He was born in about 1827 in Crow Indian territory in what is now Montana. His parents were Caleb Greenwood and Batchika Youngcault, who was 1/2 Crow. He arrived in the area of present day Sonoma County, California in 1845 and was involved in the Bear Flag Revolt in Sonoma on June 15, 1846. He served as a private in Captain John Grigsby's Company E in John Charles Fremont's California Battalion, and was listed on the roles from October 30, 1846 to March 30, 1847. On December 20, 1847, while back in Missouri, he married Sarah Frances "Fannie" Eberman in Atchison County. They had at least one child, but none that survived to adulthood. In 1849 he was involved in the "Incident at Murderer's Bar" with his brothers-in-law Ninian and William "Crockett" Eberman. At this time he lived in the area of Coloma and ran a trading post. The town of Greenwood, El Dorado County was subsequently named for him. On the night of June 23, 1861 he was shot outside of a saloon in Holcomb Valley, San Bernardino County, and he died there on July 15. He was almost certainly buried in the Doble Cemetery, as this was the only cemetery in the area.
He was born in about 1827 in Crow Indian territory in what is now Montana. His parents were Caleb Greenwood and Batchika Youngcault, who was 1/2 Crow. He arrived in the area of present day Sonoma County, California in 1845 and was involved in the Bear Flag Revolt in Sonoma on June 15, 1846. He served as a private in Captain John Grigsby's Company E in John Charles Fremont's California Battalion, and was listed on the roles from October 30, 1846 to March 30, 1847. On December 20, 1847, while back in Missouri, he married Sarah Frances "Fannie" Eberman in Atchison County. They had at least one child, but none that survived to adulthood. In 1849 he was involved in the "Incident at Murderer's Bar" with his brothers-in-law Ninian and William "Crockett" Eberman. At this time he lived in the area of Coloma and ran a trading post. The town of Greenwood, El Dorado County was subsequently named for him. On the night of June 23, 1861 he was shot outside of a saloon in Holcomb Valley, San Bernardino County, and he died there on July 15. He was almost certainly buried in the Doble Cemetery, as this was the only cemetery in the area.
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