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Lewis Williams OWENS GREER 1836–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1836

Birth Location: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Larkin Owens

Mother: NANCY GREER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greer, Elizabeth Church

Children(s): Zachariah Greer, Eveline Woodie, Ellen Church

Lewis Williams OWENS GREER was born in 1836 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Larkin Owens And Nancy Elizabeth Greer. Lewis Williams OWENS GREER married Elizabeth Jane Church, Elizabeth Martha Jane Greer, and had children including Ellen Church, Eveline Woodie, Zachariah A Greer. Lewis Williams OWENS GREER passed away in 1891 in Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Williams OWENS GREER was born in 1836 in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Larkin Owens And Nancy Elizabeth Greer.
  • Lewis Williams OWENS GREER married Elizabeth Jane Church, Elizabeth Martha Jane Greer, and had children including Ellen Church, Eveline Woodie, Zachariah A Greer.
  • Lewis Williams OWENS GREER passed away in 1891 in Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis GREER's Ancestors

Self
Lewis GREER
1836–1891
Birth Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Larkin Owens
1804–1894
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
NANCY (ELIZABETH) GREER
1803–1850
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Aaron Owens
North Carolina, USA
Rhoda Owens
1786–1870
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
William (H) Greer
1772–1862
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hannah Cartwright
1772–1862
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790
Joseph Cartwright
1750–1778
Eve Miller
1752–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Elliott
1716–1750
John* Wilcoxson
1720–1782
Sarah Boone
1724–1815

Lewis GREER's Descendants

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Lewis (Williams OWENS) GREER (18 Feb 1836–1891) m. Elizabeth (Martha Jane) Greer (April 1836–23 March 1906) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Church (01 Apr 1836–23 Mar 1906)
  1. 1. Zachariah (A.) Greer 1860–1940 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Beshears 1870–1958
    1. 1. Theodore Greer 1909–1988
    2. 2. James (Monroe) Greer 1887–1949 m. Ida (E) Phillips 1887–1924 m. Lillie (C) Greer 1886–1972
      1. 1. Howard (Taft) Greer 1907–1991 m. Bulis (Rebecca) Church 1903–1999
        1. 1. Vivian (Cheyrl Greer) + 1942–2013
        2. 2. Claybern (Greer) + 1937–1937
        3. 3. Carroll (Thomas) Greer 1940–2020
        4. 4. William (Harold) Greer 1931–1999 m. Helen (Louise) Greer 1936–2006
        5. 5. Viola (Irene) Greer 1946–1994 m. Archie (Hall) Blankenship 1929–2019 m. Dale (Jackson) Triplett 1929–2004
        6. 6. Thomas (Lige) Greer 1929–2021
      2. 2. Berlie Greer 1915–2001
      3. 3. William (Howard Taft) Greer 1907–1991
      4. 4. William (Howard Taft) Greer 1907–1991 m. Essie (Victoria) Watson 1907–1971
        1. 1. Gaither (Monroe Greer) + 1948–2001
        2. 2. Taft (Junior) Greer 1950–2018
        3. 3. Shelby Greer 1936–2011 m. James Brown 1933–2009
        4. 4. Harold (Lloyd Greer) + 1935–2002
        5. 5. Shirley (Fay Greer) + 1938–1938
      5. 5. Bessie (Ida Greer) (simmons) 1913–1970
    3. 3. Minnie Spear 1901–1950
    4. 4. Rella (Agatha) Walker 1886–1939
    5. 5. Nora (E) Greer 1889–
    6. 6. Joseph (Blain) GREER 1894–1965
    7. 7. John (Mckinley) Greer 1896–1915
    8. 8. Lula (Mae) Church 1905–1972
  2. 2. Eveline Woodie 1854–1901
  3. 3. Ellen Church 1869–1962

Lewis GREER's Timeline

4 Records

1836
18 Feb 1836
Birth of Lewis Williams OWENS GREER in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1836
18 Feb 1836
Birth of Lewis Williams OWENS GREER
None
1891
12 Oct 1891
Age 55
Death of Lewis Williams OWENS GREER in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
1891
1891
Age 55
Death of Lewis Williams OWENS GREER
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1836

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parsonsville, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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