Butler A. GRIFFITHS^[1]

c.1847 - 1933

• Name	Butler A. GRIFFITHS
  Birth	c.1847	New York City, New York Co, NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1870, 1880 - 1910, 1920	New York   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	The 1870 census notes that Butler was working as a sign painter. By 1880 he was making his living as a plumber. From January 1883 through April 1910, Butler was employed by a lithograph company, first as a printer and then as a salesman. The 1920 census notes that he was working as an office clerk.
  Death	19 Mar 1933	Franklin Square, Nassau Co, NY   [2]
  	Butler died at his James Street, Franklin Square, Long Island, New York home on 19 March 1933. He was 85 years old. Cause of death was noted as "arteriosclerosis".
  Burial	22 Mar 1933	Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY   [2]
  	His remains were interred in the Griffiths family plot at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York on 22 March 1933
  Person ID	I59143	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   [10]
  	The couple was married in Portsmouth, Virginia by Rev. Gee M. Hain on 30 April 1833.
  Family ID	F2386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Georgianna C. MCNEILL,   b. c. 1855, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. 30 Jun 1897, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1879	Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   [1]
  	The couple was married in Brooklyn, New York by Rev. Daniel O. Ferris on 31 December 1879. Louise Ferris stood as witness to the ceremony.
  Children	1. Arthur GRIFFITHS,   b. Mar 1881, New York d. 6 Jun 1900 - 12 May 1933 (Age 52 years)   2. Butler Albert GRIFFITHS,   b. 13 Jan 1883, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. May 1933 - April 1940 (Age 57 years)   3. Leon Herbert GRIFFITHS,   b. 30 Jul 1884, Sayville, Suffolk Co, NY d. 14 Jan 1958, Old Lyme, New London Co, CT (Age 73 years)   4. Butler GRIFFITHS,   b. 24 Apr 1886, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. 15 Mar 1954, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA (Age 67 years)   5. Edna Louise GRIFFITHS,   b. 28 Sep 1887, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. 14 Jul 1984, Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY (Age 96 years)   6. Gerard Willis GRIFFITHS,   b. 5 Apr 1889, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   7. (infant 1) GRIFFITHS   bur. 31 May 1893, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   8. (infant 2) GRIFFITHS   bur. 24 Jun 1897, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY
  Family ID	F5773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 21 Sep 1850, Ward 11, New York, NY Resided: 28 Jul 1860, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Resided: Jul 1870, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S1036] Resided: 1 Jun 1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5342] Resided: 16 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5339] Resided: January 1920, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [2709]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1076] Butler Griffiths - Georgianna C. McNeill, New York marriage return & certificate no. 3217 for Brooklyn (1880). [S2705] Butler Griffiths, Sr., Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY interment record no. 426139 (1933). [S5133] 1850 US Census / Griffith, John M. . [S1036] 1870 US Census / Griffiths, Butler. [S1090] Child no. 2 of Georgianna C. Griffiths, Brooklyn, NY birth certificate no. 309 (1883). [S2709] 1920 US Census / Griffith, Butler. [S5338] 1900 US Census / Griffiths, Butler. [S5339] 1910 US Census / Griffiths, Butler. [S5342] 1880 US Census / Griffith, B. . [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.