Ralph H Griest
1895 - 1954 (59 years)1. Ralph H Griest was born on 14 Jan 1895 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA (son of Lewis Nathaniel C Griest and Alta Crawford Griest); died on 27 Jan 1954 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Hicksville, Ohio
- Residence: 1925 Vermont St.
- Residence: Lucas, Ohio, USA; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1900, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: 1910, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Defiance County, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married
- Residence: 1919, Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Residence: 1920, Toledo Ward 11, Lucas, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Waiter
- Residence: 1935, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
- Residence: 1940, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Ralph married Eva Georgia Warfield Griest Knowles Young Diehl on 29 May 1915 in Monroe, Michigan, USA. Eva (daughter of George W. Warfield and D. Ames, daughter of George W. Warfield and Sarah Frances "Dollie" Warfield) was born on 4 Jun 1897 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA; died on 2 Dec 1989 in Garrett, De Kalb, Indiana; was buried in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Alta Frances Griest Stoops was born on 31 May 1917 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA; died on 16 Apr 1990 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
Ralph married Alta Alda M Smith Betts Griest before 1940. Alta (daughter of Albert Smith and O. Smith, daughter of Albert Smith and Orpha Fish Smith) was born on 21 Jan 1902 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; died on 2 Sep 1991 in Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Betty Jean Betts Brown was born on 21 Mar 1919 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA; died on 26 Dec 2012 in Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
2. Lewis Nathaniel C Griest was born on 28 May 1867 in Newville Indiana (son of David Griest and Margaret Stafford); died on 10 Aug 1955 in Rural, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1900, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1910, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1920, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Brother
- Residence: 1935, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio
- Residence: 1940, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head
Lewis married Alta Crawford Griest on 30 Oct 1891 in DeKalb, Indiana, USA. Alta (daughter of Mathias Matt Nathen Crawford and Sarah Ann Meek Crawford) was born on 3 May 1870 in Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio; died on 19 Mar 1914 in Defiance, Ohio, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alta Crawford Griest was born on 3 May 1870 in Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio (daughter of Mathias Matt Nathen Crawford and Sarah Ann Meek Crawford); died on 19 Mar 1914 in Defiance, Ohio, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Hicksville, OH
- Residence: 1870, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Residence Post Office: Bryan
- Residence: 1880, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
- Residence: 1900, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1910, Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
Children:
- 1. Ralph H Griest was born on 14 Jan 1895 in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Jan 1954 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.
- Gerald J Griest was born on 17 Dec 1905 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA; died in Apr 1971 in Western Springs, Cook, Illinois, USA.
Generation: 3
4. David Griest was born on 24 Jun 1845 in prob. Milbrook twp., Wayne Co., Ohio (son of Louis Lewis Griest and M.A.H. McKinley); died in 1924 in Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1900, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1910, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1920, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
David married Margaret Stafford on 6 Mar 1866 in DeKalb, Indiana, USA. Margaret (daughter of Nathaniel "Nathan" Stafford and Lucinda Phebe Franks, daughter of Nathaniel Stafford and Lucinda Phebe Franks) was born on 25 May 1846 in De Kalb, Indiana, USA; died on 5 Dec 1925 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margaret Stafford was born on 25 May 1846 in De Kalb, Indiana, USA (daughter of Nathaniel "Nathan" Stafford and Lucinda Phebe Franks, daughter of Nathaniel Stafford and Lucinda Phebe Franks); died on 5 Dec 1925 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 24 May 1846, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Jackson, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1860, Concord, DeKalb, Indiana, USA; Residence Post Office: Auburn
- Residence: 1900, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1910, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1920, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Death: 1925, Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Children:
- 2. Lewis Nathaniel C Griest was born on 28 May 1867 in Newville Indiana; died on 10 Aug 1955 in Rural, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.
- Benjamin Franklin Griest was born on 8 Nov 1869 in Newville Dek, Indiana; died on 21 Aug 1964 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
6. Mathias Matt Nathen Crawford was born on 25 Jul 1832 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 May 1897 in Bryan, Williams County, OH. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Residence Post Office: Bryan
- Residence: 1880, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
Mathias married Sarah Ann Meek Crawford on 3 Apr 1855 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA. Sarah was born about 1838 in Ohio; died on 8 Apr 1926 in Allegan, Allegan, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Sarah Ann Meek Crawford was born about 1838 in Ohio; died on 8 Apr 1926 in Allegan, Allegan, Michigan. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Residence Post Office: Bryan
- Residence: 1880, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
Children:
- Clara Crawford was born in Nov 1856 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; died in 1910.
- Samuel M Crawford was born in Aug 1857 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; died on 4 Dec 1945 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.
- Cecelia Ann Crawford was born in May 1860 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; died on 24 Feb 1939 in Jackson . Jackson co. Michigan.
- Willis W Crawford was born about 1863 in Ohio, USA; died on 15 May 1936 in Seattle, King, Washington.
- Milla Crawford was born on 23 Oct 1864 in Bryan, Williams, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Jan 1936 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA.
- Mellia Crandford was born about 1865 in Ohio.
- 3. Alta Crawford Griest was born on 3 May 1870 in Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio; died on 19 Mar 1914 in Defiance, Ohio, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Louis Lewis Griest was born on 21 Aug 1820 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA (son of David G Griest and Leah Scholl Griest); died on 2 Feb 1882 in Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mount Zion, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Concord, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1870, Pilot Grove, Hancock, Illinois, USA; Residence Post Office: Fountain Green
- Residence: 1880, Cedar, Lee, Iowa, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
Louis married M.A.H. McKinley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. M.A.H. McKinley Children:
- John M Reid Griest was born on 7 Sep 1839 in Millbrook twp., Wayne Co., Ohio; died on 7 Nov 1920 in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.
- Mary Ann Griest Roush was born on 26 Mar 1842 in Millbrook twp., Wayne Co., Ohio; died on 7 Sep 1898 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Hancock County, Illinois, USA.
- 4. David Griest was born on 24 Jun 1845 in prob. Milbrook twp., Wayne Co., Ohio; died in 1924 in Newville, De Kalb, Indiana, USA; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- Jacob Marselasmarcelles Griest was born on 31 Jan 1852 in DeKalb Co, Indiana, USA; died on 30 Mar 1909 in De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
- Martha Jane Griest was born on 21 Jan 1856 in prob. DeKalb Co., Indiana.
10. Nathaniel Stafford was born in 1820 in Pennsylvania; died in 1895 in Newville, De Kalb, Indiana. Nathaniel married Lucinda Phebe Franks on 18 Apr 1841 in Richland Co., Ohio. Lucinda was born in 1823 in Ohio; died in 1878 in DeKalb Co., Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Lucinda Phebe Franks was born in 1823 in Ohio; died in 1878 in DeKalb Co., Indiana. Children:
- Sarah Jane "Jane" Griest was born on 13 Apr 1842 in Ashland, Ohio, USA; died in 1895 in Ohio; was buried in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.
- Thomas Stafford was born in 1844 in Ohio; died on 1 Sep 1882 in Indiana, USA.
- 5. Margaret Stafford was born on 25 May 1846 in De Kalb, Indiana, USA; died on 5 Dec 1925 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio; was buried in Newville, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.
- Anna (Mary A) Stafford was born on 26 Apr 1848 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio; died on 27 Feb 1928 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio.
- Samuel Stafford was born in Feb 1850 in Jackson, DeKalb, Indiana; died on 19 Feb 1928 in Indiana.
- John Stafford was born on 4 Jan 1852 in Indiana; died on 29 Oct 1941 in Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio, USA.
- James Riley Stafford was born on 28 Feb 1854 in Auburn Dekal, Indiana; died on 2 Oct 1940 in St. Louis, Gratiot, Michigan.
- Nancy Ella Stafford was born on 7 May 1857 in Concord , Dekalb, Indiana; died on 22 Dec 1944 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio.
- Amanda Stafford was born about 1859 in Indiana; died on 23 Feb 1940 in Pandora, Putnam, Ohio.
- Milo Isaac Stafford was born in Jun 1862 in Indiana.
Generation: 5
16. David G Griest was born on 31 Jul 1797 in Huntington twp., York (now Adams) Co., Pennsylvania (son of David Griest, married cousin and Mary Elizabeth Beals); died on 10 Sep 1821 in Monaghan Twshp., York Co., PA; was buried in Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Between 1657 and 1952, USA
- Residence: 1798, Huntingdon, York, Pennsylvania, USA
- Residence: 23 Apr 1818, Adams, Pennsylvania
David married Leah Scholl Griest on 8 Feb 1818 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. Leah (daughter of Peter Scholl, Sr. and Sarah Bower Bauer Scholl) was born in 1797; died in 1848 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Leah Scholl Griest was born in 1797 (daughter of Peter Scholl, Sr. and Sarah Bower Bauer Scholl); died in 1848 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Death: Pennsylvania, USA
- Name: Leah Griest
- Birth: 9 Jan 1797, Monaghan, York, Pennsylvania, USA
- Residence: 23 Dec 1813, Adams, Pennsylvania
Children:
- Mary Griest was born on 21 Mar 1819 in York Co. Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1820.
- 8. Louis Lewis Griest was born on 21 Aug 1820 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Feb 1882 in Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, USA; was buried in Mount Zion, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA.
- Peter Griest was born on 18 Mar 1822 in York Co., Pennsylvania; was christened on 28 Oct 1825 in New Kingston, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Feb 1884 in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, USA; was buried in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, USA.
- David Griest, or D 22 nov 1878 was born on 18 Mar 1822 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 28 Oct 1825 in New Kingston, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Feb 1884 in Franklin Twp Wayne CO, Ohio, USA; was buried in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, USA.
18. McKinley Children: