Stanislaus County CA Archives Biographies.....Greiersen, George 1834 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co.

GEORGE GREIERSEN.—The gentleman whose name heads this notice is one of Oakdale's
prominent and substantial merchants. His business was established in this
beautiful and flourishing city under the present firm style, George Greiersen &
Co., in 1880. This firm carries the largest and most complete stock of general
merchandise in the city, and is perhaps second to none in the county, their
business extending into Tuolumne and the surrounding counties.

   Mr. Greiersen is a native of Denmark, and dates his birth near Copenhagen,
July 9, 1834. In that country he was reared and educated. He is the older of two
children born to Jens P. and Catherine (Sorensen) Greiersen, the parents being
natives of Denmark. The mother died in 1890, at the ripe old age .of
ninety-three years. The father died about twenty years ago. George Greiersen
entered the Danish navy when in his 'teens, and served an apprenticeship at ship
construction. A few years later he came to America. After remaining a short time
in the city of San Francisco, he engaged in mining at Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras
county. Not being successful in that enterprise, he returned to Benicia, and was
for a time employed in ship repairing for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. He
next located at Cordelia, where he was one of the first to build a home. While
residing here he built a sloop, which he christened Cordelia, and freighted on
the river for a time. His sloop was subsequently wrecked near Vallejo. His next
employment was that of clerk in a mercantile house in Millerton, Fresno county,
from 1856 to 1859. In the latter year he purchased the business of his employer,
and conducted a thriving trade until 1868. At that time he sold out and returned
to Europe, the object of his visit there being to establish a market for
California wines. This, however, was a failure, and financial loss to him. In
1879 he returned to America, and located at Oakdale the following year, where he
has since conducted a flourishing trade and is one of the most enterprising
citizens of the county. Mr. Greiersen was at one time Postmaster at Millerton,
Fresno county, and was also county Treasurer by appointment to fill an unexpired
term.

   He was married in 1862 to Miss Anna Jensen, also a native of Denmark. They
have three children living and one deceased. The names of the living are
Francisca, Catherine and Anna.

   Mr. Greiersen was naturalized in 1858. He is a member of no secret society,
but is connected with the Fire Department at Oakdale; is a stanch Republican,
although not active in political matters. He owns residence property in Oakdale,
and is one of the worthy and respected citizens of the town.


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Extracted from 

Memorial and Biographical History
Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties California

Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. 1892


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