Newton Franklin Greer (1835 - abt. 1913)

Born 13 Nov 1835 in Pike County, Mississippi

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Died about 19 Mar 1913 at about age 77 in Walthall County, Mississippi

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Biography

Newton Greer was born on Nov 13, 1835 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 19, 1913 (Age at Death: 77). ^[1]

When he was 40, he married Susan Greer in 1876 (based upon 1900 census).

Newton Greer was buried in Enon, Walthall County, Mississippi, USA (Greer Cemetery).^[2]

Race: (White) He lived in Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 45; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self). ^[3] He lived in Beat 3, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 63; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[4] He lived in Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 74; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).^[5]

Newton Greer and Susan Greer had the following children (some were from first wife; see findagrave for a complete listing):

1. John Harvey Greer was born on Apr 13, 1861 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA. He died in 1934 (Age at Death: 72).
2. A. L. Greer was born about 1870 in Mississippi, USA.
3. William C "Will" Greer was born on Aug 11, 1872 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 04, 1933 (Age at Death: 61). He married Margarette "Maggie" Alexander on Nov 24, 1892 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA.
4. P. L. Greer was born about 1874 in Mississippi, USA.
5. Virgil Ephriam Greer was born on Jul 06, 1878 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 29, 1937 (Age at Death: 58).
6. Sarah "Ophelia" Greer was born on Aug 30, 1882 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 29, 1967 (Age at Death: 84).
7. Rhoda A. Greer was born on Oct 11, 1885 in Mississippi, USA. She died in 1960 (Age at Death: 74).
8. Catherine Viola Greer was born on Jun 22, 1887 in Mississippi, USA.
9. Newton Franklin Greer II was born on Aug 07, 1889 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 12, 1951 (Age at Death: 61).
10. Jones W Greer Sr. was born about 1892 in Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Name: Newton Greer, PVT H, 7th MISS C.S.A. Death Date: 19 Mar 1913 Cemetery: Alexander Cemetery Location: Lawrence County, Mississippi Ship to: N. F. Greer
2. ↑ See headstone at Findagrave - Newton Franklin Greer, I
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G1-GV6 : accessed 22 March 2016), N Greer, Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 39, sheet 392B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0662; FHL microfilm 1,254,662.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XQ-SCL : accessed 22 March 2016), Auston Greer, Beat 3 (south part), Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 16A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,815.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDX-2HY : accessed 22 March 2016), Newton G Greer, Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 14B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,768.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJX-3FG : 9 November 2014), John Greer, Union parish, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing family 620, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XQ-SCL : accessed 26 February 2017), Auston Greer, Beat 3 (south part), Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 16A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,815.
• "Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF2T-SCL : accessed 22 March 2016), Newton Greer, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventh Infantry, F-I, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 161.