Individual Details
Gaines W. Greer
(January 22, 1826 - February 21, 1881)
"Gaines W. Greer and Indiana Varner married May 23, 1850." (Van Zandt County, Texas Marriage Records.)
1850 Van Zandt County, Texas census, page 222, taken 14 October 1850, Dwelling/Family #115/115: Gaines GREER, 25, male, farmer, real estate - $640, Overton County, Tennessee; Indiana GREER, 17, female, Brazoria County, Texas.
1870 Wood County, Texas census, Quitman Post Office, Precinct No. 2, taken 23 August 1860, Dwelling/Family #80/80, page 535: Gaines GREER, 44, male, white, farmer, real estate - $7500, personal estate - $1750, Tennessee; Juliann GREER, 35, female, white, keeping house, real estate - $1000, Texas; Elizabeth GREER, 18, female, white, at home, Texas; Stephen GREER, 17, male, white, at school, Texas; Abner GREER, 14, male, white, at school, Texas; George W. GREER, 14, male, white, Texas; Nancy GREER, 9, female, white, at home, Texas.
"Gaines W. Greer was a miller and a farmer." (Don Raney.)
"Gaines W. Greer, born 22 January 1826 in Overton County, Tennessee settled on a headright in present Wood County (Texas) in 1842. He was issued a land grant for 320 acres about 4 miles northeast of present Mineola. The grant was signed by Governor Pinckney Henderson 6 December 1847. On this tract of land in 1850, a group of men met to organize the county and appoint county officials. A State Historical Marker marks the site. Gaines W. Greer married Indiana P. Varner, born 1834 in Brazoria County, Texas, on 23 May 1850. She was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Varner, first white settlers in Wood County. To the union were born: Sarah Elizabeth Jane (Sally), born 1851; Stephen Jasper, born 1853; Gaines Alek Abner, born 1856; George N. H., a twin to Abner; Nancy Eveline, born 1860. Welcome Greer, son of Gaines Abner, and grandson of Gaines Greer, owns the original land grant and continues to make his home on the property. Gaines W. and Indiana Varner Greer died in 1881, and were buried in the Dumas Cemetery. (Source: Greer Bible Record.)" (HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, page 94.)
1850 Van Zandt County, Texas census, page 222, taken 14 October 1850, Dwelling/Family #115/115: Gaines GREER, 25, male, farmer, real estate - $640, Overton County, Tennessee; Indiana GREER, 17, female, Brazoria County, Texas.
1870 Wood County, Texas census, Quitman Post Office, Precinct No. 2, taken 23 August 1860, Dwelling/Family #80/80, page 535: Gaines GREER, 44, male, white, farmer, real estate - $7500, personal estate - $1750, Tennessee; Juliann GREER, 35, female, white, keeping house, real estate - $1000, Texas; Elizabeth GREER, 18, female, white, at home, Texas; Stephen GREER, 17, male, white, at school, Texas; Abner GREER, 14, male, white, at school, Texas; George W. GREER, 14, male, white, Texas; Nancy GREER, 9, female, white, at home, Texas.
"Gaines W. Greer was a miller and a farmer." (Don Raney.)
"Gaines W. Greer, born 22 January 1826 in Overton County, Tennessee settled on a headright in present Wood County (Texas) in 1842. He was issued a land grant for 320 acres about 4 miles northeast of present Mineola. The grant was signed by Governor Pinckney Henderson 6 December 1847. On this tract of land in 1850, a group of men met to organize the county and appoint county officials. A State Historical Marker marks the site. Gaines W. Greer married Indiana P. Varner, born 1834 in Brazoria County, Texas, on 23 May 1850. She was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Varner, first white settlers in Wood County. To the union were born: Sarah Elizabeth Jane (Sally), born 1851; Stephen Jasper, born 1853; Gaines Alek Abner, born 1856; George N. H., a twin to Abner; Nancy Eveline, born 1860. Welcome Greer, son of Gaines Abner, and grandson of Gaines Greer, owns the original land grant and continues to make his home on the property. Gaines W. and Indiana Varner Greer died in 1881, and were buried in the Dumas Cemetery. (Source: Greer Bible Record.)" (HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY, TEXAS, page 94.)
Events
| Birth | January 22, 1826 | Overton County, Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | May 23, 1850 | Van Zandt County, Texas - Indiana Penelope Varner | |||
| Death | February 21, 1881 | Wood County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Dumas Cemetery, Wood County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Indiana Penelope Varner (1834 - 1881) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Jane Greer (1851 - 1905) |
| Child | Stephen Jasper Greer (1853 - 1916) |
| Child | Gaines Alec Abner Greer (1856 - 1906) |
| Child | George Newton Hyder Greer (1856 - 1871) |
| Child | Nancy Emiline M. Greer (1860 - 1887) |
| Father | George Washington Greer Sr. (1798 - 1859) |
| Mother | Sarah Elizabeth "Maria" (1796 - 1862) |
| Sibling | George Washington Greer Jr. (1816 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Adam G. Greer (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Walter C. Greer (1822 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Samuel Greer (1824 - 1862) |
| Sibling | William Jasper Greer (1828 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Greer (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Newton Greer (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy G. Greer (1835 - ) |