DeKalb County Indiana Obituary
Wyllys Griswold
Contributed by Judy Richter
Thursday,
August 15,
1878
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After an
illness of about two weeks, Wyllys Griswold died at his residence in Auburn, on
Sunday night
last, the 11th instant, in the 75th year of his
age. Mr. Griswold was one of the early
settlers of
the county, having located in Auburn
about the year 1845, where he resided continuously since that time. He was one of the original members of the
Presbyterian church, to which organization he belonged at the time of
his
death; and he also was a member of the Odd Fellow and Masonic
fraternities. The funeral services were
held Tuesday
afternoon, the Presbyterian church—sermon by Rev. Johnson, pastor of
the
deceased. The services were attended by
a very large concourse of citizens from different parts of the county,
in
addition to members of the church and benevolent orders.
For many years Mr. Griswold was a Justice of
the Peace for Union township, and he served one term as Recorder of the
county. In addition to his general
usefulness as a citizen, member of the church, etc., he was widely
known as an
uncompromising and active friend of the temperance cause.>