West Virginia Pioneers

John Thomas Greer, Jr

Male 1840 - 1923  (83 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Greer 
    Suffix Jr 
    Born 3 Apr 1840  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Aug 1923  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: John Thomas/Greer
      Sex: M
      Death Date: 03 Aug 1923
      Death Place: Cooper, Mason, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 83y4d
      Cemetery: Greer
      Birth Date: 4/3/1840
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: M
      Mother: Myrna/Flowers
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Father: John/Greer
      Father's Birth Place: Bath Co, VA
      Informant: Mrs Elmer McDermitt, Armbrosia WV
    Person ID I39523  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2012 

    Father John Greer,   b. 14 Dec 1803, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900  (Age 96 years) 
    Mother Miriam 'Nessa' Flowers,   b. Abt 1808, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1866  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1846  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Family ID F3932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adaline McDermitt,   b. Abt 1844, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1870 Mason Co WV Cooper dist # 30
      Greer, John T 30
      Adaline 26
      Ora 6
      Hiram E 3
      William B 8/12
    Children 
     1. Ora Greer,   b. Abt 1864, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Hiram Ellsworth Greer,   b. 24 Sep 1867, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1930  (Age 62 years)
     3. William B Greer,   b. Abt 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F11371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.