Son of John W. Greer (slave master--In 1860 he owned/enslaved at least 37 individuals ) and Dinah Reagan, an enslaved woman.
(According to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, John W. Greer enslaved 37 individuals)
John Henry Greer is one of 5 children born out an enslaved woman named Dinah and a slave owner, John Wilburn Greer. (Maria, born 1859; Cynthia, born 1860; John Henry, born 1861; Henrietta, born 1862; and Simeon, born 1863.)
At emancipation, Dinah Reagan married William (Billy) Johnson and gave birth to additional children.
Slave owner, John Wilburn Greer, born in 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin, Texas. . His father, Henry Greer, was born in Bedford, Virginia in 1769 and died in March 1849 on his plantation near Monroe, Mississippi. Henry Greer is credited as the inventor of the Mississippi Rifle, which became the official rifle of the confederacy.
John Henry Greer's Nickname: Pett Greer (Nickname written in family Bible, as well as verified by his biological children, Lillie Pearl, John Henry, and Callie.)
Sibling to Maria Greer, Cynthia Greer, Henrietta Greer, and Simuel Greer; half-sibling to Monk Johnson, Sophia Johnson, Victoria Johnson, Samuel Johnson, and Abram Johnson
Family history chronicles that John Henry Greer died on a Sunday afternoon. After hitting a home run during a community baseball game, he fell dead after crossing home plate.
Note: Shown on 1870 and 1880 as Peter Johnson
Source: Greer Family History; research by Elmerine Allen Bell, great granddaughter of John Henry Greer.
Additional Research by Sharon Styles, DNA family link.
(According to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, John W. Greer enslaved 37 individuals)
John Henry Greer is one of 5 children born out an enslaved woman named Dinah and a slave owner, John Wilburn Greer. (Maria, born 1859; Cynthia, born 1860; John Henry, born 1861; Henrietta, born 1862; and Simeon, born 1863.)
At emancipation, Dinah Reagan married William (Billy) Johnson and gave birth to additional children.
Slave owner, John Wilburn Greer, born in 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin, Texas. . His father, Henry Greer, was born in Bedford, Virginia in 1769 and died in March 1849 on his plantation near Monroe, Mississippi. Henry Greer is credited as the inventor of the Mississippi Rifle, which became the official rifle of the confederacy.
John Henry Greer's Nickname: Pett Greer (Nickname written in family Bible, as well as verified by his biological children, Lillie Pearl, John Henry, and Callie.)
Sibling to Maria Greer, Cynthia Greer, Henrietta Greer, and Simuel Greer; half-sibling to Monk Johnson, Sophia Johnson, Victoria Johnson, Samuel Johnson, and Abram Johnson
Family history chronicles that John Henry Greer died on a Sunday afternoon. After hitting a home run during a community baseball game, he fell dead after crossing home plate.
Note: Shown on 1870 and 1880 as Peter Johnson
Source: Greer Family History; research by Elmerine Allen Bell, great granddaughter of John Henry Greer.
Additional Research by Sharon Styles, DNA family link.
Son of John W. Greer (slave master--In 1860 he owned/enslaved at least 37 individuals ) and Dinah Reagan, an enslaved woman.
(According to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, John W. Greer enslaved 37 individuals)
John Henry Greer is one of 5 children born out an enslaved woman named Dinah and a slave owner, John Wilburn Greer. (Maria, born 1859; Cynthia, born 1860; John Henry, born 1861; Henrietta, born 1862; and Simeon, born 1863.)
At emancipation, Dinah Reagan married William (Billy) Johnson and gave birth to additional children.
Slave owner, John Wilburn Greer, born in 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin, Texas. . His father, Henry Greer, was born in Bedford, Virginia in 1769 and died in March 1849 on his plantation near Monroe, Mississippi. Henry Greer is credited as the inventor of the Mississippi Rifle, which became the official rifle of the confederacy.
John Henry Greer's Nickname: Pett Greer (Nickname written in family Bible, as well as verified by his biological children, Lillie Pearl, John Henry, and Callie.)
Sibling to Maria Greer, Cynthia Greer, Henrietta Greer, and Simuel Greer; half-sibling to Monk Johnson, Sophia Johnson, Victoria Johnson, Samuel Johnson, and Abram Johnson
Family history chronicles that John Henry Greer died on a Sunday afternoon. After hitting a home run during a community baseball game, he fell dead after crossing home plate.
Note: Shown on 1870 and 1880 as Peter Johnson
Source: Greer Family History; research by Elmerine Allen Bell, great granddaughter of John Henry Greer.
Additional Research by Sharon Styles, DNA family link.
(According to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, John W. Greer enslaved 37 individuals)
John Henry Greer is one of 5 children born out an enslaved woman named Dinah and a slave owner, John Wilburn Greer. (Maria, born 1859; Cynthia, born 1860; John Henry, born 1861; Henrietta, born 1862; and Simeon, born 1863.)
At emancipation, Dinah Reagan married William (Billy) Johnson and gave birth to additional children.
Slave owner, John Wilburn Greer, born in 1806 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin, Texas. . His father, Henry Greer, was born in Bedford, Virginia in 1769 and died in March 1849 on his plantation near Monroe, Mississippi. Henry Greer is credited as the inventor of the Mississippi Rifle, which became the official rifle of the confederacy.
John Henry Greer's Nickname: Pett Greer (Nickname written in family Bible, as well as verified by his biological children, Lillie Pearl, John Henry, and Callie.)
Sibling to Maria Greer, Cynthia Greer, Henrietta Greer, and Simuel Greer; half-sibling to Monk Johnson, Sophia Johnson, Victoria Johnson, Samuel Johnson, and Abram Johnson
Family history chronicles that John Henry Greer died on a Sunday afternoon. After hitting a home run during a community baseball game, he fell dead after crossing home plate.
Note: Shown on 1870 and 1880 as Peter Johnson
Source: Greer Family History; research by Elmerine Allen Bell, great granddaughter of John Henry Greer.
Additional Research by Sharon Styles, DNA family link.
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