John GREENFIELD & Jane SEARS

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John GREENFIELD
Jane SEARS

Husband: John GREENFIELD
Birth: 24 May 1809, Davidson Co., TN, or Christian [now Todd] Co., KY
Death: 4 Mar 1872, Todd Co., KY
Disposition: buried Sears Cemetery, Todd Co., KY

Father?: Thomas Gordon GREENFIELD
Mother?: Elsey __?__
or
Father: William GREENFIELD

The 1850 Census says John was born in TN, but records for his father indicate he should have been born in KY. I wonder if Thomas is really his father, especially as some sources list a William GREENFIELD as his father.

Marriage: 24 Jul 1834, Todd Co., KY

Wife: (Eliza) Jane SEARS
Birth: 29 Sep 1819, Logan Co., KY
Death (from childbirth): 29 Apr 1864, Todd Co., KY
Disposition: buried Sears Cemetery, Todd Co., KY
Father: William James SEARS, Jr.
Mother: Susannah Morgestern HOUX

Children — born in Todd Co., KY:

1. Mary Ann "Polly" GREENFIELD, b. 27 Jun 1835
2. Charles William GREENFIELD, b. 13 Oct 1837; d.s.p. 29 Jan 1844
3. Susan A. GREENFIELD, b. 18 Jan 1838; d. 18 Mar 1892; m. William Pinkney RUDD
4. James Harvey GREENFIELD, b. 1 Dec 1841; d. 17 Feb 1905; m1. Millie Ann __?__; m2. Martha L. PHIPPS
5. Virgin/Virginia GREENFIELD, b. 1842/3
6. Martha Francis GREENFIELD, b. 1844/5; d. 25 Nov 1917; m. Lewis Jackson BUTLER
7. John William GREENFIELD, b. 23 Jan 1848; m. Sarah WILLIAMS
8. Sarah C. GREENFIELD, b. Feb/Mar 1850; m. Thomas C. GOINS
9. Eliza B. GREENFIELD, b. 21 May 1851 or 1852
10. Franklin Pierce GREENFIELD, b. 18 Aug 1854; d.s.p. 3 Jan 1863
11. Peter Samuel GREENFIELD, b. 2 Oct 1860; d. 31 Oct 1885
12. Joseph Sears GREENFIELD, b. 28 Apr 1864; d. 12 Oct 1937

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Greenfield, John Sears, Jane Jul 24, 1834 Todd Co.

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840 Greenfield, John KY Todd Co. Todd City p. 253

3. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): District No. 1, Todd Co., KY, p. 209A, 208/209, enumerated 1 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Greenfield 41 M Farmer 460 Tenn

Jane/June 31 F Ky

Mary 15 F "

Susan 12 F "

Harvey 8 M "

Virgin 7 F Ky

Martha 5 F "

John 2 M "

Sarah 5/12 F "

Living next door to Richard & Sarena (FRANCIS) RUDD, two of whose brothers married his eldest daughters.

4. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

5. Query at the Todd Co., KY, GenConnect Query Board (online at RootsWeb.com).

6. Carl Greenfield's Greenfield Database. [link died]

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