| John Greer | |
| Father: | James Greer |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Harkness |
| Born: | 10th Jan 1810 in Tullyconnell, Artrea parish, Co Tyrone |
| Died: | 26th October 1896 in Marquette, Nebraska obit |
| Buried: | Richland Cemetery, NE |
| 1st Wife: | Rebecca Duff | 2nd Wife: | Elizabeth Nesbit |
| Born | Born | 1827 | |
| of Tyrone, ?Coagh | of Ballygoney, Co Tyrone Link to Marriage information document |
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| Died | Before 1863 | Died | 6th May 1890 |
| Children | Children | ||
| Matthew | b. 1837 | Sophia | b. Abt. 1858 |
| Nancy Ann | b. 20 Dec 1841 | William | b. Abt 1859 |
| James | b. 21 Jan 1843 | Thomas | b. Abt 1861 |
| Samuel | b. Abt. 1863 | ||
John and Elizabeth, with children: Thomas, Samuel, William,
Emigration within America
OH > NE
also Nancy Ann and family
Abt 1879, Munroe Township, Hamilton Co
John and Elizabeth died here (1896 and 1890 respectively)
and buried in Richland Cemetery,
NE
NE > CO
Nancy Ann and husband William Wilson
By 1897, in Washington Co, Colorada
CO > NY
One of Nancy Ann's children
followed by Nancy Ann and William
Abt 1917
NE > CA
Thomas moved to California at some point, and died here
Hamilton Co, Nebraska - 1880 Census
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1880 Census John and Elizabeth appear with the following children (age in brackets) Sophia (22), William (21), Thomas (19), Samuel (17) |
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In 1898 William, (John's son), owned land in Munroe Precinct, Hamilton Co, NE, and Samuel rented it. It was 114 acres right besides a large river. |
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| Two photos put together offer a panorama view of the Platte River,
which is just north of the Greer Land. As you look at the photo, the Greer
land would be behind the trees on the right. Remember, in the years before
1900, there likely were only a few trees along the river, IF ANY! The
Platte River today doesnt look like it probably did in those days. This
summer, the river was low enough that you could walk across it in places;
at times in the spring, it will be deep enough to not even think about
attempting that. The second attachment is a photo, taken down the hill, LOOKING TOWARD THE EAST: After taking the photos I sent to you in August, we drove down the road a little bit, stopped the car and I took this shot looking back up the hill. Those photos were taken standing at the top of the hill. In this photo (two put together) you can see the WILSON LAND to the right of the road and the GREER land is on the distant left horizon. Yes, there is a farm on the right side of that photo. I'm SURE that the view from the top of the hill (before 1900) before all the trees were there offered a far distant glimpse of horizons many miles away, along the Platte River Valley. Then we continued driving west down the hill in the car, the road angled to the north, and we drove over the bridge across the Platte River... where I took those photos from the moving car. |
| The first photo was taken toward the west (and late afternoon sun,
thus not much color) and the road heads down toward the river bottom.
The left side of this photo is what I believe to be the WILSON land. The
other photo is the right side is where I believe is the GREER land. I've
made notations on the photos that should help you understand directions.
There is an old, dilapidated windmill noted on this photo. The two photos,
if printed off, should be joined to make a 180° panorama. Where I stood is the north edge of a level flat plain of farmland to the south and east. The sections adjoining the river are sloping and sometimes some water erosion, as the land sloped down at least 100 feet down to the river valley. Remember, when your ancestors lived there, there view was likely not bothered by many trees at all and this location would have given them a many-mile view. The trees in the photo are mostly CEDAR, the seeds of which have been deposited by birds. Because the land is not farmed (cultivated) the trees continue to grow. |
| Naturalization Records | |
| Nancy's husband (and therefore family) | 1882 |
| Thomas | 1898 |
| William | 1906 |
Passenger Lists
Link to ISTG, 1878 SS Victoria, Glasgow to New York
(Information reproduced with permission from ISTG)
| SS Victoria Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland to New York 25 April 1878 |
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| ID | Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Country of Origin |
Intended country |
Date of Birth from other source |
| 91 | Mrs. Wilsen | 36 | F | Wife | Scotland | USA | 20 Dec1841 |
| 92 | Hugh Wilsen | 13 | M | Child | Scotland | USA | 10 Jan 1864 |
| 93 | Lizzie Wilsen | 11 | F | Child | Scotland | USA | 17 Jan 1866 |
| 94 | Jas Wilson | 9 | M | Child | Scotland | USA | 1 Jan 1868 |
| 95 | Annie Wilson | 7 | F | Child | Scotland | USA | 18 Jan 1870 |
| 96 | Wm Wilson | 5 | M | Child | Scotland | USA | 3 Mar 1872 |
| 97 | John Wilson | 10/12 | M | Infant | Scotland | USA | 28 Jan 1877 |
Link to photographs of Nancy and
William 
John and Elizabeth's Headstone
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