Obituary Mrs. Ellen Green   Mrs. Green died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Forrester, near Boz. An early settler, she had been afflicted with paralysis for some time. Her interment took place at 2:30 p.m. today at Bethel Cemetery [September 1902]. Mrs. Green, was 75 years old, a native of Virginia; her maiden name was Carlisle, a very prominent family of the old Dominion State. In early life she moved to Missouri where she later married Ira Green, after whose family Green County, Mo. was named. She and her husband moved to Ellis County in the early 50's settling near Sims Crossing on Chambers Creek. They later moved to a farm in Johnson County where her husband was accidently killed. She continued to live there until she moved to be with her children. She was a grand and noble woman, hospitable, generous, and loved by all who knew her. She leaves several children, Mrs. Ben Forrester; Ira Green, of near Boz; Mrs. Dave Curry, Mrs. Nannin Sims, a son who lives at Porter's Bluff and two sons living at Godley, Johnson County. [Scrapbook of Mrs. Joe Anna Dunaway, granddaughter of Mrs. Green]   Copyright © 1999-2017, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:20:37 MDT