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GRIFFIN, CHARLES C., miller; Sec. 9; P. O. Payson; is the son of Horace and Lydia (Cunningham) Griffin, natives of Licking county, Ohio. He is the oldest of ten living children; was born there, Aug. 16, 1839. His parents came out west and settled in Burton township, Adams county, in 1842; came to where they now live in 1854. He was brought up on a farm, but embarked in the milling business, and has been a practical miller for fifteen years. He ran a mill seven years at Liberty; then, in 1870, he and his brother bought the Payson Mills, in which he still owns a half interest, in partnership with his father. He married Jennie Shepherd, daughter of Samuel and Margret A. (Dildine) Shepherd, in January, 1861. She was born in Ohio, Dec. 28, 1840. They have three children: Hattie E., Lydia A., and Rebecca J. He owns a residence and seven acres of land, and a half interest in the Payson Mills which were built about 1860 by Charles Watt. They contain two run of burrs, with capacity of forty barrels of flour per day. He also owns a saw-mill, built by Messrs. Griffin, which does extensive business; it is propelled by steam power.