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Thomas Griffin, son of William Griffin and Mary Pitts, was born in 1856 in Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England. He married Martha Ann Gover (1860-1943), daughter of Morris Gover and Sarah Ann, in 1876 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had eleven children. They lived in Clarkston, Utah. He married Ruth Emma Maughan (1865-1936), daughter of John Harrison Maughan and Sarah Mariah Davenport, in 1885 in Logan, Utah. They had nine children. He died in 1939. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California and Washington.

John Griffin emigrated from Wales some time during the latter part of the 18th century and settled in Maryland. His son, Samuel, married Sarah Scarf of Harford County, Maryland, and settled in Talbot County. From there, in 1804 or thereabouts, Samuel and Sarah migrated to Harrison County, West Virginia, where they remained for the rest of their lives. There were eleven children born to Samuel and Sarah Griffin; several generations of their descendants are identified in this record.