Message text written by INTERNET:WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com >Would anyone know if there is a connection to Luther Green b.Jul 1884 and Allie Matthews? Also could Lewis Miles Green and Mary Dodrill be the parents of Luther Green? I have a Luther Green with following children, not certain who their mother was: Charles L. "Spike", Arden, Russell and Lewis Green. < Descendants of Lewis Miles GREEN - 14 Mar 2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- FIRST GENERATION 1. Lewis Miles GREEN was born on 13 Sep 1860 in Braxton Co., (W.) Virginia. He died on 8 Sep 1923. Charles Tunis DODRILL wrote of Lewis Miles GREEN that "...(h)e was a farmer and operated a custom coal mine located on his farm and supplied the citizens of the community with their winter's supply of domestic coal. He was the Class Leader of the local Methodist Church and one of its trustees. He took an active part in the local affairs of Glade District and was one of the trustees of the Wainville School before the county unit system of school management was established." He was married to Mary Ruhama DODRILL before 1884. Mary Ruhama DODRILL1 was born on 30 Nov 1865 in Poplar Creek of Birth River. She died on 26 Jan 1932. She was a daughter of Arthur Earl & Jane (HAMRICK) DODRILL. Mary was reputed to be one of the most beautiful young women in the Birth River area. After her marrage, she and her husband settled on Glade Run, a tributary of Laurel Creek of Elk river, near the village of Wainville, then called Beech Bottom. Lewis Miles GREEN and Mary Ruhama DODRILL had the following children: +2 i. Charles Luther GREEN Sr.. 3 ii. Cora Jane GREEN was born on 10 Aug 1888. She died on 17 Feb 1893. 4 iii. Lucy Alice GREEN was born on 28 May 1891. She died on 22 Oct 1892. 5 iv. Lillian Ann GREEN was born on 11 May 1893. She died on 17 Dec 1941. 6 v. Arthur Walton GREEN was born on 21 Feb 1895. He died in Feb 1958. 7 vi. Ada GREEN was born on 15 Jan 1898. She died on 16 Apr 1928. 8 vii. Ernest GREEN was born on 16 Nov 1901. He died on 12 Feb 1925. 9 viii. Clyde GREEN was born on 28 Mar 1903. He died on 31 Jul 1934. +10 ix. Flora Myrtle GREEN. 11 x. Arland Preston GREEN was born on 23 Sep 1908. He died in 1941. SECOND GENERATION 2. Charles Luther GREEN Sr. was born on 4 Jul 1884. He was married to Letha Alberta MATTHEWS (daughter of Isaac Reece MATTHEWS and Minerva Catherine BENNETT) on 20 Jan 1904 in Wainville, Webster Co., W. Va.. Letha Alberta MATTHEWS was born on 23 Mar 1888. Charles Luther GREEN Sr. and Letha Alberta MATTHEWS had the following children: 12 i. Arden Glenn GREEN was born on 26 Jul 1907 near Wainville, West Virginia. 13 ii. Delores Juanita GREEN was born on 28 Dec 1908 near Wainville, West Virginia. 14 iii. Russell Ernest GREEN was born on 3 Sep 1910 in Glade Run, Webster Co., W. Va.. 15 iv. Mabel Ruhama GREEN was born on 24 Sep 1912 near Wainville, West Virginia. 16 v. Mayme Layear GREEN was born on 5 Jul 1917 in Glade Run, Webster Co., W. Va.. 17 vi. Charles Luther GREEN Jr. was born on 8 Oct 1918 in Glade Run, Webster Co., W. Va.. 18 vii. Lewis Marland GREEN2 was born on 11 Nov 1921 in Erbacon, West Virginia. He died on 1 Nov 1997 in Craigsville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia. +19 viii. Maxine Virginia GREEN. 20 ix. Iva Archetta GREEN was born on 6 Sep 1926 in Erbacon, West Virginia. 10. Flora Myrtle GREEN was born on 12 Mar 1907 in Glade Run, Webster Co., W. Va.. She died on 23 Jan 1988 in Summersville, W. Va.. She was buried on 25 Jan 1988 in Green Cemetery, Glade Run West Virginia. She received her education in the Wainville public school. Flora was a lifelong resident of Webster County West Virginia and a housewife. She was for many years a member of the Wainville United Methodist Church and was the teacher of the adult Sunday School Class. She was married to Lawrence McClung WEESE on 15 Mar 1925 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. Lawrence McClung WEESE3 was born on 20 Oct 1900 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. He died on 19 Jul 1977 in Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia. He was buried on 23 Jul 1977 in Green Cemetery, Glade Run West Virginia. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County and lived at Wainville. Lawrence was a coal miner. He was a member of the Wainville United Methodist Church and a Democrat. In 1948, Lawrence was elected to the Webster County Board of Education and served from 1949 to 1954. Flora Myrtle GREEN and Lawrence McClung WEESE had the following children: +21 i. Margaret Jewell WEESE. +22 ii. Robert Leo WEESE Sr.. 23 iii. Teddy Leon WEESE was born on 22 Dec 1930. He died on 20 Oct 1943. He was severly injured when the family home caught fire. He later died of these injuries. +24 iv. Betty Jean WEESE. 25 v. Ellis Ray WEESE was born on 20 Mar 1936. He died on 20 Jun 1943. He died when the family's home caught fire. His grand-father and brother were also fatally injured in this fire. +26 vi. Mary Ann WEESE. +27 vii. Jannett Marie WEESE. +28 viii. Juanita May WEESE. +29 ix. Arthur Lee WEESE. THIRD GENERATION 19. Maxine Virginia GREEN was born on 18 Oct 1923 in Erbacon, West Virginia. She was married to Herman Thomas PERRINE (son of Thomas Marion PERRINE and Eliza DILLON) on 31 Mar 1942 in Wainville, Webster Co., W. Va.. Herman Thomas PERRINE4 was born on 26 Nov 1920 in Erbacon, Webster Co., West Virginia. He died on 27 May 1986 in Summersville, West Virginia. He was buried on 31 May 1986 in W. Va. Memorial Gardens, Calvin, West Virginia. He was a lifelong resident of Webster County, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. he was a conductor for the B & O Railroad, and attended the Church of thre Nazarene, in Craigsville. Maxine Virginia GREEN and Herman Thomas PERRINE had the following children: 30 i. Gary PERRINE. 31 ii. David PERRINE. +32 iii. Linda K. PERRINE. 21. Margaret Jewell WEESE was born on 28 Sep 1925 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. She was married to Herbert "Mack" WAYNE on 17 Nov 1945. Herbert "Mack" WAYNE5 was born on 12 Jul 1923 in Dink, Clay County W. Va.. He died on 17 Nov 1993 in Cowen, W. Va.. He was buried on 20 Nov 1993 in Mack Wayne Cemetery, Cowen W. Va.. Mack was a son of Curtis H. & Rhoda (MCLAUGHLIN) WAYNE. Mack was a lifelong resident of the Cowen area and was a coal miner. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was with the Allied Forces in the invasion of German Occupied Europe. Mack was a member of the UMWA and a Protestant by faith. Margaret Jewell WEESE and Herbert "Mack" WAYNE had the following children: +33 i. Curtis McClung WAYNE. +34 ii. Richard Allen WAYNE. +35 iii. Edward Ray WAYNE. +36 iv. Darrell James WAYNE. +37 v. Henry Lee WAYNE. 22. Robert Leo WEESE Sr.6,7 was born on 14 Sep 1928 in Morgantown, W. Va.. He died on 15 Aug 1988 in Erbacon, West Virginia. He was buried on 17 Aug 1988 in Mac Wayne Cemetery. Bob lived most of his life in Webster County and was a coal miner. He received his education in the West Virginia public schools. Bob was a member and superintendent of the Wainville United Methodist Church. He belonged to the UMWA and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was married to Eula Naomi SIMS on 2 Apr 1948. Eula Naomi SIMS was born on 27 Apr 1928. Robert Leo WEESE Sr. and Eula Naomi SIMS had the following children: 38 i. Robert Leo WEESE Jr. was born on 14 Nov 1948 in Richwood, WV. +39 ii. Susan Ann WEESE. +40 iii. Sally Lee WEESE. +41 iv. Ruth Ellen WEESE. +42 v. Mary WEESE. 24. Betty Jean WEESE8 was born on 7 Jul 1935 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. She died on 1 May 1991 in Orrville, Ohio. She was buried on 10 May 1991 in East Chippewa Church Cemetery. She was a homemaker and a part time bookkeeper for the Wayne County Farmers Association and secretary for the Buckeye Singing Jubilee. She participated in the Mothers Study club and was a member of the East Chippewa Church of the Brethren where she sang in the choir. She was married to William Lawrence COGAR (son of ) on 15 Oct 1960. Betty Jean WEESE and William Lawrence COGAR had the following children: +43 i. Lisa COGAR. 44 ii. Bill COGAR. 26. Mary Ann WEESE9 was born on 28 Jan 1938 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. She died on 18 Sep 1996 in Sterling, Ohio. She was buried on 21 Sep 1996 in Smithsville Cemetery, Smithsville, Ohio. Mary Ann was a 1956 graduate of Cowen High School and had lived most of her life in Ohio and Indiana. She had lived in Sterling, Ohio for the past 21 years and was a member of the Good News Baptist Church in Smithville, Ohio. She was married to A. "Ray" COGAR (son of ) on 21 Jul 1956 in Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia. Mary Ann WEESE and A. "Ray" COGAR had the following children: +45 i. Stephen COGAR. +46 ii. David COGAR. +47 iii. Kathy COGAR. +48 iv. Debbie COGAR. 27. Jannett Marie WEESE was born on 2 Apr 1940 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. She was married to Don COOL. 28. Juanita May WEESE10 was born on 2 Mar 1945 in Amos Run, Webster Co., West Virginia. She died on 21 Nov 1993 in Summersville, W. Va.. She was buried in German Methodist Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Ind. Jaunita was a homemaker. She had lived the last 29 years of her life in Cedar Lake, Indiana. She was a member of the Christian Reform Church in Griffith, Ind. Juanita May WEESE and Eddie L. BEAN had the following children: +49 i. Terry BEAN. 50 ii. Mark BEAN. 29. Arthur Lee WEESE was born on 21 Jun 1953 in Richwood, WV. He was married to Patricia PERRINE. Arthur Lee WEESE and Patricia PERRINE had the following children: 51 i. Teddy Lee WEESE was born about 1977. 52 ii. Dennie WEESE was born about 1979. FOURTH GENERATION 32. Linda K. PERRINE. She was married to MCKINNEY. 33. Curtis McClung WAYNE was born on 19 Oct 1946. He was married to Linda MATHES on 21 Jul 1966. 34. Richard Allen WAYNE was born on 20 May 1948. He was married to Nancy WRIGHT on 29 May 1971. 35. Edward Ray WAYNE was born on 8 Aug 1950. He was married to Linda CARPENTER on 3 May 1971. 36. Darrell James WAYNE was born on 8 Jun 1952 in Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia. He worked in the coal mines for twenty years. He was married to Mary Ruth CARPENTER on 5 Mar 1975. Mary Ruth CARPENTER was born on 12 Mar 1954 in Sutton, Braxton Co., WV. She is the daughter of Dorsey Ray CARPENTER and Dolley Belle MALCOMB.She has worked as a nurse at Richwood since about 1990. Darrell James WAYNE and Mary Ruth CARPENTER had the following children: 53 i. Steve Allen WAYNE11 was born on 19 Aug 1978 in Webster Springs, WV. 37. Henry Lee WAYNE was born on 11 Aug 1956. He died on 29 Dec 1979 in Lester, Raleigh Co., W. Va.. He was buried in Mac Wayne Cemetery. He was a coal miner. Henry was killed in a car accident. He was married to Teresa IRVIN on 17 Apr 1976. Henry Lee WAYNE and Teresa IRVIN had the following children: +54 i. Wendy Jill WAYNE. 39. Susan Ann WEESE was born on 28 Apr 1950 in Richwood, WV. She was married to Tommy Allen BEAN about 1971. Tommy Allen BEAN was born on 1 Mar 1949. He died on 28 Nov 1974. He was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Erbacon, WV. 40. Sally Lee WEESE was born on 27 Oct 1951 in Richwood, WV. She was married to PERRINE. 41. Ruth Ellen WEESE was born on 7 Apr 1953 in Richwood, WV. She was married to Paul Franklin GREEN. 42. Mary WEESE was born about 1957. She was married to COOLEY. 43. Lisa COGAR. She was married to Richard CARTER. 45. Stephen COGAR. He lives at Sterling, Ohio. He was married to Gale. 46. David COGAR. He lives at Sterling, Ohio. He was married to Robin. 47. Kathy COGAR. She lives at Smithville, Ohio. She was married to Steve BUCHWALTER. 48. Debbie COGAR. She lives at Mocksville, North Carolina. She was married to Gary BARNETT. 49. Terry BEAN. She was married to NANTAIS. FIFTH GENERATION 54. Wendy Jill WAYNE12. She was married to Travis Wade EPLING on 24 Feb 1996 in Bolt, Raleigh Co., W. Va.. SOURCES 1. HERITAGE OF A PIONEER, by Charles Tunis Dodrill. Huntington, WV. 1967. Pp. 483-484. 2. Obituary of Lewis M. Greene. The Charleston Gazette Online Edition. Nov. 11, 1997. 3. Obituary of Lawrence M. Weese. THE WEBSTER REPUBLICAN, July 27, 1977. Page 7. 4. Obituary of Herman T. Perrine. The Webster Echo, June 4, 1986. Page 8. 5. Obituary of Mack Wayne. The Webster Echo, Nov. 23, 1993; page 5. 6. Obituary of Robert L. Weese. THE WEBSTER ECHO. Aug. 17, 1988. Page 12. 7. HERITAGE OF A PIONEER, by Charles Tunis Dodrill. Huntington, WV. 1967. Pages 493-494. 8. Obituary of Betty J. Cogar; The Webster Echo; May 8, 1991; page 11. 9. Obituary of Mary Ann Cogar. THE WEBSTER ECHO; Sept. 25, 1996. Page 18. 10. Obituary of Jaunita M. Bean. The Webster Echo, Nov. 23, 1993. Page 5. 11. HERITAGE OF WEBSTER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA 1994. Published by the Webster County Historical Society. Page 221. 12. Wayne-Epling, Unite In Marriage. The Webster Echo, April 10, 1996; page 6. I