Alvina Green Anderson (1842-1902)

GREEN, ANDERSON

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/6/2010 at 05:56:02

Jackson Sentinel, October 9, 1902

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Alvina Green was born in Franklin County, Ohio, October 16, 1842 and died in a hospital in Chicago, whither she had gone September 9, for a surgical operation on October 2, 1902, aged 59 years, 11 months and 16 days. She came to Iowa in the fall of 1848 with her parents, Elijah and Diana Green, who located near Iron Hill, where she grew to womanhood. In the spring of 1872 she was married to M. A. Anderson in Burlington, Iowa. They resided sometime in Burlington then lived a while in Phillips County, Kansa, also in Jones County and finally located in Maquoketa in 1887 and resided in their home in the Third Ward until their decease, the husband dying December 29, 1895 and the widow as above stated. There survive to mourn the loss of an affectionate sister, five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held at her late home on Sunday, October 5, at 1 p.m. and burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rev. D. F. Boomershine, officiating.