P.H. Griffin - 1879

GRIFFIN, GILRUTH, HAYES

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Date: 5/15/2009 at 21:13:13

P.H. GRIFFIN, physician and surgeon, Maquoketa; is a native of Westmoreland
Co., Penn.; born April 1, 1818; he lived in Kentucky, and received his education
there, then studied medicine, and graduated at the Eclectic Institute, at Cincinnati.
in 1848; he came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1834, and practiced one year, and the following
year (1855 ) he came to Maquoketa, and since then has practiced his profession
here. Oct. 16, 1855, he married Mrs. Naomi A. Hayes, formerly Gilruth, daughter of Rev. James Gilruth, of Davenport. Iowa. Dr. Griffin has held the office of City Alderman, and has practiced his profession longer than any physician here. – 1879 History of Jackson Co., IA, Pg 632-633