ELIAS GREENE, another representative of that family who were among the earliest settlers in Greene county, was born in this county, on the 25th of March, 1831. He is a son of John and Nancy (Mains) Greene, his father a native of Kentucky, his mother of Georgia. A sketch of them will be seen in another part of the history, so that more will not be said of them here. Elias Greene remained on the farm with his parents during their lifetime. In the year 1860, he started out in life for himself, and moved on to 65 acres of land which he had been left heir to. On this he erected a comfortable two story frame residence in which he has since lived. He has been a successful farmer, and has added 200 acres to his original farm, thus giving him a nice farm of 265 acres. On the 1st of April, 1860, he was united in marriage with Olive Enslow, daughter of Abraham and Julia F. Enslow. By this union five children were born, four of whom are now living - Jennie B., Dudley E., foster P. and Julia B. The one deceased was Edward A. Mr. and Mrs. Greene are members of the M. E. church. The improvements on his place, and the pleasant surroundings show him to be a man of thrift and intelligence. Politically he is a democrat.