CHARLES GREEN, of Lewis Township, a native of the Province of Schleswig-Holstein, was born September 16, 1834, the son of Jurgen and Dora (Goldstadt) Green. The father died in 1846 or 1847, in the old country, and the mother died in Pottawattamie County, in 1883. She came to America in the year 1866, and had a family of eleven children, of whom nine came to Mills and Pottawattamie counties, where they all reside excepting one, who resides in Seattle County, Washington Territory, and two still reside in the old country.

Charles Green, our subject, was reared in his native country until he was twenty-one years of age. He was reared to the life of a farmer, and attended the public schools until he was sixteen years of age, when he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed until October 28, 1860.

After having been in the country five years he was married, in Mills County, to Julia Anna Elizabeth Bauer, who was born in Missouri, the daughter of Christian and Caroline (Plumer) Bauer.

After their marriage they commenced farming in Mills County on a tract of eighty acres which he pre-empted. They remained here for seven years, when he sold out and purchased 240 acres of improved land, where they resided until 1875. In that year they removed to Pottawattamie County, where he had purchased a farm of 280 acres, the most of which was prairie land, on section 22. There was a small frame house on the place, where they resided until 1876, when he erected a fine frame residence, 18 x 36 and 16 x 20 feet. He has also erected good barns for stock and grain, and planted groves, orchards, etc., and everything denotes thrift, energy and prosperity. He devotes his attention principally to farming and stock-raising.

Mr. Green served in Company C, Thirtieth Iowa Infantry, serving nine months. Politically he is a stanch Democrat.

Mr. and Mrs. Green have a family of seven children: Maria Cornelia, born August 30, 1861, wife of B. Brandt, residing in Mills County; John A., born November 25, 1863, is a resident of Lancaster County, Nebraska; Henry F., born June 12, 1865; Christopher F., born March 25, 1870; Martha, born March 16, 1873; Julius, born October 25, 1875; and Ella, born June 3, 1880.

They are members of the German Lutheran Church.

Contributed By: Mona Sarratt-Knight