Greer Family Business Ledgers
Scope and Content
The Greer Family Buisness Ledgers is a collection of ledgers from 1890-1952. The ledgers detail both personal expenses, their various buisnesses and expenses, and purchases from customers. The ledgers also include correspondence, reciepts, and newspaper clippings within the pages. The Greer businesses included livestick and lumber.
Dates
- 1890 - 1952
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
S.M. Greer (1851-1922) was a resident of Grant, Grayson County, Virginia and ran a livestock business called S.M. Greer and Son. He was married to Cynthia Matilda Parks Greer (1856-1939) and their children include Charles, Flossie, Mayme, Jettie, and William. His son, Charles P. Greer, sometimes listed as "Chas P. Greer" in the ledgers, was also a resident of Grayson County, Virginia and later Roanoke, Virginia. He was married to Sue Emma Weatherly Greer and their children include Mary, Charles, Edith, and Mildred. He is also implied to have ran a buisness.
External Sources:
"Shadrach Marshall Greer", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146279055/shadrach_marshall_greer, accessed April 19, 2024.
"Charles Parks Greer", FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83061084/charles_parks_greer, accessed April 19, 2024.
"Charles Parks Greer" in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/33920349:6482, accessed April 19, 2024.
"Greer Family Papers", appstate-specoll.lyrasistechnology.org, https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/371, accessed April 19, 2024.
U.S. Federal Census, 1930, 1950.
Extent
2.6 Cubic Feet (7 boxes)
Abstract
The Greer Family Buisness Ledgers is a collection of ledgers from 1890-1952. The ledgers detail both personal expenses, their various buisnesses and expenses, and purchases from customers. The ledgers also include correspondence, reciepts, and newspaper clippings within the pages. The Greer businesses included livestick and lumber.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are arranged by size.
Source of Acquisition
The Greer Family Business Ledgers were acquired by Special Collections and University Archives before 2012.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Greer Family Business Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Greer Family Business Ledgers was completed in April 2024.
- Title
- Greer Family Business Ledgers, 1890-1952
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ella Winterling, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2024 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu