Ira Abner Greer

Brief Life History of Ira Abner

When Ira Abner Greer was born on 14 June 1840, in Brenham, Washington, Republic of Texas, his father, Nathaniel Hunt Greer Sr, was 37 and his mother, Nancy Ann Terry Roberts, was 34. He died on 22 June 1855, in Plains, Meade, Kansas, United States, at the age of 15, and was buried in Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Hunt Greer Sr
1802–1855
Nancy Ann Terry Roberts
1805–1888
Gilbert Dunlap Greer
1822–1910
Willmirth Matilda Greer
1824–1902
Thomas Lacy Greer
1826–1881
William Reddick Greer
1828–1900
Stephen Decatur Greer
1830–1905
Christopher Columbus Greer
1832–1854
Americus Vespucius Greer
1832–1896
Dixon Hamlin Greer
1834–1918
Sarah Hunt Greer
1836–1925
Nathaniel Hunt Greer Jr.
1838–1838
Ira Abner Greer
1840–1855
Parley Wiley Greer
1842–1851
John Irvine Greer
1844–1855
Matthew Simeon Greer
1845–1915

Sources (5)

  • Ira Abner Greer, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Ira Abner Greer, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • Ira Abner Greer

World Events (5)

1843

Historical Boundaries 1843: Washington, Texas, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, 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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Ira Abner Greer

Ira Abner Greer, born 14 June 1840 in Brenham, Washington, Republic of Texas; died 22 June 1855 in Kansas. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial, Stone 5 (right side) Ira Greer was born to …

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