Janet (Ralston) Greenlees (1865 - 1950)

Born 8 Aug 1865 in Argyle, Winnebago County, Illinois

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Greenlees — married 15 Feb 1894 in Winnebago County, Illinois

Died 22 Dec 1950 at age 85 in Rockford, Illinois

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Biography

Janet was born in 1865. She was the daughter of Robert Ralston and Elizabeth Andrew. ^[1]

She married Robert Greenlees in 1894.^[2]

Janet's sister Margaret married Robert's brother, James.

Janet passed away in 1950. ^[3]

Children

1. Esther (Johnson) 1895–1976
2. Gladys (Perkins) 1897–1962
3. Clark Montgomery Greenlee 1899–1976
4. Marjory Greenlee 1902–1903
5. Bernice Marion (Mitchell) 1907–1997
6. Harriet Jeanette (Crull) 1908–2007

Obituary

Mrs. Janet Greenlee, 85, Winnebago, died about 8:15 o'clock Friday night in the Martin Rest home, N. Court St.

A resident of this community all her life, Mrs. Greenlee was born Aug. 8, 1865, in Argyle, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Andrews Ralston.

She was married to Robert Greenlee on Feb. 15, 1894, in Argyle and the couple settled on a farm near Winnebago. Mrs. Greenlee was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Winnebago.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Bernice Mitchell, with whom she lived in Winnebago; Mrs. Esther Johnson, also of Winnebago; Mrs. Gladys Perkins, Fairborne, O.; and Mrs. Harriett Crull, 201 Summit st., Rockford; a son, Clark Greenlee, Winnebago; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. James Greenlee, Rockford.

Arrangements are being completed at the Burpee-Wood funeral home, 420 N. Main St. ^[4]

1940 US Census

Winnebago, Illinois ^[5]

Janet Greenlee

Age: 73

Marital Status: Widowed

Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law

Home in 1940: Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois

• John Mitchell Head 37 Illinois
• Bernice Mitchell Wife 34 Illinois
• Douglas Mitchell Son 6 Illinois
• James Mitchell Son 3 Illinois
• Janet Greenlee Mother-in-law 73 Illinois
• Roy Lee Hired hand 35 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Z-YZH : 12 April 2016), Jennette Ralston in household of Robt Ralston, Illinois, United States; citing p. 32, family 238, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,688.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2L9-NMY : 5 November 2017), Robert Greenlee and Nettie Ralston, 1894; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,113.
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 5397 #03637 Winnebago County, Illinois, Deaths, 1844-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Winnebago County Clerk, comp. Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records. Winnebago, IL: Winnebago County Clerk, 2008.

   Name: Janet Greenlee

   Death Date: 22 Dec 1950

4. ↑ Rockford Morning Star, Saturday, December 23, 1950
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTZ-LD8 : 14 March 2018), Janet Greenlee in household of John Mitchell, Winnebago Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-7, sheet 7A, line 27, family 126, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 915.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #139617562  : accessed 18 July 2018), memorial page for Janet Ralston Greenlee (8 Aug 1865–22 Dec 1950), citing Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dean McMakin (contributor 46804161) .