Life History
between 1776 and 1780 |
Military in Civil War, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, Company H.5 |
2nd Sep 1844 |
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1st Sep 1864 |
Married Sarah Minerva HAMRICK in Rutherford County, North Carolina.7 |
7th Oct 1883 |
Death of Sarah Minerva HAMRICK in Cleveland County, North Carolina.6 |
13th Mar 1898 |
Died in Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina.4 Gunshot wound, as a police constable shot by a man he was attempting to arrest. |
Other facts
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Married Nancy Adaline BURNS |
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CauseOfDeath: Gunshot wound, as a police constable shot by a man he was attempting to arrest..5 |
Notes
- 1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 20 September, Piney Mountain, page 335B, Hse #1507, Fam #1557
William H Green 28 M b North Carolina
Didama Green 28 F b North Carolina
John Green 6 M b North Carolina
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 July, page 159 (scan 396), Hse/Fam #1143
Wm H Greene 37 M Farmer born N Carolina [b abt 1823]
Didema Greene 37 F born N Carolina [b abt 1823] Cannot read or write
John L Greene 15 M born N Carolina [b abt 1845]
1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 16 June, Colfax Township, District 161, page 11 (Scan 502C), Hse #94, Fam #103
Green, John L W M 35 Husband Farming NC NC NC [b abt 1845]
Green, Sarah M W F 33 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1809]
Green, Unicia R W F 14 Dau Attended School Cannot Write NC NC NC [b abt 1866]
Green, Noah A W M 12 Son Attended School Cannot Write NC NC NC [b abt 1866]
Green, Mary M W F 10 Dau Attended School Cannot Write NC NC NC [b abt 1870]
Green, Hannah L W F 9 Dau Attended School NC NC NC [b abt 1871]
Green, Ella M W F 5 Dau Attended School NC NC NC [b abt 1875]
Green, Martin Luther W M 1 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1879]
John Landrum Green was a police constable in Rutherford County, North Carolina. The following story of his death is found on the Officer Down Memorial Page, http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid-18957.
Rutherford County Constable's Office
North Carolina
End of Watch: Sunday, March 13, 1898
Age: 53
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, March 13, 1898
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and Killed
Constable john Green was shot and mortally wounded by a man he was attempting to arrest near Henrietta.
The suspect was wanted for wife beating in South Carolina. Constable Green was able to return fire hitting the suspect three times, killing him instantly. Constable died from his wounds an hour later.
Constable Green was survived by his wife and several children. He was a Civil War Veteran, having served with the North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, Company H.
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 16 June, Colfax Township, District 161, page 11 (Scan 502C), Hse #94, Fam #103
- 2. 1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina
- 20 September, Piney Mountain, page 335B, Hse #1507, Fam #1557
- 3. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 21 July, page 159 (scan 396), Hse/Fam #1143
- 4. RootsWeb Trees
- 5. Officer Down Memorial Page
- Name: Name: http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid-18957;;
- 6. Ancestry Trees
- Sherry Clontz, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14017459/person/40806381?ssrc=&ftm=1
- 7. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina 1779-1868
- Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc.; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1986;;