Noah H Greenleaf

Brief Life History of Noah H

When Noah H Greenleaf was born on 14 March 1813, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States, his father, George Greenleaves, was 48 and his mother, Nancy Ann Barnes, was 39. He married Matilda Townsend on 17 March 1840, in Lewis, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Gilmer, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Center District, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 April 1896, in Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Cedarville Cemetery, Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Noah H Greenleaf
1813–1896
Matilda Townsend
1821–
Marriage: 17 March 1840
Franklin Greenlief
1841–
Allen A. Greenleaf
1842–1921
John Wesley Greenleaf
1844–1936
Samuel E. Greenleaf
1846–1921
Rebecca Jane Greenleaf
1850–1885
Jehu G. Greenlief
1854–1928
Mary Elizabeth Greenleaf
1855–1939
William M Greenlief
1855–1938
Minter Jackson Greenleaf
1857–1924
Florence Lee Greenlief
1859–1948
Artimissia Greenlief
1860–1944
Lee Greenleaves
1862–
Johnathan Hezekiah Greenlief
1866–1956
Mary Catherine Greenleaf
1870–1928

Sources (20)

  • Noah Greenleaves, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Noah Greenleaf, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Noah H Greenleaf, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (Essex and Middlesex): from Middle English grene ‘green’ + lef ‘leaf’, presumably applied as a nickname, the significance of which is now lost.

Jewish (American): translation into English of the Ashkenazic artificial surname Grünblatt, a compound of German grün + Blatt ‘leaf’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Canadian Vertefeuille .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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