Moses claimed to be one of the first white children born in Gibon/Mishicot and he probably was. Agnes Cayo Greenwood also claimed she was. other people have claimed Moses's birth date as 1852 but the 1860 census says he was 5 yeas old.
MOSES GREENWOOD
Moses Greenwood Dies at Manitowoc Thursday Evening.
Moses Greenwood, 92, one of the earliest white children born in
Manitowoc County died Thursday night at Holy Family Hospital here.
He had observed his 92nd birthday last month at his small cottage
at King’s Bridge. He was born in the town of Mishicot in 1852, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenwood. When a boy, he went to a lumber
camp near Laona and was employed there until he suffered the loss of
an arm in an industrial accident. Despite this handicap, he returned
to this county to engage in farming.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma McCarthy, Kenosha, Mrs. Mary
Schroeder, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Roy Walters, Wisconsin Rapids; a sister,
Mrs. Sophie Wollier, Green Bay; two brothers, Edward, Algoma, and Henry,
Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, nee
Rose Becker, preceded him in death seven years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Wattawa,
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 10:30 a.m. from the
Holy Cross Church, Mishicot. Interment will be in Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 15, 1944
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Moses Thought He Might Be 100, Grave Marker Shows 92. (Photo)
Moses Greenwood, who has struggled through a long life on the farm
even though handicapped with the loss of his right arm in a logging
accident when he was a boy of nine, today observed his birthday at
his small cottage north of King’s Bridge.
Moses, who admitted that his memory on when he was born is a bit hazy,
opined he “might be about 100 years old.” He added, however, that he
had purchased a tombstone for his grave marker in Manitowoc many years
ago and this might tell better. It did. The date of his birth on the
red granite marker was 1852. That makes Mr. Greenwood 92 years old
today.
His father Henry came to Wisconsin from Canada, settling at Two Rivers
to engage in fishing. There were ten boys and two girls in the family
so Moses early decided to seek employment in other parts. When a boy of
nine years, he went into the lumber camps of Laona as a timekeeper and
in an accident there, lost his arm. But this did not discourage him and
he came back to Manitowoc County to engage in farming.
Greenwood recalled many of the privations and hardships in the county in
the early days. He often walked to Manitowoc to get groceries for the
family. Even with his advancing years, he is able to do small tasks about
the small farm.
His wife died several years ago and his housekeeper is Mrs. Frank Worth
who has four sons in the armed services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 4, 1944
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MOSES GREENWOOD
Moses Greenwood Dies at Manitowoc Thursday Evening.
Moses Greenwood, 92, one of the earliest white children born in
Manitowoc County died Thursday night at Holy Family Hospital here.
He had observed his 92nd birthday last month at his small cottage
at King’s Bridge. He was born in the town of Mishicot in 1852, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenwood. When a boy, he went to a lumber
camp near Laona and was employed there until he suffered the loss of
an arm in an industrial accident. Despite this handicap, he returned
to this county to engage in farming.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma McCarthy, Kenosha, Mrs. Mary
Schroeder, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Roy Walters, Wisconsin Rapids; a sister,
Mrs. Sophie Wollier, Green Bay; two brothers, Edward, Algoma, and Henry,
Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, nee
Rose Becker, preceded him in death seven years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Wattawa,
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 10:30 a.m. from the
Holy Cross Church, Mishicot. Interment will be in Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 15, 1944
********
Moses Thought He Might Be 100, Grave Marker Shows 92. (Photo)
Moses Greenwood, who has struggled through a long life on the farm
even though handicapped with the loss of his right arm in a logging
accident when he was a boy of nine, today observed his birthday at
his small cottage north of King’s Bridge.
Moses, who admitted that his memory on when he was born is a bit hazy,
opined he “might be about 100 years old.” He added, however, that he
had purchased a tombstone for his grave marker in Manitowoc many years
ago and this might tell better. It did. The date of his birth on the
red granite marker was 1852. That makes Mr. Greenwood 92 years old
today.
His father Henry came to Wisconsin from Canada, settling at Two Rivers
to engage in fishing. There were ten boys and two girls in the family
so Moses early decided to seek employment in other parts. When a boy of
nine years, he went into the lumber camps of Laona as a timekeeper and
in an accident there, lost his arm. But this did not discourage him and
he came back to Manitowoc County to engage in farming.
Greenwood recalled many of the privations and hardships in the county in
the early days. He often walked to Manitowoc to get groceries for the
family. Even with his advancing years, he is able to do small tasks about
the small farm.
His wife died several years ago and his housekeeper is Mrs. Frank Worth
who has four sons in the armed services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 4, 1944
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Moses claimed to be one of the first white children born in Gibon/Mishicot and he probably was. Agnes Cayo Greenwood also claimed she was. other people have claimed Moses's birth date as 1852 but the 1860 census says he was 5 yeas old.
MOSES GREENWOOD
Moses Greenwood Dies at Manitowoc Thursday Evening.
Moses Greenwood, 92, one of the earliest white children born in
Manitowoc County died Thursday night at Holy Family Hospital here.
He had observed his 92nd birthday last month at his small cottage
at King’s Bridge. He was born in the town of Mishicot in 1852, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenwood. When a boy, he went to a lumber
camp near Laona and was employed there until he suffered the loss of
an arm in an industrial accident. Despite this handicap, he returned
to this county to engage in farming.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma McCarthy, Kenosha, Mrs. Mary
Schroeder, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Roy Walters, Wisconsin Rapids; a sister,
Mrs. Sophie Wollier, Green Bay; two brothers, Edward, Algoma, and Henry,
Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, nee
Rose Becker, preceded him in death seven years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Wattawa,
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 10:30 a.m. from the
Holy Cross Church, Mishicot. Interment will be in Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 15, 1944
********
Moses Thought He Might Be 100, Grave Marker Shows 92. (Photo)
Moses Greenwood, who has struggled through a long life on the farm
even though handicapped with the loss of his right arm in a logging
accident when he was a boy of nine, today observed his birthday at
his small cottage north of King’s Bridge.
Moses, who admitted that his memory on when he was born is a bit hazy,
opined he “might be about 100 years old.” He added, however, that he
had purchased a tombstone for his grave marker in Manitowoc many years
ago and this might tell better. It did. The date of his birth on the
red granite marker was 1852. That makes Mr. Greenwood 92 years old
today.
His father Henry came to Wisconsin from Canada, settling at Two Rivers
to engage in fishing. There were ten boys and two girls in the family
so Moses early decided to seek employment in other parts. When a boy of
nine years, he went into the lumber camps of Laona as a timekeeper and
in an accident there, lost his arm. But this did not discourage him and
he came back to Manitowoc County to engage in farming.
Greenwood recalled many of the privations and hardships in the county in
the early days. He often walked to Manitowoc to get groceries for the
family. Even with his advancing years, he is able to do small tasks about
the small farm.
His wife died several years ago and his housekeeper is Mrs. Frank Worth
who has four sons in the armed services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 4, 1944
-------------------------
MOSES GREENWOOD
Moses Greenwood Dies at Manitowoc Thursday Evening.
Moses Greenwood, 92, one of the earliest white children born in
Manitowoc County died Thursday night at Holy Family Hospital here.
He had observed his 92nd birthday last month at his small cottage
at King’s Bridge. He was born in the town of Mishicot in 1852, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenwood. When a boy, he went to a lumber
camp near Laona and was employed there until he suffered the loss of
an arm in an industrial accident. Despite this handicap, he returned
to this county to engage in farming.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma McCarthy, Kenosha, Mrs. Mary
Schroeder, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Roy Walters, Wisconsin Rapids; a sister,
Mrs. Sophie Wollier, Green Bay; two brothers, Edward, Algoma, and Henry,
Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, nee
Rose Becker, preceded him in death seven years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Wattawa,
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 10:30 a.m. from the
Holy Cross Church, Mishicot. Interment will be in Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 15, 1944
********
Moses Thought He Might Be 100, Grave Marker Shows 92. (Photo)
Moses Greenwood, who has struggled through a long life on the farm
even though handicapped with the loss of his right arm in a logging
accident when he was a boy of nine, today observed his birthday at
his small cottage north of King’s Bridge.
Moses, who admitted that his memory on when he was born is a bit hazy,
opined he “might be about 100 years old.” He added, however, that he
had purchased a tombstone for his grave marker in Manitowoc many years
ago and this might tell better. It did. The date of his birth on the
red granite marker was 1852. That makes Mr. Greenwood 92 years old
today.
His father Henry came to Wisconsin from Canada, settling at Two Rivers
to engage in fishing. There were ten boys and two girls in the family
so Moses early decided to seek employment in other parts. When a boy of
nine years, he went into the lumber camps of Laona as a timekeeper and
in an accident there, lost his arm. But this did not discourage him and
he came back to Manitowoc County to engage in farming.
Greenwood recalled many of the privations and hardships in the county in
the early days. He often walked to Manitowoc to get groceries for the
family. Even with his advancing years, he is able to do small tasks about
the small farm.
His wife died several years ago and his housekeeper is Mrs. Frank Worth
who has four sons in the armed services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 4, 1944
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