Private John Wesley Griffin

Private John Wesley Griffin was born on November 28, 1832 in Painsville, OH and died August 2, 1906 in Shell Rock, IA.

John Wesley Griffin entered the Infantry on September 2, 1864, in Gretiot, WI, served during the Civil War era and reached the rank of Private before being discharged on June 24, 1865 in Nashville, TN.

John Wesley Griffin is buried at Oakland in Janesville, Iowa and can be located at 42° 39.336' N 092° 27.408' W

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Married Helen A R undles Dec 27, 1882. She was born at N.Y. 1-7-1848, coming to Ia with her parents in 1856. She died at Jamesville Ia. 12-8-1910. her brother was James Rundle of Jamesville Ia.
Mr Griffin died of cancer of throat 8-a-1906 near Shell Rock having moved 2 weeks before from Jamesville.