M. T. GREER is a member of one of the pioneer families of Cecil township, and a son of Robert Greer, who was born in 1804, in County Down, Ireland, and in 1820 came with his parents to Chartiers township, Washington Co., Penn., locating on the Allison farm. He was soon afterward married to Nancy Rice, and in 1828 began wedded life on the old homestead in Cecil township, this county, where five children were born to their union, namely: Adam R., living in Hancock county, Ohio; Mary Isabelle, wife of H. Rial, of Hancock county, Ohio; M. T., whose name opens this sketch; Robert, who enlisted in 1861, in the Eighty-fifth Regiment, P. V. I., for three years or during the war, and died in 1862 at the White House Hospital, Richmond, Va.; and Sarah Ann, living with her brother, M. T. The father died in February, 1887, having been preceded by the mother in 1867. Both parents were members of the Presbyterian Church at Centre. M. T. Greer was born January 12, 1835, on the farm in Cecil township which is yet his home, and received his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. The homestead contains 132 acres of good land, which is kept in the highest state of cultivation by the present owner, who also gives considerable attention to raising a fine grade of cattle. He has watched the development of the county, having seen all of the railroads enter it, and Greer's Station is located on his farm. He has taken an active interest in politics, voting with the Democratic party, and has filled various offices of trust in the township. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Centre.

Text taken from page 1005 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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