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ELMWOOD CEMETERY
GRISWOLD, MRS. SIM (GENEVA SWINDERMAN
Griswold,Swinderman, Dovin,
Pezley,
Evening Democrat--Friday,N ov
9, 1934
Mrs. Sim Griswold, 57, of 2610 Ave.K,
Fort Madison,IA, a resident of Ft. Madison
all her
life, died at 4 am at her home today, ill 5 months. Born March 31, 1877
at New Boston,IA.
Married Sept 25,1898 to Sim
Griswold at Charleston,Ia. Her maiden name
was Geneva Martha Swinderman. Member Santa Fe Methodist
church. Survived by her husband and 3 sons- Frank M., Howard,
Fred,
Maurice, all Ft. Madison; 3 daughters, Mrs. George Dovin,
Ft. Madison,IA; Miss Esther K.,
Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Miss Ellen Margaret, Ft. Madison,IA;
1
sister, Mrs. Harry Pezley, Montrose,IA;
6 brothers: Lawrence Swinderman, Charleston,IA;
Edward A. , Charleston IA; Joseph C. of Carthage, South Dakota; William
A. of Donnellson,IA; Walter G. of New Boston,IA;
(1 missing)
Also survived by 2 grandsons- Myron and Richard Griswold; Her parents,
5
children and 1 brother Frank Swinderman
preceded her,
her brother dying on Nov 2, 1933. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Santa Fe
Church. Buried Elmwood Cem.
GRISWOLD, SIMEO
Griswold, Swinderman, Dovin,
Wilhelm, Pardue, Vermazen,
Maxfield, Wardlow,
Evening Democrat Sept 16,1938 5:3
S. GRISWOLD DIES THURSDAY
Simeon Griswold, 61, 2310 Avenue K, an engineer on the Santa Fe
railroad, died
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock soon after attempting to reach the
Santa Fe
hospital in an ambulance. Death was due to a heart attack. He had been
ill only
one hour.
Mr. Griswold was born in Jefferson township, Lee county, October 9,1876. He had been a resident of Fort Madison 40
years and
during the past 36 years has been employed as an engineer on the Santa
Fe road.
He was married to Geneva M. Swinderman in Charleston,Iowa in
September 1898.
Mrs. Griswold preceded him in death November 9,1934.
Mr. Griswold was a member of the Santa Fe Avenue Methodist church, Claypoole lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M.
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, and was chief Engineer Division No 391.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Magnolia Griswold, Montrose,Iowa;
three sons, Frank, Howard, and Morris Griswold all of Fort Madison;
three
daughters, Mrs. Grace Dovin, FM; Mrs. Vernette Wilhelm, FM; Mrs. Nick Pardue,
Belen,NM; four brothers: Victor Griswold,
FM; Don
Griswold, Clarinda,IA; Kenneth Griswold,
Maywood, Los
Angeles, CA; and Hurd Griswold, Charleston,IA;
four
sisters, Mrs. James Vermasen, Charleston,IA;
Mrs. Eva Maxfield, Montrose,IA;
Mrs Charles Wardlow
&
Miss Bessie Griswold,Montrose; six
grandchildren, Myron,Richard, Simeon, and
Patrick Griswold, Patsy Lee Pardue and
Beverly June Wilhelm. Services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Santa Fe Avenue Methodist
Church,
Rev. John S. Ellis, officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
There
will be Masonic services at the grave by Claypoole
lodge. The body will be at Clement's
chapel until 9
o'clock Sunday morning when it will be taken to the residence.[Griswold.FTW]
an, Charleston,IA; Edward A. , Charleston
IA; Joseph
C. of Carthage, South Dakota; William A. of Donnellson,IA;
Walter G. of New Boston,IA; (1 missing)
Also survived by 2 grandsons- Myron and
Richard Griswold; Her parents, 5
children and 1 brother Frank Swinderman
preceded her,
her brother dying on Nov 2, 1933. Funeral 2:30 Sunday at Santa Fe
Church. Buried Elmwood Cem.
George DOVIN, of Ft. Madison, Esther, Kenneth GRISWOLD of Albuquerque,
N.M.,
Ellen Margaret GRISWOLD at home, three sons, Frank M., Howard and
Maurice T.,
all of Ft. Madison, one sister, Mrs. Harry PEZLEY of Montrose, six
brothers;
Lawrence and Edward, of Charleston, Joe C. of Carthage, S.D., Wm. A. of
Donnellson, Walter G. of New Boston, and Charles J. of Ayrshire,
Iowa. Buried Elmwood.