Life History

Notes

• 1850 Federal Census, Meriweather County, Georgia, 14 October, Division 59, p 755 (scan 378), Hse/Fam #1020
  William A McKey 36 M Carpenter $550 Real Estate b SC [b abt 1814]
  Elizabeth McKey 39 F b SC [b abt 1811]
  John W McKey 13 M b GA Farmer [b abt 1837]
  William J McKey 10 M b GA Farmer [b abt 1840]
  Samuel McKey 11 M b GA [b abt 1839]
  Thomas H McKey 8 M b GA [b abt 1842]
  Martha C 6 F b GA [b abt 1844]
  Susan A McKey 1mo F b GA [b abt 1850]
  
  Martha Catherine maried Israel William Green married Israel William Green in 1866.  She was 22 and he was 64.  They had 4 children.
  
  Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Records, 1851-1900
  Israel W Green
  Spouse Martha Catherin McKEE
  Marriage 7 Oct 1866 Bienville Parish, Louisiana
  
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  Bienville Parish (French: Paroisse de Bienville) is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,353.  The parish seat is Arcadia.
  
  The highest natural point in Louisiana, a hill known as Mt. Driskill, 535 feet (163 m) in elevation, is located in north central Bienville Parish.  The mountain is located on private land with public access by walking trail.  It is named for James Christopher Driskill, a 19th-century landowner.  Nearby is Jordan Mountain, with an elevation of 493 feet (150 m).
  
  Lake Bistineau and Lake Bistineau State Park embrace parts of Bienville and neighboring Webster and Bossier parishes.
  --  "Bienville Parish, Louisiana, " From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bienville_Parish,_Louisiana
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  "Israel William Green b 11-15-1802. ... Israel married 7-10-1866 (64 yrs. Old) to Martha Catharine McKee (22 yrs. Old).  She was born 6-26-1844 and died 5-22-1914 per her tombstone in our family plot"
  --  Mari Jayne Burke, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 May 2008
  
  In her marriage record she stated her age as 22, but her birth date was 26 June 1844. In the 1850 census, she was reported as age 8, born abt 1842.
  
  In 1880, the oldest child there is Jonathan, age 12 years.  Catherine's age is 34, which is close to the figure Mari gives.  If Catherine was 22 when they married it was about 12 years before the census.  Ages and birth years will vary in the census, so even with Jonathan already 12, that is not a problem.
  
  However, in this census you will note that Israel is reported as 76 years old.  This means going by the ages Mari has, Catherine had been married about 12 years, but Israel had been married about 10!  Either Israel would be 78 or so, or Mari has the age at time of marriage wrong.  I'll go with Mari.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 8 June, Ward 3, District 11, page 9 (scan 272A), Hse/Fam #65
  Green, Israel William  W M 76  Married  Mechanic SC SC SC
  Green, Martha Cathrine  W F 34 Wife Married GA SC SC
  Green, John Tolbert  W M 12 Son Cannot read or write LA SC SC
  Green, Israel Fed (Fred)  W M 11 Son Paralyzed Cannot read or write LA SC SC
  Green, Martha E W F 9 Dau LA SC SC
  Green, Mary Senora W F 7 Dau LA SC SC
  
  In 1900, widowed Mary Catherine was living in the household of her single son Israel Fred in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, next door to her daughter Nora (Sirnorah) and her husband Charlie (Charles Albert) Gorman.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, 19 June, Alden Bridge, Ward 3, District 18, page 11B,  Hse #230, Fam #233
  Green, I F Head  W M Mch (Mar) 1869 31 married 6 years  LA SC GA Blacksmith Rents
  Green, MC  Mother W F Jun 1844 55 Widow 6 yrs 1 child/1 living GA SC SC Keeps House for Son
  
  Note that this record reports that Mary Catherine had only one child. One wonders how the enumerator would understand this, especially since another child is living right next door.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, 19 June, Alden Bridge, Ward 3, District 18, page 11B,  Hse #229, Fam #232
  Gorman, Charlie Head  W M Aug 1871 28 married 6 years  LA KY KY Unreadable Rents
  Gorman, Nora  Wife W F Mch (Mar) 1873 27 married 6 yrs 3 child/2 living LA SC GA
  Gorman, Disey Dau W F Mch (Mar) 1891  9 LA LA LA At School
  Gorman, Willie Son W M July 1899 10mos LA LA LA
  
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  Bossier Parish (French: Paroisse de Bossier) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.  As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,979.  The parish seat is Benton. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the Red River from Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish.  The parish was formed in 1843 from the western portion of Claiborne Parish.
  
  Bossier Parish is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
  
  Lake Bistineau and Lake Bistineau State Park are included in parts of Bossier and neighboring Webster and Bienville parishes.  Loggy Bayou flows south from Lake Bistineau in southern Bossier Parish, traverses western Bienville Parish, and in Red River Parish joins the Red River.
  --  "Bossier Parish, Louisiana," From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossier_Parish,_Louisiana
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  Mary Catherine died and was buried in Bossier Parish.  No death or burial record has been found for Israel.
  
  Isreal [sic] F Green    1869    1947
  Mrs M C Green    June 26, 1844    May 22, 1914  [Mary Catherine McKee, wife of Israel William Green (d bet 1898 and 1900]
  Aubrey B Greene    March 24, 1912    October 18, 1946
  Jewel Greene    n/a    n/a    bu/Laurice Greene
  John C Greene    August 8, 1866    January 7, 1948    h/Pearl Greene
  Levander Greene    October 4, 1899    January 22, 1971    bu/V R Greene
  Mae M Greene    May 6, 1913    n/a    w/W H Greene
  Pearl V Greene    September 9, 1876    November 19, 1960    w/J C Greene
  Vinton R Greene    December 30, 1896    January 15, 1947    bu/Levander Greene
  Wheless H Greene    February 20, 1905    October 1, 1974    h/M M Greene
  --  Cottage Grove Cemetery, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/bossier/cemeteries/cotgrove.txt
  
  Martha Catherine and two of her sons are included in the burial list above, prepared in 1995.  Her husband Israel's grave or burial record has not been found, despite research and on-site searching by Green genealogists.
  
  "Israel William Green b 11-15-1802.  I don´t know when or where he died.  On the 1900 census MC [Martha Catherine McKee Green] was living with Uncle Fred [Israel Fred Green, Martha Catherine's and Israel William's son] in Bossier Parish, LA.  I have Israel on the 1840, 1850 and 1880 census records.  Just cannot find him for 1860 and 1870.  I think they were living in Bienville Parish and those 1860 census records are lost.  Israel married 7-10-1866 (64 yrs. Old) to Martha Catharine McKee (22 yrs. Old).  She was born 6-26-1844 and died 5-22-1914 per her tombstone in our family plot."
  --  Mari Jayne Burke, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 May 2008
  
  By 2017, census records for 1860 and 1870 have still not been found.  They must have missed the census altogether.  I found no memorial on Find a Grave for Mary Catherine, although one exists for the other Green/Greene names in the same cemetery.  I established a memiorial for her.
  
  Martha Catherine McKee Green
  Birth Jun 26, 1844 Georgia
  Death Ma 22, 1914 Bossier Parish, Louisianay
  Burial Cottage Grove Cemetery, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Green Family Plot
  Created by Orville Jenkins Mar 03, 2015
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #143298424, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Green&GSiman=1&GScid=67297&GRid=143298424&

Sources

• 1. Email Sources
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 19 June, Alden Bridge, Ward 3, District 18, page 11B,  Hse #230, Fam #233
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. 1880 Federal Census, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
  • 8 June, Ward 3, District 11, page 9 (scan 272A), Hse/Fam #65
• 5. 1850 Federal Census, Meriweather County, Georgia
  • 14 October, Division 59, p 755 (scan 378), Hse/Fam #1020
• 6. 1940 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 5 April, Alden Bridge, District 8-16, Page 3B, Hse #66, Rents $3
• 7. Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
• 8. Cemetery Registries
• 9. 1930 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
  • 14 April, White Township, District 45-35, page 13B, Hse/Fam #250
• 10. 1900 Federal Census, Hempstead County, Arkansas
  • 21 June, Spring Hill, District 53, page 11A, Hse #194, Fam #195
• 11. 1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
  • 18 April, Prairie Township, District 13, Page 1B, Hse/Fam #16
• 12. 1900 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, 19 June, Alden Bridge, Ward 3, District 18, page 11B, Hse #229, Fam #232
• 13. 1920 Federal Census, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 10 January, District 24, page 4A, Hse/Fam #69