Stephen Griffis
Stephen Griffis, son of William and Letitia Griffis, was born in Warren County, Ohio, February 22, 1829. In 1841 he moved with his parents to Jay County, Indiana, and remained six years, when they returned to Warren County, Ohio. In 1861 he came to Shelby County and located in Turtle Creek Township, where he purchased eighty-seven acres of timberland in the northwest quarter of section 7. March 25, 1862, he married Miss Sarah E., daughter of John N. and Mary Slaybaugh, who was born in Miami County, Ohio, October 1, 1845, and came to Shelby County with her parents in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Griffis lived on different farms as tenants until October, 1861, when they moved on their own land in Turtle Creek Township, on which they have since resided. He has since that time made other purchases of land, and now owns a farm of one hundred and forty-eight acres. He has a family of nine children, six sons and three daughters.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883