Myrtle Ella Griffin

1879 - 1908  (29 years)

• Name	Myrtle Ella Griffin
  Birth	31 Mar 1879  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1908	Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  Death	13 Jul 1908	Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 3]
  	Murdered by a neighbor
  Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered	14 Jul 1908	Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  		Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered
  Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered	24 Jul 1908	Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA   [5]
  		Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered
  Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder	20 Dec 1908	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  		Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder
  Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder	25 Dec 1908	Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  		Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder
  Name	Myrtle Griffin  [2]
  Name	Myrtle M Griffin  [1, 3]
  Name	Myrtle Murray  [8]
  Reference Number	17835
  Person ID	I17835	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	James Murray,   b. 11 Feb 1878, Benton, Arkansas, USA
  Marriage	29 Sep 1902	Craig, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Ticie L Murray,   b. 29 Jul 1903, Oklahoma, USA d. 26 Aug 2004 (Age 101 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F6420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 29 Sep 1902 - Craig, Oklahoma, USA Burial - 1908 - Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA Death - 13 Jul 1908 - Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered - 14 Jul 1908 - Neodesha, Wilson, Kansas, USA Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered - 24 Jul 1908 - Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder - 20 Dec 1908 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder - 25 Dec 1908 - Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Ella Griffin
  	Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered
  	Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder
  	Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder
  	Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S448] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [S2288] Ancestry.com, Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937 [S2287] Newspapers.com - The Neodesha Daily Sun - 14 Jul 1908 - Page 1, (Name: The Neodesha Daily Sun; Location: Neodesha, Kansas; Date: 14 Jul 1908;), Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered 14 Jul 1908. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67979780/myrtle-griffin-murray-murdered/?xid=637 Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered [S2286] Newspapers.com - Barton County Democrat - 24 Jul 1908 - Page 8, (Name: Barton County Democrat; Location: Great Bend, Kansas; Date: 24 Jul 1908;), Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered 24 Jul 1908. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67979568/myrtle-griffin-murray-murdered/?xid=637 Myrtle Griffin Murray Murdered [S2285] Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 20 Dec 1908 - Page 9, (Name: The Boston Globe; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 20 Dec 1908;), Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder 20 Dec 1908. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67979446/myrtle-griffin-murray-j-t-scott/?xid=637 Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Charged with Her Murder [S2284] Newspapers.com - The Weekly Chieftain - 25 Dec 1908 - Page 7, (Name: The Weekly Chieftain; Location: Vinita, Oklahoma; Date: 25 Dec 1908;), Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder 25 Dec 1908. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67978621/myrtle-griffin-murray-j-t-scott/?xid=637 Myrtle Griffin Murray - J T Scott Guilty of Her Murder [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 29/ Aug/ 2004; Publication Place: Alton, Illinois, USA; URL: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12800344&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25269&rfi=6.