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Born 1835
From Centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio, and representative citizens. (1903), History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and incidentially historical collection pertaining to border warfare and the early settlement of the adjacent portion of the Ohio Valley (1880)
George W. Green was born in Belmont county, June 23, 1835; was engaged in farming until the age of 22 years. In the fall of 1856 he went to attend Duff’s Mercantile College, of Pittsburgh, and graduated in January, 1857. He then hired to Dorsey & Potts as a clerk in their dry goods store till the breaking out of the rebellion. He served as a second-lieutenant in a company of the hundred day men, and was in several engagements, prominent among which were the battles of Winchester and Harper’s Ferry. In September, 1864, he returned home and resumed his old position as clerk, remaining for one year. He then returned to his father’s, and assisted in farming for about two years. January 20, 1869, he married Miss Jane Greenley, who was born December 23, 1845. Their marriage resulted in five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living. Mrs. Green is a devoted member of the Powhatan Presbyterian church.
Otiio West was born in York township, Belmont county, Ohio, September 9, 1830. In 1840 his father died, and he remained with his mother assisting about the farm till at the age of twenty-three years. March 19, 1854, he married Miss Sarah Howard, who was born in Belmont county, December 6, 1833. Their union resulted in six children, three sons and three daughters, five of whom are living. His wife died Januai-y 17, 1867, and in the same year he married Miss Mary E. Wallace. Their union resulted in three children, one son and two daughters, all of whom are living.
L. H. Green, Esq., was born in Belmont county, February 3, 1825. In the year 1838, at the age of thirteen years, he made a trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, on a trading expedition, continuing in the business a number ofjmars. In 1844 he began merchandizing in the village of Steinersville. In 1848 he sold his stock to Lane & Randolph, and returned to his former occupation on the river. In 1859 he and his father purchased the farm on which he now resides. In 1858 he was commissioned Notary Public by Gov. S. P. Chase, which position he has held ever since. In 1860 was elected Justice of the Peace in York township, and retained said office till the year 1872. While engaged on the river he studied law, and was afterward admitted to the bar, but not with the intention of practicing law. November 27, 1855, he married Miss Emeline Green, who was born December 22, 1829. By this union there were seven children — three sons and four daughters, all of whom are living. Mrs. Green is a member of the M. E. church.
Randolph Kuntz, grocer and weaver, Steinersville, York township, Belmont county, Ohio.
The list of county officers and elections of Belmont county, given in the preceding pages of this work were printed before the election of 1879 was held. We therefore give the result for this year as taken from the official abstract:
governor.
Ewing, D 5356
Foster, R 5253
May. for Ewing 103
As printed in History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and incidentally historical collection pertaining to border warfare and the early settlement of the adjacent portion of the Ohio Valley (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
GEORGE W. GREEN, a prosperous farmer of York township, Belmont County, of which he is a native, was born June 23, 1835, and is a son of Robert B. and Mary T. (Trackler) Green,
Robert B. Green was born in New York State January 27, 1792, and moved with his father, Asher (j-reen, first to IMoundsville, AVest Virginia, about 1802, and in 1815 to Belmont County, buying a tract of land at the mouth of Cat’s Run, which had been entered by George Lemley, and is located in section 14. Mr. Green had a large tract of land, consisting of 420 acres, and engaged in general farming. He also traded between his place and New Orleans, making his first trip on a flatboat in 1805, returning home on foot. He frequently made the return trip by boat to New York. He resided on the home farm until his death September 18, 1869. He was at one time a commissioner of Belmont County, and
8i2 assisted in building the wooden bridge across Caplina Creek, in the “forties.” He married Mary T. Trackler, who was born in Shenandoah County, (West) Virginia, February 6, 1799, Jiiid died in Belmont
County, Ai)ril 27, 1874. She came to
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Januaiw T. t86o, Mr. Green was joined in marriap'e u’ith Tane Greenlee, who was born on TMcMechen’s Creek Tanuarv 23, 1845, and is a daughter of Alexander Greenlee, ler mother being a Brice. She was reared on McMechen’s
Creek and moved to York township when her father purchased the Lemley farm. To this union have been born the following children: Mary O., born August 20, 1869, who is the wife of Oscar W. McMannis, and resides in Colerain township; Robert B., born October 8, 1871, who lives at home; Charles E., born June 12, 1872, who teaches school at Captina; William J., born January 21, 1875, who is at home; Albert G., born May 19, 1877, who died February 18, 1882; Walter L., born September 29, 1879, March 3, 1899; and John
-A. born January 2, 1882, who is at home. Politically our subject was a Democrat for many years and is uoav a Prohibitionist. He served as assessor of York township two terms. In religious views he is liberal as to creed, his wife and Charles E. attending the Presbyterian Church and his three other sons the Methodist.
As printed in Centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio, and representative citizens. (1903). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: In September (b. 1827)
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