James R G Green
1874–
Cove, Polk, Arkansas, United States
The Life of James R G
When James R G Green was born in 1874, in Cove, Polk, Arkansas, United States, his father, Jesse Green, was 36 and his mother, Sarah or Sally Rainey Lowe, was 31.
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Family Time Line
Jesse Green
1838–
Sarah or Sally Rainey Lowe
1843–
William J Green
1872–
James R G Green
1874–
Flute Green
1879–
Parents and Siblings
1838–Male
1843–Female
siblings
(3)
William J Green
1872–Male
1874–Male
Flute Green
1879–Male
World Events (3)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 1
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 1
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded
Age 9
The Mosaic Templar is an African American fraternal organization founded in Little Rock. it was founded by former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts. It was part of a movement that was going on at the time, where everyone was forming fraternities and sororities. The main departments for this one where endowment, monument, analysis, uniform, rank, recapitulation, records, and a juvenile division.
Name Meaning
1 English: one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) 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). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün ( see Gruen ).2 Jewish (American): Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.3 Irish: translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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