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Two were f oun \\ 1 • . Green, who died 12 July 1929, was interred in Forest Lawn
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facts An A ra am G reen who was born ln Canada, was s mg le Cemetery in the lot next to Albert Green. Her death record
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and was an e ec .·c·an died in Sagmaw, 4th Aprrl 1910 aged was obtained, and it was learned that she was born 22 Jan
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r::o Also an Abram Green, who was born ln Canada, was 1853 in Germany. Her husband was named as Albert Green,
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marne . " 1e m aginaw and the record stated further that she died at 116 Second St.,
29 1\'o\ 1911, aged 58. Of the two, the latter would appear to Rochester, Mich. She was living with her nephew, John Kem-
fit the facts slightly better in that his name is given as Abrarn ler, at the time of her death. It was found through the public
and he was reported as married. library at Rochester that John Kemler was still living (1962)

Three newspaper items about the dea th and funer al of Abram at the above address in Rochester. A letter written to him
Green were then checked in the Saginaw Daily News. It was brought the reply that all that was known about Albert Green

Iearned that death was due to heart trouble and that he was a was that he had relatives in Hamilton, Ontario. It was also
learned that Christiana 's maiden name was Katz.
gate tender for the l\Iichigan Central Railroad. Rev. Wilbur
For several years while sorne of the above searches were
Nelson of the First Baptist Church officiated at the funeral,
going on, many cens us records had been searched at the Public
and Abram was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Saginaw.
Archives of Canada in Ottawa, particularly of places where it
He left one brother. Albert, of Saginaw.
was reported that Abram 's wife Alice Jane and her parents
An attempt was made to check the Michigan Central Rail road
and relatives had lived. The 1871 census return for Brantford
records for Abram Green, but it was learned that their old
listed an Abraham Green, apparently living alone. He was 20,
personnel records were destroyed by fire in 1948. The probate
a Baptist of Irish origin, born in Ontario, and was a black-
court records were also checked, and it was learned that there
smith. The occupation ties in with the previously mentioned
is no record of a will for Abram. The court ordered that his
statement of Mrs De Land who had heard that he was a black-
belongings be given to one Anna Armstrong.
smith. Also, he was listed as a Baptist, and Abram Green had
Regarding the brother, Albert Green, the Saginaw city dir- been buried by a Baptist minister. The age stated in the census

ectory listed only one Albert Green for the year 1911 the indicates that he was born about 1851 and thus would have been
year of Abram 's death. He was a bridgetender and resid,ed at about 60 if he were the Abram Green who died in Saginaw in
900 Clark Street, Saginaw. The Forest Lawn Cemetery records 1911. This of course is close enough to the age of 58 stated

were checked and the only Albert Green on record was an Al- for Abram Green in the death record. The same census. ~e­
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bert.~reen who was buried 8th July 1917 aged 75. His death turn also lists an Albert Green, aged 27. of English ongm,
certlf1cate was obta· d f . . '
. me rom whlCh tt was learned that he died born in Ontario who was a Baptist. The age indica~es tha~ he
alt the Pontiac State Hospital, 5 July 1917 aged 75 The record was born about 1844 which is close to the aforementwned birtlfl
a so stated that he was b ' · . . Perhaps the matter o
his fath r' orn 2 5 April 1842 in Canada and that date of Albert Green as bemg m 1842 ·
e s name was Bremen G Th • · the census record.
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Pital death d reen. e Pontiac State Hos- his being of English origin wa.s an er:~~ 1 to Abraham ;.~.s being
recor was als 0 h k
name of Albert's .f c ec ed, and this stated that the or perhaps an error ocurred m refer g
Wl e was Ch · t·
ing at that time N ns tana Green who was still liv- of Irish origin. . l\Iïlicent Crum of
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that he was als~ s:;,~~:~e: death ~nd funeral notices indicated Th~n good news came tmr of Alice 1\Iillicent Crum who was
Blumfield and Mrs Al' Y two. ststers inCanada, Mrs Polly Harnsburg, Pa., daugh e Green. Her papers indicated
. . te Mathias alth h .
res1dence were not f • oug thetr places of the youngest daughter of Abram f d Br-mt Co Ontario.
It was lat f more ully identified. that George A. Gre~n was of Brant or , ' · ·
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er ound from cemetery records that Christiana when he married Ahce Jane Bea ~ ·