According to family story the surname was spelled Grier originally. The spelling was changed some time when the family was in Missouri after splitting off from the Grier family due to a conflict of some kind.

1870 Oakland, Alameda, CA
Jerome Greer 56 VA clerk in farm store
Matilda Greer 53 VA keeping house
Alexander Greer 36 VA house carpenter
J. B. Greer 22 MO teamster
Emma Greer 17 OR
Amanda Greer 15 OR
Charles Greer 14 OR
Fannie Greer 9 OR

Sacramento Union 8 Jan 1873
In Ignacio Valley, Contra Costa County, December 31, Jerome Greer to Acha (should be Achsah) Sherman.

1880 Pacheco, Contra Costa, CA
Jerome Greer 32 MO
Achsah Greer 26 IL wife
William Greer 5 CA son
May Greer 3 CA daughter
James Greer 2 months, born Apr CA son
Annie Stone 32 IL sister {should be sister-in-law} divorced
Oscar Stone 5 son {son of Annie, nephew of Jerome and Achsah}
Jane Eliza Sherman 72 IL mother {should be mother-in-law}

1900 Oakland, Ward 1, Alameda, CA
Jerome B. Greer Jun 1848 MO teamster
Achsah Greer Jun 1854 IL wife 4 children, 4 living {this is incorrect, should be 6 children and either 4 or 5 living}
William E. Greer Feb 1875 CA son, teamster
Warren E. Greer Apr 1880 CA, son, bookkeeper
Harold H. Greer Aug 1889 CA, son, at school

Press Democrat 13 Jan 1906
Profanity is Not Wanted
"Oakland, Jan. 12. —To emphasize the fact that the curses used by sea dogs on the high seas are not fit and proper for utterance on land, and to remind Captain F. R. Prebble that everybody connected with the administration of government in the State of California, front the Governor down to a police court clerk, is not what the captain branded them, and that they had nothing to do with the run of the tides In the estuary, this swearing mariner was today fined $25. and twenty-four hours in the city prison for disturbing the peace of Wharfinger J. B. Greer."

1910 Oakland, Alameda, CA
668 36th Street
Jerome B. Greer 61 MO Wharfinger
Achsah Greer 55 IL Wife, Keeping House

Oakland Tribune 2 Mar 1913
Autos Collide; Driver Arrested
City Wharfinger Greer Has Narrow Escape on Franklin Street
"City Wharfinger Jerome B. Greer had a narrow escape shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when a light automobile in which he was driving northward along Franklin Street was struck and completely wrecked at Ninth Street by a large touring car driven by W. A. Smith, a chauffeur, driving for J. C. Coburn, 3790 Orchard Street. Smith was placed under arrest by officer Holmbery and taken to the central station where he was released on bail. He was charged with violating the traffic ordinances. According to witnesses he was turning on the wrong side of the street at the time he struck the other car.
Greer was thrown to the pavement by the force of the impact. His auto was shunted to the curbing with one side torn away and broken in the middle. That he escaped without serious mishap was considered remarkable by those who stood nearby at the time.
According to H. S. Gilcrest, 1427 Broadway, who saw the accident, Smith was in the wrong. Smith completely vindicated Greer in his statement. The car in which Smith was driving sustained a damaged radiator. It was able to proceed from the scene under its own power. Wharfinger Greer resides at 668 Thirty-Sixth Street."

1930 Gilroy, Santa Clara, CA
Jerome B. Greer 82 MO
Achsah S. Greer72 IL Wife

1934 City Directory
San Jose, Santa Clara, CA
Jerome B. Greer (Achsa) farmer, Route 2, Box 192

1940 Santa Clara, Santa, Clara, CA
1712 Fremont Street
Enumerated 1 Apr 1940
Florence Belway 62 CA
Jerome Greer 92 MO father
Achsah Greer 85 IL mother
W. F. Belway 61 Canada husband

Unknown newspaper 14 Sep 1944
Santa Clara Couple To Celebrate 72nd Wedding Anniversary In January
"Santa Clara Sept. 14 - Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Greer, 96 and 90 respectively, are looking forward to their 72nd wedding anniversary January 1, 1945. The Greers live with their daughter, Mrs. Florence M. Belway of 1712 Fremont Street.
Both the Greers crossed the country in covered wagons, Jerome in 1852 (taking the Oregon Trail) his wife Achsah, in 1860 (following the route of the Donner Party into California). They were married in California and lived in Oakland for many years before buying a San Martin prune ranch in 1916. They retired from active ranching in 1934.
Mrs. Greer has been an invalid since breaking her hip five years ago, but both the elderly people are lively and have good appetites according to Mrs. Belway, who says her parents could pass for a young couple in their sixties.
The Greers have outlived two of their five children already and now are competing with several grandchildren and great grandchildren."

In the summer Jerome and Achsah would drive their car with the doors open. I have heard Achsah would swing her feet out the door because the floorboard was hot on her feet. When gg grandpa was ready to pass (he had quite the lead foot and had seen his share of accidents I am told) he would tell gg grandma "Close the door Mom, we're going to pass this bird"

Jerome is the son of Jerome Bonaparte Greer Sr and Matilda Jane Blair. He came to Oregon from Missouri in 1852 over the Oregon Trail. The family settled in and around Salem, OR for a time, coming to California sometime between 1862 and 1873. He married Achsah Sherman 1 Jan 1873 in CA. They had 5 children {perhaps 6 children, James is enumerated as their child in 1880}: Clarence, William, Florence, Warren and Harold, they survived Clarence who died in infancy and is buried with them and Warren who died in the influenza epidemic of 1918 and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland. Jerome was a horse team driver and trainer for the Sherman Circus (which was owned and operated by his brother-in-law John Sherman), a wharfinger at the Oakland pier, owned a prune ranch from 1916 until retirement in 1934. It was located in San Martin, CA, no evidence of it is left today due to the building of homes. He died at the home of his only daughter Florence, 1712 Fremont Street in Santa Clara.

Jerome was also a very good domino player and and avid baseball fan along with his wife. When the season was over he would invite the town baseball team (not sure what team) over for dinner.

Note: According to Jerome's death certificate he was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in San Jose where many of my relatives are laid to rest. He was buried there from the time he passed until sometime after his wife died. There are records at the cemetery office that show he was moved to Pacheco Cemetery and laid to rest next to his wife and son Clarence and I have been to Pacheco, he is indeed there.

At the time of his death it is said he was the oldest living Mason.