Clarissa H. Armstrong
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Clarissa H. Armstrong |
Luther Stephen Griswold was born November 1828 in Lansdowne, Leeds Co., Upper Canada, and died 1912 in Sauk Co., WI, at about age 84. He was the son of Unknown. Clarissa H. Armstrong was born July 22, 1838, in Lansdowne, Leeds Co., Upper Canada, and died May 13, 1917, in Baraboo, Sauk Co., WI, at age 78. She was the daughter of John Nelson Armstrong of Caintown, Upper Canada, and Mary B. "Polly" Wood of Connecticut. Luther Stephen Griswold and Clarissa H. Armstrong were married 1855 in Portage, Columbia Co., WI. Luther Stephen Griswold and Clarissa H. (Armstrong) Griswold had five children:
TIMELINE Ontario was known as: Upper Canada from 10 Jun 1791 to 10 Feb 1841; Canada West from 10 Feb 1841 to 1 Jul 1867; and Ontario after 1 Jul 1867. Luther Stephen Griswold was born November 1828 in Lansdowne, Leeds Co., Upper Canada. Clarissa H. Armstrong was born July 22, 1838, in Lansdowne, Leeds Co., Upper Canada. Luther Stephen Griswold and Clarissa H. Armstrong were married 1855 in Portage, Columbia Co., WI. The 1860 U. S. Census taken on August 28, 1860, shows L. S. Griswold (age 31) born in New York with personal estate of $150 is a Laborer and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him are: Clara Griswold (age 22) born in New York; Josephine Griswold (age 1) born in Wisconsin; and Ellen Griswold (age 3/12) born in Wisconsin. The 1870 U. S. Census taken on July 20, 1870, shows Luther Griswold (age 41) born in New York with real estate of $3,000 and personal property of $600 is a Farmer and is living in Baraboo, Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is Clarissa Griswold (age 33) born in New York, who is Keeping House. Also living there are Griswold children, all born in Wisconsin: Josephine Griswold (age 11); Ethlion Griswold (age 10); Laura Griswold (age 8); and Stephen Griswold (age 3). Also living there are: Samuel Armstrong (age 47) born in Canada with father and mother of foreign birth, a Wood Farmer; Cora Armstrong (age 4) born in Wisconsin with father of foreign birth; and Clarissa Armstrong (age 2) born in Wisconsin with father of foreign birth. Also living there is a Home Laborer, Mary Houghton (age 18), born in New York. Leigh Larson note: A few houses away live: Dililah Armstrong (age 29) born in New York, who is At Home; and Mary Armstrong (age 7) born in Wisconsin with father of foreign birth. Mary Ann Houghton will later in this year marry George Washington Armstrong. The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 2, 1900, shows Luther Griswold (age 51) born in New York to New York-born parents is a Brick Maker and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Clara Griswold (age 42) born in Canada, who is Keeping House. Also living there his unmarried Griswold children, all born in Wisconsin to New York and Canadian-born parents: Laura Griswold (age 18); and Stephen Griswold (age 13). Six Laborers are also Boarding in the Household. The 1895 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 20, 1895, shows L. Griswold is the Head of Household and is living in the 3rd Ward, City of Baraboo, Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living there: I Male and 3 Females, 3 were born in the United States. The 1895 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 20, 1895 shows S. Luther Griswold is the Head of Household and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living there: 1 Male and 1 Female, both born in the United States. The 1900 U. S. Census taken on June 22, 1880, shows Luther S. Griswold (age 71) born November 1828 in New York to New York-born parents is a Farmer owning his own farm with a mortgage and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is his wife of 44 years, Clarissa H. Griswold (age 64) born in English Canada, with 3 of the 5 children born to her still alive. Also living there are: his granddaughter, Lora M. Jones (age 22) born March 1878 in Wisconsin to New York and Wisconsin-born parents and married for 4 years, with the only child born to her still alive; and his great-grandson, Walter D. Jones (age 3) born September 1896 in Wisconsin to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin-born parents. The 1905 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 1, 1905, shows S. B. Armstrong (age 82) born in New York to Canadian and Connecticut-born parents is a Retired Farmer owning his own home free of a mortgage and living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Lois Armstrong (age 74) born in Michigan to Ohio-born parents, who is a House Keeper. The 1905 Wisconsin State Census taken on June 1, 1905, shows L. Griswold (age 77) born in New York to New York-born parents is a Farmer owning his own home free of a mortgage and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Clarisy Griswold (age 70) born in Canada to Canadian-born parents, who is a House Keeper. The 1910 U. S. Census taken on April 20, 1910, shows Luther S. Griswold (age 84) born in New York to New York-born parents owns his own Farm free of a mortgage and is living in Baraboo Twp., Sauk Co., WI. Living with him is his wife of 54 years, Clarissa Griswold (age 75) born in English Canada to English Canadian-born parents, with 3 of the 5 children born to her still alive. Also living there is his unmarried granddaughter, Edith Gibbons (age 23) born in Wisconsin to Wisconsin-born parents. An unmarried Farmer, Fred Bittrich (age 26) also lives in the household. Luther Stephen Griswold died 1912 in Sauk Co., WI, at about age 84. Clarissa H. (Armstrong) Griswold died May 13, 1917, in Baraboo, Sauk Co., WI, at age 78.
Leigh Larson visited Walnut Hill Cemetery on September 17, 2008. Both sides of the same gravestone are shown. Walnut Hill Cemetery (Baraboo Cemetery) Griswold, Anna E., b. 1881, d. 1924, s/w S. Luther Griswold, Section E |
