Arminda C. Griffin

Arminda C. Griffin
(1849-1932)

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Arminda C. Griffin ¹

Born: 31 August 1849, Illinois ²
Marriage (1): John Mason Bryte on 16 March 1864 in , Stark County, IL ¹ ²
Died: 6 August 1932, Shenandoah, IA at age 82

bullet Another name for Arminda was Amanda Griffin.²

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, IA on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 101C, Roll 0341
Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, Iowa
Amanda Bright..Wife..31..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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Arminda married John Mason Bryte, son of Nathaniel Bryte and Christeany Fast, on 16 March 1864 in , Stark County, IL.¹ ² (John Mason Bryte was born on 4 February 1838 in Ashland County, OH ³ ⁴ ⁵ and died on 19 February 1907 in Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, IA.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, IA on June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 101C, Roll 0341
Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, Iowa
John Bright..Head..42..OH..Farmer
Amanda Bright..Wife..31..IL..Keeping House
Nettie Bright..Dau..14..IL..At Home
Giles Bright..Son.12..IL..At Home
Della Bright..Dau..8..IL
Anna Bright..Dau..6..IL
Clide Bright..Son..3..IL
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

I am fairly certain that the 1880 census enumeration is of the correct John Bryte and his wife, Arminda? It appears that they left Illinois between 1877-1880 and moved to Fremont County, Iowa to join his brother Mathias Bryte and several other brothers who all moved from Illinois to Iowa. However, this John Bright shows his parents as both being born in Ohio whereas John Bryte's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. But the census records of the other Brytes from 1880 indicates that most were confused about their parents' birthplaces. There is another BRIGHT family of pioneers in Fremont County, Iowa who originated from Greene County, Pennsylvania which is the same place that John M. Bryte's father was born. I suspect that these BRIGHT families are another branch of the same tree with some having adopted the Americanized spelling of the surname and whereas others have kept the original spelling as BRYTE. Perhaps John M. Bryte and his entire family started spelling their names as BRIGHT as evidenced by this 1880 census record. In addition, the family members of his brother, Mathias Bryte, were all enumerated in 1880 in Fremont County, Iowa with the surname spelled as BRIGHT.
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1 Unknown, "Pfeiffer/DeRenzy Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:1283950; Updated: Sat Aug 25 13:29:40 2001).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, Iowa, p. 101C, John M. Brytge and Arminda C. Griffin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0341.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 490B, dwelling 223, family 226, Nathaniel Bryte and Christeany Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Nov 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Prairie City Township, McDonough County, Illinois, p. 95, dwelling 633, family 639, Nathaniel Bryte and Christeany Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 201.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Locust Grove Township, Fremont County, Iowa, p. 101C, John M. Bryte and Arminda C. Griffin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0341.

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