Alexander Green

GREEN, MCKINNEY, SMITH, MCCRAKEN, BROWNING, HALL

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Date: 12/28/2018 at 05:19:36

Wapello Republican, August 29, 1935, page 7

Alexander Green, 85, resident of Louisa county for a half century, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday in his home in Columbus City after a long illness. He was born June 6, 1850, in Blunt county, Tenn., and was married there to Miss Elizabeth Green.

They moved to a farm near Columbus Junction fifty years ago and resided there a number of years but of late Mr. Green had been caretaker of the Columbus City cemetery.

His wife preceded him in death several years ago. The surviving family includes three daughters: Mrs. Anna McKinney, Wapello; Mrs. Florence Smith and Mrs. Jessie Smith, Columbus Junction; four sons, Ray, Columbus Junction; and Ira, Ralph and Paul, Columbus City; four brothers, b, Columbus City; Robert, Muscatine; Ebenezer, Mexico, Mo.; and Charles, Washington College, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Mollie McCraken, Washington College, Tenn., Mrs. Daniel Browning, Columbus Junction and Mrs. Jacob Hall, Winfield; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Thursday in the family home and burial will be in the Columbus City cemetery.