Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Griswold, Amelia A. 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: LaVonne I. Bennett lib@dogsbark.com May 17, 2010, 7:23 pm Ionia Standard GRISWOLD, AMELIA A. (MRS. EM0RY S.): IONIA DAILY STANDARD, MI, 8-21-1905, p 4: "Mrs. Amelia A. Griswold died Sunday at the home, No. 820 W. main Street, at the age of 59 years." 8-25-1905, front page: "The funeral of Mrs. E. S. Griswold was attended from the home on W. Main Street Tuesday afternoon. A large company of friends and neighbors attested their esteem for the deceased by their presence. Mr. L. P. Brock sang 2 solos and Rev. Fox spoke of the gain through death for the Christian. Interment was at Balcom cemetery. She was a resident of Ionia city for 15 years, nearly all of her life was lived in Ionia County. Mrs. Griswold, whose maiden name was Amelia A. Simmons, was born in Niagara County, New York May 18, 1846. She came with her parents to Michigan in 1849, settling in Berlin township. On June 15, 1864, she married Mr. E. S. Griswold. Five children were born to them; of the 4 now living, all but one, who is in Texas, were present when the mother died. (There were many words of high esteem for Mrs. Griswold in this article in the newspaper.) Card of Thanks from E. S. Griswold and children" File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/griswold5370gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb