Life History

Notes

• 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 September, Township 2, PO Shelby, page 2 (scan p 130), Hse/Fam #16
  Green, G M 53 M W Farmer $2000 Real Estate  $1500 Personal  born North Carolina [b abt 1817]
  Green, Patience 40 F W Keeping House  born North Carolina [b abt 1830]
  Green, C 29 F W  No Occupation  born North Carolina [b abt 1841]
  Green, Nancy 11 F W Attending School  born North Carolina [b abt 1859]
  Green, J D 9 M W Attending School  born North Carolina [b Abt 1861]
  Green, Mary 5 F W Attending School  born North Carolina [b abt 1859]
  Green, Charles 5 months M W At Home  born North Carolina [b Jan 1870]
  Green, Jane 14 F B At Home  born North Carolina [b abt 1856]
  
  Note that Charles is reported as 5 months old, but his birth month is reported to be January.  The census was taken in September.
  
  George McSwain Green married Patience A Washburn in 1857.  The first child listed here, with only the initial C, is a child of GM's first wife.  This is Clarissa Ann "Clara" Green.  Clarissa is enumerated in tehir household in the 1880 census as Mrs Clarissa Pannell.  Her name and some details are found in the marriage registry of Greens in Rutherford County, where I found the marriage record of GM and Patience.
  
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  GREEN, George McSwain and WASHBURN, Patience A. - 17 November 1857 by Joseph Suttle, Bapt. Minister. Reg. 24 November 1859 (Page 113).  Note: His 2nd marriage. He was s/o John Elias Green and Judith McSwain. Both bur. Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Old Section 1, Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC
  
  GREEN, James M. (46 years, b:25 Jan 1840) 2nd married PANNELL, Mrs. Clarissa Ann "Clara" GREEN (45 years) - 28 April 1886. NOTE: 2nd marriage for both parties; s/o Green Leander "Lee" GREEN & Sarah "Sally" MOORE; d/o George McSwain GREEN & Nancy McSWAIN, wid/o Dove McClane PANNELL.
  
  --  GREEN(E) Marriages In western NC Counties, http://www.geocities.com/pameladhudson/greenmarriagesNC.html
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  1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Shelby, District 70, page 2, Hse/Fam #25
  Green, George M  W M 63 Head Farmer Has Nervous Disability NC NC NC
  Green, Patience  W F 50 Wife Keeps House NC NC NC
  Pannell, Mrs Clarissa  W M 38 Dau At Home NC NC NC
  Green, N Victoria  W F 20 Dau School Teacher NC NC NC
  Green, Jefferson Davis  W M 18 Son Laborer on Farm NC NC NC
  Green, Mary Jane  W F 15 Dau Goes to School NC NC NC
  Green, Charles C  W M 10 Son Laborer in Field NC NC NC
  Green, George  W M 23 Cousin Laborer in Field NC NC NC

Sources

• 1. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina 1779-1868
  • Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc.; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1986;;
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 8 September, Township 2, PO Shelby, page 2 (scan p 130), Hse/Fam #16
• 3. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 1 June, Shelby, District 70, page 2, Hse/Fam #25
• 4. Green-Hamrick-McSwain-Moore Genealogy, "DESCENDANTS of JOSEPH GREEN"
• 5. RootsWeb Trees