Re: greiner
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In reply to:
greiner
12/03/01
Karen:
The Greiner name originated in Grein, Austria in the 13th century.Grein is on the Danube River between Linz and Vienna. The Greiners first migrated into Germany in 1278.They were brought to Wurtemberg by the Arch Duke of Wurtemberg to start glass factories there in Walkersbach, Germany.Many other factories started up in and around this area. If you travel in Southern Germany today you will find many Greiners in almost every town. The name is very common in that area. Many Greiners migrated up into Poland and Russia as well.
If you have the means I would suggest the Archives in Stuttgart, Germany as a place to start.Although in Germany the Archives are not to well complied into any central location.Stuttgart does have a good source.More than likely your family came from Germany originally but there are other possibilities.Each city and church throughout the country also has their own records.
The LDS Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has compiled a list of persons by surnames from many of those city and church records and you might find them through that source.
My immigrant Greiner came to South Carolina in 1735 from Germany.Our name was anglicized to Griner because of mostly English settlers in the area and the "ei" "i" didn't enter into their pronunciation.
Happy Hunting.
Bob
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