City: Memphis
GREER, James M., lawyer; born Holly Springs, Miss., October 27, 1847; son James M. and Mary E. (Autry) GREER; Irish and English descent; educated Holly Springs, Miss., and Virginia Military Institute; married Betty Buckner ALLEN, September 27, 1877; member B.M.C. and Menasha Outing Club; appointed Judge of the Criminal Court of Shelby County from 1883-84; County Attorney for Shelby County 1898-99; a private in the battalion of cadets of the Virginia Military Institute, C.S.A. from the spring of 1864-65; witnessed the evacuation of Richmond, Va., on April 3, 1865, when the battalion of cadets formed the rear guard of the Army of Northern Virginia; member Protestant Episcopal Church.
