Alexander B. Griffin
Alexander B. Griffin was born August 7, 1819, in Oneida County, N. Y., and is a son of Richard I. and Anna (Buell) Griffin. He located in Ravenna in 1838, where he married Miss Elvira J. Stowe, June 14, 1843. Her parents, Auren and Hannah (Sheldon) Stowe, natives of New Marlboro, Mass., came to this county in 1811. The Stowe brothers (Auren and Hiram) carried the United States express from Cleveland to Pittsburgh during the war of 1812. Our subject carried on a cabinet shop until 1856, when he took charge of the hub factory purchased by the Stowe brothers. In 1880 he purchased the hub factory, which he sold out in 1884. Mr. Griffin has some very fine and intricate cabinet work which was exhibited with high honor at the Centennial Exposition, He has held the positions of Town Clerk and Treasurer, Justice of the Peace and Mayor. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were George (deceased), Emilie (deceased), and Mrs. Carrie G. Esty.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885