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
  
  1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois, 4 June, Grisham Township, District 146, page 5, Hse #39, Fam #41
  Green, Andrew W M 33 Head Farmer Tenn NC NC [b abt 1847]
  Green, Ellen W F 31 Wife Keeping House Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky [b abt 1849]
  Green, Marvel   W M 8 Son IL Tenn Kentucky [b abt 1872]
  
  The 1910 census, taken in April, reports Marvel as 38 years old.  His birth date is in June, thus this tells us his birth year was 1871, matching the year date reported on his gravestone.  His age of 8 reported in the 1880 census, with census date 1 June, matches 1871, indicating his birth date for the census year had not yet occurred. If he had been born on 23 June 1872, his age on June 1 would have been only 7 years.  In this date the census dates are consistent with the date of birth reported on the gravestone.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 23 April, Srento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 9A, Wabash St, Hse #223, Fam #224
  Green, Marvel L  Head M W 38 Married 13 years IL TN KY Real Estate Owns
  Green, Mary M Wife F W 36 Married 13 years 1 child/1 living MO OH OH
  Green, Lloyd L Son M W 11 Single IL IL MO
  
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  Marvel Linzy Green, son of Andrew Jackson Green
  
  Born June 23, 1872 Hillsboro, Montgomery Co IL
  [Ages reported in censuses indicate his birth year was 1871, as we find on his grave.  Census ages are often inconsistent or inexact.  In this case, the 1880 and 1910 censuses match.]
  Died Jan 2, 1931 Conrad Montana  (living with his brother) [gravestone says death was in 1934]
  Buried Sunnyside Cemetery Sorento IL
  
  Note: was mayor of Sorento, IL
  
  Married Mary Margaret Kelly Jan 13, 1898  Hillsboro, Montgomery Co IL
  Birth Oct 6, 1874 St Louis MO Cedar Co MO
  Death Oct 27, 1918 (Influenza Epidemic)
  Buried Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento IL
  Father Henry Clay Kelly (OH)
  Died June 26 1914
  Mother Martha Elvira Dean (I have mothers birth certificate)
  --  Bill Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 June 2014
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  Marvel died in Ponderosa County, Montana.
  
  Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011
  M L Green
  Death 2 Jan 1934 Pondera County
  
  Marvel L Green
  Birth 1871
  Death 1934
  Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois
  Created by Dale Eccles Dec 05, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #45141351, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Green&GSiman=1&GScid=108463&GRid=45141351&
  
  Bill Green also shared some reflections on a visit to Sorento and Sunnyside Cemetery.
  
  "Spent this last week in Highland, Sorento and Pocahontas IL with wife's (Betty) brother, Bob.  He never left the area.  Also visited the Sunnyside Cemetery at the outskirts of Sorento.  Sunnyside has many, many of my Green relatives, including Marvel Linzy Green and his wife (my dad's parents.)  The grave sights include so, so many of my mother's Jestes relatives.  Took some pictures of grave sights and will return to get even more.  On the way out of Sorento, passed 3 older people sitting around a wood fire in their yard.  Told Betty to stop and back up -- and I joined the 3.  They did remember some of my family, and the older person remembered Betty's dad and mother from Pocahontas.  Betty came out with the older lady's dad's name and that did shock her. Betty delivered daily papers to him."
  --  Bill Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 November 2015

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Illinois
  • 4 June, Grisham Township, District 146, page 5, Hse #39, Fam #41
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. Email Sources
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois
  • 23 April, Srento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 9A, Wabash St, Hse #223, Fam #224
• 5. Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011
• 6. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 7. 1930 Federal Census, Marion County, Illinois
  • 23 April, Sandoval Village, District 61-36, page 12B, Hse #336, Fam #346
• 8. 1940 Federal Census, Wayne County, Illinois
  • 18 April, Fairfield Ward 3, District 96-11, page 9A, 502 West Douglass, Hse #205, Owns $3000
• 9. Indiana Certified Record of Death
• 10. Illinois Certificate of Death