Samuel Henry Greer (1828 - 1903)

Born 15 Jun 1828 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Ward) Greer — married 5 Jan 1854 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1903 at age 75 in Beda, Ohio, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Born to Samuel Howard Greer, 1792–1846 & Minerva Cooper, 1803–1871

1850 Ohio, Kentucky

Household

Minerva Greer F 46 Kentucky

Samuel H Greer M 21 Kentucky

John C Greer M 19 Kentucky

James Greer M 17 Kentucky

Bluford C Greer M 10 Kentucky

Benjamin T Greer M 7 Kentucky

Sanford M Greer M 4 Kentucky

Mary E Greer F 4 Kentucky

Household ID: 715 ---Line Number: 8

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Siblings

1. Coleman D. Greer 1823–1877
2. Margaret Elizabeth Greer Roach 1827–1920
3. John Critton Greer 1831–1915 (m. 1854)
4. Bluford Captia Greer 1840–1914
5. Benjamin Thomas Greer 1843–1929
6. Mary Eliza Greer Midkiff 1846–1921

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Ward, 1828–1917

The Data entry Person states his age is "31" not "51" so that is good...

1860 "Minor Civil Division: Ellis District, Ohio County, Kentucky--

Household

Samuel Greer, age: 31 born Ky (the original is hard to read age?)

Mary E Greer F 31 Ky

John Greer M 5 Ky

Milly Greer F 4 Ky

Nancy Greer F 2 Ky

Samuel Greer M 2/12 Ky

Household ID: 349 --Page: 50

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next to them is John C Greer/ Martha +3 kids + a boarder, JAMES GREER.

and on the other side of the farm is Widow Minerva Cooper-GREER and 3 teenagers...

AND unbelievable on one side of their farm is:

HEAD: William F. TAYLOR age:39 KY farmer

Elizabeth age:30 KY

John P age 12 KY

Squire L age 10 KY

William H age 8 KY (this IS my g-g-g)

James age:6 KY

Samuel age:2 KY

SURE wonder what a coincidence GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonder IF one of the Greer boys went to Missouri with William Henry Taylor??????

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Samuel Marion Greer is the one that moved to Missouri and stayed there.

Children

1. Samuel John Greer 1859–1929
2. Bluford Thomas Greer 1862–1932
3. Fannie A. Greer Neubauer 1865–1947
4. James Marian Greer 1866–1947
5. Mary Drue Greer White 1868–1951
6. Minerva Ellen Greer Smith 1871–1923
7. Minerva Ann Greer Midkiff 1872–1898
8. Rebecca Susan Greer Westerfield 1875–1948

Death

Burial: Ward Family Cemetery, Beda, Ohio County, Kentucky,

Research Notes

The Samuel Greer's Line........son of

1. Samuel John Greer B:22 May 1757=County Londonderry, North Ireland
2. Samuel Howard Greer b:22 Oct 1792 in Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky
3. Samuel Henry Greer f-a-g#134851189 b:15 Jun 1828 in Nelson, Kentucky, s/o Samuel Howard/Minerva, and "his son, Samuel is the 4th"
4. Samuel John Greerf-a-g #63287464 b: 18 Apr 1859 in Ohio, Kentucky,

that are mixed together on f-a-g

This is the Samuel Henry Greer that lived next door to my g-g-g grandfather

1860 Ohio, Kentucky William F. Taylor AND unbelievable on one side of their farm is: Samuel Henry Greer/Mary +4 kids,

next to them is John C Greer/ Martha +3 kids + a boarder, JAMES GREER.

and on the other side of the farm is Widow Minerva Cooper-GREER and 3 teenagers...

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65V-FXW : 22 December 2020), Sanford M Greer in household of Minerva Greer, Ohio, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Affiliate Film Number: 215 --Affiliate Publication Number: M432--Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)--Digital Folder Number: 004192505 GS Film Number: 442983--Image Number: 00657 --Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01100-9
2. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBQ-M8X : 11 November 2020), Samuel Greer in entry for Samuel Greer, 1860. Affiliate Film Number: 390 Affiliate Publication Number: M653 --Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)--Digital Folder Number: 005169972 --GS Film Number: 803390--Image Number: 00054--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01723-8
3. ↑ census Ohio County, Kentucky

1. Find A Grave: Memorial #134851189