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Esther Elizabeth Greene 1792 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States

Father: James Greene

Mother: Sarah Hix

Spouse(s): Absalom Mathews, Mr Reed

Children(s): Elizabeth Matthews^, Elizabeth Matthews, Andrew Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas Matthews, George Matthews, Willilam Matthews, Amanda Matthews, Mary Matthews, Isaac Reed, Andrew Matthews

In 1792, Esther Elizabeth Greene entered the world in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA, born to James R. Greene and Sarah Hix. In 1860, Esther Elizabeth Greene resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Esther Elizabeth Greene married Absalom Escher Mathews, Mr Reed, and had children including Elizabeth Matthews^, Elizabeth Matthews, Andrew Jackson Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas Matthews, George W. Matthews, Willilam C. Matthews, Amanda "Mandy" W. Matthews, Mary Ann Matthews, Isaac Matthews Reed, Andrew J Matthews. Esther Elizabeth Greene passed away in 1870 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1792, Esther Elizabeth Greene entered the world in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA, born to James R. Greene and Sarah Hix.
  • In 1860, Esther Elizabeth Greene resided in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Esther Elizabeth Greene married Absalom Escher Mathews, Mr Reed, and had children including Elizabeth Matthews^, Elizabeth Matthews, Andrew Jackson Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas Matthews, George W. Matthews, Willilam C. Matthews, Amanda "Mandy" W. Matthews, Mary Ann Matthews, Isaac Matthews Reed, Andrew J Matthews.
  • Esther Elizabeth Greene passed away in 1870 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Greene
1758 – 1821
Birth Location: Tryon, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Hix
1772 – 1846
Birth Location: Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Absalom Mathews
1790 – 1849
Birth Location: Surrey, North Carolina, United States
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Mr Reed
Birth Location: –
MR

Children(s)

Elizabeth Matthews^
1809 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Matthews
1812 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Andrew Matthews
1815 – 1902
Birth Location: Marion County, Illinois, USA
AM
Sarah Matthews
1818 – 1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Thomas Matthews
1820 – 1849
Birth Location: United States
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George Matthews
1826 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Willilam Matthews
1827 –
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Amanda Matthews
1827 – 1849
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Mary Matthews
1827 – 1893
Birth Location: Menard County, Illinois, USA
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Isaac Reed
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Matthews
Birth Location: –
AM

Esther Greene's Ancestors

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Esther Greene
1792 – 1870
Birth Place: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James R. Greene
1758 – 1821
Tryon, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Hix
1772 – 1846
Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (George) GREEN
1721 – 1776
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mary JUSTICE
1729 – 1774
Halifax, Massachusetts
Richard Hicks
1748 – 1815
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Polly Simpson
1750 – 1850
, Of Rutherford, NC
Great-Grandparents
William GREEN
1684 – 1756
Desire BACON
1688 – 1730
John Justice
1695 – 1766
Mary Hogue
1695 – 1778
William Hicks
1728 –
Flora Cole
1730 –
John Malone
1732 – 1802
Sarah Hart
1730 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Greene
1661 – 1690
Elizabeth Warren
1654 – 1690
John Bacon
1661 – 1731
Mary Hawes
1664 – 1725
John Justice
1660 – 1715
Mary Cannon
1658 – 1696
William Moore
1677 – 1732
ELIZABETH MCBRIDE
1678 – 1727
Nehemiah Hicks
1705 – 1769
Philliazanah-Phyllis Hitchcock
1708 – 1769
William Cole
1698 – 1770
Mary Giles
1718 – 1770
Colonel Sr.
1710 – 1779
Mary Harrison
1706 – 1763
William Hart
1703 – 1744
Mary Washington
1698 – 1770

Esther Greene's Descendants

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Esther (Elizabeth) Greene (1792 – 1870) m. Absalom (Escher) Mathews (1790 – 11 JAN 1849) m. Mr Reed
  1. 1. Elizabeth Matthews^ (11 Nov 1809 – 08 Oct 1875)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Matthews (21 Oct 1812 – 8 Oct 1875)
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Matthews (28 Dec 1815 – 22 Feb 1902)
  4. 4. Sarah Matthews (4 May 1818 – 20 APR 1855)
  5. 5. Thomas Matthews (1820 – JAN 1849)
  6. 6. George (W.) Matthews (ABT 1826 – )
  7. 7. Willilam (C.) Matthews (ABT 1827 – )
  8. 8. Amanda ("Mandy" W.) Matthews (Abt. 1827 – 1849)
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Matthews (13 Jun 1827 – 1893) m. Alfred Daymer (abt 1820 – abt 1844) m. William (Shaw) Williams (11 Oct 1821 – 1874)
    1. 1. Thomas (M.) Williams (27 JUN 1845 – 1845-1850)
    2. 2. HENRY (MARSH) WILLIAMS (28 Jul 1847 – 21 Jul 1882) m. Harriet (Adeline) Vaughn (Abt 1849 – 1872)
      1. 1. Mary (Etta) Williams (1 Sep 1866 – 26 Sep 1942)
      2. 2. Dora (E) Williams (Mar 1868 – 9 Jul 1913)
      3. 3. Lillian Williams (Feb 1871 – 1957)
      4. 4. William (J) Williams (8 Apr 1872 – 12 Jul 1934)
    3. 3. Basil (Taylor) Williams (21 February 1849 – 1 May 1922) m. Winnie (Caroline) Denney (September 29 1853 – 15 Nov 1926) m. Winnie (Caroline (Denney)) Williams (9-29-1853 – 11-15-1926)
      1. 1. Ada Williams (Oct 1869 – 1871-1874)
      2. 2. Ida Williams (Jan 1870 – Bef. 1874)
      3. 3. Amanda (Roselle Williams (was not married to) Whittington) (25 Dec 1873 – 11 Feb 1926) m. Joseph (Franklin Whittington) Jr (23 September 1865 – 9 Aug 1945) m. John (Mansfield) McDowell (6 Aug 1866 – 09 July 1935)
        1. 1. Velva (Nancy Mcdowell) Deason (1892 – 19 December 1966) m. Thomas (T.) Deason (1889 – 1983)
        2. 2. Jesse (Cletus) Mcdowell (6 Oct 1894 – 31 AUG 1977)
        3. 3. Hubert Mcdowell (12 Sept 1898 – 05 Oct 1898)
        4. 4. Beulah (Beatrice McDowell (Whittington) bio) father (28 Jan 1903 – 9 Oct 1992) m. Joseph (Thomas) Raper (14 Feb 1891 – 15 Apr 1962)
      4. 4. Ida (Belle) Williams (19 November 1874 – 11 Jan 1935) m. Charles (B.) Saveley (abt 1864 – ) m. Thomas Wineham (1867 – Oct 1921) m. Garrard Emmerson m. John (T.) Winnahan
        1. 1. Thomas Savley (abt 1894 – )
        2. 2. Marion (Leroy) Winnahan (26 Sep 1897 – )
        3. 3. Della (May) Winnaham (30 Mar 1900 – 8 Aug 1983) m. Robert (H) Jones (9 Feb 1887 – 22 March 1969) m. James (Chester) Hall (22 June 1891 – 14 April 1973)
      5. 5. Della (May) Williams (17 Apr 1876 – 18 Feb 1971) m. William (Clinton) Hensley (28 Jan 1872 – 14 Mar 1956)
        1. 1. Joseph Hensley (abt 1894 – 22 Dec 1967)
        2. 2. May Cox (abt 1894 – )
        3. 3. Earnest Hensley (abt 1896 – 13 Nov 1988)
        4. 4. Claude (Herschel) Hensley (20 Jul 1900 – )
      6. 6. Mary (Etta) Williams (1 December 1879 – 8 September 1896)
      7. 7. William (Henry) Williams (11 Aug 1881 – 03 Jan 1958) m. Della (Florence) McClellan (5 May 1882 – 10 Jun 1978)
        1. 1. William (Hugh) Williams (Sep 1899 – 2 FEB 1901)
        2. 2. Roy (Serieno) WILLIAMS (13 Jan 1903 – 15 May 1963) m. Elma (A.) Freeman (28 Sep 1903 – 9 Feb 1987)
        3. 3. Violet (Alma) WILLIAMS (29 Jul 1905 – 13 Aug 1983) m. Thelman (Albertus) Harmon (May 10, 1903 – April 7, 1988)
        4. 4. Juanita (F) WILLIAMS (21 Jan 1910 – 22 Aug 1994) m. Charles (C) Selby (abt 1898 – 1 September 1976)
        5. 5. Melvin (Franklin) WILLIAMS (30 May 1912 – 11 Jun 1992) m. Irene (Frances) Daugherty (27 Oct 1913 – 18 Jul 2001) m. Anna Williams (abt 1918 – )
        6. 6. Thelma (M) WILLIAMS (5 Jul 1915 – 6 Oct 1998)
        7. 7. Paul (Arvil) Williams (9 May 1918 – 22 Jan 1998)
        8. 8. Paul (A) Williams (abt 1919 – )
        9. 9. Darwin (Lee) WILLIAMS (02 Jul 1921 – 2 Oct 2009) m. Iva (Lou (Elizabeth)) Brown (03/05/1921 – 07/29/2012)
        10. 10. George (Basil) WILLIAMS (21 Dec 1923 – 30 Dec 2007) m. Beryl Williams
        11. 11. Wilma (Janette) WILLIAMS (16 May 1926 – 31 May 1991)
      8. 8. Mable (E. Williams) Rollman (21 Sept 1889 – 3 OCT 1972) m. James (Thomas) Rollman (16 Jan 1871 – 18 November 1953)
        1. 1. Almedia (Ida Bell Rollman) Rodgers (23 JAN 1918 – 11 Mar 1996) m. Wilson Rodgers (24 OCT 1912 – 29 APR 1979)
        2. 2. Martha Rollman (21 May 1927 – 21 May 1927)
    4. 4. Barnell (S) Williams (abt 1850 – )
    5. 5. Marquis (Lafayette "Mark") Williams (31 OCT 1852 – 28 OCT 1925)
    6. 6. Susan (R) Williams (abt 1854 – )
    7. 7. Ann (E) Williams (abt 1856 – )
    8. 8. Ann (E.) Williams (abt 1857 – )
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Williams (29 January 1857 – 31 October 1920) m. Hiram (Benjamin) Marshall (29 December 1847 – 23 April 1931)
      1. 1. Alcie Stone (12 October 1882 – 27 May 1947)
      2. 2. Hamman (Buell) Marshall (14 March 1884 – 3 August 1972)
      3. 3. Birdie Cole (16 May 1886 – 9 October 1971)
      4. 4. Ray (Minor) Marshall (21 January 1889 – 5 September 1971)
      5. 5. Mamie (Judith) Marshall (15 March 1891 – 14 November 1898)
      6. 6. Olga (M (Shea)) Marshall (19 May 1893 – 30 March 1981)
      7. 7. Hiram (Jennings) Marshall (9 October 1895 – 15 June 1934)
    10. 10. John (Lemuel) Williams (23 JUL 1859 – 1 August 1903) m. Charlotte (L.) Franklin (abt 1867 – 3 APR 1885) m. Margaret (Mary Alice) Wills (15 APR 1865 – 25 AUG 1934)
      1. 1. Rev (Owen Cecil) Williams (6 SEP 1886 – 2 JUN 1958) m. Mamie (Myrtella McChesney) (Williams) (18 September 1892 – 3 January 1983)
        1. 1. Harry Williams (abt 1914 – abt 1917)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Smith (1917 – 10 May 2010)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (M) Williams (abt 1917 – )
        4. 4. Joseph Williams (1918 – 1918)
        5. 5. Owen Williams (17 August 1919 – 6 November 1990)
        6. 6. Rebecca Nesmith (21 September 1922 – 12 May 1963)
        7. 7. Rebecca Williams (abt 1923 – )
        8. 8. Relma William (abt 1923 – )
        9. 9. Katherine ("Kitti") Williams (19 OCT 1924 – 5 JAN 2001)
        10. 10. Katherine Williams (abt 1925 – )
        11. 11. Rachel Williams (1928 – 12 Nov 2016) m. Jerry Harpole
        12. 12. Martha William (abt 1933 – )
        13. 13. Martha Williams (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Nellie (Edna) Williams (MAY 1890 – 1981)
      3. 3. Robert (T) Williams (abt 1892 – 1 FEB 1923)
      4. 4. Robert (Taylor) Williams (17 JAN 1892 – 11 JAN 1965)
      5. 5. Robert (Taylor) Williams (17 Jan 1892 – 1 FEB 1923)
      6. 6. Harriet (Elizabeth "Hattie") Williams (14 JUN 1894 – 10 MAY 1972)
      7. 7. John (Evan) Williams (4 SEP 1898 – 5 APR 1956)
      8. 8. Mary (J) Williams (31 OCT 1901 – 15 AUG 1970)
    11. 11. Benjamin (Alexander) Williams (abt 1861 – 1938) m. Vincey Peel
    12. 12. Samuel (Joseph) Williams (26 JUL 1862 – 24 JUN 1941)
    13. 13. Willie (J) Williams (abt 1871 – )
    14. 14. Mary Williams
    15. 15. David (Levi) Williams (15 Apr 1829 – 16 Sep 1891)
    16. 16. James (M.) Williams (1842 – Bet. 1874–1933)
  10. 10. Isaac (Matthews) Reed
  11. 11. Andrew (J) Matthews

Esther Greene's Timeline

3 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Esther Elizabeth Greene in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 68
Esther Elizabeth Greene resided here in Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 78
Death of Esther Elizabeth Greene in Franklin, Illinois, United States
Franklin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1277; Page: 95; Family History Libra
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1277; Page: 95; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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