Aaron W Grier

Aaron W was born on December 2nd, 1794 in Taliaferro County, GA. Aaron W's father was Aaron Grier and his mother was Jane Gibson. His paternal grandparents were Robert Grier and Elizabeth Catherine Buns. He had a brother and two sisters, named Robert, Margaret and Elisabeth. He died at the age of 69 on January 14th, 1864. He was buried in Raytown, Taliaferro County, GA.

General Notes
- On the road to Raytown you may pass two signs, first the one on the left, about 3/4 miles from there, in the Grier family cemetery, is the marked grave of Brig. Gen. Aaron Grier, born near here Dec. 2, 1794. His house stood about a mile west of Raytown. It was a one- story rambling house, sold and unpretentious. Unfortunately it was destroyed by fire in the 1920s. When quite young, with Gen. Floyd, he fought the Creek Indians, distinguishing himself at the Battles of Autossee and Chalibbee in Alabama. Promoted rapidly for his military talent, he became a Brig. Gen. in the Indian and later the Mexican Wars. In 1826, his home became that of his orphan nephew, Alexander H. Stephens. He lived to see his nephew and ward become vice-president of the Confederacy but died during the war, January 14, 1864.

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