The Greenfield Argus-- March 29, 1912

Mrs. Jacob Green, one of Greenfield's well known German residents, died at her home in the western part of Greenfield, on Saturday, March 23, 1912, at 2 p. m., after an extended illness, aged seventy years, five months and twenty-four days.

Her maiden name was Christiana Meng, she having been born September 29, 1841, in Kaelberfield, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Germany. In May, 1863, at the request of her brother, Fred Meng, she, in company with her two youngest brothers, George and Charles Meng, left Germany and came to America, arriving at the home of their brother in August of the same year, they having been on board ship fifty-three days in crossing the Atlantic ocean. She kept house for her brother, Fred Meng, who then lived 7 1/2 miles east of Greenfield, near the old Bethel church. In 1866 she was married to Jacob Green. They lived on a farm west of Greenfield until the spring of 1871, when they removed to Greenfield where they have ever since resided. Seven children were born of this union, four boys and three girls, all of whom are living except the youngest daughter, Lizzie, who died at the age of ten years. Mrs. Green is survived by her husband, four sons, John, Charles, Phillip, and Jacob, Jr., all of this city, two daughters, Mrs. Louisa Murray, of this city, and Mrs. Emma Juergens, of St. Louis, four brothers, Fred and Charles Meng, of this city, Christ Meng, of Gardner, Kan., and George Meng, of Paola, Kan., and one sister, Ernstine Hartmann, still back in Germany. Eleven years ago Mrs. Green and two of her brothers, Fred and Christ Meng, journeyed back to the Faderland to vist her sister and other acquaintances of their childhood days.

Mrs. Green was a hard working woman, industrious and economical, and had always enjoyed most vigorous health until she lost her youngest daughter, which seems to have shattered her strong constitution. She had suffered from neuralgia for twenty years and growing worse she was forced to abandon hard work several years ago. A complication of diseases set in, which caused her great suffering during the latter part of her life, but Death came and released her from her bed of pain. The deceased was a member of the Lutheran church in Germany, but never united with any church in this country.

Funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church by Rev. N. V. Andrews on Monday, March 25, at 2 p. m. the interment was in the North cemetery.