Background
Griffin, Mary Velma Shotwell was born on August 11, 1904 in near Carrollton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Winfield Scott and Eva Anaz (Smith) Shotwell.
Griffin, Mary Velma Shotwell was born on August 11, 1904 in near Carrollton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Winfield Scott and Eva Anaz (Smith) Shotwell.
Certificate elementary education, 1925.
Accordionist, Radio Station WTAM, Cleveland, 1926. Accordionist Chatuauqua and Lyceum circuits, 1927-1928, Accordion Gypsies, 1931-1948, Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1935-1936. Teacher public schools, Ohio, 1922-1965.
Retired, 1965; now free lance writer.
Gray lady, American Red Cross, since 1967. Board directors Bell-Herron Scholarship Foundation, since 1965. President Carroll County History Society, 1965-1967, director, since 1963, curator, since 1967.
Member National Education Association, Carroll County Retired Teachers Association, Ohio, Carroll County (president 1964-1965) education associations, Ohio History Society, Ohio, Carroll County genealogical societies, Ohioana Library Association (county chairman since 1958). Clubs: Rebekah, Order Eastern Star.
Married James Leonard Griffin, October 2, 1929.