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Harry Ross Griswold 1876–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1876

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 February 1952

Death Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Orlow Griswold

Mother: Ida Blood

Spouse(s): Edna Graves....*

Children(s): Walter Griswold, Martha Griswold....**, Edna Griswold...., John Griswold...., Jasper Griswold...., Paul Griswold...., Frank Griswold....

The story of Harry Ross Griswold began in 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Harry Ross Griswold resided in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Harry Ross Griswold married Edna Cantrell Graves, and had children including Edna Maurine Griswold, Frank Barton Griswold, Jasper Edwin Griswold, John Carrol Griswold, Martha Helen Griswold, Paul Kenneth Griswold, Walter Harry Griswold. Harry Ross Griswold passed away in 1952 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Harry Ross Griswold began in 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Harry Ross Griswold resided in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA.
  • Harry Ross Griswold married Edna Cantrell Graves, and had children including Edna Maurine Griswold, Frank Barton Griswold, Jasper Edwin Griswold, John Carrol Griswold, Martha Helen Griswold, Paul Kenneth Griswold, Walter Harry Griswold.
  • Harry Ross Griswold passed away in 1952 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Orlow Griswold
1844–1923
Birth Location: Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
OG
Ida Blood
1854–1887
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
IB

Spouses(s)

Edna Graves....*
1878–1958
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
EG

Children(s)

Walter Griswold
1912–1991
Birth Location: Decatur Macon, Illinois, USA
WG
Martha Griswold....**
1909–1996
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
MG
Edna Griswold....
1919–2000
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
EG
John Griswold....
1901–1987
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
JG
Jasper Griswold....
1903–1999
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
JG
Paul Griswold....
1905–1907
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
PG
Frank Griswold....
1906–1992
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
FG

Harry Griswold's Ancestors

Self
Harry Griswold
1876–1952
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Orlow Jasper Griswold
1844–1923
Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA
Ida Blood
1854–1887
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Herschal Griswould
1808–1860
Colebrook, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Elizabeth Terry
1809–1885
NEW YORK
Joseph (Parsons) Blood
1815–1876
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Ogden
1829–1891
Scott Co, IN
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harry Griswold's Descendants

1.
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Harry (Ross) Griswold (14 August 1876–3 February 1952) m. Edna (Cantrell) Graves....* (8 Feb 1878–23 Mar 1958)
  1. 1. Walter (Harry) Griswold 1912–1991
  2. 2. Martha (Helen) Griswold....** 1909–1996
  3. 3. Edna (Maurine) Griswold.... 1919–2000
  4. 4. John (Carrol) Griswold.... 1901–1987
  5. 5. Jasper (Edwin) Griswold.... 1903–1999
  6. 6. Paul (Kenneth) Griswold.... 1905–1907
  7. 7. Frank (Barton) Griswold.... 1906–1992 m. Cleone (D) Schoonmaker 1914–2002
    1. 1. Barton (J.) Griswold 1947–2015

Harry Griswold's Timeline

14 Records

1876
14 August 1876
Birth of Harry Ross Griswold in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
1899
1899
Age 23
Harry Ross Griswold was married
None
1900
1900
Age 24
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 41
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Streator Ward 1, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Streator Ward 1, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 64
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1946
Abt 1946
Age 70
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in T-Nicago , M.
T-Nicago , M.
1947
1947
Age 71
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Decatur, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
Harry Ross Griswold resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1952
3 February 1952
Age 76
Death of Harry Ross Griswold in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1876
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1899
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 323; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240323

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Deca tur
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1952; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.39677376,0.14865647,0.67021906&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 323; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240323

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_308; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374321

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: LaSalle County

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Streator Ward 1, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Streator Ward 1, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: T625_378; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 88

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0641; FHL microfilm: 2340178

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00956; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 103-1163

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00956; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 103-1163

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1946
    Event Place: T-Nicago , M.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Morning Call; Publication Date: 15 Jun 1946; Publication Place: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.38999876,0.37827376,0.6244287&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1952
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Herald and Review - 5 Feb 1952 - Page 15, Obituary for Harry Ross GRISWOLD (Aged 75) 5 Feb 1952

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1952; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.39677376,0.14865647,0.67021906&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1952
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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