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Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer 1898–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1898

Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Jan 1977

Death Location: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA

Father: William (illegitimate)

Mother: Sally Gibson

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The story of Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer began in 1898 in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA. Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer passed away in 1977 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer began in 1898 in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
  • Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer passed away in 1977 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA.

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Harry Greer's Ancestors

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Harry Greer
1898–1977
Birth Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
William "Tom" Thomas Otis Greer (illegitimate)
1867–1955
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Sally (Ann) Gibson
1872–1933
Franklin County, Virginia
Grandparents
Jonathan Gibson
1848–1926
Dillons Mill, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie") Greer
1849–1914
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Highley
1800–1843
John Greer
1819–1880
Nancy Greer
1816–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WALTER GREER
1770–1843
CATHERINE Greer
1780–1860
Charles Overfelt
1775–1846
Mary Howell
1775–1861

Harry Greer's Timeline

2 Records

1898
31 Jul 1898
Birth of Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA
1977
04 Jan 1977
Age 79
Death of Harry "Happy" Thomas "Daddy" Greer in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1977
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA

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