Interim Content
Griffin, Selah J.
Biography
Ca. 1795–after 1860. Blacksmith. Born in Virginia. Married first Polly. Lived in Morgan Township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, by 1820. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1826. Supervisor of highways, 1827, and fence viewer, 1829, in Kirtland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by June 1831. Ordained an elder by JS, 6 June 1831. Served mission to Missouri, 1831. Moved to Jackson Co., Missouri, 1831. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri, 1833. Appointed member of Second Quorum of the Seventy, 28 Feb. 1835. Member of Kirtland high council, 1835. Moved to Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1836. Lived in Knox Co., Illinois, by 1840. Married second Margaret Dawsett, 19 June 1853, at Green Co., Illinois. Moved to Montezuma, Pike Co., Illinois, by 1860.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Book of Commandments, 1833
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 28 January 1832
- License for Selah Griffin, 1 April 1836
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes, 29 October 1835
- Note on Ordinations, circa 16 June 1831
- Revelation Book 1
- Revelation, 15 June 1831 [D&C 56]
- Revelation, 15 June 1831, Unidentified Scribe Copy [D&C 56]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831 [D&C 52]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831, Symonds Rider Copy [D&C 52]
- Gender
- Male