BIOGRAPHY

GEORGE W. GRIFFIS - OF BATAVIA, NY

George W. Griffis was elected sheriff of Genesee County in 1879, and served three years. He was under sheriff for six years previous to that time. He died April 1, 1882. Mr. Griffis married Anna Alpangle and had four children. He was born in Niagara County, October 8, 1839.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890