Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameGriswold Noble HAY
Birth12 Apr 1817, Truxton, Cortland, New York4055,4056,4057, p 3,4058
Birth12 Apr 1817, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont4059
Death6 May 18944060 Age: 77
BurialAlden Cemetery, Alden Township, Hardin, Iowa4060
NicknameGrizell4061
Residence1877, Madison, James Co. [sic; should be Jones],Iowa4062, p 525
FatherJonathan HAY (1782-1864)
MotherRuth NOBLE (1786-1853)
Individual Notes
• Owner of 40 acres in Madison Township, Jones County, Iowa (1877).4063

• In a letter dated Monmouth, Iowa, January 15th 1859, Jacob K. Hershberger states: “Griswalt Hay is teaching our School this winter & He is a good teacher.”4064
Census
• 1820 Census: Truxton, Cortland, New York. 210010/11110.4065
• 1830 Census: Milton Township, Wayne, Ohio. Age 10-15. 0011001/0001001.4066
• 1850 Census: Milton, Wayne, Ohio. Age 33, b NY. Farmer. Listed as “Grizell”; living in his father’s household.4061
• 1870 Census: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. Age 53, b NY. Farmer. Enumerated in household of Jonathan Hay, his nephew.2067
• 1880 Census: Madison, Jones, Iowa. Age 61, b NY. Farmer. Listed as Griswold N. Hay.4067
Research
• Could not find in 1860; Ancestry.com, 23 Feb 2005.
Spouses
Birth18 Feb 1835, Ontario, Canada2067, date only,4067, place only,4060
Death20 Dec 19074060 Age: 72
BurialAlden Cemetery, Alden Township, Hardin, Iowa4060
Census
• 1870 Census: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois. Age 34, b [unclear].2067
• 1880 Census: Madison, Jones, Iowa. Age 45, b Ontario.4067
• 1900 Census: Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa. Age 65, b Feb 1835, Canada Eng. Mother of 4 children, 2 living. Father b VT; mother b Canada Eng.4068
Marriage1 May 1861, Jones County, Iowa4055, date only,4059, date only,4069
ChildrenAugustus J. (1863-1936)
 Harriet (~1866-<1900)
 Ruth Noble (1872-1920)
 UNNAMED (-<1900)
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Updated 8 Aug 2023
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