The Green Families of Jasper County, Missouri

LEANDER GREEN, druggist, Webb City, is a native of Woodford county, Ky., born Feb. 27, 1828, and is the fifth of a family of nine children, five of whom are still living. His father, Josiah Green, was a Yirginian, and his grandfather, Jeremiah Green, was a North Carolinian, and first cousin to Gen. Green of Revolutionary fame. Jeremiah was also a Revolutionary soldier, and served the entire seven years of the war. Leander's mother was a Kentuckian by birth, whose maiden name was Rebecca Long. Mr. Green's parents moved to Illinois in 1830, settling in Sangamon county, near Springfield, where they lived until their deaths, Mrs. Green's occurring in 1844 and Mr. Green's 1854. Judge Green came to Missouri in April, 1868, and settled at Medoc, in Jasper county, where he engaged in the general mercantile business for about ten years, and farmer for about five years. In 1880 he moved his family to Webb City and engaged in the drug business, and in a short time became interested in mining, and now, in company with Capt. J. G. Reid, owns two paying mines, which are supplied with all the latest improved machinery. They employ about twenty men constantly. Mr. Green was married in Dec. 1852, in Christian county. Ill., to Miss Mary E, Baker. They have two children, William, a prominent attorney of Carthage, partner in the firm of Thomas & Green, and Harry, who is now attending school at Drury College in Springfield. In 1872 Mr. Green was elected a member of the county court of Jasper county and served one term. He is a Republican in politics, and has been the nominee of his party for the office of member of the General Assembly of the State. He served for four years in the Forty-first Illinois Infantry, enlisting at Decatur, Aug. 5, 1861. In 1862 he was commissioned second lieutenant of Company I, and shortly after advanced to first lieutenant. He was soon afterward transferred to the quartermaster's department and stationed at Springfield, where he served till the close of the war. Both he and his estimable wife have been members of the Christian Church for thirty-five years.

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.\s an example of the usefulness and pr(!eminence to which men of character and determination may attain it is but necessary to chronicle the life of Josci)h Green, one of the representative agriculturists of Marion township. He was born in Clinton county, Ohio, January 9, 1818. His father, Robert Green, was born in Grayson county, Wirginia. November 14. 1792, and was reared and married in the county of his nativity. In 1816 he removed to Clinton comity. Ohio, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also followed the trade of blacksmithing. He there.s]>ent the remain.der of his life, i)a,using away on the 5th of April, 1843. ' reared in the faith of the Friends church, in which he took an active and prominent part, and in his political affiUations lie was a Whig. His father was also a native of the Old Dominion, and was a life-long farmer. He also removed to Clinton county, Ohio, in 18 16. His father, Isaac Green, was born in 1735, and was a son of Robert and Mary Green, who are supposed to be of English descent. The mother of our subject, who was in her maidenhood Mary Jackson, was a native of Grayson county, Virginia, born in 1799. Her father was Jo'sqih Jackson. Unto Robert and Mary (Jackson) Green were born nine children, two daughters and seven sons, and eight of the number grew to man and womanhood. Six of the sons are still living.

Joseph Green, the eldest child in the above family and the immediate subject of this review, was reared and educated in his native county. He there followed agricultural pursuits until 1870, the year of his arrival in Jasper county, Missouri. On coming to this county he immediately located on the farm on which he still resides, where he has made many valuable and substantial improvements and has placed his fields under a high state of cultivation. The farm is one of the valuable ones of the locality, and there he is engaged in general farming, his efforts being attended with a high and gratifying degree of success.

In Clinton county. Ohio, on the ist of September, 1842, Mr. Green was united in marriage with Rhoda West, and their union was blessed with the following children: William W., a resident of Carthage. Missouri; Robert A., of Jasper comity, this state; Joseph L., a lawyer, who resides in Rampart, Alaska; Sarah E., the wife of M. L. Elliott; Mary E., born November 23, 1843, who became the wife of Parker Moon and died on the loth of January, 1877. For his second wife Mr. Green those Mary (Thornton) Lewis, the widow of Eber Lewis, but no children were born of that union. On the 15th of September, 1887, he married Lydia (Carter) Wheeler, the widow of Nathan Wlieeler. The lady is a native of North Carolina, her birth having occurred there on the 3d of August, 1827. Mr. Green now has eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His first presidential vote was cast for Willianl Heiiiw Harrison in 1840. and his grandson, Leonodus Moon, cast his first vote for Benjamin Harrison. Our subject also voted for Fremont and Lincoln, and for Henry Clay on the anti-slavery ticket, and he is now a stanch advocate of the Prohibition party, doing all in his power to promote its growth and advancement. He was reared in the Friends church, and is now an elder and exhorter therein. Mr. Green has retired from the active duties of a business life and rents his farm.

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THOMAS GREEN, florist and market gardener, was born in Lancashire, England, Jan. 3, 1834. His parents, Richard and Elizabeth (Howarth) Green, were also natives of England. Our subject was raised on a farm and acquired a good education in the British schools; when fifteen years of age he commenced to learn gardening, and continued in that business for six years; and immigrated to America in 'he fall of 1857, sailing from Liverpool Aug. 26, and arriving at New York Oct. 29. He proceeded at once to Philadelphia and for eighteen months engaged in gardening in that city. In the spring of 1859 he went to Chicago, 111,, where he followed same business two years; then he went to Ind., locating in Lake county and continued in the same occupation for a half decade. He afterwards engaged in gardening in Valparaiso, Ind., one year; at Ft. Wayne, Ind., three and a half years; and in Springfield, Mo., about five years. He then came to Joplin in March, 1876, and established his present business. Mr. Green was married in Kirk Braden, Isle of Man, Oct., 27, 1855, to Miss Caroline, daughter of John and Betsey Taylor, of Warwickshire, Eng. Mrs. G., was born at Stratford-upon-Avon. She is a distant relative of Wm. Shakspeare. See also page 484.

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DR. P. B. GREEN, physician and surgeon, was born in DeKalb county, Alabama, June 28, 1852, and is the son of Dr. A. B. and Ella Green nee Ella Bruce. They were both natives of Tennessee, and Dr. A. B. was assistant surgeon of Gen. Joe Johnson's army and was also regimental surgeon in the Mexican War. He was a graduate of Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky, Dr. P. B. Green received his primary education in the common schools of Alabama, and received his medical education at Yanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and is a graduate of both schools. He began practicing with his father in DeKalb county; from there he went to Waco, Texas, where he practiced one year. He has since practiced in Pine Blufi, Ark., and Galena, Kas. He attended a special course of lectures at Nashville, and then located in Webb City in 1881. He is a young physician of recognized ability, who is fast winning his way to the head of his profession.

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