Life History

Notes

• In the 1860 census, The census reports James Whitson Green was born about 1859 to Marvel Green and Ella M (Mary Ella Wood).  marvel and Mary Ella married in May 1854 in Roane County, East Tennessee.
  
  1860 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri, 9 August, Outside of Liberty, PO Farmington, page 107 (scan 137), Hse #673, Fam #676
  Marvel Green 46 M Farmer $1200 Real Estate $3382 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1814]
  Ella M Green 44 F born No Carolina [b abt 1816]
  John W Green 18 M born No Carolina [b abt 1842]
  Susannah J Green 16 F born No Carolina [b abt 1844]
  Jasper M Green 14 M born Tennessee [b abt 1842]
  Andrew J Green 12 M born Tennessee [b abt 1848]
  Sarah L Green 8 F born Indiana [b abt 1852]
  Martha S Green 6 F born Indiana [b abt 1854]
  James W Green 1 M born Missouri [b abt 1859]
  
  It appears that James was Ella and Marvel's only child.  Ella probably died soon after.  Marvel married Lucina/Lucinda in 1866.  There is another child of the same age reported in the household in the 1870 census, but not in 1860.  This child Laura may be the daughter of Marvel's thrid wife Lucina who had been previously widowed two times.  Laura would have been about 2 at the time Lucina's first husband died.  Perhaps Marvel adopted Laura, so her name became Green.
  
  A transcripton of the key facts from James' death record was available, but no image.
  
  Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
  James Whitson Green
  Birth 30 Dec 1859 MO
  Death 21 Nov 1933 Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
  Burial 23 Nov 1933 Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
  Death Age 73
  Occupation Farming
  Residence Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
  Father Name Marvel Green
  Spouse Name Eva Green
  
  In the 1870 census, a child matching James is reported as a son of Marvel Green.  There is also a girl of the same age named Laura Green reported as a daughter of Marvel.  She is not accounted for in the 1860 census, when James was reported as 1 year old.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois, 7 June, Bear Creek Township, PO Bear Creek, page 37, Hse/Fam #245
  Green, Marvel 53 M W Wheelwright $0 Real Estate $400 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1817]
  Green, Louisa F E 34 F W Keeping House b NC [b abt 1836]
  Green, James 12 M W born Missouri [b 1858]
  Green, Laura 12 F W born Missouri [b abt 1858]
  Elliott, Lee W 10 M W born Kentucky [b 1860]
  Felkhell, John 9 M W born Illinois [b abt 1861]
  Felkhell, Edward 9 M W born Illinois [b 1861]
  
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  James Whitson Green
  Birth Dec 30, 1859 St. Francois County, Missouri
  Death Nov. 21, 1933 Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
  
  Mother: Mary Ella WOODS b: ABT 1816 in NC [but the obit below erroneously says his mother was Elizabeth Dyer.  Marvel married Ella in May 1854]
  
  Published obituary for James Whitson Green:
  The Montgomery County News pg 1
  Thursday November 23,1933
  SOURCE: Patricia Topolski
  
  JAMES GREEN OF WAVELAND BURIED TODAY
  
  Death Came Suddenly Tuesday Morning at 3:15
  
  James W. Green, well known farmer, who lived for more than three score years and ten, in the Waveland neighborhood, died at this home there, Tuesday, November 21, at 3:15 o'clock, a.m. from pulmonary tuberculosis.
  
  Mr. Green's death came suddenly, because, although he had been in declining health for more than a year, he had not been bedfast and was in Hillsboro, only a few days before his death, he suffered from hemorrhages, and grew gradually weaker, until death came a few hours after midnight, Monday.
  
  Funeral Today
  
  The funeral services were held this morning, at 10:30 o'clock, from the Bass Funeral Home in Hillsboro, the Rev. T.G. Melton, pastor of the Hillsboro Presbyterian church, officiating, and the services being under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge of Hillsboro. Burial was made in Clear Springs cemetery, where are buried a number of relatives of the deceased, for three generations.
  
  Native of Missouri
  
  James Whitson Green, a son of the late Marvel and Elizabeth (Dyer) Green, was born in Hardin County, Missouri, December 30, 1859. At the time of his death he was 73 years, 10 months and 21 days old. The parents of Mr. Green were members of North Carolina families and after their marriage, they moved to Kentucky and then to Missouri, their son, James Whitson Green, being born during their short residence in the later state. They moved to Montgomery County, Illinois, when he was still quite young, and he was reared and educated in the Waveland neighborhood, which was his home, for the rest of his life.
  
  Mr. Green was married twice on April 2, 1879, he married Miss Emma Indiana Montgomery, who was a resident of this vicinity. They bought eighty acres of land, six miles south west of Hillsboro, which was one of the farms owned by the late William H. Brewer, Hillsboro banker and merchant, where both lived for the rest of their days. Three children were born to them, Tillie, who died in infancy; Eva, the wife of Roy Davis, of Williamsfield, IL., and Irwin, a farmer living at Manton, Alberta, Canada. Mrs. Green died on December 2, 1894, fifteen years after their marriage.
  
  On June 2, 1896, Mr. Green and Mrs. Eva Bailey Brown who was a resident of the Waveland neighborhood, were united in marriage in Hillsboro. Six children were born to them; August, who died in infancy; Lee, who lives at Pekin; Doris who is at home with his parents; Ruth, the wife of Dwight Young, of near Hillsboro; Elbert who is married and lives near Hillsboro, and twin daughter, Miss Clara, who is at home and Miss Kathryn, who lives at Pekin and cares for the home and children of her brother, Lee Green, who lost his wife a year ago. Besides these relatives, Mr. Green leaves seventeen grandchildren; a stepdaughter; Ruby, the wife of Roscoe Barry, of Collinsville; a stepson, Ralph Brown who lives now at Rathdrum, Idaho, and one half-brother and two half-sisters who do not reside in this vicinity. He was the last of his immediate family to die, his parents, four brothers, and three sisters having preceded him in death.
  
  Two of brothers, the late Martin Green and the late Andrew Green, spent their lives in Waveland vicinity, and will be remembered by many residents of the county.
  
  25 Years a School Director
  
  Mr. Green was of the very highest type of farm residents of this county. He was industrious and frugal and reared a large family supporting and caring for them by the labor of his hand, on his own land; providing for them, by careful management and never ceasing thought for their welfare.
  
  He discharged his duties and responsibilities to his family and his community admirably and generously. He served as a Director in the Mansfield school district, for a quarter of a century, and was highway commissioner of Hillsboro township for several terms. He became a member of the Hillsboro Presbyterian church forty years ago, and retained his membership there until his death. He was a faithful and regular attendant of church and Sunday school, at the Waveland Presbyterian church in his home neighborhood, and was always interested in affairs of the church and anxious to do his part, when help was needed. He was a member of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge, and had been a member of the Woodman for years, until recently. Mr. Green was the kind of man whom family and friends hold in affectionate regard, and who always put duty to others before their own desires. He filled a useful place in his community and will be greatly missed.
  
  Parents Marvel Lindsey Green (1814 - 1878)
  Spouse Eva Bailey Green (1868 - 1942)
  Sibling Joseph Martin Green (1848 - 1884)
  
  Burial Clear Springs Cemetery, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
  
  Created by Wiregrass Irisheyes Oct 24, 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #119241397, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119241397
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1860 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri
  • 9 August, Outside of Liberty, PO Farmington, page 107 (scan 137), Hse #673, Fam #676
• 3. 1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois
  • 7 June, Bear Creek Township, PO Bear Creek, page 37, Hse/Fam #245
• 4. Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947