Biographical Sketch of C. H. Greer, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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C. H. Greer, sheriff of Webster county, is a native of Clairborne 
county, Tenn., born April 4, 1847, the son of Hon. W. W. and Sarah
(Teel) Greer.  The father was born in North Carolina about 1801, and
died in Claiborne county, Tenn., in 1886.  He was a farmer and poli-
tician; was sheriff of Claiborne county for eighteen years and 
represented the same county in the Lower House of the Tenn. Legislature
for six years; was also a member of the Tenn. Senate for one term, and
was an uncompromising Democrat all his life.  The mother was born in
Tennessee, and died in her native state when her son, C. H. Greer, was
but six years of age.  The latter remained with his father on the farm
and received a common school education.  He then engaged in farming in
Tennessee, and continued this until 1869, when he came to Missouri, 
settling in Webster county, and here carried on agricultural pursuits
for one year.  In 1870 he entered the employ of the Marshfield Milling
Company as engineer, and continued to fill that position for sixteen
years, or until 1886, when he was elected sheriff of Webster county by
a majority of thirty-five votes.  Two years later he was defeated for 
the same position by a majority of fifty-six votes, and the State 
Democratic ticket was defeated by 160, attesting, beyond a doubt, the
popularity of Mr. Greer.  He is one of the best sheriffs the county has
ever had, and is honorable to a fault.  He was married in 1867 to Miss
Mary A. Burchfield, who was born in Claiborne county, Tenn., and who
became the mother of four children: John W. and William M. (twins),
Robert H. and Ida L.  Mr. Greer is a Mason, member of Webster Lodge No.
98, of which he was Master for two years, and represented the same in
the Grand Lodge.  He is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge, and he
and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.  He is 
one of the representative citizens of the county.

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