James Nelson Greenlief

Brief Life History of James Nelson

When James Nelson Greenlief was born on 15 November 1878, in Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, his father, Franklin Greenlief, was 37 and his mother, Martha Ella Marks, was 18. He married Mary Jane Nutt on 7 January 1898. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Center District, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Otter District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died before 1920, in West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Nelson Greenlief
1878–1920
Mary Jane Nutt
1874–1925
Marriage: 7 January 1898
Howard Franklin Greenlief
1899–1967
Irena G Greenlief
1900–
Otha D Greenleaf
1902–1990
Howard F Greenleaf
1904–
Herbert L Greenlief
1908–1970
Matilda C Greenleaf
1909–
Earl Franklin Greenlief
1910–1973
Harley Luther Greenleaf
1913–1989

Sources (22)

  • Nelson Greeleaf in household of Franklin Greeleaf, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Nelson Greenleaf, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Nelson Greenleaf, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of English or Jewish Greenleaf .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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