Individual Details
Senator Nathaniel Hunt Greer
(October 26, 1802 - June 25, 1855)
"Nathanial Hunt Greer was born in Georgia and came to Texas in the 1830's. He came by boat from Mobile, Alabama to Valesco, Texas, then to Washington on the Brazos, seat of government of the Texians at the time of the Texas War of Independence." (BOSQUE COUNTY: LAND AND PEOPLE, 1985, "Nathanial Hunt Greer," by M. S. Greer, page 330.)
Nathaniel Hunt Greer came to Texas and settled in Washington County in March of 1837. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of Texas form November 11, 1839 to November 12, 1840.
Information on the dates of birth of the children of Nathaniel H. and Ann Greer is from THE GREER FAMILY by Eliza M. Wakefield, 1953 (copy located in the Texas State Library, Genealogy Section); additional information on the family and descendants from LDS Ancestral File supplied by Marge Boshard. Information from and additional LDS Ancestral File indicate Nathaniel Hunt Greer died and was buried on the plains near Atchison, Kansas.
Nathaniel Hunt Greer came to Texas and settled in Washington County in March of 1837. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of Texas form November 11, 1839 to November 12, 1840.
Information on the dates of birth of the children of Nathaniel H. and Ann Greer is from THE GREER FAMILY by Eliza M. Wakefield, 1953 (copy located in the Texas State Library, Genealogy Section); additional information on the family and descendants from LDS Ancestral File supplied by Marge Boshard. Information from and additional LDS Ancestral File indicate Nathaniel Hunt Greer died and was buried on the plains near Atchison, Kansas.
Events
| Birth | October 26, 1802 | Jasper County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | 1821 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Nancy Ann Terry Roberts | |||
| Death | June 25, 1855 | Little Nemehaw, Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, Kansas | |||
| Burial | June 25, 1855 | on the plains, near Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Ann Terry Roberts (1805 - 1888) |
| Child | Captain Gilbert Dunlap Greer (1822 - 1910) |
| Child | Wilmirth Matilda "Margaret" Greer (1824 - 1902) |
| Child | Thomas Lacy Greer (1826 - 1881) |
| Child | William Reddic "Uncle Bill" Greer (1828 - 1900) |
| Child | Stephen Decatur "Uncle Kate" "Cate" Greer (1830 - 1905) |
| Child | Christopher Columbus Greer (1832 - 1854) |
| Child | Americus Vespuccius "Uncle H" "H" Greer (1832 - 1896) |
| Child | Dixon Hamblin "Dick" Greer (1834 - 1918) |
| Child | Sarah Hunt "Sallie" Greer (1836 - 1925) |
| Child | Nathaniel Hunt Greer Jr. (1838 - 1838) |
| Child | Ira Abner Greer (1840 - 1855) |
| Child | Parley Wiley Greer (1842 - 1851) |
| Child | John Irvine Greer (1844 - 1855) |
| Child | Matthew Simeon "Babe" Greer (1845 - 1915) |
| Father | John David Greer (1761 - 1843) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sallie" Hunt (1765 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Reddick Greer (1782 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Thomas Greer (1784 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Jane Greer (1787 - 1842) |
| Sibling | James Alexander Greer (1789 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Gilbert Dunlap Greer (1792 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Sarah Hunt Greer (1794 - 1825) |
| Sibling | John Greer (1796 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Hannah Greer (1798 - 1814) |
| Sibling | Dr. William D. Greer (1800 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Nancy Reddick Greer (1805 - 1878) |