Edward H 'Neddy' Green

1808 - 1895  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Edward H 'Neddy' Green
  Born	CA 1808	Botetourt County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Dec 1895	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: Edward/Green Sex: Male Death Date: 18 Dec 1895 Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 92y Birth Place: VA Mother: J./ Father: John/ Informant: Clara Green, wife Death records shows age 92, indicates b 1803, marriage records indicate b 1805. Edward is featured in the story of the rockfall death of his father as a boy and then again in the Pfost-Green murders, when his second wife, son and a stepdaughter were all murdered by John Morgan, the last man hung in WV.
  Person ID	I2361	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	John Green,   b. Abt 1775, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1820, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Jemima Smith,   b. CA 1775,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Jun 1795	Botetourt County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Botetourt Co Marriages: John Green & Jemima Smith. Consent by Benj & Hannah Smith. May 30, 1795 - Bond 10 June 1795 - marriage 1810 Charleston, Kanawha, VA John Green 1m 0-10 [Ed c. 1808] 1m 26-45 2f 0-10 [Elizabeth 1806 & Hannah c. 1807] 2f 10-15 [Sarah 1898, Fanny - age?] 1f 26-45 From Pat Green: John Green b. abt. 1775 in Botentort Co. VA Mrd. Jemima Smith, dau. of Benjamin & Hannah Smith, 5-3-1795 in Botentort Co. John died abt. 1820 in Mason Co. VA, killed by a rockfall while bearhunting & buried on the site. John & Jemima had seven children, Edward was the youngest & only son. Known daughters are: Sarah, born abt. 1799 mrd. Jesse Carney Elizabeth, b. 1-28-1805, mrd Charles Carney Hannah, b. abt. 1807, mrd. Leonard G. Fisher John House: "Pioneers of Jackson Co", "Edward Green" : Two of Charles Green's daughter, Sally and Betsy, married Jesse and Charles Carney, respectively. [It was John Green who married Jemima Smith and their daughters who were Sarah (Sally) and Elizabeth (Betsy)]
  Family ID	F796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Parsons,   b. Abt 1812,   d. 26 Apr 1874  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1826	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [5, 6]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 14 Sept 1826 by Jonathan Wright Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States Edward Green Sarah Parsons 1840 Jackson, VA 1m 5-10 John 1m 30-40 3 f 0-5 Elvira, Angelina, & ? 2f 5-10 Elizabeth & ? 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson, VA # 388-392 Green Edward H 42 M Farmer Va Green Sarah 31 F Va Green Frances 21 F Va Green Elizabeth 17 F Va Green Elvira 12 F Va Green Angeline 10 F Va Green Jane 8 F Va Green Smith 6 M Va Green Caroline 5 F Va Green Margaret 4 F Va Green Melisa 2 F Va Green Scarlet 1 M Va Williams Walton 27 M Farmer Va 1860 Jackson Co WV # 416-384 Green, Edward, 55 Sarah, 48 Jane 19 Caroline 18 Smith 17 Mary 15 Melissa 13 Scarett 11 Williams, James, 26, teacher Elvira, 23 George, 2 1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, West Virginia Edward H Green 65 VA Sarah Green 63 VA Margaret Green 24 VA Melissa Green 23 VA Scarler F Green 21 VA From the works of John House: EDWARD GREEN Edward Green, familiarly known as “Old Neddy Green” by his neighbors, was present and a participant in one of the most appalling tragedies with which Jackson County has ever been visited. His father, Charles Green, settled with his family about the beginning of the century, on the Trace Fork of the Poca River. A neighbor, Reuben Harrison about the same time settled on Mud Lick, a branch of Thirteen Mile Creek. He had several sons, among them Josiah and Alexander, and a lad of about twelve years, name Zebulon. In the spring of 1813, when Edward Green was about ten years old, his father allowed him to accompany him on one of his hunting expeditions on the waters of Eighteen, which he and the Harrisons often made together. The elder Green and Alexander Harrison had gone out in the morning, and, having killed, dressed and hanged up a deer, found a tree, which, from the marks made by scratching they supposed to contain a bear. Hastening to the Harrison home seven miles distant, they procured axes for chopping the tree, and accompanied by the boys, hurried back, but found no bear when the tree was felled. As it was now too late to return that night before it became dark, they decided to camp in the woods, as was a common custom. A little search discovered a large sheltering rock, under which they could bestow themselves very comfortably on a bed of leaves the boys prepared while the men built a fire under the outer side of the cave, and prepared supper, after which they lay down to slumber, little dreaming of the terrible fate awaiting them. During the night, the combined effect of the heat and frost caused the rock overhead to burst and fall upon the sleepers below. Both the men were crushed from the hips down, both men died in great agony after two or three days suffering, but the boys, owning to their smaller size, and the mass of rock being partially supported by a rock under the end where they lay, were, though badly bruised, able to extricate themselves, and were found by the neighbors, nearly famished, on the fourth day after the accident. Both recovered and grew to manhood. Two of Charles Green’s daughters, Sally and Betsy, married Jesse and Charles Carney, respectively. Edward Green married Chlora Koontz Pfost, daughter of Henry Koontz.
  Children	1. Leonard Green,   b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 76 years)   2. Frances Green,   b. Abt 1829, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Green,   b. Mar 1831, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 82 years)   4. Elizabeth Green,   b. Abt 1833, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elvira Green,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Angeline Green,   b. 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   bur. Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   7. Mary Jane Green,   b. 11 Mar 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 42 years)   8. Smith Green,   b. 12 Jan 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 86 years)   9. Caroline Green,   b. 28 Jan 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 1891  (Age 48 years)   10. Margaret Green,   b. Abt 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Melissa Green,   b. Abt 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Scarlett Francis Green,   b. 15 Dec 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Chloe Koontz,   b. 14 Apr 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Nov 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1875	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: license 6 Sept 1875 Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Edward H Green, 65 Clora Pfost, 38 1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 431B Edward GREEN Self M M W 72 WV Clora GREEN Wife F M W 42 WV James F. GREEN Son M S W 10M WV John M. PFOST SSon M S W 20 WV Floid PFOST SSon M S W 18 WV Sarah A. PFOST SDau F S W 16 WV Susan M. PFOST SDau F S W 14 WV Nancy A. PFOST SDau F S W 11 WV Matilda W. PFOST SDau F S W 9 WV
  Children	1. James Frederick Green,   b. 6 Jul 1879,   d. 3 Nov 1897  (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 14 Sep 1826 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S7] Gravestone. [S80] Pat Green. [S1205] Census, 1880 JC annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.