1236b Martha Kenyon, b 14 Oct. 1809; d-; m Obadiah Griffin

OBADIAH AND MARTHA GRIFFIN Compiled by Olin Kenyon, 1901. Obadiah was born May 8, 1805 in Meredith township, Delaware County, NY. His Father, William, was married three times and was the father of twenty one children; his mother was Anna Griffin. William and Anna were 1st cousins. Their common ancestor was Ezekiel b.1707, who was a grandson of the immigrant Edward b. 1602 in Wales. This short 26-page booklet contains 20 pages by the author and six hand written notes by unnamed others (bringing descendants up to the present time). The early life of Obadiah was spent on his family farm learning all the intricacies of farm life. He was born May 5th, 1805 in Mededith township, Delaware County, New York. Martha lived at a nearby farm. A measure of a young woman's worth was her ability to spin and weave. She caught the eye of Obadiah doing such a task and after a short courtship they were married on May 18, 1834. She was born October 14, 1809. Obadiah dreamed of life in the west, which at that time was Ohio and Michigan. Eventually the young couple moved via a route north to Utica, NY then a "line boat" on the Erie Canal toward Buffalo, then by way of wagon to Palmyra, Michigan. Wanderlust must have possessed Obadiah as he moved many times, between Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, eventually stopping at Fayette, Ohio. The author elaborates on his many moves. He died at age 86, on February 5, 1892; Martha was born October 14, 1809 and lived past 1901. Their children were Anna b. 1835, Susan b. 1839, Deborah b. 1843, Josephine b. 1845 and Stephen b.1848. Their grandchildren are also enumerated. About 150 people are mentioned. Someone added more recent descendants. The author was the son of Anna b.1835, thus the grandson of Obadiah and Martha. He wrote this booklet for the descendants of Obadiah and Martha and stated "Lest We Forget". He must have deeply loved his grandparents.

source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~griffingriffenfamily/genealogy/Griffin2.html#omg

1236b Martha Kenyon, b 14 Oct. 1809; d after 1901; m 18 May 1834, Obadiah, son William and Anna (Griffin) Griffin, b 8 May 1805; d 5 Feb. 1892. His parents were cousins. 

Children: 

1236ba Anna Jane Griffin, b 20 Apr. 1835; m 26 Sept. 1854, John Henry Whitney. They had sons: William Elmer Whitney, b 23 Oct. 1860; m 5 Mar. 1889, Lizzie C. Wisely and lived Arcadia, Nebraska, and Frank Elgin Whitney, b 15 Sept. 1863. Resided with parents in 1901. 

1236bb Susan Melvina Griffin, b 16 May 1839; m 1st., Charles G. Kenyon. They had: Charles Olin Kenyon, b 29 Aug. 1858; m 19 July 1900, Helen A. Norton; James Leland Kenyon, b 12 Sept. 1861; m 1888, Florence Young. James and Florence had an only son Rollo who lived with his uncle, Charles Olin Kenyon, at West Unity, Ohio, in 1901; Martha R. J. Kenyon, b 11 Aug. 1870. Charles G. Kenyon, d 15 Dec. 1877 and his widow married 2nd., 29 Apr. 1898, A. B. Ford of Fayette. 

1236bc Deborah Janet Griffin, b 23 July 1843; d 15 May 1844. 

1236bd Josephine Lucinda Griffin, b 22 July 1845; m 22 July 1869, Charles Wright. They had one son, Bertrand Cory don Wright, b 6 Apr. 1871, who married Matilda Alexander and lived in Michigan. 

1236bl Stephen Kenyon Griffin, b 29 May 1848; m Apr., 1875, Lizzie Lawrence. They had: Donald Lawrence Griffin, Inez Maria Griffin, Palmer Kenyon Griffin, Martha Ann Griffin, Max Stephen Griffin, Edna Leona Griffin, Alta Irena Griffin, Bessie Rowena Griffin, and Rex Gilbert Griffin. They lived at Caro, Mich. 

Her husband was a farmer and lived in Michigan and later, Ohio, where he died near Medina. She lived in Arcadia, Nebraska, after death of her husband, with her daughter, Anna Jane.

Page 148 from the book "American Kenyons," by Howard N. Kenyon, published 1935


Buried Whitney Cemetery Lenawee County, Michigan, USA