Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameHarold Hays GRISWOULD 
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242Birth Date23 Mar 1893
Birth PlaceEllis County, Kansas
Death Date1 Sep 1983 Age: 90
Death PlaceEads, Kiowa County, Colorado
Burial PlaceArlington, Kiowa County, Colorado, Arlington Cemetery
Memo38º19’24”N 103º21”38”W
OccupationMissouri Pacific RR & farmer
ReligionLaJunta Methodist Church
FatherRaymond M. GRISWOULD (1855-1899)
MotherMary Ann FRYMEIER (1860-1925)
Spouses
Birth Date23 Jul 1901
Birth PlaceEl Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri
MemoU.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Death Date28 Feb 1976 Age: 74
Death PlaceOrdway, Crowley County, Colorado
MemoU.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Burial PlaceArlington, Kiowa County, Colorado, Arlington Cemetery
Memo38º19’24”N 103º21”38”W
FatherHiram Monroe RYAN , 10 (1868-1904)
MotherNancy Ann “Nicie” RYAN , 11 (1871-1938)
Family ID231
Marr Date8 Dec 1917
Marr PlaceHays, Ellis County, Kansas
ChildrenWilla Pathena (1920-1983)
Harold “Harry” (1922-2009)
Roy Ernest (1924-1944)
Betty Ilene (1931-2013)
F. M. (1936-)
Phillip Raymond "Ray" (1938-1974)
Notes for Harold Hays GRISWOULD
Harry Hays Griswould married Willa Wiley Ryan and they came to Colorado via the railroad. Harry worked for the railroad and they homesteaded near Arlington, Colorado.242
When the family came to Colorado, they did so because of free land provided by the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862. The story can be traced through land patents filed by family members.
1. The first to arrive in Colorado appears to have been James Albert Johnson who filed at Denver on January 23, 1911 for land patent number 172920 for 160 acres near Arlington, Colorado. William H. Taft was president of the United States at the time and his name and stamped signature is on the land patent.
2. James Johnson’s son, William Henry Johnson, filed at Lamar on March 3, 1916 for land patent number 516849 for 320 and 21/100. Woodrow Wilson was president.
3. William Johnson’s wife Roea Ann (Ryan) Johnson’s sister was Willa Wiley (Ryan) Griswould and her husband was Harry Griswould. William Henry Johnson’s brother-in-law, Harry Griswould, filed at Pueblo on September 4, 1924 for land patent number 944189 for 80 acres. Calvin Coolidge was president.
4. For a second time James Johnson added to his holdings with a filing at Pueblo on February 25, 1928 with land patent number 1012860 for an additional 157 and 7/8 hundredths acres. Calvin Coolidge was still president.
5. Four years later, for a third time James Johnson added to his holdings filing at Pueblo on March 25, 1932 with land patent number 1054040 for 175 and 24/100 acres. Herbert Hoover was president.
6. James Johnson’s daughter Ethel Mae (Johnson) Woodworth’s husband John Allen Woodworth, filed at Pueblo on July 26, 1933 for land patent number 1065226 for 230 and 36/100 hundredths acres. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.
7. Finally, for a second time Harry Griswould added to his holdings filing at Pueblo on June 12, 1936 with land patent number 1084005 for an additional 137 and 40/100 acres. Franklin D. Roosevelt was still president.135
When the family came to Colorado, they did so because of free land provided by the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862. The story can be traced through land patents filed by family members.
1. The first to arrive in Colorado appears to have been James Albert Johnson who filed at Denver on January 23, 1911 for land patent number 172920 for 160 acres near Arlington, Colorado. William H. Taft was president of the United States at the time and his name and stamped signature is on the land patent.
2. James Johnson’s son, William Henry Johnson, filed at Lamar on March 3, 1916 for land patent number 516849 for 320 and 21/100. Woodrow Wilson was president.
3. William Johnson’s wife Roea Ann (Ryan) Johnson’s sister was Willa Wiley (Ryan) Griswould and her husband was Harry Griswould. William Henry Johnson’s brother-in-law, Harry Griswould, filed at Pueblo on September 4, 1924 for land patent number 944189 for 80 acres. Calvin Coolidge was president.
4. For a second time James Johnson added to his holdings with a filing at Pueblo on February 25, 1928 with land patent number 1012860 for an additional 157 and 7/8 hundredths acres. Calvin Coolidge was still president.
5. Four years later, for a third time James Johnson added to his holdings filing at Pueblo on March 25, 1932 with land patent number 1054040 for 175 and 24/100 acres. Herbert Hoover was president.
6. James Johnson’s daughter Ethel Mae (Johnson) Woodworth’s husband John Allen Woodworth, filed at Pueblo on July 26, 1933 for land patent number 1065226 for 230 and 36/100 hundredths acres. Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.
7. Finally, for a second time Harry Griswould added to his holdings filing at Pueblo on June 12, 1936 with land patent number 1084005 for an additional 137 and 40/100 acres. Franklin D. Roosevelt was still president.135
Research notes for Harold Hays GRISWOULD
Census: 1900, Hamilton Ellis Co, KS Sh 5 Fam 84, age 7, born March 1893.21
Notes for Willa Wiley (Spouse 1)
RYAN: Irish: simplified form of Mulryan. Irish: reduced form of O’Ryan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Riagháin (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Rian’; Ó Maoilriain ‘descendant of Maoilriaghain’, or Ó Ruaidhín ‘descendant of the little red one’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland; there has been considerable confusion with Regan. KaM Americanized spelling of German Rein. EG Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
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“Named Wiley after her grandpa’s name.”200
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Census: 1910, N. Cedar, Cedar Co, MO age 7, in school. Willie W.21
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“Named Wiley after her grandpa’s name.”200
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Census: 1910, N. Cedar, Cedar Co, MO age 7, in school. Willie W.21
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