Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Louisa, Eleanor, William Fortenberry, John Hill, Patience W., and George Sidney Keesee

December 27, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “There is doubtless in store for him a great reputation as the pioneer and principal breeder of fine-stock in the State” This posting is a continuation of a previous posting in which I discussed the first seven children of Thomas Keesee and Jane Caroline Green. In what follows, I’ll provide information about Thomas … More Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Louisa, Eleanor, William Fortenberry, John Hill, Patience W., and George Sidney Keesee

Children of Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee: Robert Calvert, Mary Jane, Anastasia S., Willis B., Emeline Virginia, Milton S., and Thomas J. Keesee

December 27, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “I will not hereafter serve in the Armies of the Confederate States, nor in any military capacity whatever, against the United States of America” Thomas Keesee and wife Jane Caroline Green had the following children, whose names and dates of birth are written in Thomas and Jane Caroline’s bible:

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee

December 18, 2023

Or, Subtitled: He “marketed the first bales of cotton in Little Rock,—which event occasioned considerable excitement and comment” 10. Jane Caroline Green, the tenth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born 10 October 1808 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This date is recorded on her tombstone in Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian cemetery at Ovilla … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Jane Caroline Green (1808-1897) and Husband Thomas Keesee

Children of James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806-1870) and Wife Sarah Echols Randolph: John Randolph, George Kerr, James William, Alice Jane, Samuel Hamilton, and Mary Caroline Green

December 12, 2023

Or, Subtitled: An experiment in silk worm raising in Bibb County, Alabama a. John Randolph Green was born 7 February 1844 at Woodstock, Bibb County, Alabama. John stated this date and place of birth on his report for the 1921 census of Alabama Confederate soldiers.[1] John’s reply to the questionnaire sent to former CSA soldiers … More Children of James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806-1870) and Wife Sarah Echols Randolph: John Randolph, George Kerr, James William, Alice Jane, Samuel Hamilton, and Mary Caroline Green

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806 – 1879)

December 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: Fortunes Rising, Fortunes Falling, as Sands Shift 9. James Hamilton Green, the ninth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born in or about 1806 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. Or so I conclude: federal censuses have conflicting data about his year of birth. The 1850 and 1870 censuses have him born … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): James Hamilton Green (abt. 1806 – 1879)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Lucinda (1801-1821) and John Ewing Green (1803-1843)

December 2, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Departed this life March 13th 1821 aged 20 years and 3 days” The seventh and eighth children of John Green and Jane Kerr, Lucinda and John Ewing Green, both died young and unmarried and are buried with their parents at Tannehill Historical State Park in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, to which the graves of … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Lucinda (1801-1821) and John Ewing Green (1803-1843)

Children of Joscelin B. Green (1800-1853) and Wife Elizabeth Nichols: Susan M., William Nichols, Frances Jane, and Eliza Candace Green

November 26, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “From his youth to his last camp hunt [he] killed with his own rifle in his own hands not less than twelve hundred deer” Joscelin B. Green and wife Elizabeth Nichols had the following children, who are named in the estate records of Joscelin and his mother Jane Kerr Green:

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Joscelin B. Green (1800-1853)

November 20, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “2 Blk Bonnets, 3½ Yds Blk Calico, 2 Blk Lace Mantillas, 2 Pr Ladies Shoes, 1 Yd Blk Crepe, 2 Pr Blk Kid Gloves” 6. Joscelin B. Green, the sixth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born in 1800 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This year of birth is indicated by … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Joscelin B. Green (1800-1853)

Important Corrections to Posting about Benjamin S. Green, Son of John Green and Jane Kerr

November 19, 2023

I’m posting this note to tell readers who may have read my previous posting about Benjamin S. Green (1794-1860), son of John Green and Jane Kerr, that I have made some significant revisions in that posting. When I made that posting, I had found no document giving the name of Benjamin’s wife, who appears in … More Important Corrections to Posting about Benjamin S. Green, Son of John Green and Jane Kerr

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Mary Calhoun Green (1797-1827) and Husband Robert Wilson Woods

November 13, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Some marriagable [sic] young man or widower may ask, is there any pretty girls, old maids or widows there? Answer. some as nice as you ever saw” 5. Mary Calhoun Green, who was the fifth child of John Green and Jane Kerr and was named for her maternal grandmother Mary Calhoun Kerr, was … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Mary Calhoun Green (1797-1827) and Husband Robert Wilson Woods