Additional Michigan Land records
and miscellanous notes

(Ephraim GREEN and associated families)



1855
Courtland, Kent, Michigan
Landowner:

GREEN - section 8
(lower east quadrant)

1863
Courtland, Kent, Michigan
Landowner:

E. GREEN - section 8
(middle west quadrant)
beside L. FULLER
this lot owned in 1855 by J. FULLER

FULLER - see SMITH notes

[no earlier land entries, nor later land entries for this property - compare to :

About 1863 Ephraim G. GREEN sold out his partnership in his business, Green,  Luce & Loam?,  near Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan and bought land in the Cumberland mountains of Tennessee, and he died before 1900]

[NOTE: by 1850 there is an Edward GREEN, born 1815, NY enumerated in Courtland]
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1858

land issued in Ionia county and located in Oceana (Ottawa) county

Note: the following entries are for Ephraim GREEN, with no middle initail G, however, since Ephraim GREEN, Sr. died in 1857, this would indicate an Ephraim GREEN, Jr., (the fifth and last son of Ephraim Sr.)  was purchasing this property- see lineage & family notes below.

Michigan Land Records
for Ephraim Green

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1863
Ferry, Oceana, Michigan

Liber 1 p.53 #4 April 27, 1878 Ferry, Oceana County, Michigan
Smith, Harriet A. 64 years of age, married, born in New York, Weaver, died from unknown cause, parents: Ephraim Green born in New York. *(Harriet Abigail Greene known as Abby was married to Timothy Smith born 1810 in New York. They came to Oceana County in 1863 with their children along with Erastus Smith [?son of Timothy]  and his family and settled in Ferry Township.)

[note: Timothy SMITH, born 1811,  in NY remarried after Harriet Abigail died, at Hart, Oceana, MI to Jane A. GREEN, she aged 41 and born in Canada.]

Timothy and Harriet Abigail (GREEN) SMITH lived:
1850 @ Milo, Yates, NY and Camden, Oneida, NY [double entry]
1860 @ Benton, Yates, NY [*grocer by trade]
1870 @ Ferry, Oceana, MI
1880 @ Ferry, Oceana, MI
1900 @ Ferry, Oceana, MI


Lineage of Harriet Abigail SMITH

Ephraim GREEN
born 1773, Rhode Island or Masschusetts
died 1857, Otto, Cattaraugus, NY
1816 voted Overseer of the Poor in Ontaioo, NY and
1816 voted along with Luman HARRISON Commisioners of  Highways
Early merchants of Ontario, NY DELANO & GREEN

married Sarah CLAGHORN
by whom he had nine children
five sons and four daughters
Orson was the fourth son and sixth child born.

Known children:

1. Nelson GREEN, b. 1803 md. Melissa WEST**
2.  James C. GREEN, b. 1807 md. Maria McMASTERS
3.  Almon GREEN, b. 1810 md. Sarah A. unknown
4. Orson GREEN, b. 1814  m1. Elizabeth DOUGLAS, m2. Clemenza DOUGLAS***
5. fifth son GREEN**** b. after 1814
6.  Harriet Abigail GREEN, b. 1813/14 m. Timothy SMITH*****
7. daughter  two GREEN
8. daughter three GREEN
9. daughter 4 GREEN


[**see John & Alonzo GREEN 1850 living with Edward WEST at Niagara, NY]
[***Clemenza DOUGLAS sister of first wife Elizabeth]
[****?Ephraim GREEN, born 1825??]
[****Timothy SMITH - see census notes]




Census extractions :

Nelson & Malissa GREEN at Rollin, Lewanee, MI 1850
@ Claybanks, Oceana, MI in 1860
[children: Sarah W., Althea, Mary Jane, William K, Alzora, Nelson Alonzo, James I., Elias Zorester, Melissa A. , Betsey A. , Mary A.]

James C. & Maria GREEN at Otto, Cattaraugus, NY 1850 & 1860 & 1870
[children: James Henry, Ephraim, Ira V., Sarah M. , Jane, Althea S., Sam]

Almon & Sarah GREEN at Macedon, Wayne, NY 1850 & 1860 & 1870
[children: Almon C., Percy A.]

Orson/Orrin GREEN at Rollin, Lewanee, MI 1850m 1860 & 1870
[children: Ephraim C., Sarah M., Elizabeth





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