Brief Life History of Christian John
When Christian John Criner was born about 1821, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Criner, was 50 and his mother, Anna Hauswith Oberholtzer, was 49. He married Almeda Rice on 16 September 1843, in Giles, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1869, in Giles, Virginia, United States, at the age of 49.
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- Christian Criner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Christian, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Christian Criner, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
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
Americanized form of German Kriner , Kreiner , or Greiner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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