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Willard Smith Griswold 1852–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 MAR 1852

Birth Location: McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: 11 MAR 1915

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Father: Oscar Griswold

Mother: Reliance Brown

Spouse(s): Margaret Woolverton

Children(s): Oscar Griswold, Arthur Griswold, John Griswold, Agnes Griswold, Wallace Griswold, Joseph Griswold, Stanley Griswold, Charles Griswold, Amy Griswold, Margaret Griswold

Willard Smith Griswold was born in 1852 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Oscar Griswold And Reliance Brown. Willard Smith Griswold married Margaret Woolverton, and had children including Agnes Leone Griswold, Amy R Griswold, Arthur Willard Griswold, Charles Albert Griswold, John Wheately Griswold, Joseph Robinson Griswold, Margaret Brown Griswold, Oscar Woolverton Griswold, Stanley Smith Griswold, Wallace Griswold. Willard Smith Griswold passed away in 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • Willard Smith Griswold was born in 1852 in McHenry, Illinois, the child of Oscar Griswold And Reliance Brown.
  • Willard Smith Griswold married Margaret Woolverton, and had children including Agnes Leone Griswold, Amy R Griswold, Arthur Willard Griswold, Charles Albert Griswold, John Wheately Griswold, Joseph Robinson Griswold, Margaret Brown Griswold, Oscar Woolverton Griswold, Stanley Smith Griswold, Wallace Griswold.
  • Willard Smith Griswold passed away in 1915 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

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Willard Griswold's Ancestors

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Willard Griswold
1852–1915
Birth Place: McHenry, Illinois
Parents
Oscar Griswold
1812–1897
Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
Reliance Brown
1820–1875
Near Elmira, Chemung, New York
Grandparents
Isaac Griswold
1784–1869
Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Anne Erwin
1789–1859
Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Griswold
1749–1813
Abigail Williams
1751–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Griswold
1725–1776
Mary Ward
1730–1828
Benoni Williams
1716–1782
Abigail Smith
1712–1790

Willard Griswold's Descendants

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Willard (Smith) Griswold (29 MAR 1852–11 MAR 1915) m. Margaret Woolverton (23 FEB 1868–14 AUG 1947)
  1. 1. Oscar (Woolverton) Griswold 1886–1959 m. Elizabeth (Katherine) Matile 1889–1969
    1. 1. Matilda Griswold 1917–
    2. 2. George (Matile) Griswold 1912–1980
  2. 2. Arthur (Willard) Griswold 1888–1924 m. Eva (Agnes) Gardner 1892–1941
    1. 1. Ruth (Reine) Griswold 1911–1976
    2. 2. Alice (Jean) Griswold 1920–1987
  3. 3. John (Wheately) Griswold 1891–1959 m. Iona Iverson 1909–1972 m. Anna (Lavon) Klass 1903–1995
  4. 4. Agnes (Leone) Griswold 1893–1937 m. Henry (Warren) Angel 1894–1931
    1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Angel 1916–2009
    2. 2. Loren (Henry) Angel 1921–1992
  5. 5. Wallace Griswold 1912–1982 m. Muriel (Louise) Barthold 1913–2001
  6. 6. Joseph (Robinson) Griswold 1903–1977 m. Vesta (Frances) Angel 1911–2002
  7. 7. Stanley (Smith) Griswold 1905–2002 m. Zeula (M.) Drake 1907–1967
  8. 8. Charles (Albert) Griswold 1909–1968 m. Oretha (V.) Pelham 1908–1967
    1. 1. Charles (Willard) Griswold 1935–2004
  9. 9. Amy (R.) Griswold 1895–1995 m. Paul (Francis) Lee 1895–1979
    1. 1. Paul (Griswold) Lee 1926–1988
  10. 10. Margaret (Brown) Griswold 1899–1999 m. James (Henly) Wright 1893–1974
    1. 1. Willard (James) Wright 1920–2000
    2. 2. Robert (Royce) Wright 1922–2009

Willard Griswold's Timeline

2 Records

1852
29 MAR 1852
Birth of Willard Smith Griswold in McHenry, Illinois
McHenry, Illinois
1915
11 MAR 1915
Age 63
Death of Willard Smith Griswold in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1852
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1915
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

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