Isaac
Newton
Greer
Born in Beefhide, Myra, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Levi Crittenden Greer
and Almira L. (Miller) Greer
Brother of
Marcus de Lafayette Greer, John Ulysses Greer, Lee Roy Greer, Florence Angeline (Greer) Moore, Francis Greer [half] and Frances Matilda (Greer) Ellison [half]
Husband of
Nancy (Addington) Greer
— married
1885 [location unknown]
Husband of
Gertrude (Vanover) Greer
— married
1904 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Colbert Greer
Died
at age 92
in Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2015
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Biography
Isaac was born in 1865. He was the son of Levi Greer. He passed away in 1957.
S/O Levi Crittenden Greer and Almyra "Myra" Miller-Greer. Both of his parents were born in NC but later moved to Pike County Kentucky. First married Nancy Addington in Pike Co. and they had 4 children: Calvin, Colbert, Nora and Roy. After Nancy's death, he married a second time to Gertrude Vanover in April 1904 and they had at least 13 more children. (Two died young and are buried near Gertrude & Isaac.)
Isaac was named for his grandfather, Isaac Newton Greer. His nickname was "Dode" given to him by his uncle. He was born near Beefhide (Myra) in Pike County KY and was a farmer. He lived in Orchard Branch in this county until he and his family moved to Lincoln Co. near Waynesburg. (Death certificate lists address as Route #1) Isaac can be found in Kentucky census records.
Isaac died April 24th, 1957 from coronary heart disease. He was 92 years old.
- Fact: Residence (1870) Pike, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Upper Elkhorn Creek Pike, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) Magisterial District 2, Pike, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1920) Upper Elkhorn Pike, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1930) Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1940) Magisterial District 3 Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Burial (26 April 1957) Parlor Grove Cemetery, Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 January 2019, 12:37), entry for Isaac Newton Greer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LD3G-MQL); contributed by various users.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-YTS : 12 April 2016), Levi Greear, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 16, family 107, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,994.
- Find a Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8612475/isaac-newton-greer: accessed 21 September 2022), memorial page for Isaac Newton Greer (23 Feb 1865–24 Apr 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8612475, citing Parlor Grove Cemetery, Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kentucky Hill Hunter (contributor 47428064) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isaac by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isaac by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- James Greer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC4125, FTDNA kit #493368 - Richard Greer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup R-BY73152, FTDNA kit #B331207
- Kevin Greer :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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~1.56%
Nicole (Hargis) Holmquist :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Howard Goldsmith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Connie Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch AH478342C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A429310 [compare], Ancestry member connieldavis
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AH478342C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #B244961
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch AH478342C1 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Kay (Williams) Wilson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kwilson1107
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~0.78%
Jon Davis :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jake Bell :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.39%
Lynda (Lane) Paschal :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T987112 [compare], Ancestry member LLmanagedbyTNbuttercup
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