Individual Details
Melissia Greer
(17 Feb 1863 - 9 Jan 1950)
Second Wife of James J. Wilson
One son: Eddie Wilson 1888-1960
Someone has added J. A. Wilson as her biological son which is incorrect. Please see James J Wilson memorial page for correct information of J. Arthur Wilson's parentage.
Mrs. Malissa G. Wilson
LAURENS-Jan. 9-Mrs. Malissa Greer Wilson, 86, died suddenly at the home of her son, Eddie, 411 Fleming Street this afternoon at 3:55. She had been ill a few weeks.
Mrs. Wilson was the widow of the late Manning and Louise Traver Greer. She and her late husband lived the greater part of their lives in Woodruff but for the past several years she lived with her son here. She was the last member of her immediate family. Survivors include her son and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced from the Lanford-Boyter Mortuary at Woodruff. The body will be at the home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
NOTE: This is transcribed as written in The Greenville News, Jan. 10.
1950 page 8. There is an error. She was a daughter of the late Manning and Louise TARVER Greer. Her husband was the late James Jackson Wilson..
She was second wife of James Jackson Wilson.
(transcribed by: Linda)
Parents:
James Manning Greer (1827 - 1900)
Mollie Lueza Tarver Greer (1824 - 1889)
Spouse: James Jackson Wilson (1850 - 1938)
Children:
William Emery Wilson (1870 - 1931)*
Eddie Wilson (1888 - 1960)*
Siblings:
Dallas Winfield Greer (1848 - 1942)*
Henry Hill Greer (1861 - 1930)*
Melissia Greer Wilson (1863 - 1950)
One son: Eddie Wilson 1888-1960
Someone has added J. A. Wilson as her biological son which is incorrect. Please see James J Wilson memorial page for correct information of J. Arthur Wilson's parentage.
Mrs. Malissa G. Wilson
LAURENS-Jan. 9-Mrs. Malissa Greer Wilson, 86, died suddenly at the home of her son, Eddie, 411 Fleming Street this afternoon at 3:55. She had been ill a few weeks.
Mrs. Wilson was the widow of the late Manning and Louise Traver Greer. She and her late husband lived the greater part of their lives in Woodruff but for the past several years she lived with her son here. She was the last member of her immediate family. Survivors include her son and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced from the Lanford-Boyter Mortuary at Woodruff. The body will be at the home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
NOTE: This is transcribed as written in The Greenville News, Jan. 10.
1950 page 8. There is an error. She was a daughter of the late Manning and Louise TARVER Greer. Her husband was the late James Jackson Wilson..
She was second wife of James Jackson Wilson.
(transcribed by: Linda)
Parents:
James Manning Greer (1827 - 1900)
Mollie Lueza Tarver Greer (1824 - 1889)
Spouse: James Jackson Wilson (1850 - 1938)
Children:
William Emery Wilson (1870 - 1931)*
Eddie Wilson (1888 - 1960)*
Siblings:
Dallas Winfield Greer (1848 - 1942)*
Henry Hill Greer (1861 - 1930)*
Melissia Greer Wilson (1863 - 1950)
Events
| Birth | 17 Feb 1863 | South Carolina | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 19 Jan 1871 | (James Manning Greer and Molly Lueza Tarver) Chick's Spring, Greenville County, South Carolina |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 24 Jun 1880 | (James Manning Greer and Molly Lueza Tarver) Golden Grove, Greenville County, South Carolina | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jun 1900 | Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina - James Jackson Wilson | | | |
| Death | 9 Jan 1950 | Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina | | ||
| Burial | Abner Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina | | |
Families
| Spouse | James Jackson Wilson (1850 - 1938) |
| Child | Eddie Wilson (1888 - 1960) |
| Father | James Manning Greer (1827 - 1900) |
| Mother | Molly Lueza Tarver (1824 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Dallas Winfield Greer (1848 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Greer (1849 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Mary Greenberry Greer (1851 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Thomas Greer (1853 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Kizziah Frances Greer (1855 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann Greer (1856 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Perry Duncan Greer (1859 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Henry Hill Greer (1861 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Narsissus Greer (1863 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Louvina Ellen Greer (1867 - 1947) |
| Sibling | William Walter Greer (1882 - 1883) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
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)-shared
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)
James Wilson Head Male 50 South Carolina - Framer, cotton millMelissa Wilson Wife Female 39 South Carolina
Eddie Wilson Son Male 12 South Carolina
Burial
Second Wife of James J. WilsonOne son: Eddie Wilson 1888-1960
Someone has added J. A. Wilson as her biological son which is incorrect. Please see James J Wilson memorial page for correct information of J. Arthur Wilson's parentage.
Mrs. Malissa G. Wilson
LAURENS-Jan. 9-Mrs. Malissa Greer Wilson, 86, died suddenly at the home of her son, Eddie, 411 Fleming Street this afternoon at 3:55. She had been ill a few weeks.
Mrs. Wilson was the widow of the late Manning and Louise Traver Greer. She and her late husband lived the greater part of their lives in Woodruff but for the past several years she lived with her son here. She was the last member of her immediate family. Survivors include her son and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be announced from the Lanford-Boyter Mortuary at Woodruff. The body will be at the home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
NOTE: This is transcribed as written in The Greenville News, Jan. 10.1950 page 8. There is an error. She was a daughter of the late Manning and Louise TARVER Greer. Her husband was the late James Jackson Wilson..
She was second wife of James Jackson Wilson.
(transcribed by: Linda)
Endnotes
1. "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..
2. "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..
3. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TL-3X8.
4. "South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG1C-2ND : accessed 08 Apr 2014), Louise Tarver Greer in entry for Malissa Greer Wilson, 09 Jan 1950; citing Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, 50-000576, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2400484..
5. Find A Grave Memorial# 13602296.