Individual Details
(January 19, 1867 - February 4, 1940)
"Sometime after their marriage, someone went into the court house and changed the name of W. O. Greer to O. W. Greer on the marriage certificate. William was known to all in Crosby County as O. W. Greer. His death certificate, obituary, and even his tombstone has O. W. Greer. William came to Texas when he was about 15 years old." (Margie Green, 1325 Conkling Avenue, Garden City, Kansas 67846, 1996. Information about William Oscar Greer based on the marriage record of William and Alice Greer in Hill County, Texas; death record for William in Crosby County, Texas; photo of tombstone of William; newspaper clipping for William; deposition from Alice about knowledge of William's family; death record for Alice in Crosby County, Texas; photo of tombstone of Alice; photos of Alice and William; handwriting of Grandma Greer's in Bible.)
Events
| Birth | January 19, 1867 | Shuqualak, Noxubee County, Mississippi | | | |
| Marriage | September 6, 1895 | Hill County, Texas - Alice Elizah Mash | | | |
| Death | February 4, 1940 | Ralls, Crosby County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | | Ralls Cemetery, Crosby County, Texas | | | |
Families