Fourteenth Generation

1040. Loyal Allen GRIGGS was born on 15 August 1906 in Michigan.^492,497 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Elk Township, Sanilac County, MI.⁴⁹³ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Venice, Los Angeles County, CA.⁴⁹² After 1924 Loyal was in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.⁶⁴⁸ He was a camera man in the film industry and was the Director of Photography for many movies, including Shane, White Christmas, The Ten Commandments, and The Greatest Story Ever Told.

From the website IMDb: "Loyal Griggs entered the film industry in the mid-1920s, directly out of high school, as an assistant in the special effects department of Paramount. He was a cameraman for nearly 30 years before graduating to director of photography, and he proved his worth by winning an Academy Award for cinematography for Shane (1953), just two years after his elevation to lighting cameraman."

. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.⁴⁹⁵ His household was at 4937 Mascot (?) Street and his occupation was "Camera Man, Movie Studio."

. He was a passenger on a ship . He departed Honolulu for Los Angeles on the Lurline on 31 August 1935 and arrived on 5 September..

. Loyal appeared in the census in 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.⁶⁴⁹ His household was at 1140 Orlando and his occupation was "Cameraman, Motion Pictures." His total wages in 1939 were listed as $5,000. His household also consisted of Rosemarie Fouler, age 25, born in Oklahoma, occupation "Maid, Private Home."

. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA in November 1952. According to a ship's manifest, his household was at 605 South Lucerne Boulevard. He was a passenger on a ship . He arrived in New York City on 11 November 1952 from LeHavre, France. Loyal died on 6 May 1978 at the age of 71 in Laguna Hills, Orange County, CA.^497,650

Loyal Allen GRIGGS and Addie J. UNKNOWN (GRIGGS) were married about 1928 in California.⁴⁹⁵ Addie J. UNKNOWN (GRIGGS) was born about 1906 in Colorado.⁴⁹⁵ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.⁶⁴⁹

Loyal Allen GRIGGS and Addie J. UNKNOWN (GRIGGS) had the following children: