Individual Details

Grover Cleveland Greer

(February 1, 1888 - February, 1987)

Grover Cleveland Greer was born near Grassy Creek, NC where he remained until 1913 when he removed to Harford Co, MD and acquired large land holdings, operating extensive farming in its modern concept. In addition, he was an important transportation executive, owning The Greer Lines Company and The Greer Transportation Company, doing a transport business between Harford Co and Washington, DC. He was a Presbyterian, being a trustee of the Bel Air Presbyterian Church, a Mason, a Rotarian, a member of the Country Club of Maryland, was a Director of the Maryland - Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc for twenty-one years (1931 - 1952) and was a charter member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Bel Air. He was a man of fine character and distinguished appearance, standing 5' 10", black hair silvered with gray, hazel eyes - a fine looking man with a posture and physique of which any man of thirty would be proud. (from Myrtle Greer Johnson, a daughter)

He was living in Bel Air, Maryland in 1980.

Events

BirthFebruary 1, 1888Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
MarriageApril 28, 1907Ashe County, North Carolina - Annie Ethel Osborne
DeathFebruary, 1987Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland

Families

SpouseAnnie Ethel Osborne (1891 - 1968)
ChildJuanita Maxine Greer (1908 - 1994)
ChildMary Laura Kathleen Greer (1911 - 1995)
ChildMargaret Alta Greer (1915 - )
ChildGrover Cleveland Greer Jr. (1917 - )
ChildEleanor June Greer (1919 - )
ChildMary Wilma Greer (1920 - )
ChildMyrtle Lucille Greer (1922 - 1997)
ChildWilliam Calvin Greer (1924 - )
ChildWiley Winton Greer (1926 - )
ChildWalter Eugene Greer (1927 - )
ChildJohn Nicholas Greer (1931 - )
ChildElizabeth Ann Greer (1932 - )
ChildRobert Dudley Greer (1933 - )
FatherWilliam Calvin "Coot" Greer (1857 - 1928)
MotherMary Ellen "Mollie" Pierce (1855 - 1930)
SiblingThomas Arthur Greer (1875 - 1946)
SiblingWalter Eugene Greer (1877 - 1924)
SiblingJohn Kincannon "Charley" Greer (1878 - 1928)
SiblingZollie Ophelia Greer (1880 - 1967)
SiblingMartha Anna Lou Greer (1883 - 1946)
SiblingEdwin Dudley Greer (1885 - 1932)
SiblingWilliam Hicks Greer (1890 - 1953)