The Rev. Edward Hollister Green
N 33° 14.939 W 094° 59.351
15S E 314687 N 3680654
Texas Historical Marker at the grave of the Reverend Edward Hollister Green, namesake for the Greenhill community, and founder of the Greenhill Presbyterian Church, adjacent to the Greenhill Cemetery where the reverend is buried.
Waymark Code: WMYY0T
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2018
Views: 2
Marker Number: 11177
Marker Text: (Born Madison County, Ala., May 14, 1827; Died Titus County, Texas, Nov. 12, 1863)
Son of James W. and Elizabeth (Bass) Green. Educated at Centre College, Danville, Ky., and New Albany Theological Seminary, Ind. Licensed and ordained in Memphis Presbytery, preached 1853-59 in Tennessee. Came to Texas; founded church here Sept. 23, 1860. Held pastorate until his death.
He married Catherine Hall of Tipton County, Tenn., 1850. They had a son and two daughters.
Recorded - 1972
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