Julius O. Greening, Ouachita County, AR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. Contributed by Carol Smith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ouachita County, Arkansas - from Goodspeed's History of Arkansas Julius O. Greening is a native resident of the county in which he is now residing, his birth having occurred on February 21, 1850, his parents being Orlando and Mary (Easel) Greening, the former born in Alabama in 1823, and the latter in New York State, August 25, 1825. The father was a farmer by occupation and emigrated from Alabama to Mississippi, and from there to Arkansas in 1845, and settled on a large tract of woodland in Ouachita County, where he built a log cabin,and made his home until his death, which occurred on January 1, 1887. He was a soldier in the Mexican War, and served for a short time in the late Civil War, and socially was a member of the Masonic order, and was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his wife was also a member. A family of six sons and two daughters were born to himself and wife: Eldridge, Earl, Julius O., Amanda (wife of James L. Pipkin, a farmer and school teacher, now living in Red Hill Township, this county) being the only one living. Powell, Scott, Albert and one other are deceased. Julius O. Greening, the immediate subject of this biography, has always resided in Ouachita County, and here he was married on November 15, 1882, to Miss Camilla C. Morgan, a daughter of Lee and Rebecca E. (Hambrick) Morgan, both natives of Alabama, the former born in 1824. They were the parents of seven children, only tow of whom are now living. Mr. Morgan served throughout the Civil War as first lieutenant, but had previously, in 1845, removed from Alabama to Arkansas, and was a successful merchant of Camden for forty years. He is a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Greening was born in Columbia County, Arkansas, April 18, 1854, and she and Mr. Greening are the parents of three sons and two daughters: Virginia, Daniel, Lee, pat and Lena. Mr. Greening owns an excellent farm of 110 acres, and in addition to farming deals quite effectively in cattle and hogs. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a Democrat in his political views.