Family register
Charles Lord Griffith
Charles Lord Griffith (10 February 1863 – 10 September 1926) was born in San Francisco, California to Capt. Millen Griffith and Jane Maria Lord. He married Adelaide Beardsley. His children were Alice Schmidt Griffith, James Willcox Griffith and Edward McConnell Griffith. He died in 1926, in San Francisco, California.
Early life
Charles Lord Griffith was the son of Millen Griffith and Jane Maria Lord.[7] His parents had married on 12 July 1851 in New York.[8] A San Francisco Call report of 14 June 1901 described him as the son of the late Captain Millen Griffith, who had made a fortune in the steamboat business in the early days of the city.[2]
Marriage and family
He married Adelaide Beardsley on 12 June 1901 in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado.[4] The couple were the parents of at least four sons and three daughters.[4] Alice Schmidt Griffith was a daughter of Charles Lord Griffith and Adelaide Beardsley Griffith.[5] A 1939 Oakland Tribune engagement notice listed a sister of Edward McConnell Griffith among his siblings.[5] James Willcox Griffith was a son of Charles Lord Griffith and Adelaide Beardsley Griffith.[6] Edward McConnell Griffith was a son of Charles Lord Griffith and Adelaide Beardsley Griffith of Berkeley, and was the youngest of seven children.[1][3]