Townsend Port Wesley Green (May 29, 1849 - April 2, 1934)

Change is inevitable, and the times in which we are currently living, I know, will help define our character. Or, at least, that is what I have grown up believing. But lately, I find no solace in that knowledge. The world continues to rotate, and of course, it always will. Unfortunately, though, in my opinion, it is spinning out of control. And frankly, it scares the hell out of me! Understanding and knowing current worldly events is necessary to combat the insanity of our global leaders! However, since most live their lives myopically and disconnected from a broader realm, Mitch and I seem like we are living in a bubble that any moment will pop with a bang! But when we listen to the underground media, we become comforted in the knowledge that millions of others who, like us, are acutely aware and out there holding the line. Sadly, most of our friends and relatives are part of the world's problems. Their lack of civic involvement, political ignorance, and misplaced priorities will aid and lead to the detriment of our free nation. This global pandemic has shown a spotlight on most of our friends and family, and frankly, it's discouraging to know that most of them are incapable of seeing beyond selfishness. Yes. I do consider those egocentric who live their lives without sympathy or a call to action for others residing in our neighboring country, Canada, or our ally Australia, who are seemingly sloping towards communism. Regrettably, their self-absorbedness has illustrated just how invaluable their lives are that they lead, I say hypocritically. God forbid the global leaders reach their goals of having dominion over us peons because if they do, our freedoms will become mere extinct concepts, along with the destruction of our spiritual, political, and financial well-being. Thus far, they are steadfastly succeeding in implementing their ideas invented through perniciousness. But if these global, evil, treacherous, malevolent tyrants are triumphant with their tyranny, congratulations, we are all to blame! Will you then finally stop asking yourselves irrelevant questions? After all, how important are the Superbowl, interior home choices, new adult and child toys, and the mindless television programs chosen to watch at night? How valuable will those silly choices become when and if we become a starving nation? America has endured many challenges throughout its young history! Hopefully, this will become just another conquered chapter. There have always been those who willfully sacrifice and hold the line for freedom! There will always be those who go to battle for their belief system, despite it being right or wrong. And in another time and era, that is what my great-great-great-uncle Townsend Port Green's family did during the Civil War. They fought for their ideals, costing them financially and with the loss of their blood. Here is Townsend's story!

Townsend Port Wesley Green was born on May 29, 1849, in Moore County, Tennessee (probably Lynchburg) [1-7]. He was the tenth child of fifteen children born to Townsend Port Green (November 29, 1813-February 14, 1868) and Mary Ann Landess (May 9, 1813-June 2, 1897) [8-47]. Townsend's siblings included Elvina Josephine "Josie" (October 20, 1835-February 6, 1930), Susan Eveline Lenora (December 7, 1886-October 3, 1856), Stanton Jackson (February 12, 1838-April 1885), Henry Harmon (April 26, 1839-November 14, 1910), William Thompson (August 5, 1840-December 30, 1864), Mildred Hannah Finetta (May 2, 1842-March 12, 1930), Grace Nancy Ann "Nannie" (December 2, 1843-January 22, 1910), Wesley Read (March 8, 1845-September 25, 1847), Mary Delana Caldonia (October 7, 1848-May 30, 1879), Eugenia Lucinda "Lucy" (March 2, 1851-February 12, 1946), Sarah Alice Agnes (July 3, 1852-September 4, 1896), John Landess (May 25, 1854-October 25, 1886), Lozena Minnie Myrtle (March 3, 1856-April 18, 1880), and Georgie Washington Jones Green August 2, 1858-March 26, 1912)[8-47].  

The home of Townsend Port Welsey Green

As a young boy, for the most part, Townsend grew up in Lynchburg, Tennessee, on a plantation in a Greek-rival mansion built by his father in 1858 [48-51]. Migrating from Prince William County, West Virginia, in 1925, rumored because of trouble, Townsend's father was a wealthy, prominent member of society who was beloved in his community and known as a "kind, hospitable, and friendly" Christian [48-51]. Despite his family's size, money was not an obstacle since his father had accumulated a vast fortune from lumber business investments [48-51]. Nearly wherever Townsend's eyes scanned, they eventually focused upon land that his father owned, owning vast amounts in Moore and Lincoln County, Tennessee [48-51]. But Townsend would learn as a young child that wealth could purchase land and property; however, it could not shield security, life, and loss. And sadly, Townsend would experience profound losses throughout his lifetime.

Before Townsend's life began, Townsend's family had already suffered heartbreak with the death of Townsend's two-year-old brother, Wesley Read, on September 25, 1847 [41]. It was only the beginning for them and something that, sadly, Townsend would face sooner than later in his life. But with such a large family, it would have been inevitable for Townsend to be unwilling to become greeted with death. But for Townsend, it came early at the tender age of seven, when on October 3, 1856, his sister, Susan Eveline, passed from "congestion" [31]. She was only nineteen [31]. However, on April 12, 1861, the dynamics of Townsend and his family and their livelihood would drastically change, presumably leading to controversial choices, life-altering decisions, financial loss, and more heartache [52]. And the words describing his father, "In the State, he was true to his government and just to his country. Before her glory had departed, and while yet the proud bird of liberty (was) perched upon her banners, he posses(d) that lofty spirit of patriotism," will decades later seem hypocritical of a known slave-owner [50].  

When the war between the North and the South, the Civil War, began, three of Townsend's brothers, Stanton (25), Henry (22), and William (21), enlisting to fight to aid the Southern states appeared seemingly unavoidable [34, 36, 53-58]. Imaginatively, it would have threatened their way of life and would conflict with their father's ideals. The year before, in July 1860, their father, Townsend, within the walls of the Lincoln County Courthouse, participated in a draft of Democratic resolutions for his party in which all attending members unanimously agreed [59]. The first resolution adopted stated, "A territory legislature has no power, inherit or derived, to abolish or exclude slavery, by any legislative act whatever has the congress of the United States any such power" [59]. Solidifying their ideals, they nominated representatives for each district, and Townsend's father, Townsend, was elected to represent District 1 [59]. 

It didn't take long for Townsend's brothers to decide to enlist in the Confederate army. Within weeks after the Confederates fired the first shot, under General P.G.T.'s direction, on the Union at Ft. Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, the three brothers entered into war as privates, joining the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company E [53-58, 60]. Townsend was only twelve years old, only old enough to watch from afar. During the four years after the war began, Tennessee remained an integral part of the Civil War theater, with forty-six battles fought throughout the state [61]. But on December 30, 1864, probably the most devasting shot mattering to Townsend and his family would have been the one killing William [36]. Close to his home, after already surrendering, a Union soldier shot William as he stood on the ridge of a neighboring farm belonging to W.G. Motlow [36]. On February 14, 1868, three years after the war had ended, Townsend's father died [8, 50]. A newspaper article tributing Townsend's father stated the following regarding those years: "In that dark and bloodiest hour of our county in history, when fanaticism had kindled its fires on her alters and threatened the whole republican form of government its general conflagration, he, true to the instincts of nature, rallied to her signal of distress and gave not only the effects of honest toil but that best of all gifts, "the mother's jewels," the brave sons of his loins" [8, 50]. Seemingly, the perfect summation of the trials testing a young man's youth and what personified Townsend's teenage years. 

Helen Narcissa Landis and Townsend Port Wesley Marriage

When Townsend turned 22, he began the next phase of his life and married Helen Narcissa Landis on September 21, 1871, in Bedford County, Tennessee [62-67]. Born on January 1, 1848, in Normandy, Bedford County, Tennessee, Helen was the daughter of Senator and Major Absalom Lowe Landis (distant relation to Townsend's mother) and Nancy Tannehill Carter [65-78]. Their marriage represented the blending of two prominent and wealthy families. And three weeks later, celebrations continued in the Green's household when Townsend's sister, Mary, wedded Christopher Columbus McLemore on October 11 [62-64, 79-81].

The year after Townsend married Helen began with presumable joy and promise for the future as the Green family expanded their genealogical dynasty further. Townsend's sister Josie had just delivered Nancy Lucille Motlow (September 8, 1871), and two more granddaughters and one grandson were on their way for Townsend's mother [2-7, 82]. On July 20, 1872, Townsend's sister welcomed a daughter, Mary Caldonia McLemore, and ten days later, Townsend himself welcomed a son, Abbie L (probably Landis), on July 30, 1872 [2-7, 83-84]. Then, on September 4, 1872, Townsend's sister, Lucy, gave birth to Lucinda Lela Sims ([2-7, 85]. But sadly, joy would quickly become masked with pain for the Green family, and the year that began with promise would soon end with tragedy, especially for his sister Mary.

In September, following the birth of Lucy's daughter Lucinda, Townsend's sister Mary decidedly came home to visit her family. After marrying, Mary and her husband, Christopher, moved to Alabama to start their new life, so traveling was a necessary inconvenience for Mary to come home [86-89]. However, while visiting, tragedy struck, and Mary's baby daughter became sick, passing away only mere weeks after the Greens celebrated the beginning of so many new lives [84]. Hastily, the family contacted Mary's husband, Christopher, to summon him home for his daughter's funeral [86-89]. Horribly, though, while en route to Tennessee, Christopher's train collided with another, ending with Christopher's lifeless body mingled in with the twisted metal amid the massive pile of debris at the accident scene [86-89]. Mary buried the wasted lives of her child and husband, both taken too young, at the Lynchburg Cemetery in Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee [84, 90]. On October 26, 1874, nearly two years later, Townsend and his wife, Helen, are forced to face heartbreak themselves with the loss of their son, Abbie, unwillingly causing them to have a deeper understanding of Mary's pain [83]. Townsend and Helen also buried their son in Lynchburg Cemetery [83].  

1887, October 26, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 3

It took several years before Townsend and Helen were blessed again with another child. But, in approximately April 1879, Helen finally held her baby daughter, Abby Coma Narcissa Green [90-96]. And then once again, two years later, in 1874, Townsend and Helen welcomed a son, John Landis Green [97]. But Townsend's happiness is quickly overshadowed by more loss in quick succession with the loss of four of his siblings: Mary (1879), Minnie (1880), Stanton (1885), and John (1886) [32, 42, 45-46]. However, he sustained other losses. Losses that were far more profound and that included the death of his son, John [before 1886], and his wife, Helen [October 25, 1887] [67-69, 96-97].

1889, January 26, Southern Standard,
McMinnville, Tennessee, Page 1

Despite enduring such enormous grief in the 1880s, Townsend's internal strength allowed him to continue growing his businesses. Like his father, Townsend became heavily invested in the lumber business. Partnering with J.M. Shofner, Helen's brother-in-law, their company's sawmills in Kentucky contracted with Singer Manufacturing and Company to cut lumber for Singer's projects [98-99]. However, the partners didn't just own sawmills in Kentucky but also included sawmills spread across their home state of Tennessee [98-99].

On May 8, 1890, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, Townsend decided to marry again and wed Lanetta May "Nettie" Ruble [100-121]. Born May 1860, in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, to George Simmons Ruble and Elethear Humphrey, Nettie was an elite woman with "marked intelligence" [109, 122-137]. Together, Nettie and Townsend covered their social calendar with family dinners, church socials, and community affairs [138-142. But the following year, Townsend's newfound happiness gets overshadowed again when he loses his oldest child, Coma, on November 1, 1893 [95-96].

 

Following in his father's footsteps, by the early 1900s, Townsend had developed a statewide reputation as a successful rancher and farmer [138-143]. His father's farm and legacy no longer existed when it sold in approximately 1885, but Townsend had become a legend in his own right based on his accomplishments [48, 138-143]. Re-establishing himself in Shelbyville, Townsend purchased 98 acres of farmland and improved upon the ten-room dwelling preexisting on the property [143-144]. Townsend often showcased his thoroughbred stock at the county fair, frequently winning, which helped further solidify his notoriety in the industry [145-148]. But besides actively participating in various competitions at the fair, Towsend also sat on the Board of Directors and acted as the General Manager for several years to help ensure its success [145-148]. 

1926, April 25, The Tennessean,
Nashville, Tennessee, Page 29

Townsend, of substantial influence in his industry, also found other ways to impact his community and often took leadership in affairs that enhanced the agriculture and livestock trade [149-152]. He actively participated in the Farmers Institute, established in 1904, and other forums, giving speeches that shared his knowledge and experience [149-152]. Copartnering with others in the industry in 1905, Townsend built a large stockyard, The Shelbyville Stockard Company, a great need and benefit to the surrounding areas [153-154]. As President of The Bedford County Cooperative Creamy Associate, Townsend helped lead the creamery in producing Bedford's Bluegrass Butter, which became known for its "conspicuous prominent quality [155]." It was a co-op of local farmers who, in return for their cream contributions, were collectively paid over $750,000 [155).

Like his father, Townsend played an active role in Democratic politics. In 1906, he became a delegate at the State Convention and, in 1908, joined the Club of Democrats in Bedford County [156-157[. A philanthropist, Townsend willingly donated land for the common good of his community. He donated land to construct the Shelbyville Country Club, and he was also willing to generously give part of his land on Duck River to erect a much-needed new school [158-159]. However, the school board denied his charitable offering, the location not appealing to its members [159]. But besides being an active community member, Townsend was also an active participant in his church, often attending various functions [160]. 

1920, June 15, The Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 9

In the early 1910s, Townsend sustained the loss of three more siblings: Nancy (1910), Henry (1910), and Georgie (1912) [33, 40, 47]. However, on June 12, 1920, Townsend, once again, became a widower when his wife, Nettie, died from Bright's Disease in Baltimore, Maryland, at Johns Hopkins Hospital [109, 122]. With probably profound remorsefulness, he carried her home to be buried near his first wife, Narcissa, in Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville [109, 122]. Townsend and Nettie's marriage lasted for thirty years. However, Townsend would not remain a widow for long, marrying Margaret May Butler on December 3, 1922, in Lincoln County, Tennessee [161-165]. Born March 3, 1873, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, Margaret was the daughter of Louis C. Butler and Caladonia Cornelia Green [167-176]. Known in music circles, Maggie, as she preferred, was a retired music teacher, previously teaching at Missouri University, Cumberland University, Lebanon, and Cox College. She was also a Music Director at Tennessee Industrial School [177-178]. 

1928, July 24, The Chattanooga News, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 12

Because of failing health and his age, in 1928, Townsend sold his livestock and farm for $30,000 [143]. Selling his farmhouse and four acres of land as one parcel, with the remaining acreage divided into multiple parcels of land for a new housing development [143]. An era of time fading into the pages of history. In 1930, Townsend lost two more siblings, Josie and Mildred. During his lifetime, he had witnessed the death of his parents, two wives, three children, and thirteen siblings before dying himself on April 2, 1934, in Shelbyville [1-8, 179]. The man with a reputation for willingly doing his "utmost in promoting the best interest of Shelbyville," a short-lived legacy [155]. His interment is in Willow Mount Cemetery between Narcissa and Nettie [8]. In 1934, Lucy, Townsend's one surviving sibling, died, ending his generation [44]. His wife, Margaret, died on February 17, 1955, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, resulting from heart disease [166-172]. Her interment is in Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg, Lincoln County, Tennessee, with her family [172]. 

I have spent several years warning those willing to listen but unwilling to hear about the demonic forces currently leading our nation. And I have concluded, at last, that I wasted far too many moments of my time heeding warnings. The best analogy I can give regarding those countless conversations or thousands of written words in similarity is the occupation of a gynecologist. If I were a gynecologist approached by a friend or family member with the symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection, a logical recommendation would be to suggest getting an over-the-county product called "Vagistat." Instead of yielding to that medical advice, many of you would seek the opinion of a spouse's friend who specializes in computer repairs and regarding the advisement of adding a new hard drive to your computer as the cure to your infection. That is the moment of insanity that we are currently living. And frankly, due to cultural vacuity, I find it difficult in these moments to converse with people despite their roles in my life. I find myself no longer interested in the trivialities and fictitiousness posted on Facebook pages. I mourn the deaths of those lost, and I celebrate the new additions of families. However, the remaining mindless matters posted on social media remain a constant reminder of why our nation is led now by an imposter and pedophile, Joe Biden. It is why so few are unaware of the global reset that the "elite" are succeeding in implementing to maintain their reign in tyranny. And it has played a pivotal role in COVID theater, continuing beyond "true" science!

Years from now, if we still live in a nation with freedom of speech, hopefully, my granddaughters, Natalie and Emmalyn, will find this blog with curiosity to know my thoughts regarding all matters. And hopefully, if they gain nothing else through my words, they will remember to question with boldness, trust what they see, and explore from their intelligence the truth behind someone else's words. Perhaps they will be asking the relative questions that promise to change the world and lives they live. Why are NATO nations forging together to isolate, freeze assets, and impose sanctions on Russia in a unified force that has never occurred in any other conflict? Why are we treating Russian tsar Vladamir Putin and his policies differently than China's tyrant Kim Jung Un? Why are the "elites" so anxious to protect Ukraine? Is Ukraine's President Volodymir Zelenski who the media portrays? Is the Ukraine-Russia conflict a mere mirage or sleight of hand to distract us "serfs" while the global reset begins? What truths are the media distorting? Can we ever know all the answers we seek? And are we just plastic soldiers in a war between global bullies? Regardless! Despite any questions remaining unanswered, there is one thing continuously consistent! Government officials, global leaders, and the elite cannot save this world or reign over any of our souls, even if they conquer controlling our minds and bodies. The only one capable of determining the outcome of our souls is God! It is to thee that I pray for us all in these troubling times!

Not all the birth and death dates for Townsend's siblings were verifiable. Commonly, discrepancies existed sometimes between public records and tombstones. I have made every effort possible to present this blog with correct data.

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79. Fayetteville Observer; Publication Date: 19/ Oct/ 1871; Publication Place: Fayetteville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/70782251/?article=8045e7eb-c7ad-4484-acc3-2f32d321c6d6/a4527f74-4a69-4b1c-9200-8ce7eaaa7f1a&focus=0.38831094,0.8593779,0.5001143,0.9718806&xid=3398
80. Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.
81. “Married,” 1871, October 19, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Page 3.
82. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120406075/nancy-lucille-terry
83. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203307383/abbie-l-green
84. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8052711/mary-c-mclemore
85. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135188345/lela-garner
86. “Special Telegram To Selma Times (Birmingham, Alabama), 1872, September 30, Selma Dollar Times, 1872, October 8, Selma, Alabama, Page Unknown.
87. “The South And North Smash-Two men Killed and Several Wounded,” 1872, October 2, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page Unknown.
88. “A Sad Occurrence,” 1872, October, 4, Nashville Union and American, Nashville, Tennessee, Page Unknown,
89. “Untitled,” 1872, October 10, Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Page 3.
90.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8052708/christopher-columbus-mclemore
91. Census 1880: Resided in District 25, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: H. N. Green 32, Townsend P. 21, Coma N. 10 months
92. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 25, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Page: 398A; Enumeration District: 019
93. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
94. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
95. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203371132/abby-coma-green
96. “Deaths”, 1893. November 3, Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 8.
97. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203371162/john-landis-green
98.  “Personal Notes,” 1887, May 12, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 2.
99. “Messrs,” 1889, January 26, Southern Standard, McMinnville, McMinnville, Tennessee, Page 1.
100. Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1849-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
101.  "Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
102. Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System
103. Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
104. Original data: Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS). Minnesota, USA: Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO). https://moms.mn.gov/.
105. Minnesota, Freeborn County, Wills; Author: Minnesota. Probate Court (Freeborn County); Probate Place: Freeborn, Minnesota
106. Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
107. Original data:Minnesota County, District and Probate Courts.
108. “Shelbyville,” 1906, January 12, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 6.
109. “Mrs. Townsend P. Green,” 1920, June 15, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 9.
110. Census 1900: Resided in Civil District 7, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: TP Green 51, Lanetta 39
111. Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 7, Bedford, Tennessee; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241558
112. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
113. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
114. Census 1910: Resided in Civil District 7, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: Townsend P. 60, Lanetta 45, Catherine Ruble 16
115. Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1490; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375503
116. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
117. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
118. Census 1920: Resided in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA: Townsend 69, Lanetta May 58
119. Year: 1920; Census Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1728; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 9
120. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
121. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
122. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102332074/lanetta-may-green
123. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152565151/george-simmons-ruble
124. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152565097/elethear-ruble
125. Census 1860: Resided in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA: George S. 38, Elethear 34, Charley 8, Infant 1, Ann Hostetter 19, LC Roberts 27, Joseph B. Hooker 20, John Rosse 18
126. Year: 1860; Census Place: Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: M653_569; Page: 374; Family History Library Film: 803569
127. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
128. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
129. Census 1870: Resided in District 17, Subdivision 42, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA: George S. 47, Esther 44, Nellie 10
130. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 17 Subdivision 42, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 651A
131. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch
132. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
133. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d
134. Census 1880: Resided in District 17, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA: George S. 59, Eleanor 57, Charles W. 34, Fannie 22, Lanetta 19, Hannah Hill 26
135. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Page: 40C; Enumeration District: 047
136. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
137. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
138. “Shelbyville,” 1896, December 30, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 5.
139. “Shelbyville,” 1902, November 8, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 17
140. “Shelbyville,” 1904, February 14, Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 23.
141. “Shelbyville,” 1906, May 5, Nashville Banner, Nashville Tennessee, Page 26.
142.  “Shelbyville,” 1908, November 28, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 23
143. “Farmers Stock Farm In Bedford Subdivided,” 1928, July 21, 1928, The Chattanooga News, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 12.
144. “Real Estate Transfers,” 1873, May 8, Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Page 3.
145. “Bedford County Fair Association,” 1904, November 3, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 2.
146. “Good Races-The General Manager Shelbyville Fair,” 1957, August 16, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 7.
147. “Election of Directors of Bedford Fair,” 1907, September 28, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 2.
148. “To Improve Fair,” 1912, February 17, Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 2.
149. “Farmers Institute Adjourns,” 1905, February 12, Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 6.
150. “Important Subjects Were Discussed,” 1904, February 27, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 1.
151. “Bedford Farmers Are Holding An Institute,” 1904, August 26, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 1.
152. “Bedford Farmers-Gather At Shelbyville And Discuss Topics Of Their Calling,” 1908, February 28, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 4.
153. “Shelbyville To Have Large Stock Yards,” 1905, August 22, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 8.
154.  “New Company At Shelbyville,” 1908, May 28, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 8.
155. “Creamery Association Is Big Success-Enterprise Ranks High Among Bedford Industry,” 1926, The Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 29.
156.  “Democratic Executive Committee,” 1906, July 8, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 2.
157. “Club of Democrats In Bedford County,” 1908, May 26, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 12.
158.  “Shelbyville To Have Country Club,” 1924, February 14, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 24.
159. “Not Pleased Over Board’s Sale,” 1909, December 3, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 3.
160.  “Shelbyville,” 1908, November 28, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 25.
161. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
162.  Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
163. Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
164. “Winchester,” 1922, December 9, The Chattanooga News, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Page 8.
165. “Shelbyville,” 1922, December 12, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 6.
166.  Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
167. Original data: Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
168. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
169. Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
170. "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
171. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
172. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118584534/margaret-may-green
173. Census 1880: Resided in District 10, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA: L.C. 60, Caledonia 45, Lewis F. 18, Minnie L. 12, Marion F. 10, Caroline 64, Maggie 7
174. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 1267; Page: 155B; Enumeration District: 125
175. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
176. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
177. “Mrs. Green Services In Petersburg,” 1955, February 19, The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 16.
178. “Deaths,” 1955, February 18, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 6.
179. “T.P. Green,” 1934, April 4, Nashville Banner, Nashville, Tennessee, Page 17.