Ira's Story
Birth: June 14th, 1840 | male | in Brenham, Washington, Republic of Texas
Death: June 22nd, 1855 | 15 years old | in Kansas
Memorial: Stone 5 | right column | 28th name
Ira's parents were Nathaniel Hunt Greer Sr. from Georgia, and Nancy Ann Terry Roberts from Virginia.
Ira was one of fourteen children. As a family, they all joined the Seth M. Blair / Edward Stevensons Company to come west to the Salt Lake Valley.
On the journey, from the very beginning, cholera made its way into the company and many Saints were infected.
Ira, his brother John and father Nathaniel came down with cholera.
15 year old Ira passed away on the 22nd of June His brother John passed away the 23rd, and their father passed away on the 24th.
Ira Abner is buried 1/2 mile east of the Nimeha along the Mormon Trail.