Individual Details
Columbus Knox Greer
(19 Mar 1875 - 18 Jul 1947)
Events
| Birth | 19 Mar 1875 | Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 12 Jun 1880 | (Thomas Wilson Greer and Adalaide Octavia Kerr) New Harmony, Chambers County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Enlistment | 30 May 1898 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | | | |
| Military | 26 Jul 1899 | Discharge - El Pardo, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines | |||
| Census | 18 Feb 1901 | Santa Cruz, Laguna Province, Philippines | | | |
| Marriage | 19 Mar 1903 | Grayson County, Texas - Laura Therneau | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Apr 1910 | Sherman, Grayson County, Texas - Laura Therneau | | | |
| Census (family) | 19 Jan 1920 | Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas - Laura Therneau | | | |
| Military | 2 Dec 1926 | Pension - Arkansas | | ||
| Census (family) | 19 Apr 1930 | Dubois, Clark County, Idaho - Laura Therneau | | | |
| Census (family) | Apr 1940 | Clark County, Idaho - Laura Therneau | | | |
| Death | 18 Jul 1947 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | | ||
| Burial | Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura Therneau (1878 - 1967) |
| Child | Jacqueline Ruth Greer (1906 - 1966) |
| Child | Thomas Henry Greer (1909 - 2004) |
| Child | Dorothy G. Greer (1911 - 1995) |
| Father | Thomas Wilson Greer (1833 - 1913) |
| Mother | Adalaide Octavia Kerr (1849 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Jenny May Greer (1876 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Julia W. Greer (1878 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Tommie W. Greer (1880 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Samuel Kerr Greer (1882 - 1970) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Self Thomas W. Greer M45 AlabamaWife Octavia A. Greer F30 Mississippi
Son Columbus K. Greer M5 Alabama
Daughter Jennie May Greer F4 Alabama
Daughter Julia Greer F2 Alabama
Enlistment
Greer, Columbus K. Enlisted May 30 Dallas, Tex. by Leiut. Laubach for 3 years. Born Opelika, Ala., Age 23y 2m, Occupation Printer, Eyes blue 10 d., Hair brown, Complexion fair, Height 5' 9 1/4". Regiment 23 Inf. Band M. Remarks: Dischg'd July 26/99 at El Pardo, Cebu P.L. G.O. #40 also '98 Pvt Exct.Census
Columbus K Greer M 25 Alabama - PrivateU.S. Residence: McKinney, Texas
F S & B 37th Infantry
Marriage
Knox GreerSex Male
Spouse's Name Laura Therneaw
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 1903
Event Place Grayson Co., Texas, United States
Source Details p 136
Note Bride: /Therneau on license
Census (family)
Columbus Knox Green Head M 35 Alabama - PrinterLaura Green Wife F 31 Texas
Ruth Green Daughter F 4 Texas
Thomas H Green Son M 0 Texas
Census (family)
Tom Greer Head M 44 Alabama - Printer, newspaperLaura Greer Wife F 41 Texas
Ruth Greer Daughter F 13 Texas
Tom Greer Jr. Son M 10 Texas
Dorathe Greer Daughter F 9 Texas
Census (family)
Columbus K Greer Head M 55 Alabama - Linotype operator, printing officeLaura Green Wife F 51 Texas
Dorothy G Green Daughter F 19 Texas
Census (family)
Thomas Greer Head M 65 AlabamaLaura Greer Wife F 62 Texas
Burial
Inscription: Alabama Cpl 37 US Vol InfPLOT: Veterans Section 4
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4J7-D67 : accessed 08 Nov 2013), Thomas W. Greer, New Harmony, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 155C, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0005.
2. "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-CM81 : 13 March 2018), Columbus K Greer, 30 May 1898; citing p. 96, volume 094, Dallas, , Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,465,935..
3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31X-CDZ : accessed 14 November 2018), Columbus K Greer, Santa Cruz, Laguna Province F S & B 37th Infantry, Philippines; citing enumeration district (ED) 190, sheet 7A, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,841..
4. "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FX92-2LH : accessed 04 Nov 2013), Knox Greer and Laura Therneaw, 19 Mar 1903..
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6. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M291-X1K : accessed 04 Nov 2013), Columbus Knox Green, Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375569..
7. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDN9-NGW : accessed 22 November 2018), Ruth Greer in household of Tom Greer, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States; citing ED 31, sheet 17A, line 18, family 433, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 54; FHL microfilm 1,820,054..
8. "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDYP-662 : 13 March 2018), Columbus K Greer, 1926..
9. "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N41V-Z53 : 24 March 2016), Columbus K. Greer, 1926..
10. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHDG-PT2 : accessed 04 Nov 2013), Columbus K Greer, Dubois, Clark, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet , family 84, NARA microfilm publication ..
11. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY4K-75T : 14 March 2018), Laura Greer in household of Thomas Greer, Edie Election Precinct, Clark, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-5, sheet 1A, line 12, family 4, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 744..
12. "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWS-DTB : 11 December 2014), Columbus K Greer, 18 Jul 1947; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 2538, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem..
13. Find A Grave Memorial 61179692.
14. "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-C1LN : 15 March 2018), Columbus K Greer, ..