The following obituary was contributed by Donna Jones (thanks!) from the Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, NJ, Sat., 7 Jan. 1922:
Funeral Rites for Mrs Marion Green
Lawrenceville, NJ - Jan 07 - The funeral of Mrs Marion L Green, widow of John V Green was held this morning from her late residence, the Potts Homestead. Interment was in Ewing Cemetery.
Mrs. Green was born in the same house in which she died. She was the daughter of George Sherman and Mary Burdsall Potts. The former was a direct descendant of Mahlon Stacy, who with William Trent founded the city of Trenton. Her great grandfather, Stacy Potts, was Mayor of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. The deceased outlived her husband by only four months.
Mrs. Green is survived by five children: James B Green who is production manager of the Reliable Implement Company of Portsmouth Ohio; Mrs Clifford J Duncan of this place; W Russell Green advertising manager and attorney for the Hires Root Beer Company of Philadelphia; Mrs Eugene S Lanning of Philadelphia, and M DeWitt Green, who farms the Potts homestead and who is a prominent leader in agricultural movements. A sister, Mrs Jacob S Perry of Chalfonte, PA also survives. The deceased was a member of the Ewing Presbyterian Church.
The following obituary was contributed by Donna Jones (thanks!) from the Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, NJ, Sat., 7 Jan. 1922:
Funeral Rites for Mrs Marion Green
Lawrenceville, NJ - Jan 07 - The funeral of Mrs Marion L Green, widow of John V Green was held this morning from her late residence, the Potts Homestead. Interment was in Ewing Cemetery.
Mrs. Green was born in the same house in which she died. She was the daughter of George Sherman and Mary Burdsall Potts. The former was a direct descendant of Mahlon Stacy, who with William Trent founded the city of Trenton. Her great grandfather, Stacy Potts, was Mayor of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. The deceased outlived her husband by only four months.
Mrs. Green is survived by five children: James B Green who is production manager of the Reliable Implement Company of Portsmouth Ohio; Mrs Clifford J Duncan of this place; W Russell Green advertising manager and attorney for the Hires Root Beer Company of Philadelphia; Mrs Eugene S Lanning of Philadelphia, and M DeWitt Green, who farms the Potts homestead and who is a prominent leader in agricultural movements. A sister, Mrs Jacob S Perry of Chalfonte, PA also survives. The deceased was a member of the Ewing Presbyterian Church.
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