Luther Griggs

1813 - 1887  (74 years)    Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Luther Griggs  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1813	Vermont, United States
  Military	17 Jan 1864	Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
  Death	26 Jan 1887	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I4321	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Family	Fidelia A Sheldon           b. 1818, Erie, New York, United States           d. 1 Oct 1899, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1835	Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ~ 17 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Truman Marshall Griggs, Sr           b. 16 May 1838, Washington, New York, United States           d. 4 Feb 1898, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Luther Griggs           b. 1840, New York, USA           d. 1 Dec 1861 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lucy Griggs           b. May 1843, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Griggs           b. 1844, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Hiram Griggs           b. 1846, New York, United States*  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Roxalana Griggs           b. 1848, New York, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Salina Griggs           b. 1851, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Melton Griggs           b. 1853, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Freemont Griggs           b. 1855, Illinois, United States  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. George Luther Griggs           b. 21 Feb 1859, Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States           d. 18 Sep 1930, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Eddie S Griggs           b. Abt 1860, Iowa  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1813 - Vermont, United States Marriage - 18 Oct 1835 - Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States Military - 17 Jan 1864 - Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States Death - 26 Jan 1887 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

  
  

• Reference

  "Luther Griggs". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I4321&tree=cw (accessed April 16, 2026).

  
  

Sources

[S2026] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.