Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Greever was born about 1825, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, Jacob Greever, was 35 and her mother, Mary Sophia Brooks, was 34. She married Nehemiah B. Earll on 16 February 1848, in Edgar, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Finley Township, Webster, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Big Creek Township, Taney, Missouri, United States in 1880.
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- Mary Earl in household of N. B. Earl, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Ann Greever - Government record: birth-name: Mary Ann Greever
- Mary Ann Greever, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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about 1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1835
Historical Boundaries 1835: Taney County created from Greene County
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Grever or, alternatively, Gruber . Compare Greaver .
Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of English Graver .
History: The Greevers trace their origin to Philip Greever, born in the mid 1740s probably in Germany (or, alternatively, in MD to Philip Ernst Gruber, an earlier immigrant from Germany), who in the second half of the 18th century came to VA and settled in Washington County. In VA he married Margaret Bosang, the daughter of David Bosang, who died in 1777 and whose will mentions Philip Gruber, Jr, as his son-in-law.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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