The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Melanie Griffith
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
This report is primarily by David Allen Lambert. Rob Martindale also
contributed to this report. The primary contribution of the
undersigned is HTML-izing Mr. Lambert's report.
| Ancestry of Melanie Griffith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Melanie Griffith, b. New York, N. Y., 9 Aug. 1957 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Peter Atwill Griffith,
b. Baltimore, Md., 23 Oct. 1933,
d. Santa Fe, N. M., 14 May 2001,
bur. San Domingo Cemetery, Normanna, Tex.
[veteran of the US Army in the Korean War]
m. |
| 3 | Nathalie Kay ("Tippi") Hedren, b. New Ulm, Minn., 9 Jan. 1930 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Ben E ... Griffith,
b. ... , Md., ... [ca. 1900],
d. ...
m. ... [ca. 1926] |
| 5 | Hilda Atwill, b. Baltimore, Md., ... [ca. 1905], d. Brandon, Fla., 8 Aug. 1994 [St Petersburg Times, 10 Aug 1994, p. 9B] |
| 6 |
Bernard Carl ("Ben") Hedren,
b. Lafayette, Minn., 13 June 1893,
d. San Bernardino / Desert Hot Springs, Cal., 1 April 1979
[SSDI 470-14-3326],
bur. Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Cal.
[veteran of US Army in World War I]
m. ... , Minn., ... 1926 |
| 7 | Dorothea Henrietta Eckhardt, b. ... , Minn., 14 July 1899, d. Desert Hot Springs, Cal., 30 Oct. 1994 [SSDI 476-26-6943] |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 10 |
Robert Clarence Atwill,
b. ... , Va., ... [ca. 1866],
d. ... [living 1930]
m. |
| 11 | Lucy J ... , b. ... , Md., ... [ca. 1870], d. ... [living 1930] |
| 12 |
Mathias J ... Hedren,
b. ... , Sweden, ... [ca. 1854],
d. ... [living 1920]
m. |
| 13 | Wilhelmina Maria ("Winnie"/"Mima") Flygare, b. ... , Sweden, ... [ca. 1858], d. ... [living 1920] |
| 14 |
Charley Eckhardt,
b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1873],
d. ... [living 1920]
m. |
| 15 | Julia ... , b. ... , Minn., ... [ca. 1873], d. ... [living 1920] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 430, sheet 12A, line 8
Griffith Ben E H M W 30 M 26 MD MD MD Salesman Lumber
Hilda W F W 24 M 20 MD VA MD Teacher Public School
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1930 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 421, sheet 1A, line 11
Atwill Robert C H M W 64 M 37 VA VA VA Carpenter Lumber Mill
Lucy J W F W 56 M 30 MD NY MD Teacher Public School
Clarence L S M W 24 S MD VA MD Salesman Automobiles
Lucy M D F W 22 S MD VA MD
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1930 Minnesota, Nicollet Co., Lafayette, ED 8, sheet 1B, line 68
Hedren Ben C H M W 36 M 32 MN S S Retail Merchant General Merchant
Dorothea W F W 30 M 26 MN NY MN
Patricia D F W 4 0/12 S MN MN MN
Nathalie D F W 2/12 S MN MN MN
S = Sweden
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1920 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 38, sheet 1A, line 43
Atwill Clarence H M W 54 M VA VA VA Henchhand Millwork
Lucy W F W 46 M MD NY MD Teacher Public School
Hilda D F W 15 S MD VA MD
Lee S M W 14 S MD VA MD
Lucy D F W 11 S MD VA MD
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1920 Minnesota, Nicollet Co., Lafayette, ED 101, sheet 2B, line 68
Hedren Mathias J H M W 66 M 1866 Na 1891 S S S
Mima W F W 62 M 1869 Na 1874 S S S
Mable H D F W 35 S MN S S Sales Lady General Merchandise
Ellen C D F W 28 S MN S S Operator Telegraph Office
Bernhard C S M W 26 S MN S S Salesman General Mrch
Edna C E D F W 22 S MN S S Nurse Privat Family
Florence E D F W 18 S MN S S
S = Sweden
Yes, it's spelled "Privat" in the schedule
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1920 Minnesota, Lac Qui Parle Co., Ten Mile Lake, ED 87 shhet 5B, line 68
Eckhardt Charley H M W 47 M NY G G Agent Real Estate
Julia W F W 47 M MN N N
Dorthy H D F W 23 S MN NY MN Teacher Rural School
Leonard M S M W 18 S MN NY MN
Arnold E S M W 15 S MN NY MN
Carl L S M W 12 S MN NY MN
Clinton E S M W 8 S MN NY MN
G = Germany, N = Norway
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1910 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 45, sheet 25B, line 81
Atwill Robert C H M W 44 M1 6 VA VA VA
Lucy J W F W 38 M1 6 3 3 MD NY MD Teacher School
Hilda D F W 5 S MD VA MD
Lee C S M W 4 S MD VA MD
Lucy C D F W 1 10/12 S MD VA MD
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