Squire William Greer and Abigail Collins
Husband Squire William Greer 1 2 3
Born: 6 Feb 1802 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4 5 Christened: Died: 15 Jul 1872 5 Buried:
Father: Patrick Greer (1764-1857) 3 6 Mother: Elizabeth Wilson (1769- ) 3
Marriage: 11 May 1826 5
Wife Abigail Collins 4 5
Born: 11 Aug 1803 5 Christened: Died: 13 Jul 1886 5 Buried:
Father: Col. Joseph Collins (1762-1814) 4 7 8 Mother: Abigail "Indian Abby" Byram (1765/1766-1851) 4 8 9
Children
1 M Rev. Joseph Collins Greer 2 4 5
Born: 13 Feb 1827 - near Murrysville, Westmoreland Co, PA 4 Christened: Died: 1 Jan 1899 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 10 Buried:Spouse: Jennie S. Shryock ( - ) 5 6 Marr: 15 Nov 1857 10
2 F Agnes Greer 4 5 11
Born: 20 Feb 1829 11 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Rev. John M. McElroy, D.D. (1830- ) 4 5 11 Marr: 11 Sep 1855 11
3 M James Murry Greer 4 13
AKA: James Milo Greer 5 12 Born: 12 Mar 1831 - Westmoreland Co, PA 5 12 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Anna Jane Stephenson (1829- ) 14 Marr: 5 Apr 1854 12
4 M William Silas Greer 4 5 15
Born: 14 Feb 1833 15 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Kate Didle (1834-1881) 15 Marr: 24 Dec 1857 15Spouse: Amy Clawson ( - ) 16 Marr: 5 Sep 1882 16
5 F Elizabeth Jane Greer 4 5 16
Born: 3 Jan 1835 16 Christened: Died: 10 Nov 1838 16 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
6 F Caroline King Greer 4 5
Born: 24 Mar 1837 16 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Matthew Wilson (1829-1864) 4 5 16 Marr: 14 Sep 1859 16Spouse: James Linton (Abt 1832-1894) 16 Marr: 14 Feb 1878 16
7 F Abigail Greer 4 5
AKA: Abby C. Greer 17 Born: 5 Oct 1839 17 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: James Patterson (1831-1885) 4 5 17 Marr: 26 Feb 1862 17
8 F Jennie M. Greer 5 17
AKA: Mary J. Greer 4 Born: 20 Apr 1842 17 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 F Sarah Byram Greer 4 5 19
AKA: Sarah Grier 18 Born: 10 Aug 1845 19 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: John B. Bratten (1850-1897) 4 18 20 Marr: 14 Oct 1875 19
10 F Eunice Elizabeth Greer 4 5 19
Born: 25 May 1847 19 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Rev. James C. McElroy (1831- ) 4 5 19 Marr: 14 Oct 1875 19
General Notes: Husband - Squire William Greer
He was a prosperous farmer, and a man of prominence in his day. He served for many years as justice of the peace in Penn township, Westmoreland County, PA, was a colonel in the militia, and for a long time an elder in the United Presbyterian church.
1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 360.
2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 95.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1353.
4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 361.
5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1354.
6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 94.
7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1187, 1354.
8 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 83.
9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1187, 1354.
10 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 88.
11 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 93.
12 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 94.
13 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 726.
14 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 727.
15 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 95.
16 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 96.
17 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 97.
18 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 518.
19 Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 92.
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Eunice Byram Roberts, Byram-Crawford and Allied Familes Genealogy (Publisher Unknown), Pg 85.
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