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Charles Valentine Grisso, Grandfather |
| Birth |
14 Feb 1884, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Death |
15 Jul 1966, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Burial |
19 Jul 1966, Laketon Cemetery, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Father |
Adam Grisso (1855-1930) |
| Mother |
Julia Ann Huffman (1859-1923) |
| Other spouses |
Jeanette Blanche ("Jennie") Hale |
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Nellie Hale Brubaker |
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| Marriage |
5 Sep 1925, Sidney, Kosciusko Co., Indiana |
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| Spouse |
Ople Mae Figert, Grandmother |
| Birth |
20 Mar 1906, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Death |
23 May 1981, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Burial |
27 May 1981, Laketon Cemetery, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana |
| Father |
Walter Ellsworth Figert (1883-1978) |
| Mother |
Pearl Mae Grisso (1887-1990) |
| Other spouses |
Elmer Robinson |
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| Children |
| 1 F |
Ople "LaVonne" Grisso, Aunt |
| Birth |
10 Aug 1926, Sidney, Kosciusko Co., Indiana |
| Death |
18 Apr 1996, Wabash Co., Indiana |
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| 2 F |
Julia Coreen Grisso (Died as Infant), Aunt |
| Birth |
27 Sep 1927, Sidney, Kosciusko Co., Indiana |
| Death |
27 Sep 1927, Sidney, Kosciusko Co., Indiana |
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| Notes for Charles Valentine Grisso |
On both of his marriage applications, Charles listed his occupation as "harness maker", a trade he learned from his father. As the demand for harnesses decreased, however, his leather working shop was converted to mostly shoe repair, beltmaking and other cobblery. He served as a sheriff's deputy for Kosciusko Co. for a period of time, but in quiet rural Sydney this was a part time occupation. By the time my mother was in high school, he was in his late sixties, and working as the janitor at Sydney High.
Wabash Co. Death Certificate Bk 18809, p. 95, line 842, lists Charles Valentine Grisso, harness maker, b. 14 Feb 1884 in Indiana, father Adam, mother Julia Ann Huffman; d. 15 July 1966, age 82, in Pleasant View Nursing Home.
The Social Security death index lists Charles Grisso, b. 14 Feb 1884, d. July 1966, SSN 316-34-3772 issued in Indiana, last residence Wabash, IN. |
| Census |
| 1920 census of Kosciusko Co., IN, Jackson twp, E.D. 86, p. 8B, family 18: Charles V. Grisso, 35, auto mechanic; wife Nellie H., 31; son Bob E., 3 5/12; dau Eveline E., 4/12. (Enumerated Jan 20. The enumerator probably misheard "Alton" as "Elton" for Bob's middle name.) |
| Notes for Ople Mae Figert |
Her obituary and death certificate have her first name spelled as "Opal", but she and her children always spelled it as "Ople." I have copies of several letters, etc., in which she signed her name "Ople." It also appears that way on her marriage license and birth certificate. Someone responsible for the death records and newspaper notices may have "corrected" the spelling of her name to match that of the gemstone.
Wabash Co. Birth records list Ople May Grisso b. 20 Mar 1906, father Walter Figert age 23, mother Pearl Grisso age 19.
The Social Security death index lists Opale Grisso, b. 20 Mar 1906, d. May 1981, SSN 307-70-0208 issued in Indiana, last residence North Manchester, IN.
Wabash Co. Death Certificate in Bk 1981, p. 32, line 280 lists Opal Mae Grisso, father Walter Figert, mother Pearl Grisso, d. 23 May 1981, age 75, in Wabash Co. Hosp. (Her date of death was mistakenly written into the space for birth date, as well as the space for death date.) |
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