Alvin Tinsley Greer

20 August 1822–7 August 1865 (Age 42)
Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Alvin Tinsley

When Alvin Tinsley Greer was born on 20 August 1822, in Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United States, his father, James L. Greer, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Mothershead, was 39. He married Elizabeth Catherine Shaw on 26 December 1843, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Grand River Township, Adair, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 7 August 1865, in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Alvin Tinsley Greer
1822–1865
Elizabeth Catherine Shaw
1825–1896
Marriage: 26 December 1843
John Leland Greer
1844–1907
James ( Jimmy) Greer
1847–1863
Sophia Catherine Greer
1847–1906
Zachariah Taylor Greer
1849–1935
Nancy Elizabeth Greer
1851–1941
Orlando Henry Greer
1854–1931
Sarah Jane Greer
1856–1940
Martha Maticia Greer
1858–1941
Ålvin Tennyson Greer
1860–1908
William Sanford Greer
1862–1928

Spouse and Children

    Alvin Tinsley Greer

    Male1822–1865Male

    Elizabeth Catherine Shaw

    Female1825–1896Female

MARRIAGE
26 December 1843
Marion, Indiana, United States
children

(10)

    John Leland Greer

    Male1844–1907Male

    James ( Jimmy) Greer

    Male1847–1863Male

    Sophia Catherine Greer

    Female1847–1906Female

    Zachariah Taylor Greer

    Male1849–1935Male

    Nancy Elizabeth Greer

    Female1851–1941Female

+5 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 3

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

Age 3

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 14

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Chiefly northern Irish: variant of Grier .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • A Q Greer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alvin T Greer in entry for Orland Henry Greer, "Idaho, Nez Perce County, Brower Wann Funeral Home Records, 1925-1986"
  • Albin Greer in entry for Martha Dudley, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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