William Green Griggs

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William Green Griggs

Birth
Henry County, Georgia, USA
Death
31 Jan 1929 (aged 86)
Zoar, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Zoar, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
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The Patriarch of Griggs family who traveled from Powder Springs to Cowetta County, Georgia...to northern Louisiana in the 1870's. A Civil War Veteren who served in the Confederacy and took part in the Seige of Vicksberg in 1863. William Green Griggs, who also went by the name of "Greensbury" was rather tall for his time at 6'6" and around 250 lbs. He and his first wife, Mary Ann Carroll first arrived from their 45-day journey from Georgia at the small community of Brooklyn, LA. Mary later died on the 14th of June, 1872 and she is buried at the Brooklyn Church Cemetery just east of Hoodsmill, Louisiana. William later married Mary's sister, Emma H. Carroll. On the 20th of May, 1889, Emma died and is also buried at the Brooklyn Cemetery. Because of the number of children that William Green Griggs had, he felt the obvious need to remarry and did so to Sara Annie Roberts on the 6th of March, 1890.
Throughout his life, William Green Griggs was an example of hard work (first as a "flatheader" (lumberjack) and farmer....then he worked in various other capacities. His exploits as a Civil War soldier in various campaigns throughout the South from Powder Springs, GA....to Vicksburg are almost legendary. He was truly an example of a man of industry, physical challenges and heroism. Because of him, Griggs decendants measure in the thousands today.
The Patriarch of Griggs family who traveled from Powder Springs to Cowetta County, Georgia...to northern Louisiana in the 1870's. A Civil War Veteren who served in the Confederacy and took part in the Seige of Vicksberg in 1863. William Green Griggs, who also went by the name of "Greensbury" was rather tall for his time at 6'6" and around 250 lbs. He and his first wife, Mary Ann Carroll first arrived from their 45-day journey from Georgia at the small community of Brooklyn, LA. Mary later died on the 14th of June, 1872 and she is buried at the Brooklyn Church Cemetery just east of Hoodsmill, Louisiana. William later married Mary's sister, Emma H. Carroll. On the 20th of May, 1889, Emma died and is also buried at the Brooklyn Cemetery. Because of the number of children that William Green Griggs had, he felt the obvious need to remarry and did so to Sara Annie Roberts on the 6th of March, 1890.
Throughout his life, William Green Griggs was an example of hard work (first as a "flatheader" (lumberjack) and farmer....then he worked in various other capacities. His exploits as a Civil War soldier in various campaigns throughout the South from Powder Springs, GA....to Vicksburg are almost legendary. He was truly an example of a man of industry, physical challenges and heroism. Because of him, Griggs decendants measure in the thousands today.

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