Reeves Line

(This post was made before I switched this to a Green Family blog, this line is from my Foster side of the family)
The Reeves line has been challenging for me. I have not been able to get very far back with them. This is my Dads mother's father's line. (see ancestry.com for full line)http://www.ancestry.com/ (Foster Family Tree)
I have been able to find out that they were from Kingston, GA which was the Etowah district when they resided there. My Dad found out from my great aunt Odie, before she passed, that some of the Reeves had been stricken with TB in the "early days" so they did not go see them. There was never a relationship with them after the TB outbreak as my Dad did not know his Great Grandfather, even th0ugh he lived until 1960.
I found two death certificates yesterday that seems to confirm this story. Two Reeves, an uncle and a nephew, died of TB in 1922 and 1924. My Grandmother and her sister (my great aunt odie) were born in 1921 and 1927. I guess they just all stayed away.
On the death certificates the burial place for both is Mizpah Methodist Church, in Rome, GA near the Bartow/Floyd County line. I might have just found where the rest of the Reeves are buried!! Will have to plan another field trip to go and find out.

Leroy "Buck" Hammond Green

Another Trip to Ryo

Pictures of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

My Great Aunt says that it wasn't always called this, she said it was just called "Ryo"

When John R. Green started the church it was a Methodist church, note that it is now a Baptist church. Interesting.

Vada Green Roper

(I thought this was a nice shot of the church and cemetery in the background)

Balous Green

Louisa A Stone Wife of W. J Green

William Jasper Green

Well, we tried it again but to no avail. We did not locate Lou Allen Green's grave. We attempted it believe me, but the land is being leased to a hunting club and we could not get back the approx 3/4 of a mile into the woods and down a logging road, to locate him. So we spent some time at the church taking photos. I will post what I have. Both "lines" are included. Jeremiah Green's line and Balous Green's line. One thing that I did notice as I was reading the inscriptions was that they proudly displayed their religion of choice. For example Jane M Cook (wife of L.A. Green ) reads.....She was a member of the baptist church 34 years. Interesting to me. Beautiful country that our ancestors lived in. Tough living though, you can tell by the lay of the land. Very "hilly" and parts are ridge-like. Pretty land though. I can see the appeal.

Green Cousin Sharon

I have yet to mention my cousin Sharon Marshall from Texas. She is connected through Martha Green who is one of Lou Allen Green's daughters. She is an avid Green researcher and we have been communicating for about a year now about Green Family history. She is probably the most enthusiastic researcher that I exchange information with and I Love that!
Sharon has connected with yet another Green Cousin named Robin Greene Wilson. She is connected through Balis E Green, who is connected to Samual Balos Green who is connected to Samual Lee Green, who is connected to George Balos Greene whew! Anyway, it is great to have another connection and thanks to Sharon's detective work we have found "new information".
Robin has a copy of a page out of a Bartow County history book that cites Balous Green as Lou Allen Green's father. Interesting to see that. Of course we know that Jeremiah was Lou Allen's father, mainly because of Jeremiah naming Lou Allen in his will. These Green's were so intertwined it is hard to sort them out. I know Lou Allen's line is connected to the Balous Green line but I am not sure how. We still have yet to figure that out.

Greens Buried at Ryo Church - Fairmount, GA

Green/Greene’s
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery (Ryo)
Gordon County Cemetery Book
(pgs 290-292)
L. H. Green 10 Jan 1842 - 28 Oct 1907
Estell Green 9 Feb 1900 - 8 Feb 1907
Mary Green w/o L. H. Green 11 Oct 1843 - 15 Nov 1896
Katie Green 28 Jan 1883 - 17 Dec 1896
Maggie Green 20 Oct 1877 - 9 Nov 1896
Infant Green s/o m/m J. M. Green B & D 16 Jan 1910
Malona B. Green d/o m/m J.M. 17 Mar 1908 - 3 Apr 1908
Mary C. Green w/o T. G. 25 Nov 1842 - 25 Oct 1894
Jefferson F. Green 9 Aug 1867 - 28 Oct 1895
Thelma L. Green d/o m/m J. M. 24 Dec 1905 - 10 Jan 1906
Mary L. Green w/o J. M. 28 Oct 1879 - 18 Jan 1910
J. M. Green 9 Aug 1873 - 25 Oct 1927
Agnes Green 28 May 1888 - 15 Aug 1972
Marion M. Green 9 Aug 1864 - 22 Oct 1934
Sarah C. Green 2 Oct 1869 - 22 Apr 1954
Reuben V. Green 1895 - 1968
Evalyn S. Green 1898 - 1974
Maurice D. Green s/o R.V. & Evalyn B & D 17 May 1920
Jesse M. Green s/o James R. & Viola 15 Dec 1884 - 31 Aug 1905
James R. Green 10 Sept 1862 - 3 Apr 1899
Francis Viola Green w/o James R. 16 Apr 1866 - 2 Apr 1899
Henry O. Green s/o James & Viola 2 Aug 1893 - 30 Jul 1894
Balous 1st Mil Cherokee War ND
John R. Green 5 Sept 1835 - 28 Dec 1899
Mary Green 2 Aug 1837 - 21 Dec 1914
(pg 294-295)
Jane M. Cook Green w/o L. A. 26 Jul 1828 - 18 Aug 1909
Louisa A. Green w/o W. J. 1856 - 1922
W. J. Green 16 Nov 1851 - 30 Apr 1944
Inf Son Green of H. O. & Rosa B & D 12 May 1900
Stella May Green d/o H. O. & Rosa 17 May 1901 - 12 Jun 1901
Horace Green s/o H. O. & Rosa 19 Dec 1903 - 28 Dec 1903
Alma Gertrude Green d/o H. O. & Rosa 29 Oct 1905 - 25 Nov 1905
Inf. Green of H. O. & Rosa 23 Jan 1911 - 1 Feb 1911
Rosa E. Green w/o Rev. H.O. 20 Oct 1878 - 11 Jan 1914
Henry Oscar Green 1 Jul 1877 - 16 Jul 1938
Katie Elizabeth Green w/o H. O. 16 Feb 1881 - 24 Apr 1939
H. V. Green 8 Jul 1855 - 7 Nov 1928
Mary M. Gentry Green w/o H. V. 30 May 1861 - 3 Feb 1913
A. J. Green s/o H. V. & M. M. 4 Oct 1882 - 8 Jan 1903
H. M. Green 18 Jul 1873 - 5 Feb 1931
Inf. Green d/o H. M. & Mattie B & D 27 Apr 1930
Sybil Green 13 Jun 1918 - 20 Apr 1928
Beulah Green w/o H. M. 7 Mar 1876 - 26 Nov 1925
Mabel Green 6 Jul 1913 - 30 Sept 1915
Inf. Green s/o H. m. & Beulah 18 Feb 1908 - 2 Mar 1908
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery (Ryo) (pg 297-298)
Bunia Thompson Greene 24 Jan 1883 - 1 Dec 1951
Eulus L. Greene 13 Nov 1882 - 27 Jun 1962
Charles M. Greene (Jr.) 11 Apr 1912 - 10 Jan 2005
(pg 301)
Charles Larry Greene Sgt. US Army Vietnam 19 Jan 1948 - 23 Dec 1977
Gayle Green B & D 15 Dec 1958

Eliza Nalley

Eliza Nalley Ca.1860's

(Wife of Jeremiah Green & Mother of Lou Allen Green)

Cousin Kris O'Hayre

I have connected with yet another cousin! Kris O'Hayre is connected through Veda Green who married a Roper. I am very excited about this connection. I do not have much info on the Ropers! I will have to let my Great Aunt Sue know about this - she might remember some of the Ropers. Every new connection is very exciting to me! We are all connected to each other somehow-we just have to figure out how!!!