Carl (Charles) Jurgen Green (1834-1925)
Sources: Council Bluffs Nonpareil, The Familie Green of Slesvig (photo) and Joyce (Hansen) George
Charles Green, In S. W. Iowa 72 Years, Dies At His Home
Passes Away, Age 91, After Illness Of But Day And A Half
Settled In Mills County
Coming to This County Half a Century Ago - The Funeral
Services Will Be Held at Plumer Church Thursday
One of southwestern Iowa's oldest pioneers passed on, when Charles Green, 91 year-old citizen of Mills and Pottawattamie counties died yesterday at his home in Lewis township, after an illness of a day and a half.
Death was due to paralysis.
He had lived in southwestern Iowa for seventy-two years and built some of the first houses in the section. He saw, in his younger days, deer and buffalo, and in his later days, speeding trains and the radio.
His was the typical life of the adventurous spirits who carved counties and townships out of virgin prairie lands.
When a boy of 19 he came from Schleswig, Germany, to America, crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel which was nearly wrecked in a storm on the seas. The ship leaked water for days and passengers as well as the crew took turns in pumping water out of the hold. For six weeks the disabled vessel was buffeted in the seas before reaching port.
He and a companion journied to Davenport and it was from this place that Green obtained an ox cart and traveled on out to the little settlement of St. Mary's in Mills county. There he met the girl who was to become his wife, Julia Anna Elizabeth Bauer, who is still living. Her mother was Caroline Plumer Bauer, a granddaughter of John Plumer.
Built Early Homes
He took up his trade as carpenter in the little settlement, building houses for the pioneers who were making homes in the wilderness. Later he purchased farms in Mills county and near Mineola in Pottawattamie county. Still later he bought land in Lewis township, this county.
Immediately after his marriage with Miss Plumer, he began farming in Mills county on a tract of eight acres which he had pre-empted. He remained there for seven years, when he sold out and purchased 140 acres of improved land, where they resided until 1875.
In that year Mr. and Mrs. Green moved to Pottawattamie county where he had purchased a farm of 280 acres, the most of which was prairie land. There was a small frame house on the place, where they lived until 1876, when he erected a frame residence. He also erected barns for stock and grain and planted groves and orchards. In the civil war he served in Company C, Thirtieth Iowa infantry, serving nine months.
Mr. Green is survived by his widow (Julia), three sons, John A. of Lincoln, Neb.; Henry of Dumfries and Chris of Lewis township, and three daughters, Mrs. Mary Grant (Brandt) of Alamo, Tex.; Mrs Martha Spetman of Dumfries, and Mrs. Ella Plumer of Dumfries, and one sister, Mrs. Nicholas Kirsch of Mineola. Thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren also survive him.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at the Lutheran church in Plumer settlement, Rev. Huff of Treynor presiding. A short service will be held at the home preceding the church service. Burial will be in the Plumer cemetery
Friends may view the body at Cutler's funeral home until Thursday morning.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, July 14, 1925 (Note: Mary "Grant should read "Brandt".)
The funeral of Charles Green, pioneer resident of this county, was held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence in Lewis township and at 11 o'clock at the Lutheran church in Plumer settlement, Rev. Hoff of Treynor officiating. Flower bearers were Ruth and Marie Green, Gertrude and Martha Plumer, Katherine and Gertrude Spetman and Wallace and Grover Green, grandchildren. Pallbearers were John, Henry and Chris Green, sons, and J. B. Brandt, Carl Spetman and Henry Plumer, sons-in-law. Music was furnished by Mrs. Krumenacher and Mrs. Ward. The attendance was large, many coming from Pottawattamie, Mills and Harrison counties. Burial was in the Plumer cemetery.
Charles Green
A real pioneer of southwestern Iowa has answered the call of death. Charles Green, 91 year old citizen of Mills and Pottawattamie counties, died Monday at his home in Lewis township, after an illness of a day and a half. Death was due to paralysis.
He had lived in southwestern Iowa for seventy-two years and built some of the first houses in the section. He saw, in his younger days, deer and buffalo, and in his later days, speeding trains and the radio.
His was the typical life of the adventurous spirits who carved counties and townships out of virgin prairie lands.
When a boy of 19 he came from Schleswig, Germany, to America, crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel which was nearly wrecked in a storm on the seas. The ship leaked water for days and passengers as well as the crew took turns in pumping water out of the hold. For six weeks the disabled vessel was buffeted in the seas before reaching port.
He and a companion journeyed to Davenport and it was from this place that Green obtained an ox cart and traveled on out to the little settlement of St. Mary's in Mills county. There he met the girl who was to become his wife, Julia Anna Elizabeth Bauer, who is still living. Her mother was Caroline Plumer Bauer, a granddaughter of John Plumer.
He took up his trade as carpenter in the little settlement, building houses for the pioneers who were making homes in the wilderness. Later he purchased farms in Mills county and near Mineola in Pottawattamie county. Still later he bought land in Lewis township, this county.
Immediately after his marriage with Miss Bauer he began farming in Mills county on a tract of eighty acres which he had pre-empted. He remained there for seven years, when he sold out and purchased 240 acres of improved land, where they resided until 1875.
In that year, Mr. and Mrs. Green moved to Pottawattamie county, where he had purchased a farm of 280 acres, the most of which was prairie land. There was a small frame house on the place, where they lived until 1876, when he erected a frame residence. He also erected barns for stock and grain and planted groves and orchards. In the civil war he served in Company C, Thirtieth Iowa Infantry, serving nine months.
Mr. Green is survived by his widow, three sons, John A. of Lincoln, Neb.; Henry of Dumfries and Chris of Lewis township; and three daughters, Mrs. Mary Brandt of Alamo, Tex., Mrs. Martha Spetman of Dumfries and Mrs. Ella Plumer of Dumfries; and one sister, Mrs. Nicholas Kiersch of Mineola. Thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren also survive him.
Funeral services were held from the home at 10 a. m. today (Thursday) and burial was made in Plumer settlement cemetery near Dumfries. Rev. Hoff of Treynor, conducted the services.