The Ordway new era., 1910-12-16
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William Green. third son OF Joseph
Watts Green aud Hannah Triggs
Green, was born at the parish Of
South Haningdeld. Essex county.
England, on the 2lst of April, 1883.
His two older brothers. James 10.
seph and Henry, died some years ago.
His younger brother, Samuel George,
who was close to him In age, and with
whom he was associated much in
business. survives him. His residence
Is. 10 Creighton. Knox county, Neb.
He had planned visit to his brother
10 the near future. but at the sad
word Of his brothers sickness aud
death he hastened to Ordway.
The deceased came to Canada In
1855, and the next year. 1857. took up
his residence In the United States, at
Morrison, Whiteside county, Ills:
his residence there was of about four
years duration, during which time he
was married to Miss Hannah Hunt on
January 4. 1853. Three children came
to bless this union: Florence Hannah
Rogers OF Olney, Colo, Arthur Will
liam and Herbert George OF Ordway.
From Morrison Mr.. Green moved to
Ames, Story county, Iowa; and in
1870 he moved to Emerson, Mill coun.
ty, Iowa. In 1888 he moved to Colo
RADIO, and in 1890 he located at Olney,
where he identified himself with the
Of the country. Here
the good wife and mother died on
the 9Th day Of May 1900.
These twenty years that Mr.. Green
spent among us we're active business
years. A we'll developed ranch ut
Olney. and an extensive sheep busi-
ness out from Ordway. In which he
was interested with his sons, attest to
his activity, and those who did busi-
ness with him attest to his strict in.
tegrity.
When twenty-five years Of aye. he
joined the Congregational church IN
England. On coming TO America.
he allied himself with the Wesleyan
Methodist church OF Canada, and dur
ing his residence at Anes he trans
ferred his membership to the Metho.
dist Episcopal church, and has ever
since retained that atfiliation. The
church work at Olney and Ordway
have both received his hearty sup.
port. Reaching an aye when many
would have made their years an ex-
cuse for non attendance at church, he
was practically always 10 his place on
Sabbath morning. He was a man de.
cided In his views, standing four
square for the right as he saw 1t.
Our national curse. intemperance, re-
ceived no countenance from him In
any way.
His residence in the village OF Ord
way covered the last two years Of his
life.
His last sickness was OF grip" and
and was Of about three
weeks duration, ending with his death
on Thursday, the sth OF December,
1910, att o'clock in the evening, at
the home OF his son. Herbert. lie
having thus reached the advanced aye
of II years, months, and II days.
The grandchildren, Harry, Dorothy,
Alma and Merle. with the other rcla-
tives aud host of friends will miss
grandpa; but little Clifford an d
grandma and hosts upon the other
shore, and Jesus, will welcome him.
His funeral was held from the Ord
way M. E. church, OF which he was
member, at II o'clock, Sunday, Dec.
llth. The sermon was by his pastor,
Rev. c. II. Inman, aud from Revela.
tion IA: l3. The church was packed
with sorrowing and sympathyzing
friends. The body was borne to its
last resting place, the Olney ceme-
tary, by his old neighbors at Olney.