When Elizabeth Green was born on 10 October 1826, in Ohio, United States, her father, William W. Green, was 42 and her mother, Hester Purdy, was 29. She married George William Williams on 8 October 1846, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rushcreek Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Hale Township, Hardin, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. She died on 12 September 1891, at the age of 64, and was buried in Hale Cemetery, Mount Victory, Hardin, Ohio, United States.
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English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, 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). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.
Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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