Benjamin was the youngest son of a large family in Perry County, Ohio. His parents, Benjamin and Anna Marie (Struble) Griggs, moved west from New Jersey in an early day, and settled in the heavy timber of Ohio, among bear, deer, wild turkeys and Indians. Continue reading
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John was born in Connecticut February 24, 1821. He came while a child to Indiana and in 1840 moved to Williamson County. He was a cabinet maker by trade and on April 27, 1845 married Emily A. McCoy. Continue reading
Original Marion Survey 1839
Marion was located and name August 20, 1839 by three commissioners from nearby counties appointed by the legislature. Continue reading
Milo Erwin, in his History of Williamson County, described George W. Goddard thusly, “George W. Goddard is a lawyer and politician of the old stripe and fashion—too honest for modern politics. Continue reading
Due to an upswell of support for the Southern cause in Williamson county in April of 1861 John A. Logan, George W. Goddard, John H. White and John M. Cunningham pledged their undying support to the cause of the Union. Continue reading