Green Grave
Jefferson Township, Section 20
Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: Directions: South from Savannah city limits on 71 Highway approximately 6 miles to Highway 59. 2.1 miles on Highway 59 to K Highway. North on K 0.7 miles to County Line Road. West on County Line Road 0.5 mile to Old Amazonia Road (CR 386). North on CR 386 0.3 mile. Tombstone is visible from road, on the east. In 2006, there was some new construction and development in this area.
Notes: Samuel Ball Green was a second cousin to President George Washington.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
| Name | Inscription | Photograph(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Green, Samuel B., Sr. | Samuel B. Green Sr. Born in Sept. 1802 Died Oct. 16, 1858 In the 57 year of his age … is not strained It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven. [First words do not appear to be Shakespeare’s "The quality of mercy…."] [Final photograph shows stone in 2007, with a new housing project being built around it.] |
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