Individual Details
Greene Erskine
(26 Oct 1797 - 20 Jan 1888)
Greene Erskine made a fortune in the import/export business. Named after Revolutionary War hero Nathaniel Green, (his mother's second cousin), Green moved to New York City in 1831 & founded Knickerbocker magazine. He later returned to St. Louis & was a successful grocer on Laclede's Landing.
(bio by: Connie Nisinger)
(bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Events
| Birth | 26 Oct 1797 | Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire | |||
| Marriage | 4 Apr 1831 | Elizabeth Lawrence | |||
| Census (family) | 1860 | St. Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri - Elizabeth Lawrence |  |  | |
| Death | 20 Jan 1888 | St. Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri | |||
| Burial | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Lawrence (1807 - 1871) |
| Child | Frank Erskine (1834 - 1904) |
| Child | George Erskine (1835 - 1867) |
| Child | Greene Erskine (1837 - 1889) |
| Child | Kitt Erskine (1839 - 1866) |
| Child | Ann Erskine (1841 - 1899) |
| Child | Charles Erskine (1843 - ) |
| Child | Floyd Erskine (1844 - 1884) |
| Child | Clyde Erskine (1846 - 1912) |
| Child | Jean Erskine (1850 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
Greene Erskine M 62 New HampshireElizabeth Erskine F 53 New York
Frank Erskine M 26 Missouri
Greene Erskine M 22 Missouri
Kitt Erskine M 20 Missouri
Ann Erskine F 19 Missouri
Chas Erskine M 17 Missouri
Floyd Erskine M 15 Missouri
Clyde Erskine M 13 Missouri
Jean Erskine F 10 Missouri
George Erskine M 24 Missouri
Cora L Erskine F 19 Louisiana
Geo Erskine M 0 Missouri
Burial
Plot: Lot 552, Block 120Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZN-YLC : accessed 4 January 2015), George Erskine in household of Greene Erskine, Sixth Ward Of City Of St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 105, household ID 504, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,655..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 21961.