Lawrence B Griffin

Name

The Springfield Union
Springfield, Mass.
Saturday, June 4, 1966
Lawrence B. Griffin
Lawrence B. Griffin, 59, of 11 Sherington Ct., died
Thursday at his home. He was born in Ireland, Nov. 15,
1906, son of the late Patrick and Bridget (Sheehy) Griffin,
and lived here 40 years. Prior to his illness eight years
ago, he was employed as a bartender by the Waverly
Cafe for 20 years. He was a member of Sacred Heart
Church, Holy Name Society of the church, John Boyle
O'Reilly Club and the Bartenders' Union Local 67. He
leaves his wife, Mrs. (Downey) Griffin; a brother, Maurice
Griffin of East Springfield; a sister, Mrs. Raymond Getty of
Chester, Me., and several nephews and nieces. The
funeral will be held at Edward F. O'Donnell funeral home
Monday at 8:15 a.m. with solemn requiem high mass in
Sacred Heart Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Michael's
cemetery. Visiting hours are today and Sunday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m.

Hi Bill, I thought to post on-line instead of emailing you so that this info can be shared.

I was at the CVHM library today and looked up Lawrence GRIFFIN.
1946 Springfield City Directory: 2 Listed
GRIFFIN, Lawrence B. (Helen D) [not Ellen] bartender 851 Dwight h 15 Ringgold St.
GRIFFIN, Lawrence J. Student r 58 Governor St.
I went through the years and found that Lawrence B. GRIFFIN died 2 June 1966, Age 59
1967 Springfield City Directory:
Helen D. wid Lawrence B. h (9) 11 Sherrington Court
I again went through the years. Helen stays at the same residence until 1977 when her name and address disappears from the Springfield Directory. She may have moved to another residence. There are a few Helen Griffins of this particualr year and th ey seem to have done away with putting "widow" status.

Voter Registration Cards:
GRIFFIN Lawrence - (only one)
Ward 2 Precinct C
Registered to vote: Feb 15, 1934
Naturalized: Sept 18, 1933 at Superior Court, Springfield, Mass.

I don't know when Ellen (Helen) married Lawrence must have been after the 1930 Census.
Lawrence is single in Springfield in 1930.
I did not find a Voter Card for Helen or Ellen Doona nor Downey.
I found this and I don't know if it is the right person:
GRIFFIN Helen Mary
Ward 1 Precinct D
Registered to vote: Oct 9, 1944
Naturalized: Nov 5, 1942 at Superior Court, Springfield, Mass.

SSDI has a Helen GRIFFIN born 11 May 1906 and died July 1979 last residence West Springfield. She was born in New York per Mass Death index.

Also in Mass Death Index, not listed in SSDI:
Helen Griffin
Death Place: Springfield
Death Date: March 11, 1981
Birthplace: Other
Birth Date: April 16, 1890

Does any of this ring a bell?

dduncan