Life History

Notes

• "I am William L Green (Bill) and 85 years of age.  Marvel Lindsey Green (1814), son of Shadrack and Martha Jones is my great, great, great grandfather.  I have done rather a good bit of research on my ancestors recently and have most all info on Marvel's son's family (Andrew Jackson Green), and Marvel Linzy Green Andrew's son and family. ... and was acquainted with many of the extended family who are now buried in Sunnyside Cemetery Sorento IL.  My father was Lloyd Lionel Green Sr (1899), the only child of Marvel Linzy and Mary Margaret (Kelly) Green."
  --  Bill Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 June 2014
  
  In the 1850 census, Marvel's wife is named Ann M.  In 1860 it is Ella M.  In 1870 it is Louisa.
  
  A marriage record for Marvel with Elizabeth Dicus in North Carolina.  A memorial for one of Marvel's sons, James Whitson Green, on Find a Grave reports his mother was Mary Ella Woods.  This would match the name Ella M for Marvel's wife in 1860.  James was born 30 December 1859.  This would mean that Elizabeth died some time in late 1858 or early 1859.  One genealogy reports that James was the only child Marvel had with Ella.
  
  Marvel's memorial on Find a Grave reports that Lucina, buried with him, is his third wife.  But the name Ann M in 1850 gives us four names.  Maybe the name this is only an enumerator error for Ella M.
  
  North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
  Record #01 113
  Marvel Green
  Elizebeth Dicus
  Marriage 1 Aug 1833 Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Bond Date 1 Aug 1833
  Bond #000133739
  Rutherford County
  Bondsman Shadrach Green
  Witness Drury Dobbins
  
  In light of the marriage record and later censuses, it appears that Marvel's wife Ann M Green is actually Elizabeth Dycus/Dicus Green, as named in the marriage record in 1833.  The name in the 1860 census seems to also be her, but is different again, Ella M.  The name Ella could be a nickname from Elizabeth.  It is uncertain, but I have no other information that indicates that Marvel was married again before 1850.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Warren County, Tennessee, 19 August, 9th Judicial District, Hse/Fam #7
  Marvell Green 34 M Waggon Maker $300 Real Estate Value b NC [b abt 1816]
  Ann M Green 31 F b Tenn [b abt 1819]
  Malinda A Green 17 F b NC [b abt 1833, but it had to be 1834, because her parents married in Aug 1833.]
  William B Green 13 M b NC [b abt 1837]
  John W Green 7 M b NC [b abt 1843]
  Susan J Green 5 F b NC [b abt Jan 1845]
  Joseph N Green 4 M b Tenn [b abt 1846]
  Andrew J Green 2 M b Tenn [b abt 1848]
  James Cogdill 23 M b NC [b abt 1827]
  
  Marvell's brother Abner is living next door.  He is reported as a "Waggon Maker" also, so i would guess they are in business together.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Warren County, Tennessee, 19 August, 9th Judicial District, Hse/Fam #8
  Abner Green 39 M Waggon Maker $300 Real Estate Value b NC [b abt 1811]
  Elizabeth B Green 35 F b NC [b abt 1815]
  Susan Green 16 F b NC [b abt 1834]
  Thomas Green 13 M b NC [b abt 1837]
  Sarah Green 9 F b Tenn [b abt Jan 1841]
  William S Green 6 M b Tenn [b abt 1844]
  Joseph Green 4 M b Tenn [b abt 1846]
  Eliza L Green 2 F b Tenn [b abt 1848]
  
  In the 1860 census, Marvel wife was reported as Ella M.  We know Marvel's first wife was Elizabeth Dicus (or Dyer, according to some sources).  Marvel married Ella Mary (or Mary Ella) Wood in May 1854.  Elizabeth's last child Martha was born in late 1853 or early 1854, according to her age in the 1860 census.  This means that Elizabeth died in early 1854 or possibly late 1853.
  
  Marvel married Mary Ella in East Tennessee, in Roane County.  But their son James Whitson Green was born in Missouri in December 1859 (according to his death record, though he was reported as 1 years old in the August 1860 census enumeration).
  
  Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900
  Mary E Woods
  Spouse Marvel Green
  Spouse Gender Male
  Marriage 21 May 1854 Roane County, Tennessee
  
  1860 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri, 9 August, Outside of Liberty, PO Farmington, page 107 (scan 137), Hse #673, Fam #676
  Marvel Green 46 M Farmer $1200 Real Estate $3382 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1814]
  Ella M Green 44 F born No Carolina [b abt 1816]
  John W Green 18 M born No Carolina [b abt 1842]
  Susannah J Green 16 F born No Carolina [b abt 1844]
  Jasper M Green 14 M born Tennessee [b abt 1842]
  Andrew J Green 12 M born Tennessee [b abt 1848]
  Sarah L Green 8 F born Indiana [b abt 1852]
  Martha S Green 6 F born Indiana [b abt 1854]
  James W Green 1 M born Missouri [b abt 1859]
  
  Ella probably died soon after.  Marvel married Lucina/Lucinda in 1866.  The name on the 1866 marriage record is Louise Felkel.  All other factors indicate this is the same individual named Lucina or Lucinda in other records.  Several genealogies report only two wives, and have the name of Marvel's second wife as Lucinda.  But it is Lucina on her first marriage license and the 1880 census.  His memorial on Find a Grave refers to Lucinda (or Lucina) as Marvel's 3rd wife.
  
  Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
  Marvel Green
  Gender Male
  Spouse Name Mrs Louine [Louise?] Felkel
  Marriage 16 Oct 1866 Montgomery County
  
  Note the bride's name.  This is from an Ancestry.com transcription, and no photo of the actual handwritten record is provided for confirmation.  This may be Louise, or Louisa, the name under which Marvel's wife is listed in the 1870 census,  This fits with the person normally named Lucinda in family sources.  In the 1880 census, his widow is enumerated as Lucina Green.
  
  A matching marriage record for Lucina and her first husband William Felkel.
  
  Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
  Lucina Kesinger
  Spouse Name William Felkel
  Marriage 17 Apr 1860 Montgomery County
  
  1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois, 7 June, Bear Creek Township, PO Bear Creek, page 37, Hse/Fam #245
  Green, Marvel 53 M W Wheelwright $0 Real Estate $400 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1817]
  Green, Louisa F E 34 F W Keeping House b NC [b abt 1836]
  Green, James 12 M W born Missouri [b 1858]
  Green, Laura 12 F W born Missouri [b abt 1858]
  Elliott, Lee W 10 M W born Kentucky [b 1860]
  Felkhell, John 9 M W born Illinois [b abt 1861]
  Felkhell, Edward 9 M W born Illinois [b 1861]
  
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  There is another marriage record of a Marvel Green to a Louisa Street.  This was in St Clair, Missouri.  But this has to be a different Louisa, and a different Marvel Green, because this marriage was in 1855.
  
  Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983
  Louisa Street
  Spouse Marvel Green
  Marriage 25 Jan 1855 St. Clair [Franklin County], Missouri
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  There is a recurrence of family lore reporting that this line of Greens were part Cherokee.  I have not run into that very prominently, and it could be from marriage partners in various generations rather than in the Green lineage.  No connection has been found between this line of Greens and the line of Meshack W Green and Lucretia Franklin.
  
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  My dad, who descended from Marvel Green's granddaughter Hattie, always told us that we were part Cherokee. We've been trying for years to figure out how we were and we focused on Hatti's husband's family. Coincidentally, his name was also Sparks. It actually may not be a coincidence because I find that the families to which I am related seemed to travel west together in groups.
  
  Years ago, I was in contact with a woman who also descended from Marvel Green, through another of his children. She had her DNA analyzed and it showed she had Native American ancestry. However, she attributed it to another line of her ancestry, although she also was told that her grandmother, one of Marvel's daughters, was part Cherokee.
  
  It seems to me, if memory serves, that this woman was related to a Dicey Green, who married a William Bandy. Also, if memory serves, somewhere among the records at Fold3, related to the Sparks family members who were trying to get listed as tribal members, there was a mention of Dicey Green and someone named Bandy.
  --  Patricia Topolski, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 3 November 2015
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  Marvel Lindsey Green
  Birth Jul 29, 1814 North Carolina, USA
  Death Mar 14, 1878 Illinois, USA
  
  Marvel Green was born in North Carolina, the son of Shadrack Green and Martha (Jones) Green. Marvel was a farmer, wagon maker, and wheelwright. He lived for a time in Warren County, TN, then in St. Francois County, MO, and finally in Montgomery County, IL. He had at least 13 children and many brothers and sisters. He is buried with his third wife, Lucina (Kessinger).
  
  Children:
  Joseph Martin Green (1848 - 1884)
  James Whitson Green (1859 - 1933)
  
  Burial Clear Springs Cemetery, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
  
  Created by Patricia Jan 18, 2006
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #13060352, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13060352
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Sources

• 1. World Family Tree Vol. 146
  • Pedigree #36
• 2. 1850 Federal Census, Warren County, Tennessee
  • 19 August, 9th Judicial District, Hse/Fam #7
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. 1860 Federal Census, St Francois County, Missouri
  • 9 August, Outside of Liberty, PO Farmington, page 107 (scan 137), Hse #673, Fam #676
• 5. 1870 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois
  • 7 June, Bear Creek Township, PO Bear Creek, page 37, Hse/Fam #245
• 6. Glenda Pool, William Green Genealogy
  • Name: private, received through Green-Bearden family channels;
• 7. Email Sources
• 8. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
• 9. Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
• 10. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
• 11. Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900
• 12. 1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois
  • 2 June, Grisham Township, District 146, page 2, Hse #17, Fam #18
• 13. 1880 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois
  • 8 June, Sharon Township, District 96, page 11, Hse #17, Fam #18
• 14. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
• 15. 1850 Federal Census, Sumter County, Georgia
  • 9 September, District 26, page 231, Hse/Fam #303
• 16. 1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois
  • 4 June, Grisham Township, District 146, page 5, Hse #39, Fam #41
• 17. Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947