BIO: Joseph M. GREEN, Centre County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including 
the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing 
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. 
Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898.
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COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.  234

  SQUIRE JOSEPH M. GREEN, one of the oldest citizens of Milesburg, 
Centre county, where he has passed an active, busy life of nearly 
three-score and ten years, is a descendant, on both sides, of prominent 
families in the history of the State.
  Born December 1, 1829, at Milesburg, Squire Green is the son of 
Joseph Green and Catherine (Miles), both natives of Milesburg, and the 
grandson of Joseph Green, Sr., and of Joseph Miles, and the great-
grandson of Gen. Samuel Miles, of the war of the revolution, mention of 
all of whom appears in the sketch of G. Dorsey Green, to be found 
elsewhere.  Joseph Green, Jr., was born in 1800.  He became a clerk for 
Hamilton Humes at Bellefonte, going there to take charge of Centre 
Furnace as manager.  He was the manager of the Milesburg Iron Works for 
Irvin, Green & Co.  In 1830, in connection with his father-in-law, 
Joseph Miles, he opened a store in Milesburg. On the death of the 
latter, in 1840, Mr. Green carried on the business alone until 1852, 
then took as a partner a son, Joseph M.  He served several times as 
burgess of Milesburg. Politically he was first a Whig, then a 
Republican. He was identified with the Baptist Church. His death 
occurred in May, 1879.  His wife is also deceased. Their children are:  
Joseph M., our subject; Edward A., who is living on the old furnace 
property on Mill creek; and F. Potts Green, a druggist of Bellefonte. 
  Joseph M. Green, at the age of seventeen years began and subsequently 
served an apprenticeship at the machinist's trade. Later he was engaged 
in lumbering and merchandising in partnership with W. M. McMeen, a 
cousin, under the firm name of W. M. McMeen & Co.  The firm later 
became Joseph Green & Son, and was continued until in 1861. On the 
breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Green enlisted in Company A, 49th 
P.V.I. and was with the Army of the Potomac.  While on the Peninsula 
campaign he was taken sick at Yorktown, Va., and owning to the nature 
of the disease he was compelled to retire from the service, and was 
honorably discharged.  He returned to Milesburg, where he was disabled 
for a number of years as the result of his military service.  Later he 
took charge of the gristmill at that point and has at periods from that 
time to this operated the same.  For many years he has served the 
people of Milesburg in various capacities, and has a clear and good 
record, as one will readily judge when he learns that it has been 
"Squire" Green now for thirty years, as his service as a justice of the 
peace is nearing the third of a century milestone.  He has filled all 
the borough offices - member of the council, of which he has been the 
president, burgess, etc.  He is a Thirty-second Degree Mason, being a 
member of the Lodge at Bellefonte.  Politically he is a Republican.