Brief Life History of Dixon Hamlin
When Dixon Hamlin Greer was born on 16 April 1834, in Chambers, Alabama, United States, his father, Nathaniel Hunt Greer Sr, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Ann Terry Roberts, was 28. He married Mary Vernesia Sprouse on 9 February 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1880 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 29 July 1918, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Dixon Greer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Dixon Hamlin Greer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Dixon H Greer, "Utah Applications Indian War Service Medals, 1905-1912"
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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.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1862
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
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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