Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Greenlee was born on 4 July 1862, in Missouri, United States, his father, John Oliver Greenlee, was 50 and his mother, Olivia Angeline Greenlee, was 40. He married Mary Jane Haynes on 10 January 1881, in Texas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 7 June 1888, in Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Alice, Texas, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Josiah Grunler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Greenlee, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Joseph Greenlee, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): from Greenlea in Dumfriesshire, from Older Scots grēne ‘green’ + ley ‘piece of open country’, later ‘meadow’.
Scottish: alternatively, a variant of Greenlees with loss of final -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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