101 documented Griswold ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
101Documented ancestors
1762Earliest record
10Generations
The name
The Griswold name in the record
Where the records place them: Iowa (93%), out of 96 Griswold records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Hazel, Mary, James, David and William.
Of the 89 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 81 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Elijah Griswold, born 1762.
Documented Griswold families on this page come from History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people, Commemorative Biographical Record, Ohio and Biographical Record of Delaware County, Ohio.
Documented families
Griswold families we’ve reconstructed
Real Griswold family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.
childrenDaniel Griswold · Thomas Griswold · Edward Griswold · Mary Griswold · George Griswold · John Griswold · Benjamin Griswold · Deborah Griswold · Abigail Griswold
Deceased Griswold ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
Elijah Griswold was born in 1762 — old enough to be swept into the Revolutionary War. Did he go? The record can tell you.Trace this line →
Elijah Griswold
b. 1762
m. Lydia Adams
Edwin Elijah Griswold
b. 1802
Simsbury, Connecticut
Harriet Griswold
b. 1825
Franklin Co., Ohio
m. William Lawrence
William E. Griswold
b. 1866
Fremont township, Buchanan County, Iowa
m. Anna Christensen
Bert J. Griswold
1873 – 1927
Osage
Richard Griswold
1879 – 1967
Iowa
Anna Griswold
1879 – 1972
Iowa
Emma Griswold
1879 – 1970
Iowa
James Griswold
1880 – 1970
Iowa
William H Griswold
1881 – 1966
Iowa
Ralph Griswold
1882 – 1964
Iowa
Harvey Griswold
d. 1883
Saratoga County, New York
m. Mary E. Dilenbeck
Leslie Griswold
1883 – 1983
Iowa
Edith Griswold
1886 – 1983
Iowa
Sidney Griswold
1886 – 1971
Iowa
Hugh D Griswold
1888 – 1966
Iowa
Inez Griswold
1890 – 1981
Iowa
Tressa Griswold
1890 – 1977
Iowa
Laurren Griswold
1890 – 1971
Iowa
Hazel F Griswold
1891 – 1994
Iowa
Nora L Griswold
1892 – 1988
Iowa
Fred Griswold
1892 – 1966
Iowa
Sadie Griswold
1892 – 1983
Iowa
Howard Griswold
1893 – 1982
Iowa
Lee Griswold
1894 – 1967
Iowa
Joseph Griswold
1894 – 1965
Iowa
Tucie Griswold
1895 – 1991
Iowa
Frank Griswold
1895 – 1986
Iowa
John Griswold
1895 – 1977
Iowa
Zoah Griswold
1895 – 1976
Iowa
Mary Griswold
1897 – 1983
Iowa
Hazel Griswold
1897 – 1985
Iowa
Harold Griswold
1898 – 1966
Iowa
Hazel Griswold
1898 – 1979
Iowa
Hazel M Griswold
1898 – 2003
Iowa
Samuel Alexander Griswold
d. 1899
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
Leonard Griswold
1900 – 1968
Iowa
Anna Griswold
1900 – 1970
Iowa
Harry Griswold
1900 – 1965
Iowa
Lila Griswold
1901 – 1988
Iowa
Lucian Griswold
1901 – 1982
Iowa
C Griswold
1902 – 1986
Iowa
Charles Griswold
1902 – 1976
Iowa
Carl Griswold
1904 – 1982
Iowa
Frank Griswold
1904 – 1986
Iowa
Ruth Griswold
1904 – 1996
Iowa
Laurence V Griswold
1905 – 1996
Iowa
Elsie Griswold
1907 – 1971
Iowa
Aline Griswold
1909 – 1996
Iowa
Gordon A Griswold
1911 – 2009
Iowa
Isobel Griswold
1911 – 2000
Iowa
Susanna E Griswold
1912 – 1998
Iowa
Irene E Griswold
1913 – 1997
Iowa
Morris Griswold
1913 – 1978
Iowa
Lillian H Griswold
1913 – 1999
Iowa
Robert E Griswold
1915 – 1994
Iowa
Edith E Griswold
1915 – 2004
Iowa
Raymond J Griswold
1915 – 1991
Iowa
Gail G Griswold
1917 – 2012
Iowa
Lucille E Griswold
1917 – 1997
Iowa
James N Griswold
1918 – 2005
Iowa
Marie Griswold
1919 – 2001
Iowa
Clair Griswold
1919 – 1998
Iowa
Gordon Griswold
1919 – 1984
Iowa
Leon Griswold
1920 – 1987
Iowa
Denny M Griswold
1920 – 2008
Iowa
John Griswold
1920 – 1978
Iowa
David M Griswold
1920 – 1990
Iowa
Edmund Griswold
1921 – 1977
Iowa
Lynn O Griswold
1921 – 1996
Iowa
Mary K Griswold
1922 – 2005
Iowa
Glenn A Griswold
1922 – 2008
Iowa
Robert Griswold
1924 – 1976
Iowa
Paul Griswold
1924 – 1996
Iowa
Glatha Z Griswold
1925 – 2012
Iowa
Dora Griswold
1926 – 1977
Iowa
James W Griswold
1926 – 2009
Iowa
Carolyn Griswold
1927 – 1987
Iowa
Darlyne Griswold
1928 – 2012
Iowa
Jean E Griswold
1928 – 2007
Iowa
Thomas L Griswold
1929 – 2007
Iowa
Wilbur Griswold
1929 – 2006
Iowa
Richard M Griswold
1931 – 2002
Iowa
Donna J Griswold
1935 – 1991
Iowa
Joseph L Griswold
1937 – 2006
Iowa
Mary J Griswold
1938 – 2004
Iowa
Gloria G Griswold
1941 – 1993
Iowa
David J Griswold
1949 – 2005
Iowa
Mary A Griswold
1950 – 2012
Iowa
Susan A Griswold
1952 – 2009
Iowa
Craig L Griswold
1952 – 2003
Iowa
Wayne Griswold
1953 – 1984
Iowa
Terry L Griswold
1953 – 2013
Iowa
Brian H Griswold
1957 – 2005
Iowa
David L Griswold
1959 – 1996
Iowa
George Griswold
date unknown
England
m. Mary Holcomb
Josiah Griswold
date unknown
New York
m. Elizabeth Van Buren
Henry J. Griswold
date unknown
Janesville, Wisconsin
Arthur M. Griswold
date unknown
Ida E. Griswold
date unknown
m. Harry Higman
Lizzie Griswold
date unknown
m. W. B. Miller
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Common questions
Griswold genealogy — FAQ
Where were Griswold ancestors recorded?
Where the records place them: Iowa (93%), out of 96 Griswold records with a known place.
How far back does the Griswold family tree go?
The documented line here reaches back to 1762. Most Griswold lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
Are living Griswold family members listed here?
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
Is this my Griswold family?
If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.