Individual Details
William David "Billy David" Greer
(June 6, 1830 - January 21, 1896)
"In the papers of the administration of Sarah Greer's estate, her son, William signed a receipt of delivery from the Southern Express Company, dated 25 February 1881, signed Wm Greer, Dexter, Texas. This receipt shows that William Greer received $134.10 from Robert E. Davidson, administrator of Sarah's estate, which was William's portion of her estate. After receiving information from Mary Douglass that her William David "Billy" Greer lived near Dexter in Cooke County, Texas, I connected William Greer, son of Aquilla Greer and Sarah Sayers as being the same William Greer. It appears very evident to me that her William was the son of Aquilla Greer (1799 - 1879) and Sarah "Sally" Sayers Greer (1804 - 1879). From the 1850 Greene County, Georgia census, Aquilla's son, William Greer is shown as age 21 in Georgia, so he would have been born about 1829, approximately the same age and birth state as the William D. Greer of Mary Douglass. So, putting Sarah Greer's estate papers showing her William Greer in Dexter, Cooke County, Texas in 1879, and Mary's information showing her William Greer coming to Cooke County, Texas about 1873, I have no doubt they are the same person. Until this time no descendant's of Aquilla's son, William, had been found." (Ralph Terry, August 2006.)
1860 Newton County, Georgia census, Covington Post Office. Carpenter.
1880 Cooke County, Texas census, District 113, taken 6 June 1880, Dwelling/Family #143/143: W. D. GREER, white, male, 49, farmer, Georgia, (rest blotted by ink); Eliza J. GREER, white, female, 40, housekeeping, Georgia; Ida GREER, white, female, 19, daughter, housekeeping, Georgia; Sallie GREER, white, female, 17, daughter, Georgia; Lou S. GREER, white, female, 16, daughter, Georgia; Lennid GREER, white, male, 12, son, Georgia; Joseph GREER, white, male, 10, son, Georgia; Anna GREER, white, female, 7, daughter, Texas; Mollie GREER, white, female, daughter, Texas; Hattie GREER, white, female, 2, daughter, Texas.
"William David Greer and his wife Eliza Jane Barnett came to Cooke Co. about 1870 and settled west of Dexter on the west half of subdivision 3 of Sec #4 of University League #76. W. D. died Jan 21, 1896. Eliza died June 7, 1922. Both were from Georgia, but where in Georgia? The heirs of W. D. Greer were F. A. Miller [Mrs. J. W. Miller], Ida E. Wells [Mrs. F. M. Wells], Rosa Barentine [Mrs. H. E. Barentine], Lula Shaver [Mrs. H. W. Shaber], L. A. Greer [Mattie Greer, his wife], Belle Turner [Mrs. Walter Turner], M. E. "Dee" Tinsley [Mrs. W. A. Tinsley], Hattie Odom [Mrs. John W. Odom], Jodie Nolan [Mrs. Doyle Nolan] and Emma Lewter [Mrs. T. G. Lewter]. The heirs sold the family land to their youngest child, Emma and her husband, T. G. Lewter." (Mary Douglass, 2006.)
"E. J. Greer et al to T. G. Lewter, Aug 1905 E. J. Greer widow of W. D. Greer, F. A. Miller wife of J. W. Miller, I. E. Wells wife of F. M. Wells, Rosa Barentine wife of H. E. Barentine, Lula Shaber wife of H. W. Shaber, L. A. Greer and his wife Matte Greer, Belle Turner and husband Walter Turner, D. Tinsley, wife of W. A. Tinsley, Hattie Odom, wife of J. W. Odom, Jodie Nolan wife of Doyle Nolan heirs of W. D. Greer, $1,000, paid by T. G. Lewter and Emma Lewter, west one half of survey no 2 section 4 sudivision of University League, No. 76, on the waters of Red river, about 14.5 miles N. 36 degrees east from Gainesville...being the same land patented to W. D. Greer by the State of Texas, 21 Dec 1897. Living at this date in Cooke Co.: Rosa Barentine, E. J. Greer, Jodie Nolan and F. A. Miller; living at this date Indian Territory Southern District Pickins County: L. A. Greer; and G. D. Tinsley; Indiana Territory, Western Judicial District: Lula Shaber; Oklahoma Territory, Greer County: I. E. Wells; Territory of Oklahoma, Kiona County: Belle Turner." (Eliza's heirs from land record: Cooke Co. TX County Clerk, Deed Book 96, page 635.)
Information about the family and descendants of William David Greer is from Mary Douglass, 259 N. Kansas Avenue, Salina, Kansas 67401-8515, August 2006.
William David Greer is buried at the Gilead Cemetery, 2 miles west of Dexter, Texas, south of Road 106 and west of Road 104, near Old Bell Church on McKenney farm, owned by Jim Flemons in 1980. His tombstone reads, "William David Greer b. 6 June 1830, d. 21 Jan 1896."
1860 Newton County, Georgia census, Covington Post Office. Carpenter.
1880 Cooke County, Texas census, District 113, taken 6 June 1880, Dwelling/Family #143/143: W. D. GREER, white, male, 49, farmer, Georgia, (rest blotted by ink); Eliza J. GREER, white, female, 40, housekeeping, Georgia; Ida GREER, white, female, 19, daughter, housekeeping, Georgia; Sallie GREER, white, female, 17, daughter, Georgia; Lou S. GREER, white, female, 16, daughter, Georgia; Lennid GREER, white, male, 12, son, Georgia; Joseph GREER, white, male, 10, son, Georgia; Anna GREER, white, female, 7, daughter, Texas; Mollie GREER, white, female, daughter, Texas; Hattie GREER, white, female, 2, daughter, Texas.
"William David Greer and his wife Eliza Jane Barnett came to Cooke Co. about 1870 and settled west of Dexter on the west half of subdivision 3 of Sec #4 of University League #76. W. D. died Jan 21, 1896. Eliza died June 7, 1922. Both were from Georgia, but where in Georgia? The heirs of W. D. Greer were F. A. Miller [Mrs. J. W. Miller], Ida E. Wells [Mrs. F. M. Wells], Rosa Barentine [Mrs. H. E. Barentine], Lula Shaver [Mrs. H. W. Shaber], L. A. Greer [Mattie Greer, his wife], Belle Turner [Mrs. Walter Turner], M. E. "Dee" Tinsley [Mrs. W. A. Tinsley], Hattie Odom [Mrs. John W. Odom], Jodie Nolan [Mrs. Doyle Nolan] and Emma Lewter [Mrs. T. G. Lewter]. The heirs sold the family land to their youngest child, Emma and her husband, T. G. Lewter." (Mary Douglass, 2006.)
"E. J. Greer et al to T. G. Lewter, Aug 1905 E. J. Greer widow of W. D. Greer, F. A. Miller wife of J. W. Miller, I. E. Wells wife of F. M. Wells, Rosa Barentine wife of H. E. Barentine, Lula Shaber wife of H. W. Shaber, L. A. Greer and his wife Matte Greer, Belle Turner and husband Walter Turner, D. Tinsley, wife of W. A. Tinsley, Hattie Odom, wife of J. W. Odom, Jodie Nolan wife of Doyle Nolan heirs of W. D. Greer, $1,000, paid by T. G. Lewter and Emma Lewter, west one half of survey no 2 section 4 sudivision of University League, No. 76, on the waters of Red river, about 14.5 miles N. 36 degrees east from Gainesville...being the same land patented to W. D. Greer by the State of Texas, 21 Dec 1897. Living at this date in Cooke Co.: Rosa Barentine, E. J. Greer, Jodie Nolan and F. A. Miller; living at this date Indian Territory Southern District Pickins County: L. A. Greer; and G. D. Tinsley; Indiana Territory, Western Judicial District: Lula Shaber; Oklahoma Territory, Greer County: I. E. Wells; Territory of Oklahoma, Kiona County: Belle Turner." (Eliza's heirs from land record: Cooke Co. TX County Clerk, Deed Book 96, page 635.)
Information about the family and descendants of William David Greer is from Mary Douglass, 259 N. Kansas Avenue, Salina, Kansas 67401-8515, August 2006.
William David Greer is buried at the Gilead Cemetery, 2 miles west of Dexter, Texas, south of Road 106 and west of Road 104, near Old Bell Church on McKenney farm, owned by Jim Flemons in 1980. His tombstone reads, "William David Greer b. 6 June 1830, d. 21 Jan 1896."
Events
| Birth | June 6, 1830 | Greene County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1857 | Georgia - Eliza Jane Barnett | |||
| Death | January 21, 1896 | Cooke County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Mount Gilead Cemetery, two miles west of Dexter, Cooke County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Eliza Jane Barnett (1840 - 1922) |
| Child | Frances Alice Greer (1859 - ) |
| Child | Ida E. Greer (1860 - ) |
| Child | Sallie Rosa Greer (1863 - ) |
| Child | Lou Ella "S." "Lula" Greer (1864 - ) |
| Child | Leonard A. "Linnard" "Lin" "Lynn?" Greer (1868 - ) |
| Child | Joseph E.? Greer (1870 - 1887) |
| Child | Anna "Belle" Greer (1873 - ) |
| Child | Mollie E. "Dee" Greer (1876 - ) |
| Child | Hattie Leona Greer (1878 - 1953) |
| Child | Jodie Greer (1879 - ) |
| Child | Emma Nevada Greer (1880 - 1965) |
| Father | Aquilla Greer (1799 - 1879) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" Sayers (1804 - 1879) |
| Sibling | James H. Greer (1826 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ann Greer (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | John "Jack" Greer (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha J. Greer (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Adelia "Delilah" Jane Greer (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer "Eben" Greer (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Jesse Neville Greer (1842 - 1862) |
| Sibling | David S. "Dave" Greer (1846 - 1921) |