Note: The date of death on his headstone (1846) is incorrect. This headstone is not original and was installed many years after his death by the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). According to the records of the Mason County Circuit Court, John Greer died intestate (without a will) in 1838. See:
Veterans of Mason County, WV
Note: The date of death on his headstone (1846) is incorrect. This headstone is not original and was installed many years after his death by the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution). According to the records of the Mason County Circuit Court, John Greer died intestate (without a will) in 1838. See:
Veterans of Mason County, WV
Inscription
JOHN GREER
PVT VA LINE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1753 - 1846
Gravesite Details
The date of death on his headstone (1846) is incorrect. This headstone is not original and was installed many years after his death by the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution).