Important Family Dates for June

Here are the dates that are important to the family in the month of June:

7th: Kate married Leroy Hall (this was her second marriage; she was divorced from Alvin Stradling)
21st: Nathan born
24th: St. Johns Day/San Juan Fiestas (a 2-3 day event held each year to celebrate the heritage of St. Johns with a barbecue, parade, dance, and other activities)

Remembering Nathan Edward Greer

Nathan Edward Greer 

by his son Milton Greer

Nathan was the twelfth child of John Harris and Orpha Nicoll Greer. He was born on Greer Ranch 21 June 1906 and spent his early childhood there with schooling in St. Johns.  He was twenty years old when his father died in May of 1926. 

The following year he married Blanche Hamblin and lived for a short time in Farmington, New Mexico, working in the Blackburn fruit orchards. At other times Nathan was employed by John H. Udall (who had some grazing land near Hunt) and did plumbing work in St. Johns for Nello Greer. When Nathan worked for the highway department on Highway 66, the couple lived in Ash Fork and Oatman, Arizona.  They later settled in Mesa and built a home at 228 East 2nd Street.  Nathan worked as a plumber.

Happy Birthday, Nathan Greer!

Nathan 1945

Nathan Edward Greer was the twelfth child of John Harris and Orpha Nicoll Greer. He was born on the Greer Ranch near Hunt, Arizona, on June 21, 1906. He spent his early childhood there but went to school in St. Johns.  He was 20 years old when his father died in May of 1926. The following year he married Blanche Hamblin and lived for a short time in Farmington, New Mexico, working in the Blackburn fruit orchards. When Nathan worked for the highway department, the couple lived in Ash Fork and in Parker, Arizona.  They later settled in Mesa and built a home at 228 East 2nd Street where they raised their two children, Milton and Davena.  Nathan worked as a plumber. He later moved back to St. Johns and died there on July 6, 1965.

Blanche & Nathan 1945

Davena was married to Jack Tayrien on June 6, 1952, in the Arizona Temple. Milton was married to Nancy Halvorsen on October 7, 1952, in the Los Angeles Temple. Milton graduated with a degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona.

Submitted by Milton Greer

Coming March 29

L-R: Kate, Maggie, Ray, Leland (seated behind Ray), & Nathan

Circa 1915 in St. Johns, Arizona

It's Kate's turn to host the family reunion and her descendants are putting it online!

Join us March 29.