Individual Details
William Jefferson Greer
(12 Jul 1862 - 10 Oct 1928)
Events
| Birth | 12 Jul 1862 | Georgia | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 12 Sep 1870 | (William Anderson Greer and Mary Jane Hamilton) Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 10 Jun 1880 | (William Anderson Greer and Mary Jane Hamilton) Pinckneyville, Gwinnett County, Georgia | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jun 1900 | Seville, Wilcox County, Georgia - Alice Hyde | | | |
| Census (family) | 13 May 1910 | Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia - Alice Hyde | | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Jan 1920 | Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia - Alice Hyde | | | |
| Death | 10 Oct 1928 | Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia | | | |
| Burial | Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia | |
Families
| Spouse | Alice Hyde (1874 - 1946) |
| Father | William Anderson Greer (1831 - 1905) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Hamilton (1833 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Robert Archibald Greer (1853 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Alfred Means Greer (1855 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Margaret Lovinia Greer (1857 - ) |
| Sibling | James Monroe Greer (1860 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Mary Josephine Greer (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | George Hillyer Greer (1867 - 1958) |
| Sibling | John Henry Greer (1869 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Moses Milton Greer (1872 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Preston Lafayette Greer (1872 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Charles Harrington Greer (1877 - 1958) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Wm A Grier M 38 Georgia - FarmerMary J Grier F 37 Georgia - Keeping house
Robert A Grier M 16 Georgia - Farm laborer
Alfred M Grier M 14 Georgia - Farm laborer
James M Grier M 12 Georgia - Farm laborer
Wm Jefferson Grier M 10 Georgia
Mary J Grier F 6 Georgia
George H Grier M 4 Georgia
John H Grier M 1 Georgia
D L Williams M 37 Georgia - Millwright
Josephine Davis F 24 Georgia - Domestic servant
David Hamilton M 25 Georgia - (Black) Farm laborer
Census (family)-shared
William Greer M 49 Georgia - FarmingWife Mary J Greer F 47 Georgia - Keeping house
Son Jefferson Greer M 17 Georgia - Farming
Daughter Mary Greer F 15 Georgia - at home
Son George Greer M 13 Georgia - at home
Son John Greer M 11 Georgia - at home
Son Mose Greer M 7 Georgia - at home
Son Preston Greer M 7 Georgia - at home
Son Charles Greer M 3 Georgia - at home
Census (family)
William J Greer Head M 38 Georgia - FarmerAlice A Greer Wife F 26 Georgia
Earnest J Greer Son M 1 Georgia
Census (family)
William J Greer Head M 47 Georgia - FarmerAlice Greer Wife F 36 Georgia
Ernest J Greer Son M 12 Georgia
Mary Greer Daughter F 8 Georgia
Thomas Greer Son M 6 Georgia
Charlie Greer Son M 4 Georgia
Census (family)
Jeff Greer Head M 55 Georgia - FarmerAlice Greer Wife F 45 Georgia
Thomas Greer Son M 15 Georgia - Laborer, home farm
Margarette Greer Daughter F 4 6/12 Georgia
Charley Greer Son M 13 Georgia - Laborer, home farm
Woodrow Greer Son 6
Death
Acute arsenic poisoningWilliam Jefferson Greer
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Oct 1928
Event Place Ben Hill, Georgia, United States
GenderMale
Age66
Marital Status Married
Ethnicity American
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1862
Birthplace Georgia
Death Year (Estimated) 1928
Father's Name William Greer
Mother's Name Mary Hamilton
Spouse's Name Mrs. Alice Greer
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC37-V4M : accessed 03 Jun 2014), Wm A Grier, Georgia, United States; citing p. 206, family 1505, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545653..
2. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8GS-5WW : accessed 03 Jun 2014), William Greer, Pinckneyville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 448C, NARA microfilm publication T9..
3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V2-LRQ : accessed 22 January 2019), William J Greer, Militia District 1103, 1321, Ginhouse, Maple Brance Seville town, Wilcox, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 6B, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,229..
4. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLVK-XQW : accessed 22 January 2019), William J Greer, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 16B, family 357, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 172; FHL microfilm 1,374,185..
5. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ87-PKZ : accessed 22 January 2019), Alice Greer in household of Jeff Greer, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States; citing ED 4, sheet 9B, line 97, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 234; FHL microfilm 1,820,234..
6. "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JJ4X-FHX : accessed 03 Jun 2014), William Greer in entry for William Jefferson Greer, ; citing Ben Hill, Georgia, United States, certificate number , State Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm 4336050..
7. Find A Grave Memorial 43796654.