George Robert Green

b. Jun 11, 1836, d. Apr 29, 1902
FatherGeorge W. Green1,2,3,4 b. circa 1810, d. Mar 20, 1893
MotherLouisa Frances Selix1,3 b. circa 1814, d. Feb 27, 1888
     George Robert Green was born on Jun 11, 1836 in Rappahannock Co, VA.5,6,7,2,8,3
     Louisa, George, Arthur, Sarah, James, John and Mary was listed as a household member living with George W. Green on the 1850 Census in Rappahannock Co, VA.1 George Robert Green was listed as a household member living with George W. Green in the 1860 Census in Rappahannock Co, VA; George was a shoemaker, with $1000 in real property and $2775 in personal property. George R., James and John were farm hands. James, John and Mary were in school.2
     George said he spent four years in the Confederate army, serving first under General Lee. He also said he was a member of the Black Horse Cavalry, part of the Virginia 4th Cavalry, and served under General Jubel Early in the Shenandoah Valley raid in 1864.8,3
     He married Sarah Catherine Taylor in Amesville, VA, on Aug 28, 1862.9,10,8,11,3
     George Robert Green moved on Mar 11, 1865 to Cherry Valley, Newark, Licking Co, OH.8,12,3
     George and Sarah joined Christian Union church in Cherry Valley on December 11, 1865; George was baptised there.8,13
     George and Sarah moved circa 1870 to York Street, Pataskala, Licking Co, OH; They purchased the Martindale farm, which consisted of 125 acres.8,12,3
     George was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Harrison Township, Licking Co, OH. George was a farmer, with $5600 in real estate and $700 in personal property. Anna and Amora? were in school..7
     George was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Harrison Township, Licking Co, OH. George was a farmer, and Jennie, Lee, Manda, Arnetta and Allie were in school. A William Parnell, 24, was living with the family and working as a farm laborer.10
     George Robert Green sued Eliza Jane Rickman plus others in 1883 in Licking Co, OH.14
     He bought property in Harrison Township, Licking Co, OH, before May 8, 1883. He received a warranty deed for 70 acres from Rosa Belle Ruckman and 70 acres from the Sheriff of Licking county.15
     George Robert Green was sued by W. W. Stewart for "damages for alienating the affections of his wife." The case was heard by a jury in the Common Pleas Court. The jury found for the plaintiff, but awarded the plaintiff damages of one cent, rather than the $10,000 he had requested. on Dec 3, 1883 in Newark, Licking Co, OH.16,17,18
     In October, 1885, George and Sarah Green granted John their rights to George W's estate in return for $1 and in appreciation of the care he took of George and John's parents before they died.11
     George Robert Green and Sarah Catherine Green celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a large party on Aug 27, 1887 in York Street, Licking Co, OH.19
     
Front row: The man in the center is George Green, so the woman to the left must be Sarah. The young couple to the right are Jennie and Charles Langel.
The ages are about right for the back row to be Jesse, Ella, Will, Arminta (or Amanda), either William Hannah or Charles Lenington, and Amanda (or Arminta). The front row might then be Pearl, Sarah, George, Jennie, Gus, and Charles Langel. If the baby is Gus, the picture was probably taken in 1889.

     George Robert Green was embroiled in a feud with a neighbor, Perry Shaffer. in Mar, 1889 in Licking Co, OH.20
     In about 1897, he turned the management of the farm over to Will.3
     George signed a will on Jan 24, 1899 in Harrison Township, Licking Co, OH; in the will, he left all his property to his wife, until she died or remarried, at which time it was to be divided equally among his seven children, Ann V. Langle, Amanda C. Hannah, Arminta F. Lennington, Ella Langle, William T. Green, Jesse G. Green, and Pearl G. Green.11
     George was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census in Harrison Township, Licking Co, OH. George was listed as a "huckster," Jessie was a saleswoman, and Pearl was in school. George owned the farm.9
     George Robert Green died on Apr 29, 1902 in Licking Co, OH, at age 65. He died of asthma.21,8,11,22 A notice of George's death was published on May 1, 1902 in the Pataskala Standard in Pataskala, Licking Co, OH.23 He was buried on May 1, 1902 in Pataskala Cemetery, Pataskala, Licking Co, OH.22,24
George R. Green
Pataskala, Pataskala, Ohio
Photo by Julia Langel, May 16, 2012
Image credit: Julia Langel
An obituary was published on May 8, 1902 in the Pataskala Standard in Pataskala, Licking Co, OH.8
     On May 28, 1902, William T. Green presented George's will for probate; Jennie Langle, Amanda C. Hanna, Armitta Lenington, Will Green, Jesse G. Green, and Pearl Green had all signed a waiver allowing immediate probate, but since Harry and Cora Langle, Ella's children, had not signed, a hearing date was set and Will was instructed to inform them.11
     His will was accepted for probate. Sarah Green signed a waiver accepting the provisions of the will rather than her legal dower rights.11
     George Robert Green was profiled in the 1909 Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County Ohio, by E. M. P. Brister.25

Family

Sarah Catherine Taylor b. November 18, 1843, d. December 31, 1918
Children

Citations

  1. [S948] 1850 U. S. Census, Virginia, Rappahanock County, sheet 108 (left side page), line 24, dwelling 327, family 327, Virginia, Rappahannock County.
  2. [S949] 1860 U. S. Census, Virginia, Rappahanock County, Amissville P.O., page 38/158, line 1, dwelling 282, family 259, Virginia, Rappahannock County.
  3. [S1272] E. M. P. Brister, 1909 History of Licking County, Ohio, page 398.
  4. [S952] Carolyn Green, "George James Green," e-mail to Julia Langel, October 30, 2003, George James Green.
  5. [S620] 1920 U. S. Census population schedule, Ohio, Licking County, Harrison Township, ED 130, sheet 14B, line 70, farm, dwelling 153, family 155, Ohio, Licking County.
  6. [S859] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Licking County, Harrison Township, page 19, line 1, dwelling 121, family 121, Ohio, Licking County, (age suggests 1839).
  7. [S882] 1870 U.S. Population Census, Ohio, Licking County, Harrison Township, page 12/137, line 19, dwelling 90, family 96, Ohio, Licking County.
  8. [S963] Pataskala Standard, May 8, 1902, page 5, column 4.
  9. [S239] 1900 U. S. Census population schedule, Ohio, Licking County, Harrison Township, ED 173, sheet 4B, line 3, dwelling 88, family 88.
  10. [S859] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Licking County, Harrison Township, page 19, line 1, dwelling 121, family 121, Ohio, Licking County.
  11. [S1148] Probate File.
  12. [S966] Pataskala Standard, January 4, 1906, page 5, column 4.
  13. [S1272] E. M. P. Brister, 1909 History of Licking County, Ohio, page 401|This source says 1866.
  14. [S1390] Daily Advocate, January 23, 1883, page 3.
  15. [S1384] Newark Daily Advocate, May 8 1883, page 4.
  16. [S1385] Newark Daily Advocate, December 4, 1883, page 4.
  17. [S1388] Newark Daily Advocate, December 5, 1883, page 2.
  18. [S1389] Newark Daily Advocate, December 8, 1883, page 4.
  19. [S1386] Newark Daily Advocate, September 6, 1887, page 4.
  20. [S1387] Newark Daily Advocate, March 11, 1889, page 4.
  21. [S912] Licking Co, OH, Death Records, online http://www.kinfinder.com/deaths/LickCoDeathsBk3AK.htm#G, page 146 (says April 30).
  22. [S1272] E. M. P. Brister, 1909 History of Licking County, Ohio, page 401.
  23. [S964] Pataskala Standard, May 1, 1902, page 5, column 3.
  24. [S2421] George R. Green Cemetery Marker, Pataskala Cemetery, Pataskala, Licking Co, OH.
  25. [S1272] E. M. P. Brister, 1909 History of Licking County, Ohio.
  26. [S243] Interview, Everett Adam Langel, December 27, 1999.
  27. [S967] Pataskala Standard, March 20, 1958, page 1, column 6.
  28. [S1789] Newark Advocate and American Tribune, August 22, 1952, page 20.
  29. [S1785] Newark Advocate, November 23, 1961, page 38.
  30. [S1786] Newark Advocate, October 4, 1958, page 4.
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