Individual Details
John Dewitt Greer
(1 Feb 1888 - 2 Feb 1918)
Events
| Birth | 1 Feb 1888 | Anna, Collin County, Texas |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 20 Jun 1900 | (John Flavel Greer and Laura Clarissa Ellis) Collin County, Texas | |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 25 Apr 1910 | (John Flavel Greer and Laura Clarissa Ellis) Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Draft registration | 5 Jun 1917 | Anna, Collin County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 2 Feb 1918 | Newport News, Virginia | | ||
| Burial | Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas | | |
Families
| Father | John Flavel Greer (1850 - 1924) |
| Mother | Laura Clarissa Ellis (1855 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Joseph Lafayette Greer (1878 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Thomas Ellis Greer (1880 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Rev. Baxter Dixon Dodderidge Greer Sr. (1880 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Anna Lou Greer (1883 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Bessie Julian Greer (1885 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Harriette Gradie Greer (1890 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Emma Jane Greer (1892 - 1978) |
| Sibling | James Bell Greer (1894 - 1981) |
| Sibling | William Bryan Greer (1896 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Laura Mae Greer (1899 - 1994) |
Notes
Birth
1 Feb 1889 date on draft registration2 Feb 1888 date at Find-a-Grave
1 Feb 1888 in the John Flavel Greer family Bible
Census (family)-shared
Head John F Greer M 50 Alabama - FarmerWife Laura C Greer F 45 Alabama
Son Joseph L Greer M 22 Texas - Farm laborer
Son Thomas E Greer M 20 Texas - Farm laborer
Son Baxter D D Greer M 20 Texas - Farm laborer
Daughter Anna L Greer F 17 Texas - at school
Daughter Bessie J Greer F 15 Texas - at school
Son John D Greer M 12 Texas - at school
Son Harriette G Greer M 10 Texas - at school
Daughter Erma J Greer F 8 Texas
Son James B Greer M 6 Texas
Son William B Greer M 4 Texas
Daughter Laura M Greer F 2 Texas
Census (family)-shared
J F Greer M60 Alabama - Farmer, general farm, employeeWife Laura Greer F54 Alabama
Son John D Greer M22 Texas - Farm laborer
Daughter Emma Greer F18 Texas
Son Jim Greer M16 Texas - Farm laborer
Son Bryan Greer M13 Texas - Farm laborer
Daughter Laura May Greer F11 Texas
Draft registration
John Dewitt Greer was of medium height, stout, with blue eyes and white hair at age 28.Death
died of MeningitisBurial
PLOT Greer 3677TH AREO SQUADRON
WOODSMAN OF THE WORLD MARKER
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3L3-7ZX : accessed 04 Nov 2013), John F Greer, ED 11 Justice Precinct 3 (all west of H&TC r.r.), Collin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241621..
2. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2MN-QBB : accessed 12 Apr 2014), J F Greer, Justice Precinct 3, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 11B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375552..
3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZX9-32D : accessed 15 March 2015), John Dewitt Greer, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,405..
4. Find A Grave Memorial# 10604085.