Anna Griffin

Birth Name Anna Griffin
Gender female
Age at Death 86 years, 8 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 1852 New York, United States   1a 2a
Event Note

her 1880 census said 1851
her 1900 census said May 1852
her 1920 census said 1854

Residence (Mother) January 21, 1877 Canton, Stark County, Ohio, United States   3a
Event Note

their son Albert was born in Canton and the record said that his parents were living there

Residence (Mother) February 20, 1879 Canton, Stark County, Ohio, United States   3b
Event Note

they were living in Canton when their daughter Blanche was born

Census (Wife) June 1, 1880 Canton, Stark County, Ohio, United States 1880 John McGraw household 4a
Event Note

1880 Census, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, ED 137, Sheet 362A
June 1, 1880

John McGraw, 32, laborer, born in Ireland, parents also
Annie McGraw, 29, born in New York, parents in Ireland
Grace McGraw, 7,
Louis McGraw, 4,
Albert McGraw, 3,
Blanche McGraw, 1,

all children born in Ohio

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Residence (Mother) September 13, 1882 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1926 Seager 3c
Event Note

they were living in Cleveland when a son was born

Census (Wife) June 15, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2488 Elmo 1a
Event Note

1900 Census Cleveland, ED 136, sheet 15
June 15, 1900
owns the home at 2488 Elmo

John McGraw, 52, August 1847, married 30 years, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1864, naturalized, laborer (iron)
Anna McGraw, 48, May 1852, 6 children, 5 alive, born in New York, father in Ireland, mother in New York
Esther McGraw, 5, January 1895
Louis McGraw, 25, November 1874, single, no occupation [was erased]
Albert McGraw, 23, January 1877, rod finisher
Blanche McGraw, 21, February 1879, no occupation
Lida McGraw, 15, February 1885, at school

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Census (Head) April 21, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 4021 East 89th 5a
Event Note

1910 Census Ward 18, Cleveland, ED 270, sheet 1A
April 21, 1910
4021 East 89th
[note: this is the same house as 2488 Elmo in 1900]

Anna McGraw, 56, married 1x, 7 children, 5 alive, born in New York, parents in Ireland
Blanche McGraw, 27, single, stenographer, abstract office
Lila McGraw, 27, single
Esther McGraw, 15, single

all children born in Ohio

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Census (Head) January 3, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 4025 East 89th 2a
General

1920 Census Ward 15, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Series T625, Roll 1367, Page 97, ED 293, Sheet 3A, January 3, 1920

household 36
owns the mortgaged home at 4025 East 89th St.
Margaret Cushing, Head, 45, Widowed, born in Ohio parents in Ireland, no occupation
Helen Cushing, daughter, 23, single, born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio, coal clerk, office
Anna M Cushing, daughter, 21, born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio, typist, office
Alice Cushing, daughter, 20, single, born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Ohio, mender, woolen mills
Lucy Sloan, sister, 39, widowed, born in Ohio parents in Ireland, operator, telephone
Susie Sloan, niece, 10, born in Ohio, father in Ireland, mother in Ohio
Anna M Sloan, niece, 9, born in Ohio, father in Ireland, mother in Ohio
Matthew Sloan, nephew 7, born in Ohio, father in Ireland, mother in Ohio
Lucy Sloan, niece, 3y 10m, born in Ohio, father in Ireland, mother in Ohio
Anna Rodgers, mother, 74, widowed, born in Ireland, native language English, same for parents. Arrived 1871, Naturalized 1876, no occupation
Grace Rodgers, niece, 20, single, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Ohio, stenographer, office
Coletta Rodgers, niece, 15, single, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Ohio, school
Con Keating, boarder, 64, widowed, born in Ohio parents in Ireland, heater, steel mill

Coletta and Grace are Anna's son William's daughters.
All who were asked could read and write and speak English. All were wage workers, not salaried or self-employed.

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Census (Mother) April 19, 1930 Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1930 Esther Hover household 6a
Event Note

1930 Census, Cleveland Heights, ED 580, sheet 22a
April 19, 1930
rents at 3377 Dellwood Road

Esther Hover, 32, widowed, born in Ohio, father in Northern Ireland, mother in New York, no occupation
Harry Hover, 12, son, born in Ohio
Robert Hover, 10, son, born in Ohio
Dolores Hover, 2m, daughter, born in Ohio
Anna McGrath, 75, mother, widowed, born in New York, father also, mother in Ohio
Blanche McGrath, 39, sister, born in Ohio, father in Northern Ireland, mother in New York, clerk, abstract company

The father of the Hover children was born in Ohio.

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Residence January 27, 1939 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 573 East 117th 7a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths, File #1738
not indexed, had to browse.
Anna McGrath
January 27, 1939
at 573 East 117th, Cleveland
white, female, widowed
born May 9, 1854, Canton, Ohio
age 84y 8m 18d
husband: John J
father: John Griffin, born in Ireland
mother: Anna , born in Ireland
informant: Blanche McGrath, daughter, 573 East 117th
buried: January 30, 1939, Knollwood Cemetery

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Death January 27, 1939 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   7a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths, File #1738
not indexed, had to browse.
Anna McGrath
January 27, 1939
at 573 East 117th, Cleveland
white, female, widowed
born May 9, 1854, Canton, Ohio
age 84y 8m 18d
husband: John J
father: John Griffin, born in Ireland
mother: Anna , born in Ireland
informant: Blanche McGrath, daughter, 573 East 117th
buried: January 30, 1939, Knollwood Cemetery

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Burial January 30, 1939 Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   8a
Event Note

Name: McGrath, Anna
Date: Jan 29 1939
Source: unknown, Reel #53
Notes: McGrath: Anna, beloved wife of the late John, mother of Blanche and ?ther, at her residence, 573 E. 117th st., Friday, Jan. 27. Friends may call at the Flynn-Froelk Co. Funeral Home, 13104 Euclid ave. Funeral Monday, Jan. 30, from St. Aloysius' Church at 10 a. m.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Griffin
Mother Anna
         Anna Griffin May 1852 January 27, 1939

Families

Family of John J McGraw/McGrath and Anna Griffin

Married Husband John J McGraw/McGrath ( b. August 1847 d. before 1920 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage License March 1, 1870 Stark County, Ohio, United States   9a
Event Note

Ohio, County Marriages
Stark County
application for marriage license
March 1, 1870
John J McGraw, over 21 years
Anna Griffin, over 18

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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Louis McGrawNovember 1874
Mary Grace McGrawMarch 1875between 1904 and 1910
Albert H McGraw/McGrathJanuary 21, 1877May 22, 1917
Blanche McGraw/McGrathFebruary 20, 1879October 8, 1972
Male McGrawSeptember 13, 1882
Lila McGrawFebruary 1885
Esther A McGraw/McGrathJanuary 3, 1895April 3, 1971

Source References

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Cleveland, ED 136, sheet 15
  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Ward 15, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Series T625, Roll 1367, Page 97, ED 293, Sheet 3A
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRT-24B : accessed 20 February 2018), Margaret Cushing, Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 293, sheet 3A, line 16, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1367; FHL microfilm 1,821,367.

  3. Ohio County Births
      • Page: January 21, 1877, Albert H McGraw, Canton
      • Page: February 20, 1879, Blanche McGraw, Canton
      • Page: September 13, 1882, Male McGraw, Cleveland
  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: Canton, Stark County, Ohio, ED 137, Sheet 362A
  5. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Ward 18, Cleveland, ED 270, sheet 1A
  6. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Cleveland Heights, ED 580, sheet 22a
  7. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: 1939, File #1738, Anna McGrath, Cleveland
  8. Cleveland Public Library: Cleveland News Index and Necrology File
      • Page: Name: McGrath, Anna, Date: Jan 29 1939, Source: unknown, Reel #53
  9. Ohio County Marriages
      • Page: March 1, 1870, Stark Co, McGraw-Griffin