Green, George, 1813-1885

Soldier and surveyor, George Green was born on May 18, 1813 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, to Joshua and Elizabeth Kentle Myer Green. He enlisted in the Texas Army on March 17, 1836 and served in Capt. Jesse Billingsley's Company C at the Battle of San Jacinto. Discharged on June 20, 1836, Green joined Captain William W. Hill's company of Rangers for a three-month enlistment. Green settled in Nashville, Milam County in 1837 and participated in campaigns against the Indians in Central Texas in 1837 and 1841. He became deputy surveyor of Milam County and with George B. Erath, laid out the towns of Cameron and Waco, and surveyed the original Milam Land District and most of Milam, Falls, and McLennan counties. Green married Martha Chance in 1840 with whom he had seven children, moving to Cameron in 1847. After the death of his first wife in 1859, Green married Nancy Hasseltine Anderson in 1861. They had six children. Green was a member of the Texas Veteran Association and a Mason. He died on April 19, 1885.

From the description of George Green papers, 1835-1939, (bulk 1844-1880). (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id: 46780149

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