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Benjamin Franklin GREER 1837–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Dec 1903

Death Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Greer

Mother: Elizabeth Reece

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greer

Children(s): Mary Greer, Dollie Sandefur, David Greer

The story of Benjamin Franklin GREER began in 1837 in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States. Benjamin Franklin GREER married Elizabeth Greer, and had children including David Greer, Dollie Arlena Sandefur, Mary Greer. Benjamin Franklin GREER passed away in 1903 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin GREER began in 1837 in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States.
  • Benjamin Franklin GREER married Elizabeth Greer, and had children including David Greer, Dollie Arlena Sandefur, Mary Greer.
  • Benjamin Franklin GREER passed away in 1903 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin GREER's Ancestors

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Benjamin GREER
1837–1903
Birth Place: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States
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. Elizabeth Greer (22 October 1840–12 May 1900)
  1. 1. Mary Greer 1871–1872
  2. 2. Dollie (Arlena) Sandefur 1879–1952
  3. 3. David Greer 1869–1940

Benjamin GREER's Timeline

2 Records

1837
8 Nov 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin GREER in Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States
1903
5 Dec 1903
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Franklin GREER in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Claiborne, Knox, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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