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Benjamin Franklin Greer 1837–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1903

Death Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Greer

Mother: Elizabeth Reece

Spouse(s): Rebecca Younce, Elizabeth Lambert

Children(s): Tamsey Greer, Benjamin Greer, Mary Greer, Hannah Greer, John Greer, Charles Greer, Etta Greer, George Greer, Margaret Greer, Minney Greer, Martha Greer, Sally Greer, Arminta Greer, David Greer, Roxie Green, Dora Greer, Dollie Sandefur, Infant Greer

The story of Benjamin Franklin Greer began in 1837 in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Franklin Greer married Elizabeth Lambert, Rebecca Younce, and had children including Arminta Greer, Benjamin Carroll Greer, Charles Alfred Charlie Greer, David Doc Greer, Dollie Arlena Greer Sandefur, Dora Virginia Greer, Etta Mae Greer, George Monroe Greer, Hannah Louisa Greer, Infant Son Greer, John Marion Greer, Margaret Minnie Greer, Martha Elizabeth Greer, Mary Ann Greer, Minney H Greer, Roxie C Green, Sally E Greer, Tamsey Greer. Benjamin Franklin Greer passed away in 1903 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Greer began in 1837 in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Greer married Elizabeth Lambert, Rebecca Younce, and had children including Arminta Greer, Benjamin Carroll Greer, Charles Alfred Charlie Greer, David Doc Greer, Dollie Arlena Greer Sandefur, Dora Virginia Greer, Etta Mae Greer, George Monroe Greer, Hannah Louisa Greer, Infant Son Greer, John Marion Greer, Margaret Minnie Greer, Martha Elizabeth Greer, Mary Ann Greer, Minney H Greer, Roxie C Green, Sally E Greer, Tamsey Greer.
  • Benjamin Franklin Greer passed away in 1903 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.

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Benjamin Greer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Greer
1837–1903
Birth Place: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Greer
1812–1893
Ashe, North Carolina, United States,
Elizabeth Reece
1808–1884
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Grandparents
James Greer
1781–1844
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mollie Polly) Hampton
1788–1880
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Elliott
1716–1750
John* Wilcoxson
1720–1782
Sarah Boone
1724–1815

Benjamin Greer's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Greer (8 Nov 1837–5 Dec 1903) m. Rebecca Younce (1 January 1849–22 Apr 1939) m. Elizabeth Lambert (22 Oct 1846–12 May 1900)
  1. 1. Tamsey Greer 1872–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Carroll) Greer 1876–1966
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Greer 1871–1872
  4. 4. Hannah (Louisa) Greer 1872–1911
  5. 5. John (Marion) Greer 1873–1942
  6. 6. Charles (Alfred "Charlie") Greer 1878–1955
  7. 7. Etta (Mae) Greer 1885–1954
  8. 8. George (Monroe) Greer 1890–1961
  9. 9. Margaret (Minnie) Greer 1884–1909
  10. 10. Minney (H) Greer 1883–1896
  11. 11. Martha (Elizabeth) Greer 1869–1939
  12. 12. Sally (E.) Greer 1881–1929
  13. 13. Arminta Greer 1866–1941 m. James (Mordecai) Cunningham 1860–1936
    1. 1. James (Gray) Cunningham 1907–1965
    2. 2. Orlena (Wrenshall Rachel) Cunningham 1892–1980
    3. 3. Benjamin (Calvin) Cunningham 1894–1961
    4. 4. Garrett (Hobart) Cunningham 1897–1982
    5. 5. Riley (Lee) Cunningham 1902–1982
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Cunningham 1885–1970 m. James (Judson) Edmondson 1885–1950
      1. 1. James (Orville Buck) Edmondson 1918–2011
      2. 2. Nora (Edith) Edmondson 1904–2004
      3. 3. Herman (Edward) Edmondson 1906–1989
      4. 4. Howard (Edmondson) Sr 1908–1937
      5. 5. Alta (Mae) Edmondson 1913–2003
      6. 6. Fern (T) Edmondson 1915–2001
      7. 7. Clyde (Benjamin) Edmondson 1920–1974
      8. 8. Gladys (Margaret) Edmondson 1925–2010
      9. 9. Kenneth (Shell) Edmondson 1927–2002
      10. 10. Willard Edmondson 1911–1912
    7. 7. Cornelia (Caladora) Cunningham 1888–1963
    8. 8. Mary (Esther) Cunningham 1890–1948 m. George (Thomas) Brooks 1878–1948
      1. 1. George (Thomas (GT) Brooks) Jr 1911–1995
      2. 2. Infant Brooks 1909–1909
      3. 3. William (Rice) Brooks 1925–2007
      4. 4. Stanley (Littleton) Brooks 1927–1985
      5. 5. Rabian (Mordicai Brooks) Sr 1916–1983
      6. 6. Minnie (Arminta) Brooks 1919–2004
      7. 7. Christina Brooks 1921–1983
      8. 8. Jewell (Theresa) Brooks 1913–1998
      9. 9. Robert (Alexander) Brooks 1923–1923
    9. 9. Thomas (Reed) Cunningham 1898–1899
  14. 14. David ("Doc") Greer 1869–1940
  15. 15. Roxie (C) Green 1887–
  16. 16. Dora (Virginia) Greer 1876–1900
  17. 17. Dollie (Arlena Greer) Sandefur 1879–1952
  18. 18. Infant (Son) Greer 1891–1891

Benjamin Greer's Timeline

2 Records

1837
8 Nov 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Greer in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1903
5 Dec 1903
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Franklin Greer in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA

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