On this date, August 12, 1917, Lester Griffin (1890-1928), grandson of Wiregrass pioneer Levi J. Knight, married cousin Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Griffin. (see Family of Lester Griffin)
Lester Griffin and Mary Elizabeth Griffin. Image detail courtesy of Alan K. Griffin.
Lester and Lizzie are buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery near Ocilla, GA.
Grave of Lester Griffin (1890 – 1928), Brushy Creek Cemetery, Berrien County, GA
Grave of Margaret Elizabeth Griffin (1899 – 1973), Brushy Creek Cemetery, Berrien County, GA
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