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Zachariah A. Greer 1860–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1860

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 06 Aug 1940

Death Location: West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lewis GREER

Mother: Elizabeth Church

Spouse(s): Mary Beshears

Children(s): Theodore Greer, James Greer, Minnie Spear, Rella Walker, Nora Greer, Joseph GREER, John Greer, Lula Church

The story of Zachariah A. Greer began in 1860 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. Zachariah A. Greer married Mary Elizabeth Beshears, and had children including James Monroe Greer, John Mckinley Greer, Joseph Blain Greer, Lula Mae Church, Minnie Spear, Nora E Greer, Rella Agatha Walker, Theodore Greer. Zachariah A. Greer passed away in 1940 in West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Zachariah A. Greer began in 1860 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Zachariah A. Greer married Mary Elizabeth Beshears, and had children including James Monroe Greer, John Mckinley Greer, Joseph Blain Greer, Lula Mae Church, Minnie Spear, Nora E Greer, Rella Agatha Walker, Theodore Greer.
  • Zachariah A. Greer passed away in 1940 in West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Zachariah Greer's Ancestors

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Zachariah Greer
1860–1940
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Lewis Williams OWENS GREER
1836–1891
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Church
1836–1906
Ashe, North Carolina USA
Grandparents
Larkin Owens
1804–1894
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
NANCY (ELIZABETH) GREER
1803–1850
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Owens
Rhoda Owens
1786–1870
William Greer
1772–1862
Hannah Cartwright
1772–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Greer
1746–1816
Nancy Wilcoxson
1745–1790
Joseph Cartwright
1750–1778
Eve Miller
1752–1778

Zachariah Greer's Descendants

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Zachariah (A.) Greer (27 May 1860–06 Aug 1940) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Beshears (22 May 1870–30 May 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

Zachariah Greer's Timeline

4 Records

1860
27 May 1860
Birth of Zachariah A. Greer in Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
1860
27 May 1860
Birth of Zachariah A. Greer in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1940
06 Aug 1940
Age 80
Death of Zachariah A. Greer in Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina USA
Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina USA
1940
06 Aug 1940
Age 80
Death of Zachariah A. Greer in Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1860
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1860
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Old Town, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

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

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