- PAUL M. GREEN. As cashier of the Bank of Milton, Mr. GREEN
is one of the best known
- business men of the little city which for the past thirty-two
years has claimed his residence. He has lived in Rock county
and Milton township for over sixty years, coming hither with
his parents when a child of three years, was reared near Milton,
and his entire life has been spent in this locality.
- Mr. GREEN was born in Allegany county, N.Y., Aug. 15, 1837,
son of Henry W. and Martha
- M. (COON) GREEN, and grandson of Joseph GREEN, a cooper by
trade and a native of New Jersey, who moved to New York State,
there reared a large family, and died. His son, Henry W., father
of our subject, was born at Brookfield, N.Y., and was a farmer
by occupation. He married Martha M. COON, who was born in Leonardsville,
N.Y., one of the large family of Stephen COON, a farmer of that
place who died well advanced in years. To Henry W. and Martha
M. GREEN were born three children: Ira, who died in infancy;
Mary E., born Sept. 27, 1832, widow of M. S. BURDICK, now living
at Milton; and Paul M. In 1840 Henry W. GREEN migrated to Wisconsin,
entering government land in the northwestern part of Milton township,
Rock county. There he lived as one of the pioneer settlers for
twenty-eight years, and in 1868 moved to the village of Milton,
where for a number of years he engaged in the boot and shoe business
in partnership with his son, under the firm name of H. W. GREEN
& Son. He died at Milton in 1879, aged seventy-two years,
his widow surviving to the winter of 1894, and passing away at
the ripe old age of eighty-four years. Both were devout members
of the Seventh-Day Baptist Church. Mr. GREEN was a prominent
citizen of the community, was supervisor for several terms, and
in an early day was road commissioner. In politics he was a
Whig, and later a Republican.
- Paul M. GREEN was three years old when brought by his parents
to Rock county. He grew to
- manhood on the farm in Milton township, receiving his education
in the district schools and at Milton academy. His education
completed, Mr. GREEN engaged in farming. He and his brother-in-law,
Mr. BURDICK, purchased 200 acres of land which for eight years
they tilled in partnership, in connection with Mr. GREEN's father's
farm, 328 acres in all, located in Sections 4, 5, 8 and 9, Milton
township. Then, in 1868, Mr. GREEN removed to Milton, where
he has lived ever since, associated for four years with his father
as a boot and shoe merchant. About 1884 he became a stockholder
in and was one of the organizers of the Bank of Milton, of which
in about 1892 he was made president, holding that position for
two years, and since then he has served continuously as cashier.
- Mr. GREEN married May 19, 1859, Miss Abbie McHENRY, a native
of New York State,
- daughter of James and Abbie (VINCENT) McHENRY, the former
one of the earliest setters of Allegany county, N.Y., where the
Valley of McHenry was named in his honor. One child was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. GREEN, Eldon L., who died at the age
of fourteen months. Mr. and Mrs. GREEN are members of the Seventh-Day
Baptist Church. Politically he is a Republican. For five years
he was chairman of the town board of supervisors; for fifteen
or eighteen years he has been associated with the school board
as director or treasurer; for thirteen years he served as postmaster
at Milton; and in 1893-94 he was member of the State Legislature.
Mr. GREEN is now president of the College board of trustees.
Fraternally he is a member of Du Lac Lodge, No. 322, I.O.O.F.
He is one of the prominent, successful business men of Milton,
whose keen business judgment and conservative methods commend
him as a wise counselor throughout the community. He is public-spirited,
and in various ways has most materially contributed to the prosperity
and growth of Milton.
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- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin"
(c)1901, pp. 12-13.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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