William Martin Green, Cumberland Presbyterian Minister, was son of Christopher Columbus Green and Nancy Caroline Brown.

Christopher Columbus Green was born 22 May 1822, Black Warrior River, near present-day Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He died 7 June 1889, White County, Illinois. Christopher married Nancy Caroline Brown, 29 July 1839 in Tennessee. Nancy was born February 1819 in Tennessee; she died 8 August 1896, White County, Illinois.

    Siblings of William Martin Green were:
       America Elizabeth Green    4 April 1843-15 February 1869
       Louisa J. Green            19 July 1845-2 March 1877
       Mary Ann Green             born 1849
       Wiley Newton Green         20 February 1850-17 April 1922
       James B. Green             1852-1928
       Charity Catheryn Green     7 March 1854-3 October 1903 
       Milton Silas Green         13 May 1855-22 November 1927
       Macklin D. Green           23 September 1859-18 December 1913

William Martin Green married three times; had a total of seventeen children...

     
           William Martin Green
            Born: 14 May 1841 Gallatin County, Illinois
            Died: 8 June 1897 Elk Creek, Texas County, Missouri
            1st Marriage, 30 January 1862 Gallatin County, Illinois
        1st Wife: Juliann Josephine Vinson
                  Daughter of Charles Vinson and Mary ?
            Born: 1847 Gallatin County, Illinois
            Died: 16 February 1864 White County or Gallatin County, Illinois
           Child:
                 1. John Millage Green
                 Born: 16 February 1864 Gallatin County, Illinois
                 Died: 16 February 1864 Gallatin County, Illinois

            
            2nd Marriage, 24 April 1865 White County, Illinois
        2nd Wife: Julia Ann Bryant
                  Daughter of William Bryant and Bathanna Pearce
                   Pencil sketch of Julia appears in: Fulton County Scrapbook®
        Divorced: 1876
            Born: 25 November 1845 White County, Illinois
            Died: 18 April 1880 White County, Illinois ?
            Note: Julia Ann Bryant Green married William Finley Price, 
                  18 March 1880, White County, Illinois
        Children:
                 2. Silas Clayton Green
                 Born: 29 November 1867 White County, Illinois
                 Died: 19 September 1930 Fulton County, Arkansas
                 Wife: Lucy A. Everett
                       Daughter of William Everett and Martha A. ?
                 Born: 23 November 1864 Arkansas
                 Died: 9 April 1935 Fulton County, Arkansas
                  View Silas and Lucy Everett Green  Family Group Sheet                 
    
                 3. Sherman Johnson Green
                 Born: 10 February 1868 - Norris City, White County, Illinois
                 Died: 14 February 1961 - Fairview, Fulton County, Arkansas
              Married: 22 January 1890 LaCrosse, Arkansas
                 Wife: Lora Lavada Hall
                       Daughter of Alanzo Hall and Arsulta Baker
                 Born: 7 December 1872 LaCrosse, Arkansas
                 Died: 7 July 1946 Mammonth Springs, Fulton County, Arkansas
                  View Sherman and Lora Hall Green  Family Group Sheet

                 4. Laura Belle Green
                 Born: 9 July 1873 White County, Illinois
                 Died: 19 September 1948 Searcy, Arkansas
       First Marriage: 1891 Fulton County, Arkansas
        First Husband: James 'Jim' William Crouch
                       Son of William Crouch and Mary Bookout
                 Born: 30 May 1870 Fulton County, Arkansas
                 Died: 4 November 1925 Fulton County, Arkansas
      Second Marriage: 1927 Arkansas
       Second Husband: Barney Ballard
                 Born: Oxford, Arkansas
                  View Jim and Laura Green Crouch Family Group Sheet

            3rd Marriage, 9 November 1876 Norris City, White County, Illinois
        3rd Wife: Martha 'Mattie' Louise Jordan
                  Daughter of Zellwin Jordan and Nancy Hill
            Born: 25 September 1859 White County, Illinois
            Died: 22 June 1937 Des Moines, Iowa
          Buried: Youngstown, Iowa
        Children:
                 5. Lula May Green
                 Born: 2 September 1878 Arkansas
              Married: 2 September 1896
              Husband: William Plantz

                 6. Ollie Maud Green
                    Twin to Adah Lou Green
                 Born: 14 November 1878 Arkansas
                 Died: 18 April 1906 Capron, Woods County, Oklahoma
              Husband: John Paya

                 7. Adah Lou Green
                    Twin to Ollie Maud Green
                 Born: 14 November 1878 Arkansas
                 Died: 2 April 1879 Arkansas

                 8. Oris Columbus Lee Green
                 Born: 4 March 1880 Arkansas
                 Died: 13 November 1953 Des Moines, Iowa
                 Wife: Merle Brunner

                 9. Grada Love Green
                 Born: 1 February 1882 Arkansas
                 Died: 15 March 1882

                10. Willie Byron Green
                 Born: 8 June 1883

                11. Earnest Tipton Green
                 Born: 10 September 1885 Arkansas
                 Died: 1 August 1887

                12. Rosco M. Green
                 Born: 22 April 1887 Little Rock, Arkansas
                 Died: 20 July 1962 Des Moines, Iowa
                 Wife: Nellie Plummer

                13. Herschel Lucas Green
                 Born: 3 March 1889 Arkansas
                 Wife: Lynch ?

                14. Jessie Mabel Green
                 Born: 15 February 1891
                 Died: 7 November 1891

                15. Grayson Green
                 Born: 29 August 1892
                 Died: 7 September 1892

                16. Othel Austin Green
                 Born: 28 August 1894 Little Rock, Arkansas
                 Died: May 1975 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
                 Wife: Rosa Mall

                17. Zellwin Leroy Green
                 Born: 8 June 1896 Texas County, Missouri
                 Died: 8 January 1947 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
                 Wife: Bonnie Jonston