Category: Family History

William G Thompson

William G Thompson 26 June 1806 – 5 Dec. 1876 GGGGrandfather of Kathleen (Thompson) Green William Thomson was born 16 June 1806 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Arriving in America, he changed the spelling of his...

Charles Lamone Green

The demands of life in a bygone era are something we can’t experience first-hand, but the struggles, highs, lows, and desires of our ancestors confirm that the human condition doesn’t vary too far from...

Mary Emoliza Ellis

The demands of life in a bygone era are something we can’t experience first-hand, but the struggles, highs, lows, and desires of our ancestors confirm that the human condition doesn’t vary too far from...

Green Family Reunion – 2008

Shared by Jon Green in Lincoln City, Oregon I would like to take just a minute to discuss a couple of items. We all know that we inherit certain traits from our parents; an...

Newell Dayton Green 1856-1931

Grandfather of Jesse Grant Green I’ve seen much of the west in my lifetime – The scorchin’ heat of the southern deserts, the stagnant winter deep-freeze of Idaho winters, even the annual flooding of...

John Alexander Hamilton – 1860 -1934

Grandfather of Norma (Hamilton) Green My family helped tame the wilds of Ohio. The big city ports on Lake Erie and the fertile farmlands of the Ohio Valley made the state prosperous and influential...

Iva Alice Reid Hamilton 1897-1977

Mother of Norma Faye Hamilton Green My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents are tenaciously anchored to the American Midwest. From the most modest soddy homes like where we lived when my little sister Blanche...

David Follick – 1860-1921

Maternal Grandfather of Jesse Grant Green I was born in Egypt…not that Egypt, but Egypt, Iowa – That’s about 50-miles west of Nauvoo, Illinois. My family bounced around a little bit when I was...