George Washington Greer Jr. (1812 - 1893)

Born 10 May 1812 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Sep 1893 at age 81 in Shackelford, Texas, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1816. He was the son of George Greer and Sarah Unknown. He passed away in 1893.

Spouse and children [needs verification]

George Washington Greer JR 1816–1893

Jane Greer 1834–

John R Greer 1838–

Arentha Greer 1842–

Elizabeth Catherine Greer 1843–1890

Calib E Greer 1845–1906

Calvin E Greer 1846–1912

Jackson W Greer 1849–1888

John R Greer 1849–1880

James H Greer 1850–

1850 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: George Green [George Greer] Gender: Male Race: White Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1816 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, USA Occupation: Laborer Industry: Industry Not Reported Cannot Read, Write: Yes Line Number: 14 Dwelling Number: 207 Family Number: 207 Household Members (Name) Age

• George Green 34
• Susan A Green 34
• Arrena Green 8
• Calvin Green 5
• Eliza Green 3
• John R Green 1

Married 2nd Sarah Amanda [Unknown] sometime after 1852 [b 20 Dec 1818 ]

children

George Thomas Greer [needs confirmation]

Jackson Wade Greer

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25015689/george-washington-greer^[2]

Name: George Washington Greer Jr

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 10 May 1812

Birth Place: Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 9 Sep 1893

Death Place: Shackelford County, Texas, United States of America

Cemetery: Greer Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Shackelford County, Texas, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Sarah Amanda Greer

Children: Jackson W. Greer

Uncle George was one of the kindest and most generous of men upon God's green footstool.

Of all the unique characters that ever lived on the frontier of Texas, George W. Greer was without an equal. Small, wiry, without a pound of surplus flesh,he was gifted with a superabundance of energy that he worked off to a good dvantage on his cattle ranch. (The Quirt and The Spur pg.167)

George W. Greer, Jr. became the second settler in Shackleford County in 1860 when he established his home near Hubbard Creek, a few miles north of present day Moran, where he operated the Butterfield stage coach station on Hubbard Creek in 1861. Today, Greer's home is the oldest surviving structure still standing in the county. (Info from Don Raney)

In 1862 William Henry Ledbetter, a native of Mississippi, founded the Ledbetter Salt Works at a saline spring on the Salt Fork of Hubbard Creek, about eight miles southwest of the site where Albany was later founded in Shackelford County. The spring was first discovered by whites in 1861, when three cattlemen -- Cal Greer, (George W. Greer's son) William King, and Vol Simonds -- who were returning from a cattle drive to the Concho River area to the west, found it while walking across country after losing their horses.

George Jr.'s second wife is Sarah Amanda, but I do not know her last name. She and George Jr. were both born in Overton Co., TN

The Quirt and Spur tells of George Greer, being a small man, crawling into a cave on hands and knees with a Bowie knife in his teeth and killing a mountain lion… When reproved or praised for this deed, Greer explained mildly that he "couldn't let that thing get away with cutting my best hound to ribbons. Albany News April 5, 1978

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas; Roll: 26; Page: 119a
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25015689/george-washington-greer: accessed 26 October 2022), memorial page for George Washington Greer Jr. (10 May 1812–9 Sep 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25015689, citing Greer Cemetery, Shackelford County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Saundra Nobles (contributor 46834005) .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Mike Ormsby for creating Greer-830 on 14 Jul 13.