Researching Charles Graner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Graner surname? In that year Graner was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Graner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Graner and the Graner Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Graner Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Graner family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Charles Graner at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Charles Graner using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Charles Graner.
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Graner Family Tree Databases
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Graner Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Graner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Graner
Charles Graner
Charles A. Graner Jr. (born 1968) is an American and former member of the United States Army Reserve who was convicted of prisoner abuse in connection with the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Graner, with other soldiers from his unit, the 372nd Military Police Company, were accused of allowing and inflicting sexual, physical, and psychological abuse on Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison, a notorious prison in Baghdad during the United States' occupation of Iraq.
On January 14, 2005, Graner was found guilty under the Uniform Code of Military Justice on charges of conspiracy to maltreat detainees, failing to protect detainees from abuse, cruelty, and maltreatment, as well as charges of assault, indecency, and dereliction of duty. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, demotion to private, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Charges of adultery and obstruction of justice were dropped before trial. On August 6, 2011, Graner was released from the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas after serving years of his ten-year sentence.
Source: Charles Graner, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Graner
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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