Nancy Green was born in Montgomery County Kentucky in 1834 and came to Chicago, IL as a nurse for a private family according to a Chicago Tribune article about her written at the time of her death. She was famous for her delicious pancakes and was hired to cook them at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. At that time, her likeness was used to promote a pancake mix said to be made from her personal recipe. Although she was known at the World's Fair as Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Green was also known for being one of the first African-American missionaries, and for being one of the organizers of the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago. Mrs. Green was killed when she was hit by a car while standing on the sidewalk under the 46th Street elevated structure. She was the aunt of the late Nelson Hayes (wife Mamie) and great-aunt of Luroy, Walter, Maurice, Helen and William Hayes. According to census records, she had been married for 30 years prior to 1900, and had two children who died before 1900.
Nancy Green was born in Montgomery County Kentucky in 1834 and came to Chicago, IL as a nurse for a private family according to a Chicago Tribune article about her written at the time of her death. She was famous for her delicious pancakes and was hired to cook them at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. At that time, her likeness was used to promote a pancake mix said to be made from her personal recipe. Although she was known at the World's Fair as Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Green was also known for being one of the first African-American missionaries, and for being one of the organizers of the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago. Mrs. Green was killed when she was hit by a car while standing on the sidewalk under the 46th Street elevated structure. She was the aunt of the late Nelson Hayes (wife Mamie) and great-aunt of Luroy, Walter, Maurice, Helen and William Hayes. According to census records, she had been married for 30 years prior to 1900, and had two children who died before 1900.
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