John A. Griffin
John A.'s father was
Bluford Griffin and his mother was
Elizabeth McCaffery. His paternal grandfather was
David Griffin and his paternal grandmother is
Sarah Unknown; his maternal grandparents are
William Byrd McCafferty and
Nancy Newton Springer. He had two brothers and three sisters, named
Ditus,
Thomas,
Emma C.,
Louisa and
Margaret. He had three half-brothers and five half-sisters, named
David,
William B.,
James Cornelius,
Nancy T.,
Mary,
Matilda,
Jane L. and
Sarah E..