Life History

Notes

• One of William's middle names Lois probably derived originally from Aloysius (Aloisius).  The source for this has not been found.  In the 1910 census he was reported as Loice Green.
  
  1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Township 3, District 179, Page 11B, Hse #240, Fam #244
  Green, James I Head M W 29 Married 6 yrs TX MO MO Farmer Rents [b abt 1881]
  Green, Willie [Lillie] Wife F W 26 Married 6 yrs 4 children/2 living AR MS MS [b abt 1881]
  Green, Loice Son M W 3 Single OK TX AR [b abt 1907]
  Green, Carl Son M W 1 Single OK TX AR [b abt 1909]
  
  William was born in America, a sawmill town in southeastern Oklahoma, in the Ouachita Natoinal Forest.
  
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  America is a ghost town in southeastern McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. It was located 7 miles southeast of Haworth. The town was named after America Stewart, wife of Tom Stewart, a local resident.
  
  History
  America grew around a sawmill built by William Spencer and his three brothers in 1907.  The Spencer family built 40 houses to lease to sawmill workers, and by 1910 there were 200 people living in America.  In 1911, after all the timber had been cut, Spencer opened a cotton gin and general store and became a cotton buyer.  Cotton grown on the cleared land was shipped out by the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway ('Frisco) that ran through the town.  After cotton production declined in the 1920s, most residents moved out. The cotton gin closed in 1933,  around the time when the Great Depression was at its worst.  The post office, established since July 24, 1903, was disestablished on February 15, 1944.  The general store closed the next year, completing the decline. ... Today, part of the former townsite of America is in the Ouachita National Forest. Only two old houses and a railroad marker remain.
  --  "America, Oklahoma," Wikpedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America,_Oklahoma
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  In the obituary of Rev James Isaac Green in 1958, William L Green was reported as a surviving son.
  
  "Rev James Isaac Green, Birth Nov 6, 1880 Bosque County, Texas, Death Apr 4, 1958 Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma... Rev James I Green, 77, Retired Assembly of God Church.  Rev Green is survived by his wife Mrs Lillie Green; daughter Ruby Fullerton, Davis; six sons, William L, Eddie and Raymond, all of Davis. Carl of Granite, Okla. Paul of Van Nuys, Calif and David of Omaha, Nebr: two sister Mrs Myrtle Ricks of Davis and Mrs Gracie Merchant of Orange, Texas; Three brothers, Burt of Davis, Arthur of Ponca City, Okla and Fred of North Hollywood Calif; 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren."
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #14866024, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14866024
  
  William Lois Thomas Green
  Birth May 23, 1906 America, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
  Death Jun 26, 1981 Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, California
  William is a son of James Isaac and Lillie Armanda Stewart Green and the husband of Beulah Marie Haily
  They have two sons Coy and Gene Green
  Parents:
  James Isaac Green (1880 - 1958)
  Lillie Armanda Stewart Green (1883 - 1964)
  Spouse:
  Beulah Marie Haily Green (1910 - 1995)
  Children Gordon Eugene Green (1933 - 1982)
  Siblings:
  James Carl Green (1909 - 1982)
  Ruby May Green Fullerton (1912 - 2002)
  John Edward Green (1914 - 1995)
  Paul Isaiah Green (1917 - 2007)
  Raymond Alfred Green (1919 - 1995)
  Burial Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California
  Maintained by Lillie, Originally Created by janet ariciu Mar 29, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #50405887, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50405887

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
  • 23 April, Township 3, District 179, Page 11B, Hse #240, Fam #244