Individual Details

Samuel Kerr Greer

(15 Mar 1882 - 16 Aug 1970)

Samuel Kerr Greer [LDRR-SCM] and Samuel L. Greer [LX7H-N7G] are two different people and should not have been merged by contributor Melissa Ann McLaughlin. This is especially clear when we note that both of them are enumerated in the census on the exact same date, 16 April 1910, Samuel Kerr Greer (an unmarried man) in Texas and Samuel L. Greer (a married man) in Illinois. See:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M291-X1S
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4B-Z64
Samuel Kerr Greer was born 15 March 1882 in Chambers County, Alabama to Thomas Wilson Greer & Adalaide Octavia Kerr. He was living with his parents at the 1910 census on 16 April 1910 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. He married and later divorced Grace Winnie Shackelford. They were living in Nocona, Montague County, Texas, on 1 April 1935, and in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, on 6 April 1940. It appears that they had no children. He worked as a printer of newspapers. Samuel Kerr Greer died 16 August 1970 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas, and is buried there in the Elmwood Cemetery. Every census states that he was born in Alabama.
Samuel L. Greer was born about 1881 in Missouri. He married Sarah Ella Nitcher [LX7H-XX4] about 1905. He was living with his wife and their adopted daughters at the 1910 census on 16 April 1910 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. In 1920 they were living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and 1930 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. He worked as a moulder in an iron foundry. Every census gives his name as Samuel L. Greer and states that he was born in Missouri. His death and burial are unknown.

Events

Birth15 Mar 1882Chambers County, Alabama
Census (family)-shared18 Jun 1900(Thomas Wilson Greer and Adalaide Octavia Kerr) Collin County, Texas
Census (family)-shared16 Apr 1910(Thomas Wilson Greer and Adalaide Octavia Kerr) Sherman, Grayson County, Texas
Draft registration12 Sep 1918Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
CensusJan 1920Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marriage6 Nov 1926Dallas County, Texas - Grace Winnie Shackelford
Residence (family)1 Apr 1935Nocona, Montague County, Texas - Grace Winnie Shackelford
Census (family)6 Apr 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas - Grace Winnie Shackelford
Draft registration27 Apr 1942Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Death16 Aug 1970Bowie, Montague County, Texas
Burial17 Aug 1970Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas
DivorceGrace Winnie Shackelford

Families

SpouseGrace Winnie Shackelford (1901 - 1963)
FatherThomas Wilson Greer (1833 - 1913)
MotherAdalaide Octavia Kerr (1849 - 1926)
SiblingColumbus Knox Greer (1875 - 1947)
SiblingJenny May Greer (1876 - 1955)
SiblingJulia W. Greer (1878 - 1913)
SiblingTommie W. Greer (1880 - 1881)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Head Tom W Green M 65 Alabama - Farmer
Wife Octavia Green F 52 Mississippi
Daughter Jamie M Green F 24 Alabama - School teacher
Daughter Julia W Green F 21 Alabama - School teacher
Son Samuel K Green M 18 Alabama - at school

Census (family)-shared

Thos W Greer Head M 76 Alabama
Octavia A Greer Wife F 60 Mississippi
Sawl K Greer Son M 27 Alabama (single)

Draft registration

Samuel Kerr Greer
Sex Male
Occupation: Insurance clerk
Nearest relative: Mrs. T. W. Greer (Mother)
Birth Date 15 Mar 1882
Birthplace , , United States
Citizenship Place United States
Race White
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date from 1917 to 1918
Event Place Dallas, Texas, United States
Affiliate Publication Number M1509
Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards

Census

Samuel Greer Roomer Male 37 Alabama - Clerk, newspaper

Cliff Hotel, E. Jefferson Street, Dallas, Texas
(built in 1889 by T. L. Marsalis. Located at Jefferson and Crawford.)

Census (family)

Samuel K Greer Husband M 56 Alabama - Printer, newspaper
Winnie G Greer Wife F 44 Kentucky

Residence on 1 April 1935: Nocona, Montague County, Texas

Draft registration

Samuel Kerr Greer
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Fort Worth, , Texas, United States
Residence Place: Fort Worth, , Texas
Gender: Male
Employer: Samuel Kerr/Greer
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1882

Death

Samuel Kerr Greer
Sex Male
Age 88 years
Birth Date 15 March 1882
Birthplace Alabama
Marital Status Divorced
Race White
Father and mother unknown
Event Type Death (myocardial infarction and arteriosclerotic heart disease)
Found dead in bed in local nursing home (Bellmire Home Inc.)
Informant: Mrs H. I. Prout
Event Date 16 August 1970
Event Place Bowie, Montague, Texas
Occupation: Printer, newspaper

Burial

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Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3L3-M5K : accessed 08 Nov 2013), Tom W Green, ED 12 Justice Precinct 3 (east & north part), Collin, Texas, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241621..

2. "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M291-X1S : accessed 08 Nov 2013), Thos W Greer, Sherman Ward 2, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet , family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375569..

3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXQ-QL3 : 12 December 2014), Samuel Kerr Greer, 1917-1918; citing Dallas County no 4, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,953,182..

4. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHY1-JL8.

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7. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPRQ-QNT.

8. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D5-L79 : 5 December 2014), Samuel Kerr Greer, 16 Aug 1970; citing certificate number 59228, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,859..

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