When Joseph Isaac Greenwood was born on 15 February 1847, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, his father, Joseph Robert Greenwood, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Lewis, was 26. He married Minerva Barnard on 15 September 1868, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Athensville, Greene, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Cahokia Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 18 June 1917, in Benld, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Benld, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.
Do you know Joseph Isaac? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Greenwood Lee in Heptonstall (Yorkshire), from Middle English grene ‘green’ + wode ‘wood’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünholz, an ornamental compound of German grün ‘green’ + Holz ‘wood’, and probably also of the same German surname.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünwald (see Grunwald ), and of French Boisvert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.