Life History
19th Dec 1812 |
Born in Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
1828 |
Married William EVERETT in Liberty County, Texas.1 |
1831 |
Death of William EVERETT in Unknown.1 |
1832 |
Married Benjamin Modelle GREEN in Liberty County, Texas.1,1 |
6th Feb 1846 |
Birth of son Francis Marion GREEN in Liberty County, Texas.1 |
6th Oct 1871 |
Died in Dayton, Liberty, Texas |
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Cynthia Riley "Cinderella" Prewitt Green
Birth Dec 19, 1812 Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Death Oct 6, 1871 Dayton, Liberty County, Texas
At the age of 16 Cindy married William Everett.. the boy next door in Liberty, Texas, and three years later he dies and we don't know how, why or where. As a widow and mother of two girls:
1.Lucinda 1829-1910 mar Jessie Daniel Lum;
2.Elizabeth 1831-1881.
In 1832, she marries her half-sister Martha's husband's younger brother Benjamin Modelle Green another neighbor.. see map for Reason Green.
Not only does she inherit the Everett ranch, but in 1839 she has an inheritance of 400 acres of land in Louisiana upon the death of her father Beasley Prewitt. In addition, she was to receive nine negro slaves with Polly and Lucy, 2 cows and their calves, one horse, one mare with her colt, one sow with nine pigs, and household items.
Cinderella becomes a rich propertied woman with lots in the Township of Liberty. A sketch of the town of Liberty, as laid out in May 1831, from Spanish Archives, shows Cinderella Prewitt in residence next to Beasley Prewitt Jr. Also shown in town plot is Reason Green, Amos Green and Fritz Green. Amos Green witnessed Beasley Prewitt Sr's Will of 1831.
Note: The spelling of Cynthia's name on Beasley's testament is Cindie.
Parents:
Beasley Prewitt (1740 - 1835)
Lucy Sims Rogers Prewitt (1786 - 1850)
Spouses:
William Everett (1812 - 1831)
Benjamin Modelle Green (1810 - 1895)
Children:
Lucinda Everett Lum (1829 - 1910)
Narcissus Alcester Green Daughtrey (1836 - 1925)
William Benjamin Green (1844 - ____)
Francis Marion Green (1846 - 1897)
Mary Jane Green Von Roeder (1848 - 1940)
Feliciana Green (1850 - 1855)
Edmond Modelle Green (1854 - 1881)
Siblings:
Jessie Prewitt (1793 - 1831) Half-sibling
Martha Ann Rogers Green (1803 - 1860) Half-sibling
Beasley Pruett (1816 - 1874)
Burial French Cemetery, Kenefick, Liberty County, Texas, Plot Unmarked
Maintained by Joyce Edgar Phipps, Originally Created by Bill J. Crowson Apr 19, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #36031458, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36031458
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