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John W Greer 1905–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1905

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1971

Death Location: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Alexander Greer

Mother: Jane Long

Spouse(s): Margaret Watson

Children(s): Jane Greer

The story of John W Greer began in 1905 in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, John W Greer resided in Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. John W Greer married Margaret Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Jane Ellen Greer. John W Greer passed away in 1971 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John W Greer began in 1905 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, John W Greer resided in Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John W Greer married Margaret Elizabeth Watson, and had children including Jane Ellen Greer.
  • John W Greer passed away in 1971 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Greer's Ancestors

Self
John Greer
1905–1971
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Alexander Greer
1869–1946
Ballynahinch, County, Down, Ireland
Jane ((Jennie)) Long
1879–1923
Narin, Inishkeel, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
John Greer
1828–1901
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Mary (Jane) Craig
1852–1936
Ballynahinch, County Down, Northern Ireland
James (A) Long
1828–1889
Narin, Donegal, Ireland
Jane (Long) *
1834–1908
Drumboghill, Inishkeel, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jane Cruikshank
–1888
James Long
1774–1864
Anne Walker
1785–1866
Samuel Sr
1793–1853
Jane
1798–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Long
1748–1855

John Greer's Descendants

1.
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John (W) Greer (Abt. 1905–24 Jan 1971) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Watson (Abt. 1906–Abt. 1982)
  1. 1. Jane (Ellen) Greer 1940–2015

John Greer's Timeline

6 Records

1905
3 Sep 1905
Birth of John W Greer in Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
1905
Abt. 1905
Birth of John W Greer in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
John W Greer resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
John W Greer resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
John W Greer resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1971
24 Jan 1971
Age 66
Death of John W Greer in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1905
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1971
    Event Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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