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*JAMES B. GREEN OBITUARY
Hillsdale Daily News
Feb. 19, 1923
James B. Green, aged 72 years and a resident of the county most of his life, died last evening about 6:00 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Spieth, 50 Westwood street. Death was from a complication of diseases and he had been ill for a week.
Mr. Green had been in Hillsdale five years, and before that he lived in Amboy township. Funeral services will be held tomorrow. The friends will meet at the house at 1:30 and at the United Brethren church at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. E.C. Mason will officiate. Burial will be in the South Amboy Cemetary beside the wife who died six years ago.
Mr. Green leaves six children. Mrs. Lauren Britton and Samuel Green of Amboy; Bert Green of Waldron; Lee of Jackson; Harvey of Reading; and Mrs. Spieth. There are also three brothers and one sister, M.A. Green of Bellingham, Wash., L.F. Green in Grand Rapids, a brother in Ohio, and Mrs. Nora Leininger of Toledo. Mr. Green was a member of the United Brethren church.
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*James B. GREEN was born 16 APRIL 1849 to *Mason O. and *Mary Anna (SHELDON) GREEN probably in Huron Co., Ohio. He was called Bert and sometimes J.B. On 22 JULY 1871, He married *Margaret E. FELTIS, daughter of *Soloman and *Katharine (WADE) FELTIS of Benton, Crawford Co., Ohio. They had three sons, Willis and Milo who died as infants, and *Claude Thomas GREEN born in 1 MARCH 1874. Margaret died in 1877 from complications from consumption.
He married his 2nd wife Huldah KING, daughter of Lemuel/Samuel and Mary (WHITELEATHER) KING on 1 JUNE 1878. Huldah was blind. Her mother, Mary WHITELEATHER's family was from Alasac Lorraine. Huldah was born about 29 JULY 1853. Before she married James B., she had a daughter Alice born in 1874 from a former marriage. Alice married Ed Haggaman.
James B. and Huldah had six children:
(1) Samuel Ruben born 27 OCT 1878 in Amboy twp., Hillsdale Co., MI. He married 31 AUG 1907 to Blanche BAILEY. Samuel died 19 JUNE 1951 in Hillsdale, MI and buried in So. Amboy Cemetary.
(2)Mary Georgianna (Georgie) was born 28 MAR 1880 in Amboy twp., Hilldale Co. She married Loren BRITTON. Georgie died about 1955 in Sturgis, MI.
(3)James Burdette (Burt) born 21 SEPT 1882 Amboy twp., Hillsdale Co. He married Viva HARMON. Burt died about 1973 in Camden twp., Hillsdale Co.
(4)Harvey Lester was born 22 JULY 1885 in Amboy twp., Hillsdale Co. He married Abbie EWING. Harvey died 18 NOV 1966 in Hillsdale and is buried in So. Amboy twp. cemetary.
(5)Laura May was born 31 JULY 1890 in Amboy twp. Hillsdale Co.,MI. She married Victor SPIETH on 1 DEC 1908 in Frontier, MI.
(6)Marion Lee (Lee) was born 25 March 1892 in Amboy twp., Hillsdale Co. He married Lida A. Barnhart on 8 July 1912. Lee died 6 MARCH 160 in Pratteville, Hillsdale Co., MI. He is buried in Waldron Cemetary.
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