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• 1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 10 July, Township 12, District 8, page 19, Hse #168, Fam #176
  Greene, Benton T  W M 42 Farming Cannot write GA SC SC [b abt 1836]
  Greene, Francis E  W F 40 Wife Housekeeping Cannot read or write GA GA GA [b abt 1840]
  Greene, Martha W F 17 Dau Single At Home GA GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt abt 1863]
  Greene, Luvina W F 14 Dau Single At Home GA GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1866]
  Greene, Francis M  W F 12 Dau Single At Home GA GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1868]
  Greene, Leroy W M 11 Son Single At Home GA GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1869]
  Greene, Oliver W M 8 Son Single AL GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1872]
  Greene, Alvan W M 5 Son Single AL GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1875]
  Greene, Layfayette [sic] W M 1 Son Single AL GA GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1879]
  
  John Oliver married Mary Fowler.  Her full information is given in some genealogies, but their marriage index record has only her first and last name, but no date of marriage, and only Oliver's surname.
  
  U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  Green
  Spouse Mary Fowler
  
  Oliver is reported in 1900 as John O, giving us his full name as John Oliver.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 6 June, Cleveland Precinct 12, District 11, page 4A, Hse/Fam #56
  Green, John O Head W M  Aug 1871 28 Married 40 yrs [mar abt 1860] AL GA GA Farmer Owns
  Green, Mary E Wife W F Feb 1872  26 Married 40 yrs 10 children/7 living AL AL GA
  Green, Mamie S Dau W F May 1893 7 Single AL AL AL
  Green, Oliver C Son W M Dec 1894  4 [5] Single AL AL AL
  Green, Thomas E Son W M Nov 1898  1 Single AL AL AL
  
  John's parents are living next door.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 6 June, Cleveland Precinct 12, District 11, page 4A, Hse/Fam #56
  Green, Thomas B Head W M  Sept 1837 62 Married 40 yrs [mar abt 1860] GA SC SC Farmer Owns
  Green, Frances E Wife W F Nov 1839  60 Married 40 yrs 10 children/7 living GA GA GA
  Green, Albion B Son W M July 1875  24 Married 0 yrs AL GA GA Farmer
  Green, Stella H Dau-in-law W F May 1881  19 Married 0 yrs 0 children/0 living AL AL AL
  
  Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
  John Oliver Green
  Residence Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  Birth 23 Aug 1871 Alabama
  Death 25 Feb 1946 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  Burial 27 Feb 1946 Forest Hill Cemetery
  Death Age 74
  Father Thomas Green, born Georgia
  Mother Frances Moss, born Georgia
  Married, Spouse Mary Green
  
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  Obituary of John Oliver (Ollie) Green
  
  Died at home.  Age 74 (born abt (1872).  Survivors include 2 brothers, A B Green & L L Green
  
  No dates are included in the clipping.  February 26 was on a Tuesday.  "Monday morning" would be 25 February 1946, which matches the date reported in the Alabama Death and Burial Index. Burial in Forest HIll Cemetery (Burmingham).
  
  Funeral at Wesleyan Methodist Church, Rev N C Hoggle officiating.
  
  The funeral and burial are referred to only by the time of day, implying that they occurred the day of publication.  The Death and Burial Index, however, specifically reports the burial was on 27 February.  The publication date may have been 27 February.
  
  --  Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama,  26 February 1946, Clipping courtesy of Bob Jones, posted 05 September 2015 on Ancestry, accessed 24 July 2017
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Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama
  • 10 July, Township 12, District 8, page 19, Hse #168, Fam #176
• 2. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
• 3. Obituary of John Oliver (Ollie) Green, Birmingham