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, Marion, Missouri, United States, at the age of 95.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Amanda Jean? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Jeanne A Silkwood in household of Frederick F Silkwood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Jean Green - Government record: birth-name: Amanda Jean Green
- Amanda Roberts, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.