Henry A. Groswold (sic) was born in Rhode Island and died from paralysis of the heart on 30 Dec 1872 in Jefferson County, aged 62 years. He was white, married, and resided on 8th Street. Interment was in Cave Hill on Dec 31st. [Kentucky Mortuary Record]
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Contributed by Nick, Apr 2023:
Son of Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold. He came to Kentucky in 1829, and was first connected with the Transylvania University at Lexington, where his liberal education soon found a fruitful field. He moved to Louisville in 1834, and after teaching school for a few years became the partner of Mr. John P. Morton in the publishing business, in which he remained until 1857. He was elected Director in The Bank of Kentucky in 1858, acted as Cashier pro tempore, and afterwards President of this famous institution, and died in the bank building while performing his duties of his office of President.
His intellectual endowments and finely trained mind secured for him the admiration and respect of his fellow-citizens, and his death was a loss to the community.
(Source: His fourth great-grandson! Hello!)
Henry A. Groswold (sic) was born in Rhode Island and died from paralysis of the heart on 30 Dec 1872 in Jefferson County, aged 62 years. He was white, married, and resided on 8th Street. Interment was in Cave Hill on Dec 31st. [Kentucky Mortuary Record]
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Contributed by Nick, Apr 2023:
Son of Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold. He came to Kentucky in 1829, and was first connected with the Transylvania University at Lexington, where his liberal education soon found a fruitful field. He moved to Louisville in 1834, and after teaching school for a few years became the partner of Mr. John P. Morton in the publishing business, in which he remained until 1857. He was elected Director in The Bank of Kentucky in 1858, acted as Cashier pro tempore, and afterwards President of this famous institution, and died in the bank building while performing his duties of his office of President.
His intellectual endowments and finely trained mind secured for him the admiration and respect of his fellow-citizens, and his death was a loss to the community.
(Source: His fourth great-grandson! Hello!)
Inscription
Henry A. Griswold,
Died
Dec'r 30, 1872.
In His 62nd Year.
The Memory of the Just is Blessed.
Family Members
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Elizabeth Griswold Collins
1786–1811
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Viets Griswold
1788–1812
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Eunice Griswold
1791–1811
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Harriot Griswold
1793–1805
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Julia Griswold
1798–1826
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Susan Maria Griswold Usher
1799–1825
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Sylvia Griswold DeWolf
1800–1834
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Anne DeWolf Griswold Tyng
1805–1832
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Alexander Howard Griswold
1807–1839
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Harriet Griswold Morton
1816–1897
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