John F. Greer Family Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Grassy Creek
Directions: From Jefferson Hwy (SR 16) near the Ashe/Grayson County line go on about 0.2 mile west on Penry Rd (Rt 725) to cemetery on right. This cemetery is near the site of the Virginia-Carolina School.
GPS Coordinates: N36.575062 W81.39490
Surveyed by: Info from Paul Herndon’s files from a survey by Tina Allen in 1996
Comments: Cemetery was cleared and fenced in close proximity to home site. Until this cemetery location is more accurately determined it will be assumed to be in Grayson County but it is possible it is Ashe Co. NC.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| GREER, Corilla Clyde | 2 Sep 1876 | 29 Jun 1895 | dau. of P.J. & M.J. Greer |
| GREER, P. Jones | six foot high monument, illegible inscription | ||
| GREER, Mollie J. | 27 Feb 1850 | 3 May 1904 | wife of P.J. Greer |
| Row 2 | |||
| GREER, Catletta, Lieut. | 21 Mar 1844 | 17 Feb 1887 | large marker, bearing the following inscription, “In memory of three brothers who served in the late Confederate Army of 1861-5.” shared stone with next two |
| GREER, John F. | 26 Apr 1845 | 3 Jul 1872 | CSA |
| GREER, Edwin D. | 14 Jan 1849 | 6 Mar 1884 | CSA |
| GREER, John F. | 6 Apr 1815? | 10 May 1895 | |
| GREER, Martha C. | 26 Jan 1819 | 3 Oct 1905 | wife of John F. Greer; age 86 yrs 8 mos 7 days |
| ANDERSON, Bryant | 10 Jan 1893 | 20 Jan 1914 | son of R.L. & Ida Anderson |
| Row 3 | |||
| GREER, Noni Ruth | 6 Aug 1904 | 6 Aug 1904 | dau of E.D. & N.C. Greer |
| GREER, Cynthia Leora | 21 Dec 1871 | 18 Jul 1895 | aged 23 yrs 6 mos 27 ds; stone toppled over |
| GREER, John F. | 29 Jul 1873 | 11 Oct 1944 | |
| PHIPPS, Mattie | 18 Jan 1866 | 25 Feb 1945 | [nee Greer] |
| PHIPPS, C.W., Dr. | 8 May 1861 | 9 Feb 1905 | husband of Mattie Greer Phipps; four foot high monument |
| Row 4 | |||
| DAVIS, Katherine | 1916 | 1992 | [nee Anderson] |
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth J. | 1890 | 1973 | |
| ANDERSON, Frederic | 3 Jan 1896 | 25 Jun 1935 | |
| ANDERSON, Robert E. | 2 Apr 1913 | 23 Oct 1932 | son of R.L. & Ida Anderson |
| ANDERSON, Ida S. | 1874 | 1943 | double stone with next |
| ANDERSON, Robert L. | 1869 | 1950 | |
| Row 5 | |||
| WILLIAMS, Hale Gilbert | 13 Oct 1905 | 24 Dec 1990 | double stone with next |
| WILLIAMS, Eloise | 17 Jul 1903 | 9 Jun 1987 | |
| ANDERSON, H. Clay | 1899 | 1993 | double stone with next |
| ANDERSON, Lela G. | 1908 | ||
| GREER, Lula | 1 Jul 1883 | 19 Jun 1966 | |