Brief Life History of Rollin Samuel
When Rollin Samuel Greening or Brown was born on 8 March 1877, in Rockport Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, John Greening, was 33 and his mother, Virginia Eliza Greenleaf, was 27. He married Elizabeth May Baker on 25 June 1902, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 27 July 1945, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Rollin Brown in household of William Baker, "United States Census, 1920"
- Rollin Green, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Rollin S. Brown, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1877–1945 Male
1889–1982 Female
Children (2)
1906– Male
1908– Female
Parents and Siblings
1845– Male
1849–1923 Female
Siblings (3)
1876–1936 Female
1877–1945 Male
1878–1961 Female
World Events (8)
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire and Dorset): nickname perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English grening, a derivative of grene ‘green’ (Old English grēne), i.e. ‘the green one’, whether physically or metaphorically ‘green’.
English: alternatively, from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Grening, a derivative (originally patronymic) of the Middle English personal name Grene. See Green .
Americanized form of German Grüning, a variant of Groening .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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