The daily tribune., 1909-02-13
D c. GREEN CROSSES
THE BIG DIVIDE

| b0yOuu. lib uo6tH tOOA PA1Oo - HID
home ON East Sixth street about II :45
| last night, and was at the last direct
~ due TO pleurisy and other oompli-
cations, and Indirectly due tc gum
shot wound received during the OWL
war and from which he had suffered
for over forty years.
He was born August 10. 1S45. on .
farm in Ash county, North Carolina.
and at the time Of his death was 88
years, 6 months and 2 days old. When
he was about 10 years Of ago his
parents moved to Tennessee and settl-
ed on farm In a heavily timbered
section. During the troubles ONE
times of the war, and while he was
about II years Of age, company of
Georgia soldiers. seeing the smoke
arising from pile Of brush which
young Green was burning fred ut the
place; the boy was struck under the
shoulder blaoe in the back, tho bullet
passing through his body upward.
coming out in the right cheek. He
reached his home nearby, and for .
long time his life WAS despaired Of;
but being blessed by q rugged oonsti-
tuition and raised In the hardy from
tier manner of that early day, he
lived; bat the reminder of the event
remained in the sunken check and
the great scar In his back.
At the age Of 18 he was married
to Eliza ]. Gable in Tennessee. Two
years later. at the age Of 20 or
81, he came to Colorado and to
this city where he was employed
by his uncle. Senator James A. Nc
Candless. who at that time owned
and operated large and valuable
farm upon which the greater part
of this city has been built. From
this marriage there were born eight
children; one son. named Noah,
who returned to the east and died
several years ago at the age Of 30;
and seven girls, Mrs, Julia Pierce Of
Wetmore; Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman,
OF walsenburg; Mrs Doll Koontz,
Of Pueblo; Mrs. Titia Trivett, Of
Florence: Mrs. Amanda Cloud, Of
Pueblo; Mrs. Belle Jones of Pueblo;
and Mrs. Rosa Breeze of Greenwood,
all of whom survive.
The son. Noah. was the nrst white
baby ever in tho Wet Mountain val
ley. Soon after coming to Florence.
David Green and his wife took the
young child across the Greenhorn
range. In . search for suitable To-
cation for taking up land and making
. home. There was no road at that
time and some " here up In the noun.
tains they became lost. = The hills
wers full Of Indians who were the
friends Of Senator McCandless. and one
Of whom volunteered to guide the
Green family to the valley beyond.
The wagon was taken apart and car
ried piece meal. They found no land
which they desired to occupy and
later returned to Florence. where
they have always lived. although
Mr.. Green has made several trips
back to the south and for n time
has lived near Wetmore and Green
wood where he now owns small
ranch In Custer county.
or the Immediate family relatives
there survives the deceased his wife
and the children mentioned above;
his brothers and sisters. James W.
Green Of Florence Joseph W. Green
~. ". SIech III Duusctt Vhsbibk
tor; A. l.. Green. Of Florence; 1.
l. Green cf Swallows; Mary X.
Cronk, OF Florence. and W. Monroe
Green. of Florence. Also, his moth.
er. Mary O. Green nee MoCHndless,
who Is now in hor S6th year.
Mr.. Green WAS consistent MEM
ber OF the Protestant religious faith
and early In life united with the
Baptist church In the far south. His
membership WAS changed to the
Christian denomination and the
funeral servioss will be conducted by
Reverend Carter Of that church.
On Monday afternoon at 80 O'Clock