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Francis Ryburn Greer 1853–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1945

Death Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA

Father: Sterling Greer

Mother: Sarah Milburn

Spouse(s): Sarah Adams

Children(s): Donald Greer, Blanche Greer, Clara Greer, Esther Greer

In 1853, Francis Ryburn Greer entered the world in Graves County, Kentucky, USA, born to Sterling Willis Greer And Sarah Jane Milburn. In 1860, Francis Ryburn Greer resided in Graves, Kentucky, USA. In 1900, Francis Ryburn Greer resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. Francis Ryburn Greer married Sarah Francis Adams, and had children including Blanche Rose Greer, Clara Jane Greer, Donald Dewitt Greer, Esther Iva Greer. Francis Ryburn Greer passed away in 1945 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Francis Ryburn Greer entered the world in Graves County, Kentucky, USA, born to Sterling Willis Greer And Sarah Jane Milburn.
  • In 1860, Francis Ryburn Greer resided in Graves, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, Francis Ryburn Greer resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA.
  • Francis Ryburn Greer married Sarah Francis Adams, and had children including Blanche Rose Greer, Clara Jane Greer, Donald Dewitt Greer, Esther Iva Greer.
  • Francis Ryburn Greer passed away in 1945 in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sterling Greer
1825–1864
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Milburn
1836–1880
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Adams
1860–1943
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA
SA

Children(s)

Donald Greer
1893–1988
Birth Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
DG
Blanche Greer
1885–1978
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA
BG
Clara Greer
1889–1942
Birth Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
CG
Esther Greer
1896–1984
Birth Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
EG

Francis Greer's Ancestors

Self
Francis Greer
1853–1945
Birth Place: Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Sterling Willis Greer
1825–1864
Logan, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Jane) Milburn
1836–1880
Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Asa Greer
1797–1866
Nancy Phelps
1803–1907
Graves, Kentucky, USA
William Milburn
1799–1860
Washington, Kentucky, USA
Kizzire (Cuppy) Glascocke
1802–1890
Marion, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Greer
1764–1815
Hannah Lowe
1765–1823
Robert Milbourne
1760–1826
Sebely Enghan
1760–1826
Wharton Glasscock
1770–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aquilla Greer
1737–1832
Hanna Riley
1748–1790
Isaac Lowe
1740–1807
Catherine
1737–1840

Francis Greer's Descendants

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Francis (Ryburn) Greer (11 Oct 1853–26 Dec 1945) m. Sarah (Francis) Adams (27 Apr 1860–16 Apr 1943)
  1. 1. Donald (Dewitt) Greer 1893–1988 m. Estella (Lillian) Pool 1894–1972
    1. 1. Charles (Francis) Greer 1919–1998 m. Opal (Viola) Stokes 1924–
      1. 1. Bruce (Charles) Greer 1949–1999
    2. 2. Betty (Mae) Greer 1925–1966
    3. 3. Lillian Greer 1920–2013 m. Lin (Raleigh) Cox 1917–1986
    4. 4. John (Mars) Greer 1924–2017 m. Mamie (Martha) Greer 1924–2019
      1. 1. Robert Greer 1949–2021
    5. 5. Dewitt Greer 1929–1991 m. Odena (Joy) Welsch 1933–1999
      1. 1. Michael (Dewitt) Greer 1949–1990
    6. 6. Margaret Greer 1937–2020
    7. 7. Mary (Lula) Greer 1922–2012 m. Forrest (Jackson) Goddard 1923–2019
      1. 1. Forrest (Duane) Goddard 1946–2022
    8. 8. George (Donald) Greer 1913–1959 m. Mary ((Bobbye) Louise) Gamblin 1915–1997
    9. 9. William (Victor (Bill)) Greer 1915–1994 m. Geneva Sharp 1918–1997
      1. 1. Carroll (Lee) Greer 1934–1972 m. Jane (Genevieve) Watson 1931–2005
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Greer) (Sis) 1917–2006 m. Ezra (Albert) Cox 1917–1993
      1. 1. Ezra Cox 1944–2015
  2. 2. Blanche (Rose) Greer 1885–1978 m. Charles (Fredrick Thilman) Jr 1866–1912 m. Leslie (C) Lindsay 1880– m. Henry (Heighter) Sappington 1892–1928
    1. 1. Lena Thilman 1900–
    2. 2. Harold (J) Thilman 1904–
    3. 3. Mable Moore 1906–1979
    4. 4. Charlotte (Pauline Lottie) Thilman 1909–2002
    5. 5. Charles (E) Thilman 1912–1983
    6. 6. Willard (Eugene) Sappington 1920–2004 m. Bernice (K) Crosby 1919–
    7. 7. Henry (Heighter) Sappington 1925–1998
  3. 3. Clara (Jane) Greer 1889–1942 m. Novice Harper 1884–1947 m. William (C) Yost 1886– m. Abraham Berkson 1885–1970 m. Augusta (Paris) Bugg 1879–1946
    1. 1. Novice Harper 1912–
  4. 4. Esther (Iva) Greer 1896–1984 m. William (Royal) Klienkrauf 1904–
    1. 1. Paul (Edward) Forbes 1914–

Francis Greer's Timeline

9 Records

1853
11 Oct 1853
Birth of Francis Ryburn Greer in Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 7
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Graves, Kentucky, USA
Graves, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 67
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 77
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 82
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 87
Francis Ryburn Greer resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1945
26 Dec 1945
Age 92
Death of Francis Ryburn Greer in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Graves County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T624_769; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374782
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 844; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1240844
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T624_769; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374782
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T627_2090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-20
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 1179; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340914
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 240; Family History Library Film: 803369
    [8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Graves, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graves, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 240; Family History Library Film: 803369

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 844; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1240844

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T624_769; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374782
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Poplar Bluff Ward 2, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T624_769; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374782

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 1179; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340914

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T627_2090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: T627_2090; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 12-20

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index
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