Life History

Notes

• James was born in 1880 in Texas.  His birth certificate reports his place of birth as Glen Rose, Bosque County.
  
  Texas Birth Certificates
  James Isaac Green
  Birth 6 November 1880 Glen Rose, Bosque County, Texas
  Father John Green, Residence Glen Rose, Texas, born in Missouri, Occupation Farming
  Mother Marguriet Jane Kilmer, Residence Glen Rose, Texas, born in Douglas County, Missouri
  Birth certified by mother, current residence Route 1, Wynnewood, Oklahoma
  Affidavit issued 9 March 1942 in Garvin County, Oklahyoma
  This child was number two in sequence, of a total of 6 born
  Certificate approved by the court 16 Martch 1942 in Bosque County, Texas
  
  At first look, this is puzzling.  The city of Glen Rose is in Somervell County.  Family sources report the place of birth as Eulogy, Texas, which is in Bosque County.  Glen Rose is very close to the county line with Bosque.  Their farm was on a Glen Rose Rural Route, just over the Bosque Co line. The community there was called Eulogy.
  
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  EULOGY, TX
  By Karen Yancy
  
  EULOGY, TEXAS.  Eulogy is near Farm Road 56 some nine miles northeast of Walnut Springs and fifty miles northwest of Waco in northern Bosque County.  Charles Walker Smith founded the settlement when he moved his store there from Brazos Point; the store opened on July 11, 1884, and in 1885 a post office was established in it.
  
  The community originally applied for a post office under the name Smithville, in honor of a man called Uncle Billye Smith, but since there was already a Smithville in Texas, Smith's sister, Julia Smith Mickey, may have recommended the name Eulogy, based upon the idea that everyone eulogized Uncle Billye.  This post office name was approved, and the office operated until 1912.
  
  In the 1890s Eulogy supported a school, at least three churches, a steam gristmill and gin, and several other retail and service businesses.  Around 1900 a two-story wooden school building was erected at the community; the school's top floor served as a meeting hall for various associations. This building burned in 1929 and was later replaced by a brick structure.  The school was eventually consolidated with those of Walnut Springs, after which the school building was used for community functions.
  
  The number of rated businesses at Eulogy had fallen to two by 1931, and after 1961 none were reported there.  During the 1890s Eulogy's population was estimated at between 100 and 200, but in 1933 it fell to ninety-three and then by 1974 to forty-five, at which level it was still reported in 2000.
  --  Texas State Historical Association, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hne30
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  1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, 15 June, Cypress Township, District 27, Page 7B, House #138, Family #142
  Green, John  Head W M Feb 1851 49  Married 22 years MO MO TN Farmer  Owns Farm
  Green, Margaret J  Wife W F Nov 1858 41  Married 22 years  9 children/8 living MO TN TN
  Green, James I  Son W M Nov 1880  19 Single TX MO MO Farm Laborer
  
  Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Lillie Stewart
  Age 19, Birth Year abt 1884
  Residence Arkinda, Little River, Arkansas
  Spouse's Name James Green
  Spouse's Age 22
  Spouse's Residence Arkinda, Little River, Arkansas
  Marriage Date 8 Mar 1903 Little River County
  Marriage License Date 5 Mar 1903
  
  One genealogy reports that James Isaac died in Ardmore, rather than Davis, as most sources indicate.  He died in an Ardmore hospital.  See the obituary below in the Find a Grave memorial.
  
  James Isaac GREEN
  Birth 6 Nov 1880 in Eulogy, Bosque Co, TX
  Death 4 Apr 1958 in Ardmore, Carter Co, OK
  Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray Co, OK
  Father John GREEN b: 14 Feb 1851 in Platte Co, MO
  Mother Margarete Jane KILMER b: 8 Nov 1858 in MO
  Marriage Lillie Armanda STEWART b: 7 Dec 1883 in Cato, Faulkner Co, AR
  Married 5 Mar 1903 in Little River, AR
  --  Smith, Summers, Zug/Zook Genealogy, Dorothy Klockow, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dottie1239&id=I2041
  
  James' granddaughter Janet also confirmed his birth information that we had posted.
  
  "James Isaac GREEN b: 06 NOV 1880 in Eulogy, Bosque, Texas"
  --  Janet Green Ariciu, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 April 2014
  
  1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Township 3, District 179, Page 11B, Hse #240, Fam #244
  Green, James I Head M W 29 Married 6 yrs TX MO MO Farmer Rents [b abt 1881]
  Green, Willie [Lillie] Wife F W 26 Married 6 yrs 4 children/2 living AR MS MS [b abt 1881]
  Green, Loice Son M W 3 Single OK TX AR [b abt 1907]
  Green, Carl Son M W 1 Single OK TX AR [b abt 1909]
  
  The Family number first written was 244, but it was crossed out and changed to 231.  But the previous number is 243, so it is not clear what was intended here.
  
  James registered for the WWI draft in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  James Isaac Green
  Residence Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma
  Birth Date 6 Nov 1880
  Farming
  Contact (wife) Lillie Green, Pauls Valley
  5'11" Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Dark Hair
  Registered 12 September 1918 Pauls Valley
  
  U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  James Isaac Green
  Age 61
  Birth 6 November 1880 Glen Rose, Bosque County, Texas
  Residence 16139 Cantlay Ave, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Contact Myrtle Ricks  (sister), Route 1, Wynnewood, Oklahoma
  Employer George Horton, 17144 Burbank Blvd, Van Nuys, California, Ranchwork
  (back)
  5'9" 165 lbs, Blue Eyes, Gray Hair, Light Complexion
  Left thumb knuckle scar
  Registration 26 March 1945 Reseda, Los Angeles County, California
  Signed with full name
  
  The memorial for James Isaac Green on Find a Grave reports some helpful details about his family and his life.  One anomaly occurs.  The reported birth place is different in two different places.  His birth place is first reported as Bosque County, but then a comment reports he was born in Glen Rose, which is in neighboring Somervell County.
  
  "Glen Rose is a city in and the county seat of Somervell County, Texas"
  --  "Glen Rose, Texas," Wikipedia, http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Rose,_Texas
  
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  James Green Rites Held Here Monday
  
  Rev James I Green, 77, retired Assembly of God church minister, died Friday, April 4 in Ardmore Osteopathic Hospital following a heart attack.  He had lived in the Davis community for 53 years.
  
  Funeral services were held Monday, April 7 at 2:30 pm in the Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev O M Bonner, assisted by Rev Archie Beiler and L E Skaggs, officiating.
  
  Rev Green was born Nov 6 1880 in Glen Rose, Tex.  He had been an Assembly of God minister for 53 years.
  
  Pallbearers were Rev John Edgmon, Rev J R McBride, Rev Keith Belknap, Rev H A Rowlett and Rev L M Moore.
  
  Rev Green is survived by his wife, Mrs Lillie Green of the home; one daughter, Mrs Robert Fullerton, Davis; six sons, William L, Eddie and Raymond, all of Davis; Carl of Granite, Okla. Paul of Van Nuys, Calif, and David of Omaha, Nebr; two sisters, Mrs Myrtle Ricks of Davis and Mrs Gracie Merchant of Orange, Tex; three brothers, Burt of Davis, Arthur of Ponca City, Okla, and Fred of North Hollywood, Calif; 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
  --  Davis News, Davis, Oklahoma, 10 April 1958, clipping courtesy of Gabriel Ariciu, Ancestry, accessed 24 March 2020
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  Rev James Isaac Green
  Birth Nov 6, 1880 Bosque County, Texas
  Death Apr 4, 1958 Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
  
  James passed away Friday, April 4 in Ardmore Osteopathic Hospital.
  Rev Green was born Nov 6 1880 in Glen Rose, Tex.  He had been an Assembly of God minister for 53 years.
  
  Rev James I Green, 77, Retired Assembly of God Church.
  
  Rev Green is survived by his wife Mrs Lillie Green; daughter Ruby Fullerton, Davis; six sons, William L., Eddie and Raymond, all of Davis;  Carl of Granite, Okla. Paul of Van Nuys, Calif and David of Omaha, Nebr; two sister Mrs Myrtle Ricks of Davis and Mrs Gracie Merchant of Orange, Texas; three brothers, Burt of Davis, Arthur of Ponca City, Okla and Fred of North Hollywood Calif; 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
  
  Funeral services were held Monday April 7 at 2:30 in the Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev O M Bonner, assisted by Rev Archie Beiler and L E Skaggs, officiating.
  Pallbearers were Rev John Edgmon, Rev J R McBride, Rev Keith Belknap, Rev H A Rowlett and Rev L M Moore.
  Interment was in the Green Hill Cemetery with the Bahner Funeral home in Charge of arrangements.
  
  Parents:
  John Green (1851 - 1937)
  Margaret Jane Kilmer Green (1858 - 1955)
  Spouse Lillie Armanda Stewart Green (1883 - 1964)
  
  Children:
  William Lois Thomas Green (1906 - 1981)
  James Carl Green (1909 - 1982)
  Ruby May Green Fullerton (1912 - 2002)
  John Edward Green (1914 - 1995)
  Paul Isaiah Green (1917 - 2007)
  Raymond Alfred Green (1919 - 1995)
  David Odis Green (1923-1998)
  
  Siblings:
  William Early Green (1878 - 1920)
  James Isaac Green (1880 - 1958)
  Lilly Myrtle Green Ricks (1885 - 1964)
  Gertrude Missouri Green Mahan (1887-1936)
  Allen Frederick Green (1889 - 1961)
  Grace Mae Green Merchant (1891 - 1969)
  Arthur Eugene Green (1894 - 1977)
  Almer Burt Green (1898 - 1980)
  Coy Green (1901 - 1920)
  
  Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma
  
  Maintained by Lillie, Originally set up by janet ariciu Jul 09, 2006
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #14866024, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14866024
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Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas
  • 15 June, Cypress Township, District 27, Page 7B, House #138, Family #142
• 2. Email Sources
• 3. RootsWeb Trees
• 4. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 7. 1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
  • 23 April, Township 3, District 179, Page 11B, Hse #240, Fam #244
• 8. Texas Birth Certificate
• 9. Obituaries from Oklahoma
  • Death and burial information
• 10. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 11. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
• 12. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014