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Silvanus B. Greek

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Birth	:	25 Dec 1826
Death	:	4 Apr 1900
Burial	:	Saint Peters Cemetery, Provincetown, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0547218, -70.1922226
Description	:	Silvanus B. Greek (1826 -1900) Denison Review, Friday, April 6, 1900 Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John T. Carey, on Wednesday morning, April 4, 1900, Major Silvanus B. Greek aged 73 years and 4 months. The following biography is taken from the Biographical History of Sac, Crawford and Ida counties: S. B. Greek was born in Canisteo, New York, December 25, 1826, son of Nathan and Margaret (Norton) Greek, who were of Scotch and German origin. Soon after his birth the family moved to Alleghany county and when he was nine years old they located in... Read More	Silvanus B. Greek (1826 -1900) Denison Review, Friday, April 6, 1900 Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John T. Carey, on Wednesday morning, April 4, 1900, Major Silvanus B. Greek aged 73 years and 4 months. The following biography is taken from the Biographical History of Sac, Crawford and Ida counties: S. B. Greek was born in Canisteo, New York, December 25, 1826, son of Nathan and Margaret (Norton) Greek, who were of Scotch and German origin. Soon after his birth the family moved to Alleghany county and when he was nine years old they located in Chautauqua County, same state. His father dying when S. B. was quite small, the latter was early thrown upon his own resources. When he was seventeen he spent one season on the lakes and in the fall landed in Chicago. On his arrival in that city, a green boy, he had but $5 in money. He bought a cap for $1.25 and in making change the merchant gave him a worthless $3 bill, leaving him with seventy-five cents in good money. He paid a farmer fifty cents for carrying his trunk to Rock Island and with the remaining twenty five cents bought bread and meat. He set out on foot for Rock Island and followed Black Hawk's trail the entire distance, sleeping on the open prairie at night, as he was without means with which to pay for the night's lodging. He landed in Rock Island penniless. There he had expected to go on the river, but not liking the appearance of the river men, he concluded to try farming and hired out to a man for the winter at $9 per month. In the spring he rented his employer's farm and cultivated it one year. Then he went to Whiteside county, Illinois, where he was variously employed for several years. He served three months in Scott's army. After that he worked at the carpenter's trade and also learned the trade of machinist. Mr. Greek was married in December, 1850 to Miss Lucina Goodrich, a native of New York State. A year or two after marriage they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and eighteen months later to Butler County. Mr. Greek's next move was to Crawford county. He brought with him four yoke of cattle, three cows, three yearling calves and a pair of horses. His was the first wagon to cross from Fort Dodge by was of Sac City to this part of the county, and with his faithful wife and two small children he landed here in September, 1855. In June he had located a tract of eighty acres in section 30, Milford township and on this they settled in September. Here he built a hewed-log house, 14 x 16 feet, which is still standing, now being used as a corn crib. For four years after settling here he was engaged in breaking prairie. By honest industry and good management he was enabled from time to time to make additions to his original claim until he had between four and five hundred acres in one body, besides owning several other tracts of land. Retiring from the active duties of farm life in 1887, he moved to Denison, where he has since resided. He had lived on his farm all these years, with the exception of four years spent in Denison during the Rebellion. Since leaving the farm he has spent some time in traveling in the south and on the Pacific coast. While in California he occupied a suite of rooms in the LeGrand and took his meals at the Palace Hotel, a wide contrast to his condition when tramping his weary way along old Black Hawk's trail across the prairie to Rock Island, Penniless, friendless, footsore and hungry. He served as school director seventeen years, township treasurer seventeen years, trustee fourteen years, deputy sheriff two years and justice of the peace for a time. Mr. Greek never had a day's schooling in his life, all the education he had having been gained in the school of experience, but he made a most efficient officer. When he moved to Denison he resigned from the various positions he had held so long and has since been retired. When he resigned his official positions as township treasurer of Milford township, the township board passed resolutions of regret, also commendation on the manner in which his books were kept, as he turned over one of the neatest and most perfectly kept set of books the township had ever received. Mr. Greek had a family of five children namely; Seba I., Cyrus A., Wm., Maryett and Sylvanus B. The mother of these children died in 1876. In October, 1887, Mr. Greek married Mrs. Mary B. Rumsey, a native of New Orleans. Mr. Greek had been in poor health for some time and his relatives and friends knew it was only a question of time before he would be called to his last rest. The funeral was held at the Methodist church on Thursday at 10 a.m., Rev. Harris preaching the sermon and the remains were laid to rest in Oakland cemetery.

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Latitude: 42.0547218
Longitude: -70.1922226

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Greek

(1837 - 1921)

Lucina Goodrich Greek

(1831 - 1876)

Children

Cyrus Greek

(1853 - 1929)

Marietta Lucina Greek Carey

(1856 - 1941)

Sylvanus Benjamin “Sylvan” Greek

(1868 - 1928)

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Coordinate: 42.0547218, -70.1922226

2. Provincetown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0557300, -70.1893400

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7. Saint Mary of the Harbor
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Coordinate: 42.0577910, -70.1761320

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Coordinate: 42.0234985, -70.0738983

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Coordinate: 42.0018200, -70.0539700

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Coordinate: 41.9975300, -70.0554000

12. Truro Congregational Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9992010, -70.0478090

13. New South Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9721700, -70.0686500

14. Pine Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9766998, -70.0597000

15. Lombard Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9532500, -70.0573600

16. Hezekiah Doane Gravesite
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Coordinate: 41.9752300, -70.0308900

17. Chequessett Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9341888, -70.0411835

18. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9447500, -70.0258700

19. Oak Dale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9447500, -70.0248000

20. Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9366455, -70.0207596

21. Duck Creek Cemetery
Wellfleet, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9356995, -70.0206985

22. French Catholic Cemetery
Wellfleet, Barnstable County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9282500, -70.0205000

23. South Wellfleet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9082985, -69.9852982

24. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8417015, -69.9832993