Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Greener, Christian 1842 - 
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm
************************************************
File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 11, 2005, 6:35 pm

Author: C. H. Ellis



    CHRISTIAN GREENER was born May 24, 1842, in Germany, In 1852 his parents

immigrated to the United States and remained in the city of New Orleans for one

year, then removed to St. Louis, Missouri, and from there to Dubuque, Iowa,

where he remained with his parents until he was fifteen years of age. Then

another move was made to Lancaster, Grant county, Wisconsin, where he resided

until 1880. In that year he moved to Blue Earth county, Minnesota and after a

three years residence there, in 1883 came to Dakota Territory, locating in Hand

county. In the spring of 1891 Mr. Greener became a resident of Faulk county and

located in Faulkton where he has since resided.



    On October 5th, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Albina E. Taylor

of Lancaster, Wisconsin, and to them have been born seven children, viz: Edward

E., who died in his ninth year; Charles T., who is married, has a daughter seven

years old and resides in Faulkton; Carrie, who married Frank Benning and resides

in Hand county, South Dakota, with a family of six children; Annie May, who died

in infancy; Ednah V., who married Robert Corbett, of Hand county, South Dakota

and moved to Port Arthur, Texas. In 1905 she died leaving three children; Grace,

who was born after they removed to Dakota, is married to Levi Hurd and resides

in Hand county, South Dakota and is the mother of one child; and Wilber Lincoln

who is yet at home attending the Faulkton city schools.



    In 1863 Mr. Greener enlisted in Company E. First Wisconsin Cavalry and was

mustered out at the end of the war. He is a member of the Phil Sheridan Post,

Grand Army of the Republic at Faulkton. Mr. and Mrs. Greener are members of the

Faulkton Free Methodist .church and are considered among our most reliable

Christian people.





Additional Comments:
From:



HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

19O9

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/faulk/bios/gbs150greener.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/

File size: 2.5 Kb