Brief Life History of John
When John Green was born on 24 November 1867, in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, his father, Elias Nunn Green, was 25 and his mother, Martha Jane Cantrell, was 22. He died on 24 November 1867, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Keltonburg, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: John Green - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: death: 24 November 1867; De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
- John Green, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Green, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1842–1910 Male
1845–1910 Female
Siblings (17)
1865–1865 Female
1866–1931 Male
1867–1867 Male
1868–1909 Male
1870–1870 Male
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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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