Descendants of Jeremiah Green

Generation No. 1

1. Jeremiah1 Green was born March 14, 1810 in NC, died August 22, 1863 near Granbury, Hood County, TX; buried at Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood County, TX. He married Rebecca Jane Hunter January 26, 1829 in Haywood County, NC. Children of Jeremiah Green and Rebecca Hunter are:

+ 2 i. Elijah Henry2 Green, born October 1829 in Haywood County, NC; died May 1898 in Shoats Gap, TX.

+ 3 ii. Caroline Green, born 1832 in Haywood County, NC; died circa 1852 in Cocke County, TN.

+ 4 iii. Mary A. "Polly" Green, born September 16, 1833 in Haywood County, NC; died May 13, 1911 in TX.

5 iv. John Harrison Green, born July 13, 1840 in Cocke County, TN; died January 2, 1902 in TX. He married (1) Francis Ragsdale after 1861 in TX. He married (2) E. C. Price July 8, 1861 in TX.

+ 6 v. Lurania E. Green, born March 19, 1846 in Haywood County, NC; died July 25, 1917 in Granbury, Hood County, TX.

+ 7 vi. Bayless Jackson "Jack" Green, born April 19, 1848 in Cocke County, TN; died January 14, 1905 in Granbury, Hood County, TX.

Generation No. 2

2. Elijah Henry2 Green (Jeremiah1) was born October 1829 in Haywood County, NC, and died May 1898 in Shoats Gap, Somervell County, TX. He married (1) Harriett Jane Walls circa 1854 in Cocke County, TN. He married (2) A. Melvina Henson September 27, 1874 in Johnson County, TX. Melvina Henson died in 1880 in Hood County, TX. He married (3) Mrs. Columbus Ingram May 26, 1893 in Glenrose, Somervell County, TX.

Children of Elijah Green and (1) Harriett Walls are:

+ 8 i. Mary Jane3 Green, born February 3, 1860 in Glenrose, Johnson County, TX; died April 27, 1929 in Dallas, TX.

9 ii. John Henry Green, born July 1856 in Cocke County, TN. He married (1) J. D. February 27, 1888 in Ellis County, TX. He married (2) Minnie Logan October 17, 1898 in TX.

10 iii. Joseph M. Green, born circa 1858 in AR.

11 iv. Harriett Tennie Green, born circa 1862 in TX; died circa 1930 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, TX. She married D. Franklin O'Neal July 28, 1875 in Hood County, TX.

12 v. Ellen Green, born circa 1864 in TX.

13 vi. Rebecca Elizabeth Green, born circa 1866 in TX; died in OR. She married Wilber G. Ballew July 7, 1881.

14 vii. Phoebe Ann Green, born October 13, 1867 in TX; died September 19, 1944. She married William C. Fretwell February 4, 1886 in Somervell County, TX.

15 viii. Francis V. Green, born circa 1871 in TX.

16 ix. T. I. Green, born circa 1872 in TX.

Children of Elijah Green and (2) Melvina Henson are:

17 i. Georgia Faith3 Green, born November 12, 1875 in Granbury, Hood County, TX; died March 30, 1919 in Coleman, Coleman County, TX. She married Marion A. Autrey December 28, 1892 in Ellis County, TX.

18 ii. Rachel Hope Green, born November 12, 1875 in Granbury, Hood County, TX. She married R. D. Stewart August 28, 1898 in Hood County, TX.

19 iii. Jeremiah Green, born March 1880; died before 1882.

3. Caroline2 Green (Jeremiah1) was born 1832 in Haywood County, NC, and died circa 1852 in Cocke County, TN. She married circa 1849 in Cocke County, TN to William Walls , whose father was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian and mother was a half-blooded Cherokee Indian. Children of Caroline Green and William Walls are:

20 i. Taylor3 Walls, born 1850 in Cocke County, TN; died circa 1858 in Cocke County, TN.

21 ii. Edward Elijah Walls, born October 1851 in TN; died 1930. He married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Rhea 1869 in Hood County, TX.

(Note: When Edward's mother died, his grandparents, Jeremiah and Rebecca Green, were afraid that he would be taken to an Indian Reservation to be raised. To avoid any possibility of Edward being raised by the Indians, they kidnapped the young boy and headed west to Texas. He was raised as Edward Elijah GREEN and did not learn his real name until his wedding day. His real father, William Walls, remarried and moved to Arkansas, but died before Edward was able to locate him.)

4. Mary A. "Polly"2 Green (Jeremiah1) was born September 16, 1833 in Haywood County, NC, died May 13, 1911 in TX; buried at Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood County, TX. She married (1) J. H. Howell in TX. She married (2) John Messer circa 1854 in TN, son of Solomon Messer and Minnie. Children of Mary Green and John Messer are:

22 i. Nancy C.3 Messer, born circa 1858 in AR. She married Albert Northcutt.

23 ii. Rebecca Jane Messer, born May 6, 1859; died April 1, 1941 in Granbury, Hood County, TX; buried at Wells Cemetery. She married William Armstrong June 14, 1874 in Somervell County, TX.

6. Lurania E.2 Green (Jeremiah1) was born March 19, 1846 in Haywood County, NC, and died July 25, 1917 in Granbury, Hood County, TX. She married Daniel Craig Bills June 18, 1865 in Hood County, TX. Children of Lurania Green and Daniel Bills are:

24 i. Daniel Richard "Walker"3 Bills, born circa 1871 in TX.

25 ii. Jonathan J. Bills, born circa 1869 in TX.

26 iii. Martha E. Bills, born circa 1874 in TX.

27 iv. Nancy Rebecca Bills, born circa 1867 in TX.

7. Bayless Jackson "Jack"2 Green (Jeremiah1) was born April 19, 1848 in Cocke County, TN, and died January 14, 1905 in Granbury, Hood County, TX. He married Emma Pricilla Bunt before 1875 in TX. Children of Bayless Green and Emma Bunt are:

28 i. Susan Irena3 Green, born circa 1875 in Hood County, TX.

29 ii. Zebah Jeremiah Green, born circa 1877 in Hood County, TX.

Generation No. 3

8. Mary Jane3 Green (Elijah Henry2, Jeremiah1) was born February 3, 1860 in Glenrose, TX, and died April 27, 1929 in Dallas, TX. She married Columbus Franklin Nash 1875 in Hood County, TX, son of Franklin Nash and Rebecca Raby. Children of Mary Green and Columbus Nash are:

30 i. Margaret Ellen "Maggie"4 Nash, born February 15, 1800 in Hood County, TX; died Aug. 26, 1945 in Corsicana, Navarro County, TX; buried at Campbell Cemetery. She married Milton M. Lord October 13, 1898 in TX.

31 ii. Elijah Franklin "Frank" Nash, born September 24, 1876 in Hood County, TX; died December 19, 1944 in Ennis, Ellis County, TX; buried at Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis County, TX. He married Emma Grace Lord October 16, 1898 in Ellis County, TX.

32 iii. Rebecca Jane Nash, born March 4, 1878 in Somervell County, TX; died August 22, 1926 in Clarksville, Red River County, TX; buried at Lane's Chapel Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, TX. She married William Nathan Colston, a Preacher, on June 12, 1892 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX.

33 iv. John Henry Nash, born May 25, 1882 in Hood County, TX; died 1884 in Coryell, TX.

34 v. Milton Percie Nash, born September 13, 1884 in Somervell County, TX; died May 27, 1967 in Springtown, Parker County, TX; buried at Springtown Cemetery, Springtown, TX. He married Claudia Iona Woodruff 1904.

35 vi. Sarah Phoebie "Sallie" Nash, born February 4, 1887 in Boyce, Ellis County, TX; died June 24, 1979 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX; buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County, TX. She married Bradford Lee Lord September 4, 1909 in TX.

36 vii. Mary Elizabeth Nash, born September 1, 1890 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX; died November 27, 1949 in Abilene, Taylor County, TX; buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Abilene, TX, along with her husband. She married Thomas Ransom Jones July 22, 1906 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX.

37 viii. Robert Carroll Nash, born September 1, 1890 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX; died February 13, 1985 in Springtown, Parker County, TX. He married Julia Gregory May 21, 1911 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX.

38 ix. Joseph Payton "Pate" Nash, born November 29, 1892 in Palmer, Ellis County, TX; died March 22, 1972 in Cleburne, Johnson County, TX; buried at Cleburne Cemetery, Johnson County, TX. He married Icie Brown.

39 x. John David Nash, born January 20, 1895 in Eureka, Navarro County, TX; died February 1, 1968 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN; buried at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN. He married Frances Grace Babb June 22, 1921 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA. She is buried at the VA Cemetery in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN.

40 xi. James Harvey Nash, born September 21, 1897 in Eureka, Navarro County, TX; died August 21, 1950 in Dallas, TX; buried at Restland Cemetery in TX. He married Maimie Clark Hutchinson.

41 xii. Colubmus Luther Nash, born August 10, 1900 in Rocket, Ellis County, TX; died 1982 in Redmond, OR. He married (1) Jean. He married (2) June.

42 xiii. Tennessee Jewel Nash, born March 11, 1904 in Ferris, Ellis County, TX; died December 13, 1962 in Gresham, Multnomah County, OR; buried at Forrest Lawn Cemetery, Gresham, OR. She married James Leonard Dandridge circa 1923.

   
   

 

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