NOTA BENE: There does not appear to be an entry for this individual in Mary Jane Galer's lists of persons buried in Linwood Cemetery; in the listing from a 1943 survey of Linwood by the LDS Southern Mission; nor in Dolores Autry's "Historic Linwood Cemetery" book. At this time, no other source indicating a Linwood burial has been identified, so it is less than certain that this man is buried in Linwood. If he is here, the grave is evidently unmarked.
Some family trees on Ancestry.com purport that this is the William S. GREEN who married 10 MAY 1838 in Franklin County, Tennessee, to Amanda BUCHANAN.
William S. GREEN married 23 OCT 1844 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Virginia E. ROGERS. No record of burial has been detected in the above-named sources for his wife Virginia either. This couple may be found on the 1870 census of Muscogee County, Georgia, and their children appear without them in a household on the 1880 census of Muscogee:
The 1870 census "outside the City of Columbus" in Muscogee County, Georgia (served by the Columbus post office), shows: William GREEN (aged 54 years, born in Virginia), a physician holding real estate valued at $2,600 and personal estate valued at $1,500, with Virginia GREEN (48 VA), who is keeping house, designated "insane"; Charles GREEN (20 FL), a farmhand; Virginia (15 GA), at school; William (15 GA), at school; and Ella GREEN (9 GA). Also, Maria CLARK (56 VA, Black) a domestic servant.
The 1880 census of the 9th and 10th Land Districts in Muscogee County shows (all single): C. R. GREEN male, aged 30 years, born in Florida, parents born in Virginia), a farmer, with (rest of entries all show born in Georgia and both parents in Georgia): W. S. (25, male), farmer; V. E. (25, female), keeps house; A. J. (female, 22), border; Ella (18), border. [A strange quirk about this section of census is that, in the relationship column, the census taker has entered "F" or "M" for some of the individuals - which would seem to signify female or male, even though the sex of each is shown in a separate column already; in the relationship field for others appears a "D" or an "S" - not for divorced or single, but apparently for daughter or son, even in instances where no parent is present in the household.]
Thus far I have also been unable to confirm William's death year of 1872. I can find no mention of his death in the newspaper record, nor a primary source cited for it in family trees posted on Ancestry.com.
Prior to 1890, the only places for persons to be buried within the town limits of Columbus were the municipal cemetery for “White” persons and the municipal cemetery for “Colored” persons (these were later named Linwood and Porterdale, respectively). Not everyone who died in Columbus during those years was buried in one of these cemeteries – they could have been buried at a site outside Columbus, for instance an ancestral family cemetery or church cemetery in another part of Muscogee County or in another county. And there are many people buried in Linwood and Porterdale who did not die, or even reside, in Columbus, but instead came from the surrounding areas, or perhaps had moved away but had family already buried in Columbus.
If William did indeed die in 1872 in Columbus, as purported, the most likely place of burial would have been Linwood. However, the fact that the family were residing outside of Columbus in 1870 and 1880 reduces that likelihood somewhat, in addition to the fact that his date and place of death remain unsourced.
Bio by Sandi H.: Second son of Judge Nathan Green and Mary Field Green, grew up in Franklin County, Tenn., on the border with Ala. Married Virginia E. Rogers, with whom he had five children. Practiced medicine first in the vicinity of Apalachicola, Fla., and later in Columbus, Ga.
Some family trees on Ancestry.com purport that this is the William S. GREEN who married 10 MAY 1838 in Franklin County, Tennessee, to Amanda BUCHANAN.
William S. GREEN married 23 OCT 1844 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Virginia E. ROGERS. No record of burial has been detected in the above-named sources for his wife Virginia either. This couple may be found on the 1870 census of Muscogee County, Georgia, and their children appear without them in a household on the 1880 census of Muscogee:
The 1870 census "outside the City of Columbus" in Muscogee County, Georgia (served by the Columbus post office), shows: William GREEN (aged 54 years, born in Virginia), a physician holding real estate valued at $2,600 and personal estate valued at $1,500, with Virginia GREEN (48 VA), who is keeping house, designated "insane"; Charles GREEN (20 FL), a farmhand; Virginia (15 GA), at school; William (15 GA), at school; and Ella GREEN (9 GA). Also, Maria CLARK (56 VA, Black) a domestic servant.
The 1880 census of the 9th and 10th Land Districts in Muscogee County shows (all single): C. R. GREEN male, aged 30 years, born in Florida, parents born in Virginia), a farmer, with (rest of entries all show born in Georgia and both parents in Georgia): W. S. (25, male), farmer; V. E. (25, female), keeps house; A. J. (female, 22), border; Ella (18), border. [A strange quirk about this section of census is that, in the relationship column, the census taker has entered "F" or "M" for some of the individuals - which would seem to signify female or male, even though the sex of each is shown in a separate column already; in the relationship field for others appears a "D" or an "S" - not for divorced or single, but apparently for daughter or son, even in instances where no parent is present in the household.]
Thus far I have also been unable to confirm William's death year of 1872. I can find no mention of his death in the newspaper record, nor a primary source cited for it in family trees posted on Ancestry.com.
Prior to 1890, the only places for persons to be buried within the town limits of Columbus were the municipal cemetery for “White” persons and the municipal cemetery for “Colored” persons (these were later named Linwood and Porterdale, respectively). Not everyone who died in Columbus during those years was buried in one of these cemeteries – they could have been buried at a site outside Columbus, for instance an ancestral family cemetery or church cemetery in another part of Muscogee County or in another county. And there are many people buried in Linwood and Porterdale who did not die, or even reside, in Columbus, but instead came from the surrounding areas, or perhaps had moved away but had family already buried in Columbus.
If William did indeed die in 1872 in Columbus, as purported, the most likely place of burial would have been Linwood. However, the fact that the family were residing outside of Columbus in 1870 and 1880 reduces that likelihood somewhat, in addition to the fact that his date and place of death remain unsourced.
Bio by Sandi H.: Second son of Judge Nathan Green and Mary Field Green, grew up in Franklin County, Tenn., on the border with Ala. Married Virginia E. Rogers, with whom he had five children. Practiced medicine first in the vicinity of Apalachicola, Fla., and later in Columbus, Ga.
NOTA BENE: There does not appear to be an entry for this individual in Mary Jane Galer's lists of persons buried in Linwood Cemetery; in the listing from a 1943 survey of Linwood by the LDS Southern Mission; nor in Dolores Autry's "Historic Linwood Cemetery" book. At this time, no other source indicating a Linwood burial has been identified, so it is less than certain that this man is buried in Linwood. If he is here, the grave is evidently unmarked.
Some family trees on Ancestry.com purport that this is the William S. GREEN who married 10 MAY 1838 in Franklin County, Tennessee, to Amanda BUCHANAN.
William S. GREEN married 23 OCT 1844 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Virginia E. ROGERS. No record of burial has been detected in the above-named sources for his wife Virginia either. This couple may be found on the 1870 census of Muscogee County, Georgia, and their children appear without them in a household on the 1880 census of Muscogee:
The 1870 census "outside the City of Columbus" in Muscogee County, Georgia (served by the Columbus post office), shows: William GREEN (aged 54 years, born in Virginia), a physician holding real estate valued at $2,600 and personal estate valued at $1,500, with Virginia GREEN (48 VA), who is keeping house, designated "insane"; Charles GREEN (20 FL), a farmhand; Virginia (15 GA), at school; William (15 GA), at school; and Ella GREEN (9 GA). Also, Maria CLARK (56 VA, Black) a domestic servant.
The 1880 census of the 9th and 10th Land Districts in Muscogee County shows (all single): C. R. GREEN male, aged 30 years, born in Florida, parents born in Virginia), a farmer, with (rest of entries all show born in Georgia and both parents in Georgia): W. S. (25, male), farmer; V. E. (25, female), keeps house; A. J. (female, 22), border; Ella (18), border. [A strange quirk about this section of census is that, in the relationship column, the census taker has entered "F" or "M" for some of the individuals - which would seem to signify female or male, even though the sex of each is shown in a separate column already; in the relationship field for others appears a "D" or an "S" - not for divorced or single, but apparently for daughter or son, even in instances where no parent is present in the household.]
Thus far I have also been unable to confirm William's death year of 1872. I can find no mention of his death in the newspaper record, nor a primary source cited for it in family trees posted on Ancestry.com.
Prior to 1890, the only places for persons to be buried within the town limits of Columbus were the municipal cemetery for “White” persons and the municipal cemetery for “Colored” persons (these were later named Linwood and Porterdale, respectively). Not everyone who died in Columbus during those years was buried in one of these cemeteries – they could have been buried at a site outside Columbus, for instance an ancestral family cemetery or church cemetery in another part of Muscogee County or in another county. And there are many people buried in Linwood and Porterdale who did not die, or even reside, in Columbus, but instead came from the surrounding areas, or perhaps had moved away but had family already buried in Columbus.
If William did indeed die in 1872 in Columbus, as purported, the most likely place of burial would have been Linwood. However, the fact that the family were residing outside of Columbus in 1870 and 1880 reduces that likelihood somewhat, in addition to the fact that his date and place of death remain unsourced.
Bio by Sandi H.: Second son of Judge Nathan Green and Mary Field Green, grew up in Franklin County, Tenn., on the border with Ala. Married Virginia E. Rogers, with whom he had five children. Practiced medicine first in the vicinity of Apalachicola, Fla., and later in Columbus, Ga.
Some family trees on Ancestry.com purport that this is the William S. GREEN who married 10 MAY 1838 in Franklin County, Tennessee, to Amanda BUCHANAN.
William S. GREEN married 23 OCT 1844 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Virginia E. ROGERS. No record of burial has been detected in the above-named sources for his wife Virginia either. This couple may be found on the 1870 census of Muscogee County, Georgia, and their children appear without them in a household on the 1880 census of Muscogee:
The 1870 census "outside the City of Columbus" in Muscogee County, Georgia (served by the Columbus post office), shows: William GREEN (aged 54 years, born in Virginia), a physician holding real estate valued at $2,600 and personal estate valued at $1,500, with Virginia GREEN (48 VA), who is keeping house, designated "insane"; Charles GREEN (20 FL), a farmhand; Virginia (15 GA), at school; William (15 GA), at school; and Ella GREEN (9 GA). Also, Maria CLARK (56 VA, Black) a domestic servant.
The 1880 census of the 9th and 10th Land Districts in Muscogee County shows (all single): C. R. GREEN male, aged 30 years, born in Florida, parents born in Virginia), a farmer, with (rest of entries all show born in Georgia and both parents in Georgia): W. S. (25, male), farmer; V. E. (25, female), keeps house; A. J. (female, 22), border; Ella (18), border. [A strange quirk about this section of census is that, in the relationship column, the census taker has entered "F" or "M" for some of the individuals - which would seem to signify female or male, even though the sex of each is shown in a separate column already; in the relationship field for others appears a "D" or an "S" - not for divorced or single, but apparently for daughter or son, even in instances where no parent is present in the household.]
Thus far I have also been unable to confirm William's death year of 1872. I can find no mention of his death in the newspaper record, nor a primary source cited for it in family trees posted on Ancestry.com.
Prior to 1890, the only places for persons to be buried within the town limits of Columbus were the municipal cemetery for “White” persons and the municipal cemetery for “Colored” persons (these were later named Linwood and Porterdale, respectively). Not everyone who died in Columbus during those years was buried in one of these cemeteries – they could have been buried at a site outside Columbus, for instance an ancestral family cemetery or church cemetery in another part of Muscogee County or in another county. And there are many people buried in Linwood and Porterdale who did not die, or even reside, in Columbus, but instead came from the surrounding areas, or perhaps had moved away but had family already buried in Columbus.
If William did indeed die in 1872 in Columbus, as purported, the most likely place of burial would have been Linwood. However, the fact that the family were residing outside of Columbus in 1870 and 1880 reduces that likelihood somewhat, in addition to the fact that his date and place of death remain unsourced.
Bio by Sandi H.: Second son of Judge Nathan Green and Mary Field Green, grew up in Franklin County, Tenn., on the border with Ala. Married Virginia E. Rogers, with whom he had five children. Practiced medicine first in the vicinity of Apalachicola, Fla., and later in Columbus, Ga.
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