Fannie Mae FIELDS

  General Notes:

1871 BIRTH (approximate) of Fannie Mae Fields

1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Keokuk County, Delta ("Fannie M.," age 9, with parents)

1893 MARRIAGE of Fannie Mae Fields and Ellsworth Griggs on May 24 in Keokuk County, Iowa

1897 DEATH of father, Jesse Allen Fields

1900 CENSUS, Iowa, Mahaska County, Garfield Township, town of Beacon ("Elmer E.," age 38, "Farmer") (wife "Fanny M.," age 29)

1910 CENSUS

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Linn County, Rapids Township, Cedar Rapids ("Elmer E.," age 47, "Barber, shop") (was was actually about 57)

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Keokuk County, Washington Township, What Cheer ("E. E.," age 67, "Barber, Barber Shop")

1938 DEATH, Elmer Ellsworth Griggs, at approximately 76 years




OBITUARY (Elmer) from PATRIOT CHRONICLE, What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa, June 2, 1938:


Rites Tuesday for E. Griggs

Elmer Elsworth Griggs, 76, died at his home in What Cheer Sunday. Funeral was at the Methodist church Tuesday, with service by the Rev. J. C. Porath. Mrs. A. U. Engelmann and Ruth Lash sang, with Mrs. Les Wilson at the piano. Burial was at Garrett cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. May Griggs; four brothers, John and Tom of What Cheer, Charlie of Indianapolis, and Dave of LeHigh; several nephews and nieces .

Mr. Griggs was born at New Elizabeth, Hendricks county, Ind., June 4, 1861. Sixty-two years ago he migrated in a covered wagon, settling near Indianapolis, Iowa. He was a well digger and later became a barber.

He was a barber at Delta, Ollie, Beacon, and Cedar Rapids. Twelve years ago he moved to What Cheer.

Fannie married Elmer Ellsworth GRIGGS, son of James Simpson GRIGGS and Melissa HAMPTON, on May 24, 1893 in Keokuk County, Iowa. (Elmer Ellsworth GRIGGS was born in June 1861 in Hendricks County, Indiana, died on May 29, 1938 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa and was buried on May 31, 1938 in Garrett Cemetery, Keokuk County, Iowa.)