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John Bachman Lee Greer 1896 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1896

Birth Location: Waco,TX

Death Date: 04 Jun 1944

Death Location: Brooklyn NY

Father: James Greer

Mother: Virginia Lee

Spouse(s): Hazel Cannon

Children(s): John Greer

In 1896, John Bachman Lee Greer entered the world in Waco,TX, born to James Francis (Jim Frank) Greer and Virginia Lestrappes Lee. In 1935, John Bachman Lee Greer resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas. In 1940, John Bachman Lee Greer resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA. John Bachman Lee Greer married Hazel Cannon, and had children including John B Greer. John Bachman Lee Greer passed away in 1944 in Brooklyn NY.

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Biography

  • In 1896, John Bachman Lee Greer entered the world in Waco,TX, born to James Francis (Jim Frank) Greer and Virginia Lestrappes Lee.
  • In 1935, John Bachman Lee Greer resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas.
  • In 1940, John Bachman Lee Greer resided in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.
  • John Bachman Lee Greer married Hazel Cannon, and had children including John B Greer.
  • John Bachman Lee Greer passed away in 1944 in Brooklyn NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Greer's Ancestors

Self
John Greer
1896 – 1944
Birth Place: Waco,TX
Parents
James Francis (Jim Frank) Greer
1858 – 1907
Nelson County, KY
Virginia (Lestrappes) Lee
1859 – 1955
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Bachman) Lee
1820 – 1885
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harwell
1824 – 1915
Clarke, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Major Harwell
1787 – 1833
Sarah Alston
1789 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sterling Harwell
1734 – 1806
Mary Rivers
1745 – 1800

John Greer's Descendants

1.
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John (Bachman Lee) Greer (15 Jun 1896 – 04 Jun 1944) m. Hazel Cannon (2 October 1901 – 9 October 1989)
  1. 1. John (B) Greer (29 Oct 1923 – 2 April 2015)

John Greer's Timeline

4 Records

1896
15 Jun 1896
Birth of John Bachman Lee Greer in Waco,TX
Waco,TX
1935
1935
Age 39
John Bachman Lee Greer resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas
Waco, McLennan, Texas
1940
1940
Age 44
John Bachman Lee Greer resided here in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
1944
04 Jun 1944
Age 48
Death of John Bachman Lee Greer in Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Waco,TX
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04099; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 155-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Brooklyn NY
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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