Alexander W. Greer is shown on the 1840 Gilmer, GA census. We're curious because we ran across a female who was listed as a Matron for a Georgia unit in the Cherokee War. It seems there may have been three women serving as Matrons One of them was a Rebecca Greer who served in Lindsay's GA Mtd Mil in the Cherokee War - the other two also served in this unit. (We think this was probably around 1836-1839) The other two women: Mary Smith and Polly Wright. And we're not sure where they were from or who their husband was. The idea of a Matron for this militia is something I would like to learn about. There is an A. W. Greer who served in Derrick's Co. of Lindsay's GA Mtd Mil in the Cherokee War - this is probably Alexander W. Greer. Does anyone have any info on Rebecca or A.W. Greer serving in the Cherokee War? We have a couple of rosters for Lindsay's Militia on-line http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/military/indian/bond.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/military/indian/dorsey.txt