1890 Buchanan and Delaware Counties History pgs. 558-560
NEWTON GREEN was born in Ripley county, Ind., March 5,
1835. His father,
Charles S. Green, was a native of Virginia, born September
23,
1813. The
elder Green was reared, however, in Kentucky, whither his parents moved when he
was a child. He married in Kentucky and shortly afterwards moved to
Ripley county, Ind., where he resided for some years. He then returned
to Kentucky and moved thence, in 1843, to Ogle
county, Ill., and three years later to Delaware county, Iowa. He settled in Union township, Delaware county,
purchasing a farm in that
township,
which is still in the family. He died at his home in Union township, August
12, 1883.
In early life he followed the trade of a saddle-maker, later he was engaged in farming.
He was fairly successful, always lived well and enjoyed the esteem and
confidence of all who knew him. He held a number of local offices and was at an
early day prominently connected with the growth and development of the local
interests of the community where he lived. He took but little interest in
politics, but was when a young man an ardent whig and in his later years a zealous republican. He
was a life-long member of the church, belonging first to the Church of the
Disciples and afterwards to the Baptists. He was a son of Enoch Green and a
descendant of old Virginia ancestry.
The mother
of our subject bore the maiden name of Jane Hinton. She was born in Henry county, Ky., May 11,
1813, and
was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Hinton, who were natives of Virginia and comparatively early settlers of
Kentucky. The mother is still living, being
now, as the dates will show, well advanced in years.
Charles S.
and Jane (Hinton) Green had eight children, of whom the subject of this notice
is the eldest. Their next, a daughter, Mary J., is now the wife of John G.
Hatcher, and resides at Grand Island, Nebr. John is a farmer, residing in
Madison county, Nebr. Samuel is a farmer and resides in Howard county, Nebr.
William is a farmer and resides in an adjacent county, Nebr. Sylvester was a
farmer and formerly resided in Boone county, Nebr., being now deceased. Elnin is a farmer and also resides in Boone county, Nebr. And Sarah A. is the wife of George
A. Wilson and resides in Hopkinton, Delaware county,
this state.
Newton
Green was reared in Ripley county, Ind., to the age of nine. A year or two
was then spent in Kentucky and Illinois, and in 1846 he
came to Iowa with his parents. His youth therefore was passed in this county
and he has been a resident of the county now for nearly forty-five years, being
in fact one of the oldest citizens in point of residence in the county. When a
young man Mr. Green learned the carpenter's trade and followed it for a number
of years. November 18, 1855, he married and, settling down to the serious
duties of married life, continued in vigorous pursuit of his trade until 1864,
when he was called from the pursuit of his private interests to the service of
his country. The great Civil war was then raging and Mr. Green,
responding to the appeals then being made to the patriotism of the country,
enlisted in defense of the Union, entering on February 26th as a private in Company K,
Twenty-first Iowa volunteer infantry. He went immediately to
the front with his regiment and shared its fortunes from that time till the surrender,
serving through Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Alabama, taking part in all the campaigns
in which his regiment was engaged. He was mustered out at Houston, Tex., August
16, 1865,
and received his final discharge at Davenport, Iowa, a few days
later. During his term of service he was confined in the hospital at New Orleans with the lung fever, but was
never captured or wounded, and never failed to do a soldier's duty when in
condition to do it. And here it may be mentioned that Mr. Green's
family furnished three soldiers besides himself for the defense of the Union, his brothers John and William also serving in Company K, Twenty-first
Iowa, and his brother Samuel in Company K, Twelfth
Iowa.
In April, 1868, Mr. Green purchased the place
where he now lives, in section 24, Hazel Green township, moving onto it at that time, and began the life of a farmer. He
began on limited means, but by persevering industry and economical management,
he has succeeded better than the average farmer who begins with nothing, having
now one of the best improved places and most pleasant homes in his township.
This represents the fruits of his own toil, and he may survey his work with
just pride and satisfaction. Mr. Green has held almost all the offices in his
township and has taken an active interest in everything pertaining to the
welfare of the community in which he resides. In matters of education he has
been particularly active and has forwarded the school interest of his locality whenever
and wherever an opportunity has offered itself.
The lady whom Mr. Green took to share his fortunes, now thirty-five
years ago, still stands by his side, having borne him a faithful companionship
all these years. At the time of her marriage she was a resident of Delaware county and
bore the maiden name of America Smith. She was born in Hancock county, Ky., August 13,
1835, and
is a daughter of David and Candace (Mahuron) Smith,
the former of whom was a native of Virginia, and the latter a native of Kentucky. The parents were married in Kentucky and afterwards moved to Illinois, stopping first in Clinton county,
and going thence to Washington county, and coming finally, in
1847, to Iowa, settling in Louisa county, moving two years later to Delaware county. The father died in Delaware county in
1866, aged sixty-six; the mother died in this county in 1890, aged eighty-one.
Mrs. Green was one of twelve children, being fourth in the order of birth.
Four
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Green-Mary E., now the wife of George
W. Barnes, of White county, Ill.; Eva E., wife of Franklin P. Hill, of Delaware
county. She has one child, Bessie E. Mr. and Mrs. Green's two younger children,
both sons, Newton A., and Charles E., are still at home with their parents.
Mr. Green
and his excellent wife have been members of the Free-Will Baptist church for
many years and have taken great interest in all church work. They have
given to their children good educational training and have also brought them up
in a knowledge of those great truths taught by Him who
spake as never man spake.
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