Jesse Barta GREEN1,1,6,5,7,3,4,4,1

also known as James A GREEN2,5

29th Nov 18755 - 13th Apr 1919

Life History

29th Nov 1872	Born.5 (less likely)
29th Nov 1875	Born in Blount County, Alabama.1,2,3,4 (most likely)
28th Oct 1894	Married Bertha I CHAMBERS in Blount County, Alabama.1,3,4
27th Jan 1900	Birth of son Robert Bartow GREEN in Nectar, Blount, Alabama.1
17th May 1917	Death of Bertha I CHAMBERS in Nectar, Blount, Alabama.1,8
1st Jul 1917	Married Mary Jane ADCOCK in Nectar, Blount, Alabama.3,4
13th Apr 1919	Died in Bangor, Blount, Alabama.1,3 (most likely)
18th Apr 1919	Buried in Nectar Cemetery, Nectar, Blount County, Alabama.1
UNKNOWN	Died (less likely)

Notes

John Thomas Green
Birth Feb 11, 1844
Death May 15, 1915
Son of Andrew J Green
Married to Mary R and had 9 children:
Frances V Green
Lydia L Green
Sylvania Green
Isaac Green
James A Green
** J B Green **
John A Green
Milton J Green and
Mary Emmaline Green
-- Find A Grave Memorial #24276858, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24276858

"My grandfather is Robert Bartow Green, son of Jessie Barta Green, son of John Thomas Green."
-- Bobbi Foster, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 12 June 2019

No entry for a child matching J B is found in the 1880 census for this family. Two sons named James A and John A are reported as age 5 and 4 respectively. The birth date of James A matches the birth date in 1875 given for J B on his gravestone, as reported on Find a Grave.

1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 15 June, Township 12, District 8, page 24, Hse #224, Fam #231
Green, John W M 36 Head Farming GA SC GA [b abt 1844]
Green, Mary R W F 35 Wife Housekeeping Cannot read or write GA GA GA [abt 1845]
Green, Francis V R W F 13 Dau At Home Cannot write GA GA GA [abt 1867]
Green, Liddie L W F 10 Dau At Home Cannot read or write GA GA GA [abt 1870, but cf age 4 in 1870]
Green, Sylvania W F 8 Dau At Home AL GA GA [abt 1872]
Green, Isaac W M 7 Son AL GA GA [b abt 1873]
Green, James A W M 5 Son AL GA GA [b abt 1875]
Green, John A W M 4 Son AL GA GA [b abt 1876]
Green, Milton J W M 1 Son AL GA GA [b abt 1879]

Though it seems I have seen J B's name reported in some genealogy as Jessie, it seems he corresponds with James A in the 1880 census. I have seen no other report under the name of James. We should conclude at this point that the enumerator wrote the wrong middle initial for James and it should be James B. The name could be an enumerator error.

This child is reported, however, in some genealogies with he name of Jessie, or as John or Johnnie A with the nickname of Jessie. I note also that the birth dates on their separate memorials are the same date but one year apart 29 Nov 1875 for J B and 29 Nov 1876 for Johnnie A. Neither FAG memorial has a reference to Jessie. James B is reported under the name Jessie B in the 1900 census with his wife Bertha I Green.

The birth date in 1875 fits with the age reported for James A Green in the 1880 census. The names of their wives are also suspiciously similar, with J B's wife reported in her memorial as Bertha and Johnnie's wife as Latha L. Their birth dates are also close together Bertha Green reported born 19 Feb 1878 and Latha L Green born 9 January 1877.

No death date is reported for Latha. Bertha is reported to have died 17 May 1917. No photos of the graves are provided, and I have not seen a separate burial list for Nectar Cemetery.

J B Married Bertha I Chambers in 1894.

Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
Jesse B Green
Bertha I Chambers
License issued 22 October 1894
Marriage 28 October 1894 Blount County, Alabama, USA
Ceremony at V W Chambers home by J M Yarborough, Justice of the Peace
Recorded Blount County Marriage Book, p 229

The 1900 census reports they have been married 5 years at that time. In that census he was reported under the name of Jessie B Green.

1900 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama, 23 June, Nectar, District 2, Page 11A, House #191, Family #192
Green, Jessie B Head W M 1875 24 Married 5 yrs GA GA AL Farmer Owns
Green, Bertha I Wife W F Feb 1878 22 Married 5 yrs 2 children/2 living GA GA AL
Green, Willie M Son W M Sept 1896 3 Single AL AL GA
Green, Bobby Son W M Feb 1900 3mos Single AL AL GA

Other records have the name Jesse (the normal spelling for a man). It could be that the enumerator made an error in writing his name as James instead of Jessie. His WW! registration has his name as Jesse Barta, and hsi signature appears to be this full nmae. Some genealiges have his name as Jesse Barto.

Jesse was listed as J B Green in his 1917 marriage record.

Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
J B Green, Age 44, born (abt 1873) Alabama
Mary Jane Adcock, age 32 born (abt 1885) Alabama
Residence of both Rt 2, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama
License issued 29 June 1917
Marriage 1 July 1917 Nectar, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Ceremony by C B Garren, Justice of the Peace
Recorded 20 July 1917 Blount County, Alabama, Marriage Book, p 116

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Jessie Barta Green
Residence RFD 2 Bangor, Blount County, Alabama
Birth 29 November 1872
Farming
Contact Mollie Green (wife)
Medium Height & Build, Black (?) Eyes, Black Hair
Has heart & stomach trouble
Registered 12 September 1918 Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama
Signed Jesse Barta Green

Jesse Barta Green
Birth Nov 29, 1875 Blount County, Alabama
Death Apr 18, 1919 Blount County, Alabama
Parents:
John Thomas Green (1844 - 1915)
Mary Rebecca Standridge Green (1845 - 1902)
Siblings:
Isaac Andrew Jackson Green (1872 - 1948) Half-sibling
Robert E Lee Green (1880 - 1902)
Annice Elnora Green Cox (1883 - 1967)
Son Robert Bartow Green 1900-1966
Son of John Thomas Green and Mary R Green. He married two times: firstly to Bertha Chambers on 28th October 1894 and then to Mary Jane Adcock on 1st July 1917.
Burial Nectar Cemetery, Nectar, Blount County, Alabama
Created by Sally C Palmer Jan 30, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #24277067, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24277067/green

Note that his Find a Grave memorial reports his date of death as 18 April 1919. But the date on his grave marker has the date as 13 April, 1919. His marker is a a tall pillar with the names of both his wives and their dates of marriage,

Green Grave Marker
J B Green, Nov 29, 1875 - Apr 13, 1919
Married to Bertha Chambers (Deceased) Oct 28, 1894
Married to Mary Jane Adciock July 1, 1917
Nectar Cemetery,Nectar, Blount County, Alabama
Photo by Linda Murphy, 29 August 2013

Sources

1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
2. 1880 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama
- 15 June, Township 12, District 8, page 24, Hse #224, Fam #231
3. Gravestones of Alabama
4. Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
5. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
6. 1900 Federal Census, Blount County, Alabama
- 23 June, Nectar, District 2, Page 11A, House #191, Family #192
7. Geneanet Messaging
8. Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974