Monroe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Green, Burwell 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Larry Childs http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00014.html#0003325 November 8, 2006, 10:50 am Monroe Advertiser August 19, 1898 issue of the Monroe Advertiser. OBITUARY Mr. Burwell Green died on the 13th last, in the seventhy-ninth year of his age, while on a visit to his daughter Mrs. Thomas McCord near Holly Grove Church. His beloved wife and three children have gone before him and he leaves three children the above named daughter and two sons, Mr. Ed Green of Monticello and Burwell Green, Jr. near Montpelier. Deceased was born in Pike and spent his last forty-five years in Monroe County. He was a good citizen peaceably and industriously attending to his own affairs and beloved family on his farm. He was a worthy old veteran bearing four honorable scars on his person, by two of which he was laid for forty-eight hours in the dead house. Love sweetened all the toils of a devoted husband and father and he was lovingly cared for in all his afflictions. He was an humble Christian and member of the Baptist Church, for years never murmuring at any affliction and died triumphantly, trusting in his Lord. Funeral services were held by Rev. Jesse Mays and his body was laid to rest in Holly Grove Cemetery till the resurrection. NOTES: [Born 1819 ? Served in CSA ? 1880 Census Monroe > District 466 > District 90 GREEN BURWELL (JR) W M 60 FARMER GA GA GA BN ABT. 1819-WILKES CO,GA GREEN SUSANNAH W F 56 WIFE GA GA GA MARRIED ABT 1841-MONROE CO GREEN BURWELL W M 18 SON FARM LABOR GA GA GA 1870 GREEN BURWELL 52 M W FARMER GA GREEN SUSAN 46 F W GA GREEN BURWELL 19 M W STUDENT GA GREEN EDWARD 16 M W STUDENT GA 1860 Burwell 40 M Overseer 1,000 Ga Green Susan 36 F Ga Green Mary 17 F Ga X Green Martha 13 F Ga X Green Burwell 10 M Ga Green Edward 6 M File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/monroe/obits/g/green5775gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb