Family Group Sheet
NamePeter Grisso, 1C3R
Birth6 Mar 1854, Clark Co., Ohio
Death2 Oct 1939, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialLaketon Cemetery, Laketon, Wabash Co., Indiana
FatherEmanuel Grisso (1825-1888)
MotherElizabeth Frantz (1825-1901)
Notes for Peter Grisso
Wabash Co. Death Certificate Bk 7/39-10/49, p. 5, lists Peter Gresso, retired schoolteacher, b. 6 Mar 1854 in Ohio, father Emanuel, b. OH, mother Elizabeth Frantz, b. OH; d. 2 Oct 1939, age 85, in North Manchester. Single.
There is a book of Wabash County schools which lists "Pete Grisso" as a teacher.
He was the namesake for mom's brother, Warren Hale Grisso, known throughout his life as Pete.
There is a book of Wabash County schools which lists "Pete Grisso" as a teacher.
He was the namesake for mom's brother, Warren Hale Grisso, known throughout his life as Pete.
Census
Peter is listed with his mother in both the 1880 and 1900 census, see her notes.
1910 census of Pleasant twp, Wabash Co., Indiana, enumerated 19 Apr, lists on p. 2B as family #38/40:
Grisso, Peter, head, 56, schoolteacher; Levi, brother, 58, no occupation; Phebe, 54, no occupation. All born Ohio/Ohio/Ohio.
1920 census of Wabash Co., Indiana, Pleasant twp, enumerated 31 Jan, lists on p. 11A as family #274/277:
Grisso, Peter, 65, general laborer; Phoebe, sister, 63. Both single, both born Ohio Ohio Ohio.
1910 census of Pleasant twp, Wabash Co., Indiana, enumerated 19 Apr, lists on p. 2B as family #38/40:
Grisso, Peter, head, 56, schoolteacher; Levi, brother, 58, no occupation; Phebe, 54, no occupation. All born Ohio/Ohio/Ohio.
1920 census of Wabash Co., Indiana, Pleasant twp, enumerated 31 Jan, lists on p. 11A as family #274/277:
Grisso, Peter, 65, general laborer; Phoebe, sister, 63. Both single, both born Ohio Ohio Ohio.
