William Newton Griswold (abt. 1834 - 1921)

Born about 31 Jul 1834 in Deerfield, New York, United States

Died 2 Jan 1921 at about age 86 in Deerfield, Oneida, New York, United States

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Biography

William, born about 1834 in New York State, was the son of James M. Griswold and Mary Bullard. ^[1] In 1860 he, his wife Eliza and their young son Daniel lived with his parents on the family farm near Newport, Herkimer, New York.^[2] In 1880, William worked as a farmer near Deerfield, Oneida, New York, possibly on the family farm since his parents and two uncles lived with him, Eliza and their five children, and since Newport and Deerfield are only 11 miles apart.^[3]

In the 1920 Census, he was widowed and lived with his son John and daughter Jennie.^[4]

He died in 1921 and was buried at the Olden-Barneveld Cemetery, Trenton Falls, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYN-PBW : accessed 8 July 2015), William Griswold in household of James Griswold, Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States; citing family 289, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC74-6K2 : accessed 8 July 2015), William Griswold in household of James Griswold, Town Of Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, household ID 22, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,759.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXD-Y7N : accessed 8 July 2015), William Griswold, Deerfield, Oneida, New York, United States; citing enumeration district 90, sheet 180D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0902; FHL microfilm 1,254,902.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVM5-N13 : 2 February 2021), William M Griswold in entry for John J Griswold, 1920.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 February 2021), memorial page for William Newton Griswold (31 Jul 1834–2 Jan 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #78882265, citing Olden-Barneveld Cemetery, Trenton Falls, Oneida County, New York, USA ; Maintained by DBT (contributor 46622280) .