Julia A. Greever

about 1820–1911 (Age 91)
Augusta, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Julia A.

When Julia A. Greever was born about 1820, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, Jacob Greever, was 29 and her mother, Mary Brooks, was 25. She married William A Cale about 1840, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1911, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

William A Cale
1820–1860
Julia A. Greever
1820–1911
Marriage: about 1840
Joseph F Cale
about 1845–
Charlotte E Cale
about 1847–
William Harvey Cale
1849–1928
Caroline R Cale
1850–1913
Sarah Catherine Cale
1852–1920

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1840Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 0
    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
    Age 4
    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 
    1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
    Age 24
    In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 230;2007: 399; 2010: 508)Probably an Americanized form of German Grever or, alternatively, Gruber . Compare Greaver .Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of English Graver .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Grever
    Greaver

    Sources (10)

    • Greavor in entry for Sarah Catherine Elledge, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
    • Julia Ann Cole in household of William A Cole, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Julia Anna Greaver, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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