Hi Tom, Saw your reply to Jann regarding "Jeremiah Green" family; hair color; and Green-Jones feud. If the family hair color is a sweeping generalization, then the "Jeremiah Green" family would fall into the "Black Green's" category. If I recall my ancestors in TN right, there was more of a mixture than one predominant color (black; brown; blond). I do not recall any red hair other than a cousin who was a "flame-haired" beauty that I totally infatuated with. As to the feud, this same "Jeremiah Green's" descendants were the guilty party along with the "Jone's". I believe I posted the following before on the "Green-Jones" feud. THE GREENE-JONES WAR - 1888 (Originally transcribed from newspaper files by the late Alton Greene, Sanger, TX) Collected and recopied from William P. Grohse files by Margaret Long Mabrey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rogersville Herald, Apr 21, 1888 The Greenes and Jones of Hancock co got into another racket on last Sunday. It appears that while Richard, Lincoln and Tom Greene were out looking over their fields they were fired on by and ambush party, supposed to be members of the Asa Jones family, one of whom Richard killed a few months since. Tom Greene was badly wounded in one of his arms while his brothers received no further injury than to have their clothes torn by some of the bullets. ibid, May 5, 1888... Lee Valley (Apr 30) The Jones and Greenes trouble seems to have quelled for the present, as I do not hear any fresh outburst from either party. Thos Greene is convalescent with his arm but the Physicians do not think it will have to be amputated. ibid, June 9, 1888... "News from the start of the war" (Mooresburg 6/6) Lewis Moore, one of the Hancock co Warriors, passed through this place on Monday of this week; he was at Etter Brothers and bought some oysters and ate them at the store, and while there, gave an account of the killing of Devault in Hancock co last week. He says Devault acted traitor with Jones and his friends and that was the cause of him being killed. Dr Yoe of this place went over the mountain to Hancock co, to amputate and arm for one of the Greenes who had his arm badly broken by some of the warriors over there, and on the way back found a man by the roadside, dead. Dr Yoe stopped at Joshua Davis' and informed him of the fact and Mr Davis, being a Magistrate, summoned Dr. Yoe and a jury and held a post mortem examination over the dead body. Dr Yoe has abandoned his practice in Hancock for the present. (* Joshua Davis married Nellie Brewer, dau of Isham, son of Joab, Jr. by W.P. Grohse) ibid, News from Camilla, June 9, 1888 On the 2nd inst. the Jones party, nine or ten in number, surrounded Mr Hamp Greene's house. About the dawn of day the Greenes discovered the Jones party and sending their wives and children out, both parties began firing at about the same time.... supposed to have been about 300 shots shots fired in succession on both sides, several shot through the clothes but none seriously wounded but one little boy that had crawled under the bed for protection, got shot through just above the hips and died last Tuesday. The Sheriff of Hancock co., Geo. Wilburn and James Brooks and others, thirty-six in number came to arrest the Jones crowd, but all had absconded but one, H. F. Ferrell; they took him to Sneedville jail to lay over until court. Think is we had more such men as Sheriff Drinnon, Brooks, and Wilburn, we would have better times, which if ever needed, it is now. ibid, June 16, 1888... The fuss between the Greenes and Jones is abating some. I have been informed that they stacked their arms. The Greene side went and gave up their arms last Monday and on Tuesday following, a posse of about 60 men started in search of the other side. News came they had found one and arrested one. No other later reliable news at present, but it is thought that the Jones will relent and let civil law decide the trouble between them. The writers opinion opinion is that both sides will finally submit to whatever is right and live under the reign of the civil law instead of the hail of bullets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Seal, reporter. THE GREENE-JONES WAR - 1889/1890 (Originally transcribed from newspaper files by the late Alton Greene, Sanger, TX) Collected and recopied from William P. Grohse files by Margaret Long Mabrey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rogersville Herald, November 6, 1889 MURDER IN HANCOCK COUNTY Hamp Greene kills his nephew, James Greene - Another chapter in the Jones- Greene war. News reaches us of another murder in our neighbor county - Hancock, which occurred in Livesay's store at Luther P.O. Wednesday morning Oct 30. It appears that Hamp Greene belongs to the Greenes and James Greene to the Jones faction, which is not having war with each other for some time and that Hamp now had two sons in the penitentiary for killing a brother of James Greene in one of their battles, and that he was circulating a petition to the Governor asking for the pardon of his sons, and upon meeting James Greene on Wed. morning at the above named place, asked him to sign the petition, and upon his refusal to do so some hot words passed between them, and it is said Hamp Greene drew a weight upon James and threatened to strike him with it, when James drew his ever ready Smith and Wesson and began to fire upon him, and after several shots had been fired without effect, Hamp dropped the weight and raised his Winchester rifle and shot James squarely in the forehead, killing him instantly. then walked leisurely to his home without any attempt being made to arrest him, and we understand is still at large. This unhappy continuation of the Jones-Greene feud is greatly to be regretted, as it will keep up the bad name of Hancock co. abroad and seriously injure its future prosperity. ibid, May 21, 1890..... Ace Jones Surrenders Ace Jones, the leader on the Jones side, in the late Jones-Greene war in Hancock co, after scouting and evading the officers of the law for over 12 months, gave himself up last Thursday, to Deputy Sheriff Henry Davis, of the 13th District of this county, and expressed himself ready for trial upon the charge of killing Thomas J Berry of this county (Hawkins) which was preferred grabbed him, and conveyed him a prisoner to the Hancock County jail, to await trial upon charges preferred upon him there. NOTE: The killing of Berry, referred to above, took place in his meat house when he was shot by someone hidden inside. He had gone out there with his son- in-law to set his milk higher, as flood conditions had caused his milk to be ruined. ibid, Sept 24, 1890 The noted Asa Jones murder trial, after a continuance of five days, came to an end Tuesday, with the verdict of acquittal by the jury. Some of the ablest speeches listened to in the court house for several years, were made on both sides. Asa Jones will be taken back to Hancock Co, TN where he stands charged with implicity in the Jones-Greene trouble, but as we understand a compromise has been affected in these cases, he will be permitted to give bond, and thus be a free man once more. (This was the trial for the Berry murder.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Seal, reporter. RGreene431@aol.com