Reynold Randall Greer (1890 - 1918)

Born 7 Jan 1890 in Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Nov 1918 at age 28 in San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Reynold was born in 1890. He was the son of Green Greer.

1900 ED 68 Justice Precinct 1 Pecos town, Reeves, Texas

Household

Green B Greer Head M 48 Missouri, occupation Saloon Keeper

Julia Greer Wife F 43 Missouri

John F Greer Son M 19 Texas, occupation Saloon Keeper

Ethel Greer Daughter F 15 Texas

Ira Greer Son M 12 Texas

Renold Greer Son M 10 Missouri, at school

James Greer Son M 8 Texas

Lola Greer Daughter F 3 Texas

Lester Greer Son M 3 Texas

Father's Birthplace: Missouri --Mother's Birthplace: Missouri

Line Number: 49

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1910 Bonito, , New Mexico

Address: Bonito Creek

Household #51

Green B Greer Head M 57 Missouri, Farmer

Married years: 33

Julia Greer Wife F 53 North Carolina

Children: 10 / 7 living

Son Randall Greer, Marital Status: Single, age:20 born in Missouri, Farmer

James Greer Son M 17 Texas

Lola Greer Daughter F 14 Texas

Lester Greer Son M 14 Texas

Randall's Father's Birthplace: Missouri --Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

down the road in house #46 is:

Greer, John F age:29 his wife/ 5 kids his occupation, Foreman Pipe line

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Does not appear that he married.

Death

Obituary of William Randall Greer, The Carrizozo News November 22, 1918

died at Camp Kearney, California,

............."This obituary sheds light on the path Randall took after he killed the deputy who killed his brother, John F. Greer, near Deming in 1912.

He most likely took the train to Maryland to escape the United States Marshal. It's known that he dressed as a woman fleeing to El Paso about 1914. Why he chose Maryland is a mystery.

His wealthy uncle and G. B. Greer probably supported him.

His service record was found under the name of Fred Lindsey.

he was accepted in the Army and was sent to Columbus, Ohio, where he caught the FLU and the Pneumonia and died there in Camp Kearney, California " ^[3]

Reynold was laid to rest under his alias:

William Randall Greer

Burial: Angus Cemetery, Alto, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA

Plot Section B - X32

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M359-19D : accessed 13 October 2020), Renold Greer in household of Green B Greer, Justice Precinct 1 Pecos town, Reeves, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 5A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,665. Digital Folder Number: 004118553 --Image Number: 00952--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00763-9 Record Number: 45931
2. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSX-GC7 : accessed 13 October 2020), Randall Greer in household of Green B Greer, Bonito, Lincoln, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 9A, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 915; FHL microfilm 1,374,928. Affiliate Film Number: 915 -Digital Folder Number: 004972890 -Image Number: 00577--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N03472-7--Record Number: 26251
3. ↑ Obituary

1. The John Greer GANG
2. Richard Greer fb Visual Storyteller · September 21 --"The Last Outlaws of the Old West. Reynold Greer and John Franklin Greer, Greer Gang Leader before the V Cross T Ranch Showdown."
3. TRUE WEST History of the American Frontier Paragraphs 10-12
4. Find A Grave: Memorial #8504907 photo of headstone and family photos, no bio.