Sarah Elizabeth (Watts) Greene (1838 - 1916)

Born 30 Jun 1838 in Georgia, United States

Wife of Joseph Whitfield Greene — married 11 Jan 1853 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1916 at age 78 in Hancock, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Karen Herndon [send private message]

Biography

Sarah was born in 1838 in Georgia, possibly to Richard Watts and Martha Unknown/Watts.

• Possible Fact: Residence (1850) Division 66, Oglethorpe, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Richard B Watts	Head	M	34	abt 1816	Georgia	Farmer
Martha Watts	Wife	F	30	abt 20	Georgia
Sarah Watts	Dau	F	12	abt 1838	Georgia
Mary Watts	Dau	F	10	abt 1840	Georgia
William H Watts	Son	M	8	abt 1842	Georgia
Thomas H Watts	Son	M	6	abt 1844	Georgia
Martha A Watts	Dau	F	4	abt 1846	Georgia
Susan Watts	Dau	F	0	abt 1850	Georgia
John S Burton	Unk	M	20	abt 1830	Georgia	Farmer

She married in 1853 in Georgia to Joseph Whitfield Greene, son of Lemuel Daniel Greene Sr and Eliza Palmer Coleman. She was about 14 years old. Together they had 5 children:

1. Joseph Greene
2. Thomas Greene
3. Richard Greene
4. William Greene
5. Ella Greene

• Fact: census (1860) Hancock, Georgia (enumerated with the household of John & Emily McCrary Spence)

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
J W Green	Head	M	31	abt 1829	Georgia	Coach maker
S E Green	Wife	F	21	abt 1839	Georgia
J E Green	Son	M	6	abt 1854	Georgia
T W Green	Son	M	5	abt 1855	Georgia
L R Green	Son	M	3	abt 1857	Georgia
W B Green	Son	M	1	abt 1859	Georgia

• Census record for 1870 not found

• Fact: census (1880) District 101 and 104, Hancock, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Joseph Green	Head	M	52	abt 1828	Georgia	Farmer
Sarah E Green	Wife	F	42	abt 1838	Georgia	Keeping House
Eddie Green	Son	M	26	abt 1854	Georgia	Farm Laborer
Richard L Green	Son	M	22	abt 1858	Georgia	Farm Laborer
Ella C Green	Dau	F	15	abt 1865	Georgia	At School
Julian M Green	Son	M	13	abt 1867	Georgia	At Home

• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 14 Militia Districts 104, 116, Hancock, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Joseph W Greene	Head	M	81	Sep 1828	Georgia	Farmer
Sallie E Greene	Wife	F	61	abt 1838	Georgia
Julian M Greene	Son	M	33	Mar 1867	Georgia	Farmer

• Fact: Residence (1910) Militia District 104, Hancock, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Joseph W Green	Head	M	81	abt 1829	Georgia	Carpenter, Odd jobs
Sara E Green	Wife	F	71	abt 1838	Georgia
Julian M Greene	Son	M	43	abt 1867	Georgia	Farmer

Sarah passed away in 1916, most likely in Hancock County.

The Greene Family Bible states that Joseph Whitfield Greene is buried in the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The location is unknown and there are no grave markers for anyone in the Greene family. There is a section in the cemetery with unmarked graves.

Links

FamilySearch PID: L6VX-FRD
Find A Grave: Memorial #153217822 Headstone Photo: No

Sources

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQ1-6YF : 17 July 2019), Joseph W. Greene and Sarah Watts, 11 Jan 1853; citing Marriage, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 158,729.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM6-Z5N : 13 December 2017), S E Green in entry for J W Green, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GQ-JTG : 22 August 2017), Sarah E Green in entry for Joseph Green, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 215B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0150; FHL microfilm 1,254,150.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3J3-HVT : accessed 21 August 2019), Sallie E Greene in household of Joseph W Greene, Militia Districts 104, 116, Hancock, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,203.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML28-RM8 : accessed 21 August 2019), Sara E Green in household of Joseph W Green, Militia District 104, Hancock, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 7A, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 197; FHL microfilm 1,374,210.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ3G-V9S : 1 August 2019), Sarah Elizabeth Watts in entry for Thomas Whitfield Green, 27 Apr 1929; citing Hancock, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 August 2019), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Watts Greene (30 Jun 1838–4 Nov 1916), Find A Grave Memorial no. 153217822, citing Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Sandy Run, Hancock County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Karen Ivey Herndon (contributor 48395935).

See Also

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/30319674446/facts : accessed 21 August 2019), profile for Sarah Elizabeth WATTS.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 August 2019, 20:11), entry for Sarah Elizabeth Watts(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6VX-FRD); contributed by various users.