Individual Details

Ebenezer Torrence Greer

(May 7, 1811 - March 27, 1881)

"Ebenezer Greer was born 7 May 1811." (Henry English Bible of Greene County, Georgia. Owner: Miss Pauline Stokely, Pelham, Georgia. Found in GEORGIA BIBLE RECORDS, 1985, compiled by Jeannette Holland Austin, page 376.)

1860 Floyd County, Georgia census: Ebenezer T. GREER, male, 48, carpenter, $700, $1000, Ga; Rebecca GREER, 35; William GREER, 18; Mary GREER, 16; James GREER, 15; John GREER, 12; Mat GREER, 10; Judson GREER, 8; Emma GREER, 5; Walter GREER, 3; Subluus? GREER, 1.

"Ebenezer Greer is listed as Ebenezer Torrence Greer in a query found in the Georgia Genealogy Magazine by Mrs. Nathan Smith (a great granddaughter of Ebenezer, now deceased, lived in Ozark, Arkansas). An Ebeneezer Torrence was J. P. of Greene County about 1810 and Sheriff also. William Greer was his deputy. He ran a lead mine during the Civil War." (MY GREER LINEAGE, 1992, by Mary Lee Barnes, pages 112 - 113.)

Events

BirthMay 7, 1811
MarriageSeptember 28, 1840Oglethorpe County, Georgia - Rebecca Tailer Wright
DeathMarch 27, 1881Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas
BurialHighland Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseRebecca Tailer Wright (1824 - 1901)
ChildWilliam Milton Greer (1841 - 1864)
ChildWilliam Greer (1842 - )
ChildMary Ann Delilah Greer (1843 - 1878)
ChildJames Monroe Greer (1845 - 1864)
ChildJohn Thomas Greer (1847 - 1940)
ChildMatison Franklin "Mat" Greer (1851 - 1895)
ChildHenry Judson Greer (1852 - )
ChildEmma Horton Greer (1855 - 1937)
ChildWalter Isaah Greer (1857 - 1881)
ChildLusilus Johnson "Subluus" Greer (1859 - 1928)
ChildFrances Olivia Greer (1863 - 1883)
ChildEugene Marion "Willie" Greer (1865 - 1884)
ChildCharley Haynes Greer (1869 - 1872)
ChildEdwin Alvadore "Alva" Greer (1870 - 1893)
FatherWilliam Greer (1768 - 1850)
MotherDelilah Haynes ( - )
SiblingHenry Greer (1796 - )
SiblingAquilla Greer (1799 - 1879)
SiblingNancy Greer (1801 - )
SiblingLucy Greer (1803 - )
SiblingElisha Greer (1806 - 1820)
SiblingJesse Mercer Greer (1808 - 1885)
SiblingSalley Ann Greer (1814 - )
SiblingElizabeth "Betsey" Ann Greer (1818 - )