Brief Life History of Amanda Jean
When Amanda Jean Green was born on 20 December 1890, in Illinois, United States, her father, Nelson Rowland Greene, was 37 and her mother, Matilda Jane Dean, was 33. She married Fredrick Franklin Silkwood on 22 June 1908, in Calhoun, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Belleview, Calhoun, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Pearl, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1910. She died on 27 January 1986, in La Grange, Lewis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 95.
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Sources (6)
- Jeanne A Silkwood in household of Frederick F Silkwood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Amanda Green in household of Nelson Green, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Jean Green - Government record: birth-name: Amanda Jean Green
Spouse and Children
1883–after 1915 Male
1890–1986 Female
Children (4)
1909–1973 Male
1910–1936 Male
1912–1979 Male
1914–2003 Female
Parents and Siblings
1853– Male
1857–1946 Female
Siblings (7)
1874–1937 Female
1877–1898 Female
1880– Male
1885–1949 Male
1890–1986 Female
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World Events (8)
1892 · The Chicago Canal
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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