Otis Griffin

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 26 Jul 1910 - Louisiana, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 14 Aug 1956
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
Events
•  Military Service: Army Enlistment, 18 Dec 1942, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 

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Parents

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         Father: William Charles Griffin {FGID: 101095003}
         Mother: Mary Frances Lott {FGID: 116007099}

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Lena
       Marriage: 

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Notes

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General:

Per 1920 US Census: 3/13/1920, 10th Ward, St Tammany, Louisiana
Head of household is a 64 year old white male, Wm. Griffin, who owns the farm he lives and works on. He was born in Louisiana, his father in Mississippi, his mother in Louisiana. his wife, 38 year old Lot, was born in Mississippi, as were her parents. Their children are - daughter Annie 18, daughter Hester 17, son William 16, daughter Ruby 12, daughter Beatrice 7, and son Otis 9. All the kids were born in Louisiana, and are single. William is a laborer in a saw mill.

Per 1930 US Census: 4/15/1930, Port Vincent Springfield Road, Ward 6, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Head of household on a rented farm, 27 year old William Jenkins is single, and is a driver in the transfer industry. He is not a veteran. He lives with his two sisters, and a brother. Annie is 28, Hester is 26, and Odis (actually Otis) is 19. All three are single. The four siblings were all born in Louisiana. Otis is also a driver in the transfer industry.

Per 1940 US Census: 4/13/1940 Third Street, Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Otis Griffin is the 29 year old white male head of household, born in Louisiana, living in the same house as in 1935. He rents the home for $6 a month. Married, educated through 6th grade, he works as a truck driver at a saw mill, working 54 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work he earned $520 in 1939. His wife, Lena Griffin, is 21 years old, born in Louisiana, lived in rural Louisiana in 1935. Lena was educated through 1 year of high school, and earned $70 for 5 weeks of work in 1939. Also living in the home is Otis' brother, 37 year old William Griffin. William is single, educated through 6th grade, born in Louisiana, lived in the same house in 1935, and works as a truck driver at a saw mill, working 54 hours the last week of March, and in 52 weeks of work he earned $520 in 1939.
[They live next door to their sister, Annie Griffin]

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Otis Griffin Birth Year: 1910 Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Louisiana State: Louisiana County or City: Tangipahoa
Enlistment Date: 18 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: Louisiana Enlistment City: New Orleans
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status: Separated, without dependents
Height: 68 Weight: 128