Butler Albert GRIFFITHS^{[1, 2]}

1883 - 1940  (57 years)

• Name	Butler Albert GRIFFITHS
  Birth	13 Jan 1883	Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   [2, 3]
  	Butler was born at his parents' Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York home. He was delivered by Dr. H.E. Firth at 5:00am on 13 January 1883.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900 - 1930	Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	From 1900 through 1930, Butler made his living as a clerk and then as an accountant, working first for an attorney, then for a theater equipment company and finally for a stock broker.
  Death	May 1933 - April 1940  [7, 8]
  	Butler died between 12 May 1933, when he was listed as one of five surviving heirs of Butler and Georgianna Griffiths, and 2 April 1940, when his wife Florence was enumerated as a "widow" in the census of that date.
  Person ID	I59254	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Butler A. GRIFFITHS,   b. c.1847, New York City, New York Co, NY d. 19 Mar 1933, Franklin Square, Nassau Co, NY
  Mother	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   [9]
  	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.
  Family ID	F5773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Mabel LESLIE,   b. 19 Jul 1885, Manhatten Borough, New York City, NY d. 11 Feb 1969, Westport, Fairfield Co, CT (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1912	Brooklyn Borough, New York City, NY   [1]
  	The couple was married at the bride's Parkside Avenue, Manhattan home by Rev. Horace Ropley on 3 December 1912. Seth B. Dewey and Matthias Goodeson stood as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Notes	There are no known children from this union.
  Family ID	F5776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Butler Albert Griffiths. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. 262 Hancock St, Brooklyn, NY.

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 16 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5339] Resided: 8 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5340]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1078] Butler Albert Griffiths - Florence Mabel Leslie, New York marriage certificate & record no.12773 (1912). [S1090] Child no. 2 of Georgianna C. Griffiths, Brooklyn, NY birth certificate no. 309 (1883). [S1095] Butler Albert Griffiths. WWI draft registration card. [S5338] 1900 US Census / Griffiths, Butler. [S5339] 1910 US Census / Griffiths, Butler. [S5340] 1930 US Census / Griffith, Butler A. [S1079] 1940 US Census / Griffiths, Florence. [S2708] Butler Griffiths, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY title of ownership, lot 25626, section 146 (1933). [S1076] Butler Griffiths - Georgianna C. McNeill, New York marriage return & certificate no. 3217 for Brooklyn (1880).