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George Hughes Greene

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George Hughes Greene

Birth
Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Apr 1920 (aged 70)
Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Leo, Jackson County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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George Hughes Greene, born Mar 1850 Richmond, Tioga, PA died 16 Apr 1920 Jackson, Jackson, OH married Margaret Matilda Ervin, (1854-1926), daughter of Robert Ervin and Rachel Ann Thompson.

George is noted for renaming the town of Swiftsville to Leo, "Township of Leo was laid out in 1844 by Samuel Swift, who modestly named it Swiftsville. When G. H. Greene was named Postmaster (1874-1875), he named it after a pope Leo...". [Origins of Jackson County Place Names]

George and Margaret had two children:

Myrta Gertrude Greene, (1873-1924) m. Carper Spencer Stevenson, son of John Caldwell Stevenson and Martha M Callaghan.

Thurman Allen Greene, (1874-1955) m. Charlotte T Ross, (1883-1961), daughter of Jeremiah J Hunt Ross and Sarah Hamilton.
George Hughes Greene, born Mar 1850 Richmond, Tioga, PA died 16 Apr 1920 Jackson, Jackson, OH married Margaret Matilda Ervin, (1854-1926), daughter of Robert Ervin and Rachel Ann Thompson.

George is noted for renaming the town of Swiftsville to Leo, "Township of Leo was laid out in 1844 by Samuel Swift, who modestly named it Swiftsville. When G. H. Greene was named Postmaster (1874-1875), he named it after a pope Leo...". [Origins of Jackson County Place Names]

George and Margaret had two children:

Myrta Gertrude Greene, (1873-1924) m. Carper Spencer Stevenson, son of John Caldwell Stevenson and Martha M Callaghan.

Thurman Allen Greene, (1874-1955) m. Charlotte T Ross, (1883-1961), daughter of Jeremiah J Hunt Ross and Sarah Hamilton.


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