Edgar B. GRIFFITHS^[1]

1838 - 1914  (75 years)

• Name	Edgar B. GRIFFITHS
  Birth	20 Apr 1838	Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Apr 1914	Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY   [1]
  	Edgar died in an apartment at 902 Hancock Street in Brooklyn, New York at 3:00AM on 7 April 1914. He was 75 years old. Cause of death was noted as "gangrene left leg" as the result of a "popliteal thrombosis" (deep vein clot).
  Burial	9 Apr 1914	Ridgewood, Queens Co, NY   [1]
  	His remains were interred in the Griffiths family plot at Linden Hill Cemetery in Ridgewood, New York.
  Person ID	I59140	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Willis GRIFFITHS,   b. 6 Oct 1809, New York City, New York Co, NY d. 30 Mar 1882, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Susanna Costin HERBERT,   b. 8 Mar 1811, Virginia d. 10 Dec 1881 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1833	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Gee M. Hain on 30 April 1833.
  Family ID	F2386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jennie E. GIBLETT,   b. 12 Oct 1850, England d. 16 Feb 1925, Brooklyn, NY (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	c. 1889  [3]
  	The 1900 census notes that the couple had been married for 11 years.
  Notes	The 1900 census, also, notes that Jennie had given birth to one child, but that the child had died prior to June 1900.
  Children	1. Robert GRIFFITHS,   b. Feb 1892   d. Aug 1892 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth MORRIS,   b. 1846, New York d. Before 1889 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	c. 1870  [4]
  Children	1. Edgar Morris GRIFFITHS,   b. 23 Dec 1871, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. 9 Jan 1932, Manhattan Borough, New York City, NY (Age 60 years)   2. Owen H. GRIFFITHS,   b. 26 Feb 1874, Brooklyn, NY   3. Margaret GRIFFITHS,   b. 23 Mar 1877, Brooklyn, NY
  Family ID	F5785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 21 Sep 1850, New York, NY [S5133] Resided: 1 Jun 1880, Brooklyn, NY [S1083] Resided: 13 Jun 1900, Brooklyn, NY [S1084]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1073] Edgar B. Griffiths, New York City death certificate no 7565 (1914). [S5115] Bernard J. Henley collection., John W. Griffiths - Susannah C. Herbert wedding announcement, American Beacon and Virginia & North-Carolina Gazette, (Norfolk VA) 4 May 1833., LVA film 188-A. [S1084] 1900 US Census / Giblett, Mary. [S1083] 1880 US Census / Griffiths, Edgar E.