Individual Details
Matthew Simeon "Babe" Greer
(April 15, 1845 - June 21, 1915)
"M. S. Greer established and operated a general merchandise store at Kimball until the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad was built and Kopperl was established in the winter of 1881-1882. He and his brothers, G. R. and William R., sold land not only for a railway right-of-way, but also for the town of Kopperl. M. S. moved his business to Kopperl in 1882. (BOSQUE COUNTY: LAND AND PEOPLE, 1985, "Nathanial Hunt Greer," by M. S. Greer, page 330.)
"Matthew Simeon Greer was also called "Babe" because he was the youngest child. After his Civil War duty, he ran a general store at Kimball, Texas - moving it to Kopperl about 1881. He died on the Bosque County homestead of a stroke. "He was 6'6", 260 lbs. with a long beard. He was at the signing of the Bosque County Charter in 1854, was a Texas Ranger, and ran a ferry at Kimball Bend." (Jack Burnett.)" (William Greer, Illinois, 1995.)
"Matthew Simeon Greer was also called "Babe" because he was the youngest child. After his Civil War duty, he ran a general store at Kimball, Texas - moving it to Kopperl about 1881. He died on the Bosque County homestead of a stroke. "He was 6'6", 260 lbs. with a long beard. He was at the signing of the Bosque County Charter in 1854, was a Texas Ranger, and ran a ferry at Kimball Bend." (Jack Burnett.)" (William Greer, Illinois, 1995.)
Events
| Birth | April 15, 1845 | Brenham, Washington County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | July 5, 1866 | Bosque County, Texas - Susan V. Phelps | |||
| Marriage | March 23, 1871 | Bosque County, Texas - Sophia Elizabeth "Sophronia" Lane | |||
| Death | June 21, 1915 | Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas | |||
| Burial | June 23, 1915 | Kopperl, Bosque County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Sophia Elizabeth "Sophronia" Lane (1854 - 1926) |
| Child | Parley Pratt Greer (1872 - 1955) |
| Child | William Nathaniel "Billie" Greer Rev. (1873 - 1951) |
| Child | Ellen Maude Greer (1876 - 1958) |
| Child | Hettye Sue Greer (1879 - 1943) |
| Child | Margaret Boone Greer (1882 - 1964) |
| Child | Esther Mignon Greer (1885 - 1916) |
| Child | Sarah Wilmirth Greer (1888 - 1962) |
| Child | Jetta Mabel Greer (1891 - 1968) |
| Child | Verna Mae "Mamie" Greer (1895 - 1981) |
| Spouse | Susan V. Phelps (1847 - ) |
| Father | Senator Nathaniel Hunt Greer (1802 - 1855) |
| Mother | Nancy Ann Terry Roberts (1805 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Captain Gilbert Dunlap Greer (1822 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Wilmirth Matilda "Margaret" Greer (1824 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Thomas Lacy Greer (1826 - 1881) |
| Sibling | William Reddic "Uncle Bill" Greer (1828 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Stephen Decatur "Uncle Kate" "Cate" Greer (1830 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Christopher Columbus Greer (1832 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Americus Vespuccius "Uncle H" "H" Greer (1832 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Dixon Hamblin "Dick" Greer (1834 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Sarah Hunt "Sallie" Greer (1836 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel Hunt Greer Jr. (1838 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Ira Abner Greer (1840 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Parley Wiley Greer (1842 - 1851) |
| Sibling | John Irvine Greer (1844 - 1855) |