William
Waggoner
Greer
Born in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Archibald Greer
and Agathy (Waggoner) Greer
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Johnson
— married
[date unknown] (to 1865) [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Teale
— married
1826 (to 1853) in Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Husband of
Nancy Ousley
— married
23 Feb 1867 in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Died
at about age 80
in New Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
William Waggoner Greer was born in Tennessee in 1806. During the Civil War, he served as a private in the 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry and fought for the Confederacy.
He had three wives and 16 children.
Research Notes
Greer cemetery was renovated by the Greer family of New Tazewell, as per my immediate family, who visited Greer Cemetery in 2004 and attended an extended family reunion.
Born to Archibald Greer (1779 - 1853) and Agatha Waggoner Greer (1780 - 1853)
Marriages
- 1) Spouses: Sarah Teale Greer (1811 - 1853)
- 2) Sarah Johnson Greer (1826 - 1865)
- 3) Nancy Ousley Greer (1832 - 1904)
*Death certificate has "teel" as the mother's maiden name.
Children
- Robert C. Greer (1826 - 1909
- Andrew Jackson Greer (1832 - 1895
- William H Greer (1842 - 1864
- James Knox Polk Greer (1846 - 1910
- Callaway H. Greer (1847 - 1917
- 1850 Claiborne county, Claiborne, Tennessee
- Age 4
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
- Birthplace Tennessee
- House Number 756
- Wm W Greer M 44 Tennessee
- Sarah Greer F 39 Tennessee
- Andrew J Greer M 17 Tennessee
- Isaac Greer M 12 Tennessee
- Margaret Greer F 10 Tennessee
- Wm H Greer M 8 Tennessee
- Lurany Greer F 6 Tennessee
- James K P Greer M 5 Tennessee
- Calaway Greer M 4 Tennessee
- Sarah A Greer F 1 Tennessee
- Citing this Record
Sources
- Greer Cemetery (New Tazewell, TN, USA). William Waggoner Greer's headstone. Personally photographed by Boyd Pendleton, 3 Aug 2011. Photo of William Waggoner Greer added by Mary Lambert.
- Find A Grave Memorial# 74359264 [1]
- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com 2009
- Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900. Ancestry.com 2000
- 1860 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com 2009
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDH-4T1 : 12 April 2016), Calaway Greer in
- Find A Grave: Memorial #74359264
- household of Wm W Greer, Claiborne county, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing family 756, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Veronica (Frazier) Pappas
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~0.78%
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Carole Taylor
Carole Taylor
Greer-3968 and Greer-2992 appear to represent the same person because: I can not figure out why yours did not POP UP when I started mine... I waited and nothing close... anyway they are dups, sorry.. Carole
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