Brief Life History of Ellis Dick
When Ellis Dick Greek was born on 4 April 1876, in Lebanon Township, Cooper, Missouri, United States, his father, Adam Greek, was 45 and his mother, Caroline Elizabeth Huff, was 31. He married Annie Dolly Orr on 14 October 1914, in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Plymouth, Plymouth, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Meckling, Clay, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 June 1939, in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Ellis Greek in household of Dennis Mccarthy, "United States Census, 1900"
- Ellis Greek, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Ellis Greek, "South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1940-1941"
Spouse and Children
1876–1939 Male
1878–1932 Female
Children (1)
1898–1970 Male
Parents and Siblings
1831–1926 Male
1845–1919 Female
Siblings (6)
1867– Male
1874–1951 Male
1876–1939 Male
1879–1932 Male
1879– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 5
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 8
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
Age 17
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Krieg and perhaps also of Dutch Kriek (see Creek ).
English (Devon): ethnic name for someone from Greece, Middle English grek, greik. There seems also to have been some confusion with Gregg and its variants. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Greco .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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