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Rella Agatha Greer

Female 1886 - 1939  (52 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rella Agatha Greer was born on 1 Feb 1886 (daughter of Zechariah A. Greer and Mary Elizabeth Beshears); died on 1 Jan 1939 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Zechariah A. Greer was born on 27 May 1860 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 6 Aug 1940 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Zechariah married Mary Elizabeth Beshears about 1888 in North Carolina, , , . Mary (daughter of John Beshears and Salina Church) was born on 22 May 1870 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 May 1958 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Elizabeth Beshears was born on 22 May 1870 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (daughter of John Beshears and Salina Church); died on 30 May 1958 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 1. Rella Agatha Greer was born on 1 Feb 1886; died on 1 Jan 1939 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    2. James Monroe Greer was born on 29 Sep 1887 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Feb 1949 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Greer Family Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    3. Joseph Blain Greer was born on 1 Feb 1894 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 23 Mar 1965 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    4. John McKinley Greer was born on 27 Mar 1896 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 21 Apr 1915 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    5. Minnie Greer was born on 8 Jul 1901 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 1 Mar 1950 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    6. Lula Mae Greer was born on 30 Apr 1905 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 4 Nov 1972 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    7. Theodore Roosevelt Greer was born on 21 May 1908 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 13 Dec 1988 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Beshears was born on 12 Jan 1850 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (son of Aaron Beshears and Alice Owens); died on 29 Sep 1936 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.

    John married Salina Church about 1869 in North Carolina, , , . Salina (daughter of Rev. William B. "Billy" Church and Sarah Lenderman) was born on 14 Feb 1849 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Dec 1900 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Salina Church was born on 14 Feb 1849 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (daughter of Rev. William B. "Billy" Church and Sarah Lenderman); died on 10 Dec 1900 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Henry Lee Beshears was born on 17 Aug 1868 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 2 Feb 1945 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    2. 3. Mary Elizabeth Beshears was born on 22 May 1870 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 30 May 1958 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.
    3. Dora B. Beshears was born on 1 Jul 1872 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 Feb 1883 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    4. Sarah C. Beshears was born on 1 Jul 1872 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 Feb 1883 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    5. John Sherman Beshears was born on 3 Aug 1877 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 12 May 1940 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    6. Thomas Aaron Beshears was born in Oct 1877 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1955 in Yakima County, , , Washington; was buried in Old Sunnyside Cemetery, , Yakima County, Washington.
    7. Aley Adina Beshears was born on 20 Mar 1882 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Dec 1952 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    8. Belva Alice Beshears was born on 11 Nov 1889 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 Sep 1983; was buried in Union Cemetery, , Loudoun County, Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Aaron Beshears was born about 1820.

    Aaron married Alice Owens about 1845. Alice was born about 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Alice Owens was born about 1822.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Beshears was born on 12 Jan 1850 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1936 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.

  3. 14.  Rev. William B. "Billy" Church was born on 2 Jun 1808 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (son of Elijah Sr. Church and Charity Craft); died on 30 Oct 1889 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried about 1889 in Summit, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Probably was the son of Elijah, as listed in the 1994 IGI as William b.
    1808. Found in 1820, 1850, 1860 Wilkes Co., NC census working as a
    Preacher married to Sally. In 1860 he had land value of
    $600/personal property $550. According to Martha A. Stout Smith, Billy
    had slaves, land, money and lived in North Carolina. He was a preacher
    and fair complected.
    FAMILY NOTES: (rn=78)
    His brother Nathaniel was listed as bondsman.

    William married Sarah Lenderman on 22 Dec 1825 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Leonard L. Lenderman and Anna Fife\ Fyffe) was born on 17 Apr 1808 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Nov 1876 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Sarah Lenderman was born on 17 Apr 1808 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina (daughter of Leonard L. Lenderman and Anna Fife\ Fyffe); died on 17 Nov 1876 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Sally was dark complected and was thought to be Black Dutch. (Grannie
    Stout) The line is German - Deutsch. The family originally came from
    the Black Forest Region of Germany. Sally probably considered herself
    Black Deutsch because she came from the Black Forest of Germany.

    The descendants of the Lenderman family were blue-eyed people with
    brown or black hair. They look very much like the majority of the
    people in the upper Rhine Valley, Germany. (Grayson Walker)

    Children:
    1. John Wesley Church was born on 18 Nov 1827 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 16 Apr 1923 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    2. Matilda Church was born about 1831 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    3. Jesse Calvin Church was born about Mar 1833 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 25 Aug 1908.
    4. Adeline Church was born about 1833 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    5. William F. Church was born about 1837 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    6. Rebeccah Church was born about 1839 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    7. Sarah L. Church was born in Feb 1844 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    8. Henry Harrison Church was born about 22 Jul 1844 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 5 Mar 1917 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried about Mar 1917 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    9. Selah Elvira Church was born on 6 Jun 1846 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.
    10. 7. Salina Church was born on 14 Feb 1849 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Dec 1900 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Yellow Hill Baptist Church, , Wilkes County, North Carolina.
    11. Thomas Jefferson Church was born about 1851 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina.