Individual Details
John Wesley "Big John" Greer
(August, 1852 - March 14, 1933)
1860 Ashe County, North Carolina census, Dwelling #665.
1910 Hawkins County, Tennessee census, page 144, 5th Civil District, Dwelling/Family #23/23, taken 16 April 1910: John W. GREER, head, m, w, 58, married 40 years, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn, farmer, owns farm; Matilda J. GREER, wife, f, w, 60, married 40 years, 8 children born, 8 living, Vir, Vir, Vir; James A. GREER, son, m, w, 25, divorced, NC, Tenn, Vir; farm laborer; Benjamin F. GREER, son, m, w, 20, single, NC, Tenn, Vir.
"Matilda Greer is buried beside her husband. She has a grave marker, but John doesn't. She died six years after they moved from North Carolina to Tennessee. After his wife died, he lived with his son, Jim." (Mary Jo Shanks, 427 McKinney Avenue, Rogersville, Tennessee 37857, 1999.)
1910 Hawkins County, Tennessee census, page 144, 5th Civil District, Dwelling/Family #23/23, taken 16 April 1910: John W. GREER, head, m, w, 58, married 40 years, Tenn, Tenn, Tenn, farmer, owns farm; Matilda J. GREER, wife, f, w, 60, married 40 years, 8 children born, 8 living, Vir, Vir, Vir; James A. GREER, son, m, w, 25, divorced, NC, Tenn, Vir; farm laborer; Benjamin F. GREER, son, m, w, 20, single, NC, Tenn, Vir.
"Matilda Greer is buried beside her husband. She has a grave marker, but John doesn't. She died six years after they moved from North Carolina to Tennessee. After his wife died, he lived with his son, Jim." (Mary Jo Shanks, 427 McKinney Avenue, Rogersville, Tennessee 37857, 1999.)
Events
| Birth | August, 1852 | Johnson County, Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1870 | Matilda J. Shepherd | |||
| Death | March 14, 1933 | Hawkins County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Cold Springs Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Matilda J. Shepherd (1849 - 1914) |
| Child | Thomas Winfield Greer (1871 - 1941) |
| Child | Evans Greer (1872 - 1935) |
| Child | David Washington Greer (1875 - 1930) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betty" Greer (1877 - ) |
| Child | Melvin Greer (1878 - 1930) |
| Child | Caldona J. "Callie" Greer (1880 - ) |
| Child | James A. (or C.) "Jim" Greer (1884 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin F. Greer (1890 - ) |
| Father | Andrew Greer (1827 - 1900) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sallie" Wilson (1828 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Alexander "Alex" Greer (1851 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Mary C. Greer (1858 - ) |
| Sibling | William Franklin "Frank" Greer (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna "Annie" "Ann" C. Greer (1862 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca "Becky" Greer (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | Joel Stacy "J. S." Greer (1866 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Anderson Mitchell Greer (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew "W. A." Greer (1873 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Sallie Margaret Greer (1874 - ) |