Individual Details
John Fields Greear
(February 7, 1877 - )
"John F. Greear, of Trout Dale, was formerly cashier of the Bank of Trout Dale and now gives his time largely to the supervision of his farm interests, he having served on term as a member of the State Senate and two terms as supervisor of Grayson County." (From the HISTORY OF VIRGINIA)
"John Fields Greear was born at Grant, Virginia, removed to Troutdale, Virginia when he was about six years old. Attended public schools at Troutdale, Grant, Abingdon Male Academy, Abingdon, Virginia under R. B. Smith. He studied surveying and engineering; practiced this profession, surveying and building railroads, engaged in wholesale merchandising and furniture manufacturing business at Troutdale. Elected to Virginia Senate in 1903 for one term. He served as cashier of the Bank of Troutdale from 1906 to 1921. He returned to Civil Engineering work in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. He removed to Georgia in 1926. 1929 to 1933 employed by North Carolina, Tennessee and Federal Government exploring and acting as expert in valuating the lands of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He helped develop the same from 1933 to 1936. He retired to his home at Helen, Georgia, where he was still living in 1947. He was a Presbyterian." (Lois Temple FGS 555.)
(Additional information on the family of John Fields Greear and Caroline Cox from HISTORY OF A BRANCH OF OUR COX FAMILY by The Rev. Simeon O. Cox, 1962. Part One, page 109. This source states that John F. and Carrie Cox married 12 January 1906.)
"John Fields Greear was born at Grant, Virginia, removed to Troutdale, Virginia when he was about six years old. Attended public schools at Troutdale, Grant, Abingdon Male Academy, Abingdon, Virginia under R. B. Smith. He studied surveying and engineering; practiced this profession, surveying and building railroads, engaged in wholesale merchandising and furniture manufacturing business at Troutdale. Elected to Virginia Senate in 1903 for one term. He served as cashier of the Bank of Troutdale from 1906 to 1921. He returned to Civil Engineering work in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. He removed to Georgia in 1926. 1929 to 1933 employed by North Carolina, Tennessee and Federal Government exploring and acting as expert in valuating the lands of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He helped develop the same from 1933 to 1936. He retired to his home at Helen, Georgia, where he was still living in 1947. He was a Presbyterian." (Lois Temple FGS 555.)
(Additional information on the family of John Fields Greear and Caroline Cox from HISTORY OF A BRANCH OF OUR COX FAMILY by The Rev. Simeon O. Cox, 1962. Part One, page 109. This source states that John F. and Carrie Cox married 12 January 1906.)
Events
| Birth | February 7, 1877 | Grant, Grayson County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | February 14, 1906 | Nathans Creek, White County, Georgia - Caroline "Cleo" "Carrie" Cox |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline "Cleo" "Carrie" Cox (1883 - 1953) |
| Child | Jean Caroline Greear (1906 - ) |
| Child | John Fields Greear II (1908 - ) |
| Child | Soloman Cox "Sol" Greear (1910 - ) |
| Child | James Washington "Josh" Greear (1912 - ) |
| Child | David Albert Greear (1914 - 1972) |
| Child | Phillip French Carson Greear (1918 - ) |
| Father | Eli Washington Greear (1836 - 1901) |
| Mother | Ludema "Dema" Young (1838 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Alonzo Napoleon Greear (1861 - 1920) |
| Sibling | George Washington Greear (1861 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Sonora Victoria "Vic" Greear (1862 - 1934) |
| Sibling | William Clayborne "Clabe" Greear (1866 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Robert E. Lee Greear (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Nellie Josephine Greear (1871 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James Monroe "Jim" Greear (1873 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Shadrack Wiley Greear (1879 - 1909) |