Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameLillian May GRIFFITH 6942
Birth25 May 1865, Michigan4794,6942
Death2 Apr 19446942 Age: 78
BurialPark Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark, Washington6942
NicknameMay4794
FatherAinsley W. GRIFFITH (~1820-1894)
MotherJane Ellen MILLS , 1170 (1830-1891)
Individual Notes
• My mother told me that Lillian, her grandmother, didn’t talk much about her family.6942

• I don’t know where she died. I know she was living with her daughter Eleanor and her family in Battle Ground, [Clark County,] Washington.6942
Census
• 1870 Census: China, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 6, b MI.5283
• 1880 Census: China twp., St. Clair, Michigan. Age 15, b MI.1710
• 1884 Census: Port Huron Twp., St. Clair, Michigan. Age 18, b MI.1145
• 1900 Census: Thornton Twp., Cook, Illinois. Age 35, b MI. Parents b Canada (Eng). Mother of 3 living children.4794
• 1910 Census: Thornton Twp., Cook, Illinois. Age 45, b MI. Father b Canada (Eng); mother b NY.4797
• 1920 Census: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California. Age 54, b MI. Father b NY; mother b Canada.4798
• 1930 Census: Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California. Age 64, b MI. Father b NY; mother b Canada-English. Listed as May McCutcheon.4799
Spouses
Birth5 Oct 1861, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan4796,6942
Death29 Nov 1933, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California6942 Age: 72
ResidenceCove, Oregon (1915)6942
FatherJohn C. McCUTCHEON (1828-1916)
MotherEliza J. MITCHELL (~1841-1910)
Individual Notes
• I was told by my mom and a cousin that Charles and his family had to move a lot. After settling in one place for a number of years he would develop allergies to the local environment. He found Southern California more to his liking than any other place. He is buried somewhere in Southern California (I don’t know exactly where) and Lillian is buried in Washington State.6942

• Charles H. McCutcheon, born Marysville, Michigan, died November 29, 1933 in Los Angeles, California.6942
Census
• 1880 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 18, b MI. Parents b Canada.4795
• 1884 Census: St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 22. Enumerated adjacent to Nelson Mills.1147
• 1900 Census: Thornton Twp., Cook, Illinois. Age 38, b MI. Carpenter. Parents b Canada (Eng).4794
• 1910 Census: Thornton Twp., Cook, Illinois. Age 48, b MI. Carpenter. Parents b Canada (Eng). Listed as C. H. McCutcheon.4797
• 1920 Census: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California. Age 58, b MI. Carpenter, house. Parents b Canada.4798
• 1930 Census: Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California. Age 68, b MI. Carpenter, house. Parents b Canada-English.4799
Marriageabt 18861135,4794
Marr Memomarried 14 years in 1900
ChildrenEleanor May (1887-1960)
 Howard (1890-)
 Milton (1892-)
Last Modified 27 Mar 2013Created 6 May 2025 using Reunion 14 for Macintosh
Updated 6 May 2025
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