Fifth generation
Elizabeth Greenslade
b. about 1856
Thomas Taylor
b. about 1857
William Greenslade
b. about 1858
Harriet
b. about 1857
William Henry Greenslade
b. July 27, 1861
George Alfred Greenslade
b. about 1863
d. 1863
Rhoda Mills
b. about 1861
d. June 18, 1896
m. Dec. 28, 1887
m. 1897
Eva Josephine Green
b. Mar. 9, 1882
d. Dec. 20, 1946
Betsy Greenslade
b. Aug. 17, 1866
Elizabeth "Bess" Ann Greenslade
b. July 9, 1868
d. Oct. 5, 1947
m. May 18, 1893
Frederick James Steer
b. about 1865
d. Nov. 2, 1943
Maud Mary Greenslade
b. Apr. 10, 1870
m. Oct. 15, 1893
Henry Edward May
b. 1867
Frederick Thomas Greenslade
b. June 9, 1875
Robert John Greenslade
b. Oct. 1, 1876
Ellen Greenslade
b. Jan. 16, 1879
Richard Greenslade
b. May 16, 1881
Fifth generation
Elizabeth Greenslade
Born about 1856 in Bideford, county of Devon, England.
Occupation was farrier. Lived with William Greenslade.
Thomas Taylor
Born about 1857 in Bideford, county of Devon, England.
Occupation about 1881 was farrier.
William Greenslade
Born about 1858 in Bideford, county of Devon, England.
Occupation about 1881 was mason. Lived at 2 Pimlico in Bideford.
Harriet
Born about 1857 in Bideford, county of Devon, England.
William Henry Greenslade
Born July 27, 1861 in Rose Ash, county of Devon, England.
Conceived outside the bounds of holy matrimony—quelle horreur.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton, Devon on May 25, 1863.
George Alfred Greenslade
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England on February 25, 1863.
Died in July or August of 1863.
Buried in Bishops Nympton on August 2, 1863.
Rhoda Mills
Daughter of Samuel and Mary Mills.
Born about 1861 in Glencoe, Canada (according to the Marriage Record for George Alfred Greenslade and Rhoda Mills). Born about 1865 (according to her tombstone).
Died June 18, 1896.
Buried in Blacksburg Cemetery in Blacksburg, South Carolina.
George Alfred Greenslade
Born October 18, 1864 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England. Birth certificate unable to be located in St. Catherine's House in London.
A mystery: Why do the registrations of baptism of his daughters Carolina and Georgiana state that his parents are Juan Alberto and Catalina Maria Greenslade of New York, York?
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on December 4, 1864.
Emigrated to USA in 1875.
Married Rhoda Mills on December 28, 1887 in London, province of Ontario, Canada. His marriage certificate lists his occcupation as butcher.
Naturalized as a US citizen on May 18, 1908 in County of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Married Eva Josephine Green in 1897 in Matachin, Panama.
Baptised as a Catholic on September 11, 1913 in Panama City, Panama.
Remarried Eva Josephine Green on September 11, 1913 in Callidonia corregimiento in Panama City, Panama.
Work history:
- 1896 - 1901: conductor then roadmaster for Panama Railroad.
- 1901 - 1903: Superintendent of Construction for Cuba Central Railroad.
- 1903 - 1907: Guayaquil and Quito Railway, Ecuador.
- June 1907 - 1910: superindendent, then General Superindendent of Constuction in the Central Division of the Panama Canal.
- 1911 - ? : Madeira-Mamoré Railway, Brazil.
- 1914 - 1929: United Fruit Company in Cuba.
- 1929 - 1930: United Fruit Company in Panama.
Acquired property in Salisbury, Maryland in May 1930.
Died of congestive heart failure on July 6, 1947 in Salisbury, Maryland.
Buried in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury in same plot as Eva Josephine Green (wife), Carolina Virginia Greenslade (daughter) and Georgiana Ancia Greenslade (daughter).
Record of baptism (Protestant, 1864) ↗
Marriage record for George Alfred Greenslade and Rhoda Mills ↗
Information on file at the Panama Canal Museum in Panama City, Panama ↗
Certificate of baptism (Catholic, 1913) ↗
American passport issued in 1921 ↗
Application for Passport (1930) ↗
American passport issued in 1930 by the Consulate General in Panama ↗
Extract from 1940 census of Salisbury, Maryland ↗
The census shows G. A. Greenslade, age 73, was the married head of a household that included (1) his wife Eva J. Greenslade, age 58, (2) his son Robert, age 41, a mechanical engineer, (3) his daughter Carolina, age 25, a stenographer, and (4) his daughter Georgiana, age 20, a stenographer."George A. Greenslade", The Salisbury Times (Maryland), July 7, 1947 ↗
"Greenslade To Be Buried Tomorrow", The Salisbury Times (Maryland), July 8, 1947 ↗
Addresses lived at as an adult:
- 924 Gaston Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Hammond Street, Salisbury, Maryland.
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House on Hammond Street in Salisbury, Maryland owned by George Alfred Greenslade. (The house is now on Christopher Street.) Photo taken in 2021.
Eva Josephine Green
Also known as Eva Josefina Gless.
Born March 9, 1882 in Panama.
Daughter of:
- Pablo Gless and Nicolasa Raswait (per the certificate of baptism of her son, Richard Alfred Greenslade); or
- Tomas Diez and Rita Gonzalez (per the registrations of birth of her daughters, Carolina Virginia and Georgiana Ancia Greenslade); or
- Antonio Raul Jose and Rosa Teofilo Josefa (per the registration of baptism of Carolina Virginia Greenslade); or
- Raul Jose Fuentes and Rosa Dolores Fuentes (per the registration of baptism of Georgiana Ancia Greenslade).
Married George Alfred Greenslade in 1897—that's right, she was either 14 or 15 years old at the time—quelle horreur.
Remarried George Alfred Greenslade on September 11, 1913.
Died December 20, 1946 in Salisbury, Maryland.
Buried in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury in same plot as George Alfred Greenslade (husband), Carolina Virginia Greenslade (daughter) and Georgiana Ancia Greenslade (daughter).
Betsy Greenslade
Born August 17, 1866 in Bishop's Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Elizabeth "Bess" Ann Greenslade
Born July 9, 1868 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on June 6, 1870.
In the 1881 census of England and Wales, she was living in the Jutsum household in Bishops Nympton, where she worked as a servant.
In the 1891 census of England and Wales, her occupation was listed as cook at St. Anne's Vicarage in Buck Mills, Devon.
Married Frederick James Steer on May 18, 1893 at the Church of St. Ann in Bucks Mills, Devon.
Died October 5, 1947 in Northam, Devon.
Buried in Northam Church Yard at St. Margaret's Church in Northam in same plot as Frederick James Steer (husband) and Jane Steer (daughter).
Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth ↗
Extract from 1881 census of Bishops Nympton ↗ The census indicates that Elizabeth Greenslade, age 12, was a servant in the Jutsum household.
Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage ↗ For reasons unknown, and no doubt fallacious, the certificate states in the column entitled "Rank or Profession" that the groom was a moron.
Frederick James Steer
Son of Thomas Steer and Jane Sanders.
Born about 1865 in Parkam, county of Devon, England.
Christened January 22, 1865 in St. Anne's in Buck Mills, Devon.
Occupation in 1881 was farm worker working for Thomas Heywood in Parkham.
Occupation in 1891 and 1901 was mason.
Died November 2, 1943 in Parkham.
Buried in Northam Church Yard at St. Margaret's Church in Northam in same plot as Elizabeth Ann Greenslade (wife) and Jane Steer (daughter).
Maud Mary Greenslade
Born April 10, 1870 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on June 6, 1870.
Married Henry Edward May on October 15, 1893 at Parish Church in South Molton, Devon.
Henry Edward May
Born 1867 in South Molton, county of Devon, England.
Occupation in 1893 was groom.
Frederick Thomas Greenslade
Born June 9, 1875 in Bishop's Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Robert John Greenslade
Born October 1, 1876 in Bishop's Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on March 2, 1879.
Ellen Greenslade
Born January 16, 1879 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on January 17, 1879.
Richard Greenslade
Born May 16, 1881 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England.
Baptised in the parish of Bishops Nympton on June 5, 1881.
In 1888, attended South Molton National School.
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