Collection: Griswold Family Papers | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

This collection contains family history documents for the Griswold family, including: family history and photographs.

Dates

Creation: Undated - c. 1990s

Creator

Griswold, Lillian, 1902- (Person)
Rellihan, Nancy Jean (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Lillian Griswold was born Lillian Long on July 27, 1902. She married Emery A. Griswold and lived in Independence, Missouri. The Griswold family had lived on Forest Avenue since the early 1900s. Emery bought the house at 420 in 1938. Lillian’s written history “Forest Avenue, Independence, Missouri” is undated but was recorded before her death on November 1, 1996. She lived at 420 Forest Avenue from 1938 until her death.

Nancy Jean Rellihan is related to Lillian Griswold through her grandmother Joy Griswold Myers. Joy was Emery Griswold’s sister. Nancy was born on March 8, 1955 in Independence, Missouri and currently resides in the city.