Brief Life History of John Irvine
When John Irvine Greer was born on 13 June 1844, in Washington, Texas, United States, his father, Nathaniel Hunt Greer Sr, was 41 and his mother, Nancy Ann Terry Roberts, was 38. He died on 22 June 1855, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Nemaha, Kansas, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Irvin Greer - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Irvin Greer
- John Irvine Greer, "Find a Grave Index"
- John Irvine Greer, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · Mexican-American War
Known in the United States as the Mexican War. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna did not officially acknowledge the secession of Texas, and interpreted the US involvement with Texas as an invasion of borders. Mexican forces attacked American forces in an event called the Thornton Affair, prompting President James K. Polk to send a request for war to Congress. The war ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848, which required the Mexican Cession of the northern territories and acceptance of the Rio Grande as the southern border of the United States. At the same time, the U.S. committed to pay Mexico $15 million for war damages and assumed roughly $3.25 million of their existing debt.
1850 · Compromise of 1850
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
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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John Irvine Greer
John Irvine Greer, born 13 June 1844 in Washington, Texas; died 22 June 1855 in Kansas on the Mormon Trail. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial, Stone 5 (right side) Nathaniel Hunt Greer S …
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