Tag: Camilla Birdwell

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1)

October 29, 2023

Or Subtitled: “Ezekiel Green has attand my permition to marry my Niece Matilda Harrison of your County who I Stand as garden for“ 4. Ezekiel Calhoun Green, the fourth child of John Green and Jane Kerr, was born 22 August 1795 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. This date of birth is recorded on his tombstone … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (1)

Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Years and Death in Grimes County, Texas (1848-1860)

August 25, 2023

Or, Subtitled: This father’s attempt to bastardize his son “came with a bad grace” since “it is sometimes impossible for a child to know with certainty whether he be legitimately begotten or not” In the previous two postings (here and here), I discussed the life of Samuel Kerr Green during his years in Natchitoches Parish, … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Years and Death in Grimes County, Texas (1848-1860)

Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Years, 1835-1848 (2)

August 18, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Maj. Samuel K. Green, an old veteran in the cause gave a splendid ball in the evening” So with the previous posting, we’ve gotten Samuel Kerr Green from New Orleans to Natchitoches Parish in northwest Louisiana by October 1835, when he bought 640 acres there from Dr. John Sibley. As the conveyance record … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860): The Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Years, 1835-1848 (2)

Children of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) and Wives Camilla Birdwell, Hannah Birdwell (Harville), and Mary Ann Wester

July 4, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Winged as WASP” In this posting, I’ll provide information about the children of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) by his wives Camilla Birdwell, Hannah Birdwell (Harville), and Mary Ann Wester.

Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (2)

July 1, 2023

Or, Subittled: From the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Texas Supreme Court The account of the early life of Ezekiel Samuel Green in the previous posting, culled almost entirely from affidavits in the 1856 Pointe Coupee Parish Green v. Green case, augmented with data from federal censuses, brings us to the point at which he … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (2)

Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (1)

July 1, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “The motion came with ill grace from the one presumed to be the father” In a number of previous postings, I’ve sketched some parts of the life of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – after 1900), father of Mary Ann Green Lindsey (1861-1942) and son of Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860) and Eliza Jane Smith … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (1)

Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)

June 23, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “We all loved and respected Mollie Green Lindsey, our grandmother” This posting is a continuation of a previous one in which I began documenting the life of my great-grandmother Mary Ann Green, daughter of Ezekiel Samuel Green and Camilla Birdwell, who married Alexander Cobb Lindsey on 2 November 1876 in Red River Parish, … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)

Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1)

June 19, 2023

Or, Subtitled: A Family History Full of Twists, Turns, and Confusion When I began Begats and Bequeathals back in January 2018, I stated that my goal here would be to share some 40+ years of research on my family lines, in the hope of providing accurate documentation to anyone who might be researching these families … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1)

Children of James Brooks (1772 – 1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Johnson H. Brooks (1815-1875)

January 13, 2022

Or, Subtitled: More Affrays! — “His bellicose disposition led him into many a brawl with others, one of which cost him very dearly, since by it he lost an eye” This posting is a continuation of two previous postings (here and here) discussing the children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Nancy Isbell of Wayne County, Kentucky, Warren … More Children of James Brooks (1772 – 1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Johnson H. Brooks (1815-1875)

Children of Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947), Son of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, and Wife Mary Ann Green

January 16, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “The fourth generation was represented, and there were 87 present” As the previous posting, to which this posting is a footnote, indicates, the 1910 federal census states that Alexander Cobb Lindsey and Mary Ann Green had thirteen children,[1] but the birth and death register of their family bible, of which the posting I’ve just … More Children of Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1858-1947), Son of Mark Jefferson Lindsey and Mary Ann Harrison, and Wife Mary Ann Green