Sardo Genealogy - Descendants of Morris T. Griffith

Descendants of Morris T. Griffith

Generation One

1. MORRIS T.¹ GRIFFITH was born in May 1821 in Wales. He married Elinor Jones, daughter of Rev. Richard M. Jones and Margaret (--?--). He died on 5 January 1905 at age 83. He was buried in Graffenburg Cemetery, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.
His surname was also recorded as Griffiths. His surname was also recorded as Griffeth. He was a laborer.
     Morris T. Griffith was listed on 29 August 1850 as the head of a family in Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, on the 1850 census. Also living with Morris T. Griffith was Elinor Griffith.
     Morris T. Griffith was listed on 18 July 1860 as the head of a family on the 1860 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Also living with Morris T. Griffith was Elinor Griffith, William J. Griffith, Griffith H. Morris Griffith, Laura A. Griffith and Thomas Griffith.
     Morris T. Griffeth was listed on 28 July 1870 as the head of a family on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Also living with Morris T. Griffeth was William J. Griffith, Griffith H. Morris Griffith, Laura A. Griffith, Thomas Griffith, Margaret E. Griffith, David J. Griffith, Sarah Jane Griffith, Margaret Jones and Elinor Jones.
     Morris T. Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Also living in the household: his wife, Elinor Griffith, his sons, David J. Griffith, Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith, his daughters, Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith, his mother-in-law, Margaret Jones.
     Morris T. Griffiths was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Also living in the household:, his sons, Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith, his daughters, Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith, his granddaughter, Ada Belle Griffith.
ELINOR JONES was born circa 1829 in Wales. She died before 1900. She was buried in Graffenburg Cemetery, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York. Her given name was also recorded as Helen. Her given name was also recorded as Ellen. Her given name was also recorded as Eleanor. She immigrated circa 1844.
Children of Morris T.¹ Griffith and Elinor Jones were as follows:

      i.   WILLIAM J.² was born circa 1851 in New York.

     William J. Griffith was listed on 18 July 1860 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffith on the 1860 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.
     William J. Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.

2. ii. GRIFFITH H. MORRIS was born on 18 April 1853 in New York. He married Sarah Ann Howell, daughter of John Howell and Elinor Williams, on 26 February 1879.

      iii.   LAURA A was born in October 1857 in New York.

     Laura A. Griffith was listed on 18 July 1860 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffith on the 1860 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.
     Laura A. Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the daughters of Morris T. Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the daughters of Morris T. Griffiths on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the sisters of Samuel C. Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 12 April 1930 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.

      iv.   THOMAS was born circa 1858 in New York.

     Thomas Griffith was listed on 18 July 1860 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffith on the 1860 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.
     Thomas Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.

v. MARGARET E was born in 1860. She died in 1949.

Margaret E. Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.

3. vi. DAVID J. was born circa 1863 in New York.

vii. SARAH JANE was born in 1865.

Sarah Jane Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.

viii. JENNIE was born in September 1866 in New York. She married (--?--) Morris.
Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the daughters of Morris T. Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the daughters of Morris T. Griffiths on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith were listed as the sisters of Samuel C. Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 12 April 1930 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.
(--?--) MORRIS died before April 1930.

ix. SAMUEL C was born in December 1870 in New York. He died in 1933.
David J. Griffith, Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith were listed as the sons of Morris T. Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith were listed as the sons of Morris T. Griffiths on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. He was a dairy farmer.
Samuel C. Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1930 Census recorded 12 April 1930 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household:, his brother, Wallace Francis Griffith, his sisters, Laura A. Griffith and Jennie Griffith.

x. WALLACE FRANCIS was born on 21 May 1873 in New York.
His given name was also recorded as F. W. David J. Griffith, Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith were listed as the sons of Morris T. Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith were listed as the sons of Morris T. Griffiths on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. He was a farmer. Wallace Francis Griffith was listed as the brother of Samuel C. Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 12 April 1930 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.

Generation Two

2. GRIFFITH H. MORRIS² GRIFFITH (Morris¹) was born on 18 April 1853 in New York. He married Sarah Ann Howell, daughter of John Howell and Elinor Williams, on 26 February 1879. He died on 21 April 1937 at age 84.
His surname was also recorded as Grif. His given name was also recorded as Griffiths.
     Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed on 18 July 1860 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffith on the 1860 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.
     Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York.
     Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 5 June 1880 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household: his wife, Sarah Ann Griffith, his daughter, Alice Amelia Griffith.
     Griffith H. Morris Grif was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household:, his sons, Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith, his daughters, Alice Amelia Griffith, Ada Belle Griffith and Mabel Elizabeth Griffith.
     Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1910 Census recorded 19 April 1910 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household:, his sons, Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith, his daughter, Mabel Elizabeth Griffith. Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed as the father of Arthur Williams Griffith on the 1920 Census recorded 9 January 1920 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Griffith H. Morris Griffith was listed as the father of Arthur Williams Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 17 April 1930 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York.
SARAH ANN HOWELL was born on 2 November 1858 in New York. She died on 14 August 1891 at age 32.
     Sarah Ann Howell was listed on 9 July 1860 as a household member living with John Howell on the 1860 census in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.
     Sarah Ann Howell was listed on 16 June 1870 as a household member living with John Howells on the 1870 census in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York.
Children of Griffith H. Morris² Griffith and Sarah Ann Howell were as follows:

i. ALICE AMELIA³ was born on 5 April 1880 in New York. She married William Andrew Knaus on 22 December 1917. She died on 29 October 1948 at age 68.
Her given name was also recorded as ALICE R. Alice Amelia Griffith was listed as the daughter of Griffith H. Morris Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 5 June 1880 in Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York. Alice Amelia Griffith, Ada Belle Griffith and Mabel Elizabeth Griffith were listed as the daughters of Griffith H. Morris Grif on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Alice Amelia Knaus was listed as the wife of William Andrew Knaus on the 1920 Census recorded 5 January 1920 in Queens, Queens County, New York. Alice Amelia Knaus was listed as the wife of William Andrew Knaus on the 1930 Census recorded 9 April 1930 in Oneida, Madison County, New York.
WILLIAM ANDREW KNAUS was born on 15 November 1880 in New York. He died on 29 May 1963 in Florida at age 82. He was manager of a casket company.

ii. ADA BELLE was born on 24 June 1882 in New York. She died on 20 August 1968 in New York at age 86.
Ada Belle Griffith was listed as the granddaughter of Morris T. Griffiths on the 1900 Census recorded 13 June 1900 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Alice Amelia Griffith, Ada Belle Griffith and Mabel Elizabeth Griffith were listed as the daughters of Griffith H. Morris Grif on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Ada Belle Griffith was listed as the sister of Arthur Williams Griffith on the 1920 Census recorded 9 January 1920 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Ada Belle Griffith was listed as the sister of Arthur Williams Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 17 April 1930 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York.

4. iii. EARL HOWELL was born on 28 November 1884 in New York. He married Bertha Mae Donahoe on 4 February 1914.

      iv.   ARTHUR WILLIAMS was born on 1 March 1886 in New York. He died on 23 October 1971 in New York at age 85.
Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith were listed as the sons of Griffith H. Morris Grif on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith were listed as the sons of Griffith H. Morris Griffith on the 1910 Census recorded 19 April 1910 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York.
     Arthur Williams Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1920 Census recorded 9 January 1920 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household:, his sister, Ada Belle Griffith, his father, Griffith H. Morris Griffith. He was a dairy farmer.
     Arthur Williams Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1930 Census recorded 17 April 1930 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household:, his sister, Ada Belle Griffith, his father, Griffith H. Morris Griffith.

5. v. MABEL ELIZABETH was born on 10 September 1888 in Litchfield, Tioga County, New York. She married Walter John Morris, son of Delos W. Morris and Jennie Watkins, on 17 November 1914.

3. DAVID J.² GRIFFITH (Morris¹) was born circa 1863 in New York.

David J. Griffith was listed on 28 July 1870 as a household member living with Morris T. Griffeth on the 1870 census in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. David J. Griffith, Samuel C. Griffith and Wallace Francis Griffith were listed as the sons of Morris T. Griffith on the 1880 Census recorded 19 June 1880 in New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. David J. Griffith was listed as the father of Anthony M. Griffith on the 1930 Census recorded 2 April 1930 in Utica, Oneida County, New York.
Children of David J.² Griffith include:

i. ANTHONY M.³.
DAISY (--?--).

Generation Three

4. EARL HOWELL³ GRIFFITH (Griffith², Morris¹) was born on 28 November 1884 in New York. He married Bertha Mae Donahoe on 4 February 1914. He died on 29 February 1920 at age 35.
Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith were listed as the sons of Griffith H. Morris Grif on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Earl Howell Griffith and Arthur Williams Griffith were listed as the sons of Griffith H. Morris Griffith on the 1910 Census recorded 19 April 1910 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. He was a dairy farmer.
Earl Howell Griffith was listed as the head of household on the 1920 Census recorded 9 January 1920 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Also living in the household: his wife, Bertha Mae Griffith, his daughter, Gladys Mae Griffith.
BERTHA MAE DONAHOE.
Children of Earl Howell³ Griffith and Bertha Mae Donahoe were as follows:

6. i. GLADYS MAE⁴ was born on 28 July 1916 in New York. She married Edward Pritchard on 26 February 1938.

ii. MORRIS JOHN was born on 16 March 1919. He died on 31 March 1919.

5. MABEL ELIZABETH³ GRIFFITH (Griffith², Morris¹) was born on 10 September 1888 in Litchfield, Tioga County, New York. She married Walter John Morris, son of Delos W. Morris and Jennie Watkins, on 17 November 1914. She died on 10 February 1958 in Sarasota County, Florida, at age 69. She was buried in Unadilla Forks Cemetery, Otsego, Herkimer County, New York.
Her given name was also recorded as Mable. She was educated in Frankfort High School, New York. She was a teacher. Alice Amelia Griffith, Ada Belle Griffith and Mabel Elizabeth Griffith were listed as the daughters of Griffith H. Morris Grif on the 1900 Census recorded 15 June 1900 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Mabel Elizabeth Griffith was listed as the daughter of Griffith H. Morris Griffith on the 1910 Census recorded 19 April 1910 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Mabel Elizabeth Morris was listed as the daughter-in-law of Delos W. Morris on the 1920 Census recorded 23 January 1920 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York. Mabel Elizabeth Morris was listed as the wife of Walter John Morris on the 1930 Census recorded 1 May 1930 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York.
WALTER JOHN MORRIS was born on 23 September 1886 in Plainfield, Otsego County, New York. He died on 16 January 1966 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at age 79. He was buried in Unadilla Forks Cemetery, Otsego, Herkimer County, New York. Walter John Morris and Harold Edward Morris were listed as the sons of Delos W. Morris on the 1900 Census recorded June 1900 in Plainfield, Otsego County, New York. Walter John Morris and Harold Edward Morris were listed as the sons of Delos W. Morris on the 1910 Census recorded 5 May 1910 in Plainfield, Otsego County, New York. He was a farmer "for about 35 years" in Plainfield, New York. Harold Edward Morris and Walter John Morris were listed as the sons of Delos W. Morris on the 1920 Census recorded 23 January 1920 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York. He was a farmer.
Children of Mabel Elizabeth³ Griffith and Walter John Morris were as follows:

i. EDWARD GRIFFITH⁴ was born on 11 January 1918. He died on 5 April 1919 at age 1.

7. ii. VIVIAN ELIZABETH was born on 18 June 1919 in West Exeter, Otsego County, New York. She married Clayton Eugene Wahl on 18 July 1944.

8. iii. SARAH JANE was born on 19 April 1920 in New York. She married Dr. Joseph Sardo, son of Vito Sardo and Rosaria Gucciardi, on 14 September 1946 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Generation Four

6. GLADYS MAE⁴ GRIFFITH (Earl³, Griffith², Morris¹) was born on 28 July 1916 in New York. She married Edward Pritchard on 26 February 1938. She died on 3 December 2002 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, at age 86.
Gladys Mae Griffith was listed as the daughter of Earl Howell Griffith on the 1920 Census recorded 9 January 1920 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York. Gladys Mae Griffith was listed as the step daughter of William H. Augar on the 1930 Census recorded 6 May 1930 in Litchfield, Herkimer County, New York.
EDWARD PRITCHARD.
Children of Gladys Mae⁴ Griffith and Edward Pritchard were:

i. JANICE ANN⁵ was born on 5 March 1939 in Utica, Oneida County, New York. She married Robert Stanley Foote on 12 September 1959. She died on 9 March 2004 in Cassville, Oneida County, New York, at age 65.
ROBERT STANLEY FOOTE died on 18 September 1997. He also went by the name of Dutch.

7. VIVIAN ELIZABETH⁴ MORRIS (Mabel³ Griffith, Griffith², Morris¹) was born on 18 June 1919 in West Exeter, Otsego County, New York. She married Clayton Eugene Wahl on 18 July 1944. She died on 7 June 1984 in Morton F. Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Florida, at age 64.
Vivian Elizabeth Morris was listed as the granddaughter of Delos W. Morris on the 1920 Census recorded 23 January 1920 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York. Sarah Jane Morris and Vivian Elizabeth Morris were listed as the daughters of Walter John Morris on the 1930 Census recorded 1 May 1930 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York.
CLAYTON EUGENE WAHL.
Children of Vivian Elizabeth⁴ Morris and Clayton Eugene Wahl are as follows:

9. i. ELLIOTT EUGENE⁵.

ii. CAROLYN ELIZABETH.

8. SARAH JANE⁴ MORRIS (Mabel³ Griffith, Griffith², Morris¹) was born on 19 April 1920 in New York. She married Dr. Joseph Sardo, son of Vito Sardo and Rosaria Gucciardi, on 14 September 1946 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. She died on 3 February 1989 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, at age 68.
She also went by the name of Sally. Sarah Jane Morris and Vivian Elizabeth Morris were listed as the daughters of Walter John Morris on the 1930 Census recorded 1 May 1930 in Plainfield Township, Otsego County, New York.
DR. JOSEPH SARDO.
Children of Sarah Jane⁴ Morris and Dr. Joseph Sardo are as follows:

i. DEBORA JO⁵.
ANTHONY FERRUCCI.

ii. GREGORY VITO.
JULIE ANN ZETTERBERG.

Generation Five

9. ELLIOTT EUGENE⁵ WAHL (Vivian⁴ Morris, Mabel³ Griffith, Griffith², Morris¹).
Children of Elliott Eugene⁵ Wahl include:

i. PATRICK RYAN⁶.

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