Green - John W.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 9 April 1897
John W. Green was born at Waynetown, Ind., March 3rd, 1867, and died at his home near Waynetown April 5, 1897. His boyhood was spent on his father’s farm. He attended the public schools of Crawfordsville and Wabash College and later DePauw University. At the age of twenty one, he began farming in Illinois and by his own exertion transformed his home into one of the most beautiful and his farm of the most valuable and productive on the Illinois prairie.
His health failing, he gave up farming in the spring of 1894 and most of the time since then he has spent at his father’s home. He spent the winter of 1896 and 1897 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Chas W. Ross, in Crawfordsville. Since last October he has been confined to his bed but was always cheerful and hopeful and always so considerate for the feelings of others and planned much concerning his future—when he would be well and strong again. His most faithful attendant was his mother who watched over him with unremitting care.
Realizing a few weeks ago that his end was near, he was very desirous to go home and so on the 23rd of March was removed from his sister’s to his father’s home—the home of his childhood. His last days were his happiest ones, and he passed away gently sleeping, amid singing birds and blooming flowers.
Although not a professed Christian he was a regular attendant, when his health permitted at First M. E. Church, a great admirer of its pastor, Dr. S. V. Leech, to whom during his last illness he frequently expressed himself as being ready to go, and that all was well with him. Just a few days ago he said that his illness had drawn him very close to his Savior.
His funeral occurred at the family residence near Waynetown Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and was in charge of the Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member. Interment was in the family lot at Wesley. -s