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William Willis Greene

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William Willis Greene

Birth
Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Nov 1938 (aged 89)
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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William Willis Greene was called grandpa Billy by his grandchildren. He was also called Will Greene. Relatives in NC said he was a very handsome man. Some said that he was in the Civil War but he was too young to join. He was probably in the Home Guard when he got a few years older.

Zachary Taylor was President of the United States (1849-1850) when William Greene was born on January 24, 1849. He lived during the terms of 20 more Presidents; Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Teddy Rosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945).

William (Billy) Greene had lots of land in the Stony Fork area of Deep Gap, North Carolina. He sold land to his children and relatives to build on. These were not just small plots to build a house but many acres in size. He sold 100 acres to my grandfather Harvey Greene on which Harvey build a house, barn, store, saw mill, and a water powered grinding mill.

William (Billy) Greene gave one acre of land on which the the Mt. View Babtist Church was built and another acre on which the church cemetery is located. The church was called Greene's Chappel and later changed to Mountain View Baptist Church which was organized in 1910. The first minutes of the church are dated September 9, 1910 with 30 charter members. He was a Deacon at the church.

William & Nancy Greene were the Great Grandparents of "DOC" WATSON. Their daughter Mary was Dock's Grandmother.
William Willis Greene was called grandpa Billy by his grandchildren. He was also called Will Greene. Relatives in NC said he was a very handsome man. Some said that he was in the Civil War but he was too young to join. He was probably in the Home Guard when he got a few years older.

Zachary Taylor was President of the United States (1849-1850) when William Greene was born on January 24, 1849. He lived during the terms of 20 more Presidents; Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Teddy Rosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945).

William (Billy) Greene had lots of land in the Stony Fork area of Deep Gap, North Carolina. He sold land to his children and relatives to build on. These were not just small plots to build a house but many acres in size. He sold 100 acres to my grandfather Harvey Greene on which Harvey build a house, barn, store, saw mill, and a water powered grinding mill.

William (Billy) Greene gave one acre of land on which the the Mt. View Babtist Church was built and another acre on which the church cemetery is located. The church was called Greene's Chappel and later changed to Mountain View Baptist Church which was organized in 1910. The first minutes of the church are dated September 9, 1910 with 30 charter members. He was a Deacon at the church.

William & Nancy Greene were the Great Grandparents of "DOC" WATSON. Their daughter Mary was Dock's Grandmother.

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Father Bill Greene Born Jan. 24 1849 Death Nov. 13, 1928

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