On 5 September 1931, John W. Griggs married Erma Carlton in Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia (license issued 4 September 1931). He was 23, single, born in King and Queen County, Virginia, living in Montague, Virginia, son of Chastine Griggs and Laura Boughan, occupation farmer. She was 17, single, born in King and Queen County, Virginia, living in Montague, Virginia, daughter of Ervin Carlton and Bessie Walton. Ceremony by Nelson M. Fox. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 2, page 367.]