Greer Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 13 items related to H.S. Greer. Of interests is an 1874 agreement document that Giles B. Crain, A.J. Simpson, and John T. White agree to thoroughly clean out the Anelina River from Pattonia, or head of navigation, to Mart Creek.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1898
Creator
- Henry Seaborn Greer, 1852-1899 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Seaborn Greer (1852-1899) was the son of David Daniel Greer (1813-1874) and Eliza Jame Humber (1824-unk). In 1876 he married Helen Frances Cox (1854-1931) daughter of John Randolph "J.R." Cox (1822-1896) and Louisa Lavina Chapman (1818-1897).
Henry S. was born in Arkansas and by 1860 his father David moved the family to Nacogdoches, Texas. David and Henry were both farmers in Nacogodches.
Full Extent
13.00 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Receipts, postmarked envelopes, and one poem related to Henry Seaborn Greer (1852-1899) of Nacogdoches, Texas.
Arrangement
13 items arranged in one folder.
Bibliography
Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
"United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFJ-RR5 : Mon Jul 08 22:45:45 UTC 2024), Entry for David D Greer and Eliza J Greer, 1860.
"United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG7-YXR : Sat Oct 18 12:32:57 UTC 2025), Entry for David D Greer and Eliza J Greer, 1870.
- Title
- Guide to the Greer Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Linda Reynolds
- Date
- 2026
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
