Individual Details
John Freeland Greer Jr.
(April 26, 1845 - July 3, 1872)
1870 Ashe County, North Carolina census.
John Freeland Greer, Jr attended Emory and Henry College with his elder brother; served in the Confederacy; captured at Battle of Gettysburg and was held a prisoner at Elmira, NY. "He was killed by lightening while sheltering under his wagon from a storm", according to J. C. Greer's notes.
John F. Greer enlisted on 17 May 1861 in Co. A 26th Regt. North Carolina Troops.
John Freeland Greer, Jr attended Emory and Henry College with his elder brother; served in the Confederacy; captured at Battle of Gettysburg and was held a prisoner at Elmira, NY. "He was killed by lightening while sheltering under his wagon from a storm", according to J. C. Greer's notes.
John F. Greer enlisted on 17 May 1861 in Co. A 26th Regt. North Carolina Troops.
Events
| Birth | April 26, 1845 | Ashe County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | October 1, 1865 | Alleghany County, North Carolina - Nancy Caroline Gentry | |||
| Death | July 3, 1872 | Ashe County, North Carolina | |||
| Burial | John F. Greer Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Caroline Gentry (1847 - 1870) |
| Child | Cora Lee Greer (1866 - 1900) |
| Child | Emily Eugenis "Emma" Greer (1868 - 1877) |
| Child | Mary Etta Greer (1870 - 1870) |
| Child | John Freeland Greer (1870 - 1870) |
| Father | John Freeland Greer Sr. (1815 - 1897) |
| Mother | Martha Caroline Jones (1818 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Lieut. Catlett Aquilla Greer (1844 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Myrtle Greer (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Edwin Dudley Greer (1849 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Paul Jones Greer (1852 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Greer (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | William Calvin "Coot" Greer (1857 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Greer (1859 - ) |