Carl Patrick Griffin

1901 - 1971  (70 years)

• Name	Carl Patrick Griffin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Birth	18 Apr 1901	Hebron, Porter, Indiana   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16]
  		U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Boone, Porter, Indiana   [3]
  96 Ben Butler Street (Houses Renumbered and no google photo available of street); Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1920	Boone, Porter, Indiana   [13]
  Quincy Street (No house number and no google photo available); Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Occupation	1925	Lake, Indiana
  	Special Finisher @ 2800 East Dunes Highway - Union Drawn Steel Co (Division of Republic Steel)
  Residence	1930	Gary, Lake, Indiana   [4]
  548 Carolina Street; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
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  Civil	1935  [11]
  Residence	1935	Ross, Lake, Indiana   [16]
  7904 Independence Rd
  Civil	1937  [17]
  Civil	1938  [18]
  FSID	L148-W2L
  Name	Carl Griffin  [16, 18, 19]
  Name	Carl P. Griffin  [17]
  Residence	1940	Ross, Lake, Indiana   [16]
  7904 Independence Rd; Owned the home and Value of home listed as $20
  	1998-044324
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  Occupation	2 May 1940	Lake, Indiana   [20]
  	Worked as a Grinder at a Metal shop earning $2100 in 1939 (equivalent to $39k in 2020)
  Occupation	1942	Gary, Lake, Indiana
  	2800 East 5th Street; Union Drawn Steel Co (Division of Republic Steel)
  Residence	Gary, Lake, Indiana   [10]
  Residence	1942	Crown Point, Lake, Indiana   [1]
  No Address Provided
  Residence	Bef 1951	Indiana   [6]
  Residence	26 Dec 1971	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [9]
  1736 East First Place (Lived in Mesa for 9 months)
  	1998-044323
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  Death	26 Dec 1971	Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona   [6, 9]
  	Cause: Myocardial Infarction
  	South District Hospital (Hospital no longer exists)
  		1998-044323
  Person ID	I1208	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	John H Griffin,   b. 1859, New York d. 1939 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary A. Ryan,   b. Abt 1859, Massachusetts d. 1952, Gary, Lake, Indiana (Age ~ 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Dec 1885	Lake, Indiana   [21, 22]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ~ 27 years.
  Family ID	F349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Coletta Barbara Strohmeyer,   b. 7 Nov 1912, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 23 Jan 1999, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1934	Lake, Indiana   [10, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]
  	St. Luke Church
  		record-image_-13
  Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 7 months - She : 22 years.
  Children	+ 1. Carl Edward Griffin, Jr.,   b. 3 Dec 1935, Gary, Lake, Indiana d. 18 Dec 2019, Merrillville, Lake, Indiana (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1901 - Hebron, Porter, Indiana Residence - 96 Ben Butler Street (Houses Renumbered and no google photo available of street); Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Boone, Porter, Indiana Residence - Quincy Street (No house number and no google photo available); Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Boone, Porter, Indiana Occupation - Special Finisher @ 2800 East Dunes Highway - Union Drawn Steel Co (Division of Republic Steel) - 1925 - Lake, Indiana Residence - 548 Carolina Street; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Gary, Lake, Indiana Marriage - 7 Nov 1934 - Lake, Indiana Residence - 7904 Independence Rd - 1935 - Ross, Lake, Indiana Residence - 7904 Independence Rd; Owned the home and Value of home listed as $20 - 1940 - Ross, Lake, Indiana Occupation - Worked as a Grinder at a Metal shop earning $2100 in 1939 (equivalent to $39k in 2020) - 2 May 1940 - Lake, Indiana Occupation - 2800 East 5th Street; Union Drawn Steel Co (Division of Republic Steel) - 1942 - Gary, Lake, Indiana Residence - - Gary, Lake, Indiana Residence - No Address Provided - 1942 - Crown Point, Lake, Indiana Residence - Bef 1951 - Indiana Residence - 1736 East First Place (Lived in Mesa for 9 months) - 26 Dec 1971 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Death - Cause: Myocardial Infarction - 26 Dec 1971 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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  Documents » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		1998-044323
  		1998-044324
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• Sources

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