George G. Greenwood was born on 13. Nov. 1808 at Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He married
Ellen Burnette Dunlap, daughter of
Smith Dunlap and
Eleanor Lane, on 1. Jan. 1843 at Peoria County, Illinois. George G. Greenwood resided at at Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, in 1880. He died a 1885. GREENWOOD GEORGE G. a. millwright, res. bluff, near Main Street, was born in Dublin, Cheshire County. N. H., Nov. 13, 1808. Is the elder of two sons of William and Betsey Greenwood nee Morse. Mr. G. is the eighth generation from England on his fathcr's side, and his great grandfather, Eli Morse, was a native of Sherborn as was his grand-father, Thaddeus Morse, who was a relative of Prof. Morse of telegraph fame. William Greenwood, of Sherhorn, Mass., settled in Dublin in 1765, his son Joshua was the fifth of eight children. His son William and his son George G., were born on the homestead in Dublin, which is still in possession of the descendants. Their mother having died when Mr. G. was two years old, he and his brother remained with their grandparents till sixteen and eighteen re-spectively. He began working at millwrighting with his father in Orange county, N. Y., in 1822, and re-mained there until 1835, when he came to Peoria county Illinois; soon after engaged with William and Asahel Hale to build the Hale mill on Kickapoo creek. He removed to the city in Jan., 1843; has devoted his life to his trade. Mr. Greenwood married Ellen B. Dunlap, of Radnor,, Peoria County, Jan. 1, 1843, by whom he had nine children, three living, George. Madora, and Stephen D. He owns a fine homestead on the bluff and several other pieces of property.
Greeble P. cigar manufacturer, 1161 Adams street.
Greenwood A. millwright, res. 1129 Main street.
Grier, Robert C. grain, Chamber of Commerce.
Grier D. P. grain, res. 204 Perry Street.