Thomas S. Green1

#376, (circa 1811 - 22 December 1893)
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of William David Lewis
Father*Thomas Green2 (1786 - 1861)
Mother*Mary Chittum2 (1785 - 1846)

Family

Mary Marrs b. 1808, d. 1879
Children 1.Marian A. Green16 (c 1841 - )
 2.Elizabeth Jane Green+17 (1844 - 1922)
 3.Amanda E. Green+18 (1844 - 1918)
 4.Thomas M Green+18 (1850 - 1922)
Need evidence that Thomas S Green is the son of Thomas Green and Mary Chittum.3 
He was a farmer, and later postmaster. 
Birth*circa 1811He was born circa 1811 at VirginiaG.4,5 
Marriage*1840He married Mary Marrs in 1840.2 
2 October 1850He and Mary Marrs appeared on the census of 2 October 1850 at Franklin Co., IllinoisG; (Twp. not stated; sons James and Manuel also appear in the 27 Sep 1850 listing for James and Catherine Bailey, fam. 383; neis. Catherine Duckworth and 8 children, fam. 479.)6
before September 1851He was a Private in Capt. Hampton's Co., 1st Regiment, Illinois Volunteers before September 1851.7 
1 September 1851He received a land grant 160 acres on 1 September 1851 at Twp. 8 S Range 6 E, Saline Co., IllinoisG.8 
15 July 1854Thomas S. Green acquired real estate at Twp. 6 S Range 4 E, Franklin Co., IllinoisG, on 15 July 1854 SE ¼ of SE ¼ of Section 13.9
15 July 1854Thomas S. Green acquired real estate at Twp. 6 S Range 5 E, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG, on 15 July 1854 SW ¼ of NW ¼ of Section 19.10 
27 June 1860He and Mary Marrs appeared on the census of 27 June 1860 at Twp. 6 Range 5 E, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.11
23 June 1870He and Mary Marrs appeared on the census of 23 June 1870 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (nei. Thompson P Lewis, fam. 310.)12
11 June 1880He appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.13
between 9 October 1883 and 3 August 1885He was U.S. Postmaster for Caborn's P.O, later Hickory Branch between 9 October 1883 and 3 August 1885 at Caborn, Posey Co., IndianaG.14 
Death*22 December 1893He died on 22 December 1893 at Decatur, Rockbridge Co., VirginiaG; (poss. but unlikely.)15 
ChartsAncestors of William D. Lewis

Citations

  1. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913).
  2. [S48] Gerald Ray Lewis Family Tree, Gerald Ray Lewis, owner, online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S520] VWH.
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas [S, J or T] (39), farmer, b. VA; Mary (43), b. VA.
  5. [S457] Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, online Ancestry.com, Name: Thos S Greene; Birth: abt 1819; Birth Place: Rockbridge, VA; Death Date: 22 Dec 1893; Death Place: Decatur, Rockbridge, VA; Death Age: 74; Occupation: Farmer; FHL Film Number: 2048583.
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas S (39), farmer, b. VA; Mary (43), b. VA.
  7. [S658] U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx, Green, Thomas S. Shawneetown IL Land Office, cash entry, State Volume Patent, Accession No. IL1930__.299, document no. 19104, BLM ser. no. IL NO S/N. Forty and sixty hundreths acres, SW ¼ of NW ¼ of Section 19 in Tshp. 6 South, Range 5 East, 3rd PM, Hamilton Co., IL.
  8. [S658] U.S. Dep't of the Interior, BLM, GLO Records, online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx, Green, Thomas S., Private, Captain Hampton's company, 1st Regiment, Illinois Volunteers. Military Warrant 23879, issued 1 Sep 1851, citing the 1847 "Act to Raise for a limited time an additional military force...". 160 acres, Saline Co IL, (1) SE ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 2 in Tshp. 8 South, Range 6 East, 3rd PM, (2) E ½ of NW ¼ of Section 11 in Tshp. 8 South, Range 6 East, 3rd PM, (3) SW ¼ of NE ¼ of Section 11 in Tshp. 8 South, Range 6 East, 3rd PM. Source: Military Bounty Land Warrant Vol. 1077, p. 310. This document apparently replaced a document of the same number issued 10 Jan 1851, also for 160 acres in the same township, Military Bounty Land Warrant Vol. 1033, p. 64, noted as cancelled.
  9. [S658] U.S. Dep't of the Interior, BLM, GLO Records, online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx, Green, Thomas S. Shawneetown IL Land Office, State Volume Patent, Accession No. IL1930__.298, document no. 19103, BLM ser. no. IL NO S/N. Forty acres, SE ¼ of SE ¼ of Section 13 in Tshp. 6 South, Range 4 East, 3rd PM, Franklin Co., IL.
  10. [S658] U.S. Dep't of the Interior, BLM, GLO Records, online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx, Green, Thomas S. Shawneetown IL Land Office, cash entry, State Volume Patent, Accession No. IL1930__.299, document no. 19104, BLM ser. no. IL NO S/N. Forty and sixty hundredths acres, SW ¼ of NW ¼ of Section 19 in Tshp. 6 South, Range 5 East, 3rd PM, Hamilton Co., IL.
  11. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas (41), farmer, b. VA, real estate value $1000, personal estate $300; Mary (51), b. VA.
  12. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas S (52), farmer, b. VA; Mary (62), b. VA.
  13. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas S (62), widowed, Postmaster and RR ticket agent, b. and parents b. VA.
  14. [S994] Record of Appointment of Postmasters 1832 - September 30, 1971, online Ancestry.com, Indiana, Lake-Putnam, PoseyCo., p. 358; Caborn's (later Hickory Branch); Thomas S. Green, appt. 9 Oct 1883 succ. Clay Bradley; succ. by Geo. King 3 Aug 1885.
  15. [S2644] Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912, online FamilySearch.org. Rockbridge Co. Register of Deaths 1893, img. 458/635, no. 6. Thos S Green, farmer, marr., d. Decatur 22 Dec 1893, age 74, pneumonia; inf. wife.
  16. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Hh of stepmother Mary and father Thomas Green, Franklin Co. IL Oct 2 1850.
  17. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey Co. (Leffel), p. 339.
  18. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Hh of stepmother Mary and father Thomas Green, Franklin Cty IL Oct 2 1850.