West Virginia Pioneers

Leonard Green

Male Abt 1826 - 1902  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Leonard Green 
    Born Abt 1826  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1902  [2
    Person ID I4524  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2006 

    Father Edward H 'Neddy' Green,   b. CA 1808, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Mother Sarah Parsons,   b. Abt 1812,   d. 26 Apr 1874  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1826  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    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.
    Family ID F1126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Phoebe Casto,   b. 17 Aug 1831, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 12 May 1848  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date of Marriage: May 12, 1948
      Place: Jackson County, VA
      Leonard Green
      Phoebe Casto

      1850 Jackson Co VA
      Green Leonard 24 M
      Green Phoeba 19 F
      Green Charles 1 M
      Coleman Eliza 5 M

      1860 Jackson Co VA # 404-371
      Green, Leonard, 34
      Phoebe, 30
      Charles, 11
      John, 8
      Harriet, 6
      Emily, 4
      Melissa, 4 mo

      1870 Jackson Co VA pg 104
      Green, Leonard, 44
      Phoebe, 37
      John, 17
      Harriet, 15
      Emily, 13
      Jane, 11
      William, 9
      Mary, 7
      Samuel, 2

      1880 Jackson Co VA pg 126
      Green, Leonard, 55
      Melissa Jane, 28
      William, 17, s
      Samuel, 12, s
      Anna, 7, d
    Children 
     1. Charles Green,   b. 24 Apr 1849,   d. 24 Oct 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     2. John Henry Green,   b. Jul 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harriet Green,   b. 20 Aug 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1922, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Emily May Green,   b. 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. infant Green,   b. 11 Apr 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Melissa Jane Green,   b. 12 Mar 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William Green,   b. Abt 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary Green,   b. Abt 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Samuel Green,   b. Abt 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Jonathan Green,   b. 1 Oct 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     11. Anna Green,   b. Abt 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Melissa Jane Parsons,   b. Abt 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 12 Jun 1878  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      Leonard Green, 52, Mason
      Elizabeth Jane Parsons, 26, Jackson
      6/12/1878

      1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Leonard GREEN Self M M W 55 WV
      Occ: Farmer Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Malissa J. GREEN Wife F M W 28 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV
      William GREEN Son M S W 17 WV
      Occ: Works On Farm Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Samuel GREEN Son M S W 12 WV
      Occ: Works On Farm Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Anna GREEN Dau F S W 7 WV
      Fa: WV Mo: WV
    Children 
     1. Lenny F Green,   b. Abt 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S161] Don Greene.

    3. [S1205] Census, 1880 JC annotated.

    4. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.