Lora Elizabeth Green

Brief Life History of Lora Elizabeth

When Lora Elizabeth Green was born in September 1853, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, her father, Alexander Greene, was 41 and her mother, Rhoda Estes, was 37. She married Benjamin Green on 21 April 1872, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Blue Ridge Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 14 June 1892, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Green
1844–1921
Lora Elizabeth Green
1853–1892
Marriage: 21 April 1872
Albert Alfonzo Greene
1873–1938
Reuben L. Green
1874–1945
Romulus Otis Greene
1877–1949
Theodore William Greene
1879–1947
Emily Gertrude Greene
1883–1973
Leota Greene
1885–1970
Pimonia Greene
1887–
Lucretia Greene
1890–1967

Sources (14)

  • Laura Green in household of Alexander Green, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Laura Green - Government record: birth-name: Laura Green
  • Lora E Greene, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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