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Family History & Genealogy

The Griswold Family

1,817 Griswold records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,817Records in our database
1763Earliest birth
4Documented families
See the Griswold family trees →74 Griswold families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

1,817 Griswold records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 2 Griswold recordsSouth Dakota: 30 Griswold recordsNebraska: 33 Griswold recordsKansas: 76 Griswold recordsMinnesota: 73 Griswold recordsIowa: 81 Griswold recordsMissouri: 132 Griswold recordsWisconsin: 212 Griswold recordsIllinois: 269 Griswold recordsMichigan: 353 Griswold recordsIndiana: 104 Griswold recordsOhio: 187 Griswold records23033767381132212269353104187
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When they were born

Born in the 1800s: 21800Born in the 1810s: 0Born in the 1820s: 320Born in the 1830s: 1Born in the 1840s: 340Born in the 1850s: 0Born in the 1860s: 560Born in the 1870s: 26Born in the 1880s: 13080Born in the 1890s: 254Born in the 1900s: 3001900Born in the 1910s: 396Born in the 1920s: 27320Born in the 1930s: 146Born in the 1940s: 8040Born in the 1950s: 54Born in the 1960s: 1760Born in the 1970s: 9Born in the 1980s: 580Born in the 1990s: 4
  • Most records: Michigan (353 of 1,817)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Stanley Griswold, born 1763, Illinois
Documented families

Griswold families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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People in the record

Griswold people in our records

120 of the 1,816 Griswold people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Griswold record →

George Vernon Griswold
1935 to 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Maureen K Griswold
1946 to 2022
Augusta, Michigan
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Richard A Griswold
1946 to 2022
Augusta, Michigan
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Nancy Louise Griswold
1948 to 2021
New Athens, Ohio
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Chocha Griswold
1942 to 2020
Leavenworth, Kansas
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Howard James Griswold
1932 to 2020
Anoka, Minnesota
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Robert Earl Griswold
1928 to 2020
Berkley, Michigan
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Deborah R Griswold
1953 to 2019
Leavenworth, Kansas
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John Raymond Griswold
1936 to 2019
Missouri
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Oliver E Griswold
1924 to 2019
Boscobel, Wisconsin
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Robert Bruce Griswold
1941 to 2019
Augusta, Michigan
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Dallas Eugene Griswold
1932 to 2018
West Lafayette, Indiana
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Kenneth Philip Griswold
1933 to 2018
Holly, Michigan
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Marvin L Griswold
1947 to 2018
Waynesville, Ohio
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Rex J Griswold
1935 to 2018
Riverdale, Michigan
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Bobby Gene Griswold
1931 to 2017
Missouri
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Fredric V Griswold
1949 to 2017
North Branch, Michigan
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John D Griswold
1952 to 2017
Bangor, Wisconsin
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Mark Leon Griswold
1945 to 2017
Milford, Michigan
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Marvin Leroy Griswold
1927 to 2017
Chariton, Iowa
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Donn Nelson Griswold
1946 to 2016
Grain Valley, Missouri
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Jimmie Ray Griswold
1943 to 2016
Missouri
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William H Griswold
1942 to 2016
Holly, Michigan
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Brian Keith Griswold
1956 to 2014
Holly, Michigan
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George W Griswold
1922 to 2014
Ludlow, Illinois
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Charlie Gray Griswold
1929 to 2013
McLeansboro, Illinois
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Craig L Griswold
1941 to 2013
Illinois
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Elizabeth J Griswold
1923 to 2013
Wisconsin
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James E Griswold
1941 to 2013
Illinois
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Terry L Griswold
1953 to 2013
Iowa
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Barbara L Griswold
1932 to 2012
Illinois
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Carole K Griswold
1937 to 2012
Illinois
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Damon E Griswold
1924 to 2012
Indiana
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Dixie A Griswold
1938 to 2012
Illinois
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Earl F Griswold
1916 to 2012
Illinois
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Eugene Kilian Griswold
1929 to 2012
Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Flora Griswold
1918 to 2012
Illinois
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Joyce Ann Griswold
1935 to 2012
Waupaca, Wisconsin
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Loren Frank Griswold
1933 to 2012
Shawano, Wisconsin
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Mary I Griswold
1921 to 2012
Grant, Wisconsin
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Robert D Griswold
1925 to 2012
South Dakota
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Betty J Griswold
1928 to 2011
Indiana
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Eileen T Griswold
1921 to 2010
Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina
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James Wells Griswold
1909 to 2010
Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Leola Leontine Griswold
1916 to 2010
Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio
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Lillian R Griswold
1926 to 2010
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
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Raymond Morgan Griswold
1922 to 2010
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
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Rosie G Griswold
1932 to 2010
Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado
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Virginia Ruth Griswold
1913 to 2010
Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Chesley T Griswold
1920 to 2009
Umapine, Umatilla County, Oregon
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Dorothy L Griswold
1930 to 2009
Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado
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Kenneth E Griswold
1923 to 2009
Claiborne, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
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Dorothy B Griswold
1915 to 2008
Geauga County, Ohio
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Ivan Charles Griswold
1913 to 2008
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Delores R Griswold
1948 to 2007
North Dakota
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Frank S Griswold
1921 to 2007
Seville, Ohio
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Lynn Griswold
1882 to 1982
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California
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Mary Griswold
1882 to 1981
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Mary Griswold
1884 to 1977
Houston, Harris County, Texas
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Mary Griswold
1877 to 1977
Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
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Milton Griswold
1899 to 1976
Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota
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Bessie Griswold
1883 to 1975
Michigan
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Genevieve Griswold
1884 to 1975
Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
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Hattie Griswold
1876 to 1975
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
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Margaret Griswold
1882 to 1975
Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan
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Julia B Griswold
1886 to 1974
Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri
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Alfred Griswold
1882 to 1973
King, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
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Ellsworth Griswold
1885 to 1973
St. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon
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Anna Griswold
1879 to 1972
Winthrop, Buchanan County, Iowa
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Arthur C Griswold
1887 to 1971
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
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Daniel J Griswold
1881 to 1971
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri
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John Griswold
1878 to 1970
Helena, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
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Cora Griswold
1873 to 1969
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Edna Griswold
1882 to 1969
Fowlerville, Livingston County, Michigan
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Elizabeth Griswold
1875 to 1969
Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
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Julia Griswold
1878 to 1969
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Mary Griswold
1874 to 1969
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Amelda Griswold
1881 to 1968
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan
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Edna Griswold
1883 to 1968
Hale, Carroll County, Missouri
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Marguerite Griswold
1878 to 1968
Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Nettie Griswold
1887 to 1968
Warren, Huntington County, Indiana
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Andrew Griswold
1880 to 1967
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Estelle Griswold
1879 to 1967
Holden, Johnson County, Missouri
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Martin Griswold
1881 to 1967
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
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Richard Griswold
1879 to 1967
Nevada, Story County, Iowa
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Thomas Griswold
1870 to 1967
Midland, Midland County, Michigan
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Anna L Griswold
1879 to 1966
Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska
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Bertha Griswold
1882 to 1966
Berkley, Adams County, Colorado
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Elizabeth Griswold
1876 to 1966
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
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George Griswold
1871 to 1966
Scottville, Mason County, Michigan
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Harry Griswold
1868 to 1966
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
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Hedwig Griswold
1883 to 1966
Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin
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William Griswold
1883 to 1966
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Frank Griswold
1877 to 1965
Pepper Pike, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Kirk Griswold
1865 to 1965
St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio
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Albert Griswold
1881 to 1964
Michigan
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Ella Griswold
1884 to 1964
Minnesota
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Ford Griswold
1876 to 1964
Michigan
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Nancy Griswold
1875 to 1964
Michigan
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Joseph Griswold
1875 to 1963
Illinois
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Richard Griswold
1880 to 1963
Wisconsin
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Robbins Griswold
1880 to 1963
Indiana
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Melvin Griswold
1875 to 1962
Illinois
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Sheldon M. Griswold
1861 to 1930
Illinois
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Bert J. Griswold
1873 to 1927
Osage
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Frank M Griswold
1860 to 1927
Butler County, Ohio
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Emily Griswold
1842 to 1926
Piatt County, Illinois
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Hattie Tyng Griswold
1842 to 1909
Wisconsin
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M Anke Griswold
1848 to 1909
Kansas
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Sophia Tayler Griswold
1828 to 1903
Illinois
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A. Minor Griswold
1834 to 1891
Wisconsin
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Francis Griswold
1805 to 1886
Woodford County, Illinois
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Lettie Griswold
born 1886
Edmunds, South Dakota
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Ethel Griswold
born 1884
Minnehaha, South Dakota
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John A Griswold
1829 to 1882
Piatt County, Illinois
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William E. Griswold
born 1866
Fremont township, Buchanan County, Iowa
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Harriet Griswold
born 1825
Franklin Co., Ohio
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Stanley Griswold
1763 to 1815
Illinois
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Edwin Elijah Griswold
born 1802
Simsbury, Connecticut
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Elijah Griswold
born 1762
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Griswold genealogy: FAQ

Where were Griswold ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,817 Griswold records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Michigan (353), then Illinois (269) and Wisconsin (212).

How far back does the Griswold family tree go?

The earliest Griswold birth in our database is 1763: Stanley Griswold, Illinois. We have pieced together 74 Griswold family trees from public birth and death records.

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