Noah H Greenleaf

14 March 1813–6 April 1896 (Age 83)
Monongalia, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary 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 Catherine 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 Catherine Townsend
1817–1903
Marriage: 17 March 1840
Franklin Greenlief
1841–
Samuel E. Greenleaf
1847–1921
Allen A. Greenleaf
1842–1921
John Wesley Greenleaf
1844–1936
Rebecca J Greenleaf
1850–1885
Jehu G. Greenlief
1854–1928
Mary Elizabeth Greenleaf
1855–1939
William W Greenleaf
1855–1938
Minter Jackson Greenleaf
1857–1924
Florence Lee Greenlief
1860–1948
Artimissia Greenlief
1860–1944
Lee Greenleaves
1862–
Johnathan Hezekiah Greenlief
1866–1956
Mary Catherine Greenleaf
1870–1928

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 March 1840Lewis, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 6
    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"""""""
    Age 11
    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 23
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Greenlief
    Vertefeuille

    Sources (20)

    • Noah Greenleaves, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Noah Greenleaf, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
    • Noah Greenleaves, "United States Census, 1870"

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