GRISWOLD, Harvey and Frederick Griswold, of Conn., were cousins. They emigrated to the west and settled in (now) Warren Co., MO. at a very early date. Frederick married REBECCA SHOBE, and opened the first store in Pinckney. They had no children. Harvey came to MO. when he was only about 16 years of age, and walked from St. Louis to Pinckney, carrying his wardrobe and all the property he possessed tied up in a cotton handkerchief. His cousin, Frederick, at first hired him to clerk in his store, but afterward bought a store at Marthasville, and sent him there to take charge of it. He subsequently purchased the store on his own account, and followed the mercantile business for many years, acquiring
a comfortable fortune before his death. He married MAHALA SHOBE, a sister of Frederick Griswold's wife, and they had 16 children, only 6 of whom lived to be grown: Rebecca, William, Sylvanus, Prudence, Angeline and Frederick. Mr. Griswold owned the land on which the graves of DANIEL
BOONE and his wife were situated, and he bitterly opposed the removal of the remains, but in vain. It was his intention to erect a monument over the graves, and otherwise beautify the last resting place of the old pioneer and his wife.
ref.: ""Pioneer Families of Missouri", Bryan & Rose, 1876

1850 Warren Co., MO - US Fed. Census
Page 36, District 99, enumerated 25th day August
Dwelling 121, Family 121
Harva Griswold, age 43, M, Farmer, $10,000, b. Connecticut
Mahala Griswold, age 41, F, b. Virginia
William Griswold, age 20, M, Physician, b. Missouri
Sylvanius c. Griswold, age 18, M, Collegian, b. Missouri
Prudence E. Griswold, age 16, F, b. Missouri
Cinthia A. Griswold, age 7, F, b. Missouri
Harva G. Griswold, age 4, M, b. Missouri
Frederick M. Griswold, age 4/12, M, b. Missouri

Son of Harvey Griswold. Surgeon in the Confederate Army, he died at the Confederate prison in Alton, Illinois.(Source: Findagrave.com)