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Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer 1898–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 17,1898

Birth Location: Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi

Death Date: 10 Jul 1953

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Father: Josiah Greer

Mother: Josephine Harwell

Spouse(s): Dora Peterson, Lenora Russell

Children(s): Nathaniel Hurns, Calvin Burkett, Joyce Smith, Judge Hurns, William Smith, Nelwyn Greer

In 1898, Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer entered the world in Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi, born to Josiah Greer And Josephine Elizabeth Harwell. Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer married Dora Peterson, Lenora Russell, and had children including Calvin Burkett, Joyce Smith, Judge William Hurns, Nathaniel Hurns, Nelwyn Louise Greer, William Clarence Smith. Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer passed away in 1953 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer entered the world in Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi, born to Josiah Greer And Josephine Elizabeth Harwell.
  • Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer married Dora Peterson, Lenora Russell, and had children including Calvin Burkett, Joyce Smith, Judge William Hurns, Nathaniel Hurns, Nelwyn Louise Greer, William Clarence Smith.
  • Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer passed away in 1953 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Greer
1869–1951
Birth Location: Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi, USA
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Josephine Harwell
1873–1902
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Dora Peterson
1906–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lenora Russell
1903–1988
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Hurns
1938–2006
Birth Location: Ruleville Su, Mississippi
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Calvin Burkett
1933–2013
Birth Location: –
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Joyce Smith
1935–2016
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Judge Hurns
1936–2017
Birth Location: Ruleville, Mississippi
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William Smith
1940–2006
Birth Location: Falcon Quitm, Mississippi
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Nelwyn Greer
1926–1992
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Greer's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Greer
1898–1953
Birth Place: Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi
Parents
Josiah Greer
1869–1951
Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi, USA
Josephine (Elizabeth) Harwell
1873–1902
Mississippi
Grandparents
Henry (Abert) Greer
1825–1902
AL, USA
Mary (Louisa) Aldridge
1832–1922
Tennessee, USA
Benjamin (W) Harwell
1842–1881
Mississippi
Mary (Jane) Aldridge
1853–1898
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
James Greer
1795–1850
Rachel Morgan
1795–1850
Henry Harwell
1807–1855
Rebecca Moody
1812–
James Aldridge
1795–1862
Rebecca Tully\Aldridge
1805–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1769–1849
SUSANNAH Tillery
1777–1824

Joseph Greer's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Mims (Doc)) Greer (Mar 17,1898–10 Jul 1953) m. Dora Peterson (abt 1906–) m. Lenora Russell (17 Feb 1903–31 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Hurns 1938–2006 m. Willie (Ethel) Watson 1940–2014 m. Daisy (Lee) Booker 1940– m. Willie (Ethel Johnson (Alfreds, Watson)) * 1940–2013
  2. 2. Calvin Burkett 1933–2013
  3. 3. Joyce Smith 1935–2016
  4. 4. Judge (William) Hurns 1936–2017
  5. 5. William (Clarence) Smith 1940–2006
  6. 6. Nelwyn (Louise) Greer 1926–1992

Joseph Greer's Timeline

2 Records

1898
Mar 17,1898
Birth of Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer in Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi
Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi
1953
10 Jul 1953
Age 55
Death of Joseph Mims (Doc) Greer in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 17,1898
    Event Place: Greenleaf, Tate, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1953
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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