Samuel Griswold
Samuel Griswold | |
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| Born | December 27, 1790 Industrialist, Gunsmith |
Samuel Griswold (December 27, 1790 in Burlington, Connecticut – September 14, 1867 in Clinton, Georgia) was an American industrial pioneer in the 1820s based in central Georgia. He was the founder of Griswoldville village, an industrial site. His father was Jeremiah Griswold (1745–1813) and his mother was Phoebe Case (1751–1798).
Early life
Samuel Griswold was born on December 27, 1790, in Burlington, Connecticut, a member of the prominent Connecticut Griswold family. He moved to Clinton, Georgia, near present-day Gray, with his parents in 1818.
Career
In Georgia, he created a successful
grist mill, post office and non-denominational church
.
At the outbreak of the
9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The Battle of Griswoldville was the first battle of Sherman's March to the Sea.[citation needed
]
After the Civil War, he sold a portion of his property and retired.[citation needed]
Death
He died in September 1867.
In popular culture
Cullen Bohannon, the
Confederate Army veteran and protagonist of AMC's Hell on Wheels
, carries a Griswold revolver. That fact is established in the pilot episode and is a plot point in multiple episodes (e.g., season 3, episode 6), in which the distinctive gun is used, shown, or mentioned.
References
- Bragg, William H., Griswoldville
- Williams, Carolyn, History of Jones County Georgia: For One Hundred Years, Specifically 1807–1907
External links
- Samuel Griswold at Find a Grave
- Samuel Griswold
- Griswoldville
- Jones County at archive.today (archived 2012-11-21)