Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Greer was born in 1813, in Bath, Virginia, United States, his father, John Greer, was 60 and his mother, Jane "Jean" Callaghan, was 45. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Nancy Jones. He lived in Mason, Mason, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 28 October 1879, in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Greer Cemetery, Mason, West Virginia, United States.
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- Samuel Greer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Samuel Greer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Samuel Greer, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): from the medieval Scottish personal name Grier, a vernacular form of Gregor (see Gregory and compare Grierson ). This form of the surname is common in Ireland as well as Scotland.
History: A Scottish family by the name of Grierson claim descent from Gilbert, a son of Malcolm MacGregor (died 1374), 11th Lord of MacGregor. Gilbert was known as both MacGregor and Gregorson. In 1400 he was granted lands by the Earl of March in the name Grierson. The numerous northern Irish bearers of the name Greer claim descent from this same Gilbert.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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