Elizabeth Tuck Greer1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16864, (1900 - 1987)
FatherJohn Ripley Greer6,7 (abt 10 Mar 1855 - 29 Mar 1931)
MotherElizabeth Tuck4,5 (abt 31 Oct 1874 - 9 Apr 1931)

Key Events:

Birth: 14 Mar 1900, Tennessee8,9,10
Marriage: 22 Dec 1919, Shelby Co., Tennessee, Vance Maynard Thompson (4 Apr 1897 - 16 Mar 1969)11,12
Death: 3 Jun 1987, McCrory, Arkansas8,13,14
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee15
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     16 Elizabeth Tuck Greer was born on 14 Mar 1900 in Tennessee.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents, John Ripley Greer and Elizabeth Tuck.6 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Shelby Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents.7
     Elizabeth graduated from St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls, Memphis, and attended West Tennessee Normal College for one year.17,18
     Elizabeth married Vance Maynard Thompson on 22 Dec 1919 in Shelby Co., Tennessee, with Rev. William H. Coleman officiating.11,12
     Elizabeth and Vance appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of McCrory, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $10,000, and owned a radio. Their children Vance, Elizabeth, John, William and Henry were listed as living with them.19
     Elizabeth and Vance appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of McCrory, Woodruff Co., Tennessee, on Jackson St., enumerated 22 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $4,000, and had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Vance, Elizabeth, John, William and Henry were listed as living with them.20
     Her husband died on 16 Mar 1969.21
     Elizabeth died on 3 Jun 1987 in McCrory, Arkansas, at age 87, at her home.8,13,14 She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.15

Children:
     Children with Vance Maynard Thompson

Vance and Elizabeth's youngest child is believed to still be living.
  • Vance Maynard Thompson Jr.22,23,24 (30 Nov 1920 - 14 Feb 2003)
  • Elizabeth Thompson25,26 (21 Jan 1922 - 30 Jul 2009)
  • John Greer Thompson22,23 (5 Sep 1923 - 17 Nov 2014)
  • William Hadley Thompson22,23 (12 Jun 1925 - 15 Oct 2011)
  • Henry Ripley Thompson22,23 (13 Oct 1926 - 20 Feb 2010)

Citations

  1. [S1221] John Ripley Greer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows name as Elizabeth T. Greer.
  2. [S4149] John R. Greer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows name as Elizabeth Greer.
  3. [S4166] Vance Maynard Thompson and Elizabeth Tuck Greer, marriage register.
  4. [S1221] John Ripley Greer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows the child as daughter of Elizabeth's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  5. [S4149] John R. Greer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows the girl as daughter of Elizabeth's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S1221] John Ripley Greer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  7. [S4149] John R. Greer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8681481, Elizabeth Greer Thompson, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Thompson, Soc. Sec. No. 429-86-6775, shows date.
  10. [S1221] John Ripley Greer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows month, years, age 2/12 and state.
  11. [S4166] Vance Maynard Thompson and Elizabeth Tuck Greer, marriage register, shows date and officant.
  12. [S8921] Vance M. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows married, with his first marriage at age 22 and hers at 19.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Elizabeth Thompson, Soc. Sec. No. 429-86-6775, shows month, year, and last residence of 72101 Mc Crory, Woodruff, Arkansa.
  14. [S8923] Elizabeth Greer Thompson obituary, The Tennessean, shows died yesterday, at her home, and she was "of McCrory, Ark."
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8681481, Elizabeth Greer Thompson, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S4166] Vance Maynard Thompson and Elizabeth Tuck Greer, marriage register, shows the child as daughter of Emma's husband.
  17. [S8923] Elizabeth Greer Thompson obituary, The Tennessean, shows high school and college.
  18. [S8922] Vance M. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows she completed one year of college.
  19. [S8921] Vance M. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas.
  20. [S8922] Vance M. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8681483, Vance Maynard Thompson, shows date.
  22. [S8921] Vance M. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S8922] Vance M. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows him as the son of her husband.
  24. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Vance Maynard Thompson Jr, Soc. Sec. No. 430-18-2975.
  25. [S8921] Vance M. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows the girl as daughter of Elizabeth's husband.
  26. [S8922] Vance M. Thompson household, 1940 U.S. Census, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, shows the girl as daughter of Elizabeth's husband.