Individual Details
James Manning Greer
(7 Aug 1827 - 2 Jul 1900)
The commonly accepted origin of the Greer name is that it is derived from the Clan Gregor, the MacGregors or sons of Gregor. Note there is no distinction between McGregor and MacGregor, both being anglicised versions of the Gaelic name.
James Manning GREER, grandson of Rob't and Isabella, founded Greer Station, SC, Now GREER, SC.
WIKIPEDIA:
Greer was named for James Manning Greer, whose ancestry traces from Scotland, through Ireland. Many of his descendants still reside in the region. James Manning Greer was a descendant of John Greer, Sr. who surveyed his land in Laurens County in 1750. John and his family were already in Laurens County, prior to the Greer passengers who arrived aboard the ship The Falls in 1764. John Greer's family settled at Duncans Creek between that Creek and the Enoree River and close to Duncan's Creek Presbyterian Church. John, Sr.'s great grandson James Manning Greer settled his family near Greenville in an area that eventually became Greer's Station. The Greers are not descended from the MacGregors. DNA evidence has shown this claim to be totally untrue.[citation needed]
Events
| Birth | 7 Aug 1827 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1848 | South Carolina - Molly Lueza Tarver | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 11 Oct 1850 | (John Greer and Sarah Hawkins) Greenville County, South Carolina |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 19 Sep 1860 | (John Greer and Sarah Hawkins) White Horse Division, Greenville County, South Carolina | | | |
| Census (family) | 19 Jan 1871 | Chick's Spring, Greenville County, South Carolina - Molly Lueza Tarver | | | |
| Census (family) | 24 Jun 1880 | Golden Grove, Greenville County, South Carolina - Molly Lueza Tarver | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 4 Jun 1900 | (John Flemon Pittman and Louvina Ellen Greer) Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | | | |
| Death | 2 Jul 1900 | South Carolina | |||
| Burial | Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Molly Lueza Tarver (1824 - 1889) |
| Child | Dallas Winfield Greer (1848 - 1942) |
| Child | Sarah Jane Greer (1849 - 1882) |
| Child | Mary Greenberry Greer (1851 - 1940) |
| Child | Jonathan Thomas Greer (1853 - 1907) |
| Child | Kizziah Frances Greer (1855 - 1918) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ann Greer (1856 - 1918) |
| Child | Perry Duncan Greer (1859 - 1940) |
| Child | Henry Hill Greer (1861 - 1930) |
| Child | Melissia Greer (1863 - 1950) |
| Child | Narsissus Greer (1863 - 1914) |
| Child | Louvina Ellen Greer (1867 - 1947) |
| Child | William Walter Greer (1882 - 1883) |
| Father | John Greer (1791 - 1870) |
| Mother | Sarah Hawkins (1802 - 1882) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
John Greer M 44 South Carolina - LaborerSarah Greer F 40 South Carolina
James Greer M 22 South Carolina - Laborer
Louisa Greer F 25 South Carolina
Dallis Greer M 2 South Carolina
Sarah Greer F 1 South Carolina
Census (family)-shared
John Greer M 70 South Carolina - FarmerSarah Greer F 65 South Carolina - House keeper
Jas M Greer M 34 South Carolina - Farmer
Louisa Greer F 36 South Carolina - House keeper
Dallas Greer M 12 South Carolina
Sarah Greer F 11 South Carolina
Mary Greer F 9 South Carolina
John Greer M 8 South Carolina
Frences Greer F 6 South Carolina
Elizabeth Greer F 4 South Carolina
Perry Greer M 1 South Carolina
Jane Tarver F 67 South Carolina
Frances Tarver F 25 South Carolina - Seamstress
Census (family)
Jas Manning Greer M 43 South CarolinaLouisa Greer F 43 South Carolina
Dallas W Greer M 22 South Carolina
Jno Thomas Greer M 16 South Carolina
Kezia F Greer F 14 South Carolina
Elizabeth A Greer F 12 South Carolina
Perry D Greer M 10 South Carolina
Henry H Greer M 8 South Carolina
Melissa Greer F 5 South Carolina
Narcissa Greer F 5 South Carolina
Louvenia E Greer F 3 South Carolina
Census (family)
James M Greer Self M 45 South Carolina - ButcherLuezer Greer Wife F 29 South Carolina - Keeping house
Kaziah Greer Daughter F 24 South Carolina - Works in Cot. Mill
Elizabeth A Greer Daughter F 22 South Carolina - Works in Cot. Mill
Perry D Greer Son M 21 South Carolina - Wagoner
Henry H Greer Son M 18 South Carolina - at home with fever
Narcissy Greer Daughter F 16 South Carolina - Works in Cot. Mill
Malissy Greer Daughter F 16 South Carolina - Works in Cot. Mill
Luvinia Greer Daughter F 13 South Carolina - Works in Cot. Mill
Sarah Greer Mother F 65 South Carolina - Boarding
William Mills Other M 16 South Carolina - Servant (Black)
Census (family)-shared
John F Pittman M43 South Carolina - FarmerWife Ellen L Pittman F33 South Carolina
Daughter Lilly Pittman F9 South Carolina
Daughter Bertha M Pittman F8 South Carolina
Daughter Fannie Pittman F6 South Carolina
Daughter Lizzie M Pittman F4 South Carolina
Son Jerry F Pittman M2 South Carolina
Daughter Nellie Pittman F0 South Carolina
Father-in-law James Mannon Greer M73 South Carolina
Greenville City Ward 5, Wardlaw Street
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8QN-DBC : accessed 08 Apr 2014), John Greer, Greenville county, part of, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing family 1198, NARA microfilm publication M432..
2. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZT8-636 : accessed 08 Apr 2014), Jas M Greer in household of John Greer, White Horse Division, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 194, household ID 1355, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805220..
3. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8RV-MJ7 : accessed 08 Apr 2014), Jas Manning Greer, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 19, family 145, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552997..
4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6S6-T26 : 15 July 2017), James M Greer, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 86, sheet 171B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1230; FHL microfilm 1,255,230..
5. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3TM-7X1 : accessed 08 Apr 2014), John F Pittman, Greenville City Ward 5, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241529..
6. Find A Grave Memorial# 8048017.