the North Channel Sea off the Northern coast of Ireland and only seven miles off the coast of Islay, Scotland. Two hundred sixty six American soldiers died that night and a large portion of those were killed on the coast of Islay when the Rocks tore their life boats apart and drowned them. My Grandfather was among the survivors of that tragic night. Several of the survivors were placed on Burial detail, and a photo of those men appears on the Tuscania web page. My Grandfather is the fourth one from the right on the back row. While in Scotland, my Grandfather had the opportunity to meet Agnes Morton, a young Scottish girl of eighteen years of age. On June 18, 1918 they were married in Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland. It is believed Agnes came to the States in 1918 and made a trip back to Scotland, whereon February 1st 1919 my Mother, Mary Minerva Griffith, was born. On December 3rd 1921 my Grandfather brought my Mother to the States by way of Ellis Island in New York, and they came to Nevada, Missouri. In 1922 my Grandmother came to Ellis Island New York with their Son Bennie Byron Griffith. They went to Kansas City, Mo. and to Nevada later. Paul and Agnes lived on the Griffith Family farm South of Nevada. After living there for a number of years, they sold the farm and moved to California. They lived several places in California including Bakersfield and were living in Calistoga, where Grandfather died on November 30 1949. He was buried in Sonoma Valley. Grandma re-married Glen Philip Crout on November 29 1951 in San Jose where they then moved to Middletown, California. In later years they moved to Nevada, Missouri where they both passed away just months apart in February 1977. Both are buried in Moore Cemetery South of Nevada. Source: Steve Schwartz: Name, dates, places & "Mother's maiden name was Francis." California Death Record Name: GRIFFITH, PAUL Sex: Male Birth Date: 11/10/1891 Birth Place: Missouri Death Date: 12/07/1949 Death Place: Calistoga, NAPA, CA Mothers Maiden Name: Francis Father: Griffith Source: John M. Eador: Name, dates, & places Source: SEE THOMAS HUNTER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1&GScid=2134381&GRid=10408230& Find A Grave: Thomas Hunter: Paul Griffith Birth: 1891 Death: Dec. 7, 1949 Cook HQ2 Aero SQ World War I Burial: Evergreen Cemetery Kellogg Sonoma County California, USA Record added: Jan 31 2005 By: Thomas Hunter Source: http://ancestry.com/ John M. Eador: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Father Paul Griffith Name: Father Paul Griffith Arrival Date: 3 Dec 1921 Estimated birth year: 1891 Age: 30 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland Ship Name: Columbia Search Ship Database: Search the Columbia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York, New York Nativity: Missouri Line: 7 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_3058 Birth Location: Missouri Birth Location Other: Nevada Page Number: 84