Colin Greenlees (1846 - 1902)

Born 23 Jul 1846 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 2 Oct 1902 at age 56 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Colin was born in 1846. He is the son of Archibald Greenlees and Margaret McGeachy. ^[1]

The family immigrated to Ohio in 1851. ^[2][3]

He married Mary Wheeler in 1873. ^[4]

They lived in Cincinnati where he was a bookkeeper. ^[5]

Colin died Oct 9 1902.

He was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8B-8LR : 11 February 2020), Colin Greenlees, 1846.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27PT-1MV : 18 November 2020), Colin Greenley, 1851; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,461.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2Y-MDP : 11 November 2020), Collins Greenlees in entry for Archd Greenlees, 1860.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z89N-FK3Z : 12 May 2020), Colin T. Greenlus and Mary J. Wheeler, 1873
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8W-GTV : accessed 12 December 2020), Colon Greenlees, Precinct H Cincinnati City Ward 2, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 7B, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,274.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78942231/colin-t-greenless: accessed 19 February 2023), memorial page for Colin T Greenless (23 Jun 1846–9 Oct 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #78942231, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Tom Perdiew (contributor 47158054). Gravestone picture