Brief Life History of Thomas Lafayette
When Thomas Lafayette Green was born on 7 October 1841, in Burnt Corn, Conecuh, Alabama, United States, his father, Christopher Wren Green, was 23 and his mother, Mary Frances Watson, was 20. He lived in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died on 30 June 1862, at the age of 20, and was buried in Conecuh, Alabama, United States.
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- Thomas L Green in household of C W Green, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas Lafayette Green, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Green in household of Christopher N Green, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (1)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
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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Civil War Casualty
Killed in Civil War, Battle of Richmond. He was first hit by a mine ball and then with a con ball in defense of his country. He joined the Monroe Guards of Pineville Co. on July 28, 1861, aged twenty …
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