Life History

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Notes

• Several genealogies report this person as James Reuben Green.  The 1880 census reverses the order of these with the listing of Reuben J.
  
  1870 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 20 August, Division 103, PO Yorkville, page 80 (scan 496), Hse #562, Fam # 553
  Green, James 27 M W Farming  No Real Estate  Personal Estate $100 b NC
  Green, Hannah 29 F W Keeping House b SC
  Green, Reuben 6 M W At Home b SC
  
  1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 15 June, Cherokee Township, p 25, Hse/Fam #239
  Green, Hannah W F 40 Keeping House NC NC NC (b abt 1840)
  Green, Preston W M 18 Son Works on Farm NC NC NC (b abt 1862)
  Green, Reuben J W M 15 Son Works on Farm NC NC NC (b abt 1865)
  
  North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
  James Reuben Greene
  Residenec Ellensboro, Colfax Township, Rutherford County, NC, resident for 8 months
  Age 59
  Birth 5 Oct 1865 Grover, NC/Cherokee, SC
  [both these cities are given on this line; Grover is in Cleveland County, NC]
  Death 27 Aug 1925 Colfax; Ellenboro, Rutherford
  Cause of Death Tumor on head, Contributory General Paralysis
  Father James Greene, born Cleveland County, NC
  Mother Mcswain, born Cleveland County, NC
  Informant L T Green, Ellensboro, NC
  Burial Ellensboro, NC, 28 October 1925
  
  The place of birth entry is confusing, mentioning a town in North Carolina, Grover (in Cleveland County), then the neighboring county in South Carolina, each properly designated by state.  This may mean the exact place is not certain.  I have been in that area and know that until recntly, the actual border line was uncertain and in official dispute between the states.
  
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  James Reuben Greene
  Birth Oct. 5, 1864
  Death Aug. 27, 1925
  
  Spouse Katie Alice Murrell Greene (1863 - 1955)
  
  Children:
  William Edmund Greene (1892 - 1969)
  Joseph Reuben Greene (1893 - 1981)
  Lewis Thomas Greene (1896 - 1936)
  Charles Lee Greene (1897 - 1969)
  Elizabeth Vada Greene Wilkie (1900 - 1954)
  Mattie A. Greene Whitaker (1901 - 1994)
  Miley Moore Greene (1905 - 1978)
  
  Burial Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  
  Created by Sharon Apr 07, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #18810464, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18810464
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  Note that the date of birth on the gravestone is 5 October 1864, but on his death certificate it is written as 5 October 1865.
  
  North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
  James R Greene
  Age 60, Date of Birth 5 October 1865
  Death 27 Aug 1925 Rutherford County, North Carolina

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
  • 15 June, Cherokee Township, p 25, Hse/Fam #239
• 2. Ancestry Trees
• 3. 1870 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
  • 20 August, Division 103, PO Yorkville, page 80 (scan 496), Hse #562, Fam # 553
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
• 6. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975