Father |
John Greer, b. 14 Dec 1803, Bath Co, VA , d. 1900 (Age 96 years) |
Mother |
Miriam 'Nessa' Flowers, b. Abt 1808, Virginia, USA , d. 28 Aug 1866 (Age ~ 58 years) |
Married |
2 Nov 1846 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] |
Notes |
Jackson Co marriages:
Green (Greer?) John to Wright, Mary Ann (Marion?)11/2/1846
1850 Mason Co WV
Greer, John 46 VA
Miriam 42
Sarah 13
John L 9
Adela 7
Oscar 5
Hugh J 3
Mary M 2
Friend Canter 17 O
1870 Mason Co WV Cooper dist #28
Greer, Jasper 24
Martha 21
Edgar C 3
Charles W 1
John 67 constable
Kenneth R. Reffeitt:
John Thomas Greer, Sr., b. 1803 – d. 1900, was the father of Hugh Jasper Greer. He was an early Justice of the Peace (called “Squire” then) of Mason County and was commissioned Major in the 141st Regiment, Thirteenth Brigade and Fifth Division of the Virginia Militia on April 24, 1834. He had served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812. I have one of his drum sticks given to me by my great aunt by marriage (and cousin by blood) Iva Daugherty Greer (Mrs. Wm. Wirt Greer). The Greers of Jackson County were all Democrats and those of Mason County were always Republican. So maybe this is why they were rather “distant” and didn’t do too much socializing.
John Thomas, Jr., Hugh Jasper, and Oscar Newton served in the Union Army.
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Family ID |
F3932 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |