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Melvin GREER 1929–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1929

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Aug 2012

Death Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Father: Malcolm GREER

Mother: Willow TAYLOR

Spouse(s): Sarah RANSOM

Children(s):

Melvin GREER was born in 1929 in Tennessee, the child of Malcolm E Greer And Willow E Taylor. Melvin GREER married Sarah Ballard Ransom. Melvin GREER passed away in 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Melvin GREER was born in 1929 in Tennessee, the child of Malcolm E Greer And Willow E Taylor.
  • Melvin GREER married Sarah Ballard Ransom.
  • Melvin GREER passed away in 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malcolm GREER
1906–1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Willow TAYLOR
1907–1987
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah RANSOM
1929–1998
Birth Location: Memphis, TN
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Children(s)

Melvin GREER's Ancestors

Self
Melvin GREER
1929–2012
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Malcolm E GREER
1906–1974
Tennessee
Willow (E) TAYLOR
1907–1987
Grandparents
George (Marshall) GREER
1873–1942
Tate, Mississippi
Pearl (L) STEVENS
1877–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John GREER
1841–1929
Mary HARRISON
1845–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony GREER
1811–1886
Mary HUNTER
1817–1888

Melvin GREER's Timeline

2 Records

1929
11 Aug 1929
Birth of Melvin GREER in Tennessee
Tennessee
2012
27 Aug 2012
Age 83
Death of Melvin GREER in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 2012
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
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