Green Family Bio - Unknown County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Marie Crawford/Duck 4 Oct 2009 Return to Unknown County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/okstate.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== John Rogers Green Family Topsham Maine to Oklahoma By: Marie Crawford/Duck Transcribed by : Doris Green John Rogers Green was born in Topsham Maine, Feb 19, 1854. He was one of six children born to Nathaniel Campbell Green and Kezia Ann Wyman. He remembers a very strict childhood. His father was a Presbyterian Minister. That's probably the reason the he heeded Horace Greeley's words: "Go West Young Man". My Grandmother Mary Jane Jones was the daughter of a Baptist minister, Lewis Rockhill Jones and Anna Hale Gates. She was born in Moultrie County, Illinois. She relates that her father received not pay from the church, so he framed for a living. John and Mary Jane married in Arthur, Illinois on 28 of Jan 1877 by Rev. Baker. Later with three boy's, Lewis, Wyman and Bill they moved to Comanche County, Kansas ( near Protection) and in 1893 made the run into Oklahoma Territory. While living in Protection Kansas, John Green made trips into Oklahoma to haul buffalo bones back to a plant to make fertilizer. At this time he picked out some land approximately two miles west of Mutual, Oklahoma. At the time they came to Oklahoma there were seven children, the three boys already mentioned and Etta, Mary, Frank. Edna. The Green's lived near the Tom Ward and Bill Minter families and the children remained life long friends. In this area John Green and neighbors built a cedar log school house which was also used as a church. John also had a cane mill on his farm where he pressed cane for neighbors and for himself. The juice was cooked down into molasses which was hauled to Woodward Oklahoma. One of the older boys would be allowed to go with their father to sell the produce. On these trips they stayed at "Dad Yokum's" boarding house and for 25 cents had a good meal of chicken, turkey, or beef and pie and cake. Some nights they slept on hay in a loft, paying a small fee. Grandfather Green must have had a wondering spirit for he moved to two different farms North and West of Mooreland, Oklahoma. He let his cattle graze on unoccupied land and the girl's and boy's herded on horseback. By this time Wyman was in normal school at Alva and recalls coming home and having to pump water by hand. Lewis Green worked for George Towsley on his ranch and then enlisted in the Army. Fighting with Teddy Roosevelt. Wyman encourages his sister Mary to attend school at Alva Oklahoma. She received a certificate to teach and taught school near Chimney Rock, staying at the Miss Wyckoff Home. Wyman worked his way through school by teaching and then going to school until finally he went on his way to get his PHD from Northwestern University. To pay his way he cut silhouettes of people on the train and had enough money to enroll and buy his books. He taught a number of years at the University of Chattanooga, Tenn. And then finished his career at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, retiring in De laud Fla. Wyman and Frank Green both made violins, I always marveled at the patience , precision and great amount of time it took to get each instrument pounding just right. Some sold for $750.00 so I suppose they were fairly good. In the meantime : Lewis Green married Ora Mackey, they had six boys. Etta married Leo Knitted, they had ten children four boys, six girls. Elna married Frank Brackett, they had two boy's. Faye married Bill Breckner, they had two boy's. May married Arthur Crawford, they had two children, one boy, one girl. Bill Green married twice. First wife was Bertha Duggar, they had a boy and a girl. Later he married Mary Bouuot, they had one girl. Wyman Green married twice, first wife was Francis Powers, they had one boy. Later he married Sophie Ann Backogen, they had two boys. Charles Green married Margaret Jane? , they had two boy's. Frank married twice, first wife was Lucile? And second wife was Ada Henderson, no children. You can see that with so many of the family living near Mooreland, there was quite a gathering at the farm on the Moscow Flats. Before moving to the Moscow Community John Green Owned a Livery Stable in Mooreland where he drove people to their destination, like a taxi service. Grandmother and Grandpa Green's home was always a happy place to visit. There was an organ and an accordion which Grandmother played as she sang to the grandchildren. She had books of poetry that she had collected and a steroption that we were allowed to read & look at if we were very careful. Grandmother cut out snow flakes and paper dolls all in a row. Folded paper birds, made stairways to the stars with green corn leaves, showed us where to find tiny ears of corn to use as dolls in a handkerchief. Oh so many things to entertain the grandchildren, I wonder that she ever found the time. Granddad Green enjoyed his grandchildren and always had a croquet court for us to use, Even though it was ten miles to any town, there was ice to make ice cream quite often. He was also quoting funny verses, for instance when we sat at the table, he'd say: "I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life, It makes the peas taste funny, but it keeps them on my knife" Then there was Uncle Charles who came home in the summers. He had a red "Toby Wig" a pencil to add freckles and stuff to black out teeth. He would entertain us with readings. One summer he was with a Chautauqua group. He taught speech at the University of Oklahoma. He received a PHD and was president of the Poetry Society in Oklahoma after retiring. It is very interesting to note how the early pioneers were so intent on building schools and churches and really working to get an education, This spirit is what makes this Old United States of America. Submitted by: Marie Crawford/Duck (daughter of Celia May Green) I found this letter in my when cleaning out my Mother and Father In- Laws stuff. I do have a picture of John Green and his family. John Rogers Green died in Mooreland, Oklahoma : 20 May 1938 Mary Jane Green died in Mooreland, Oklahoma : 6 Apr 1934 Clarence Edward Green died in Mooreland Oklahoma in 1904 at the age of 4 I hope that you find this as interesting as I did. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Unknown County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/okstate.html