Margaret Armour (Picken) Greenlee (1829 - 1914)

Born 10 Apr 1829 in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James (Greenlees) Greenlee — married 1 Jan 1857 in Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1914 at age 84 in Harlem, WInnebago County, Illinois

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Biography

Margaret (Picken) Greenlee was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement at Argyle, Illinois.

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Margaret (Picken) Greenlee is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Margaret was born in 1829. She was the daughter of David Picken and Marion Huie. ^[1]

She came to the United States with her mother and siblings sometime in 1847.

They settled in Winnebago County, Illinois. They were early residents of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois. ^[2]

She married James Greenlee in 1865 ^[3]

They farmed in Harlem Township. ^{[4][5][6][7] [8]}

They had the following children:

1. David P 1857–1949
2. Peter 1859 - 1919
3. James 1860–1943
4. Martha 1865–1960
5. Margaret 1872–1952
6. Mary Agnes (Reid) 1874–1962

Margaret passed away in 1914. ^[9]

Obituary

MRS. GREENLEE DIES AT RIPE AGE

Mother Of D. P. Greenlee Of Belvidere Passes Away At Eighty-Five Years Of Age - In County Sixty Seven Years And For Fifty Five Years On Same Farm.

Mrs. Margaret Greenlee, widow of James Greenlee, passed away on Saturday evening at 11:30 o'clock at her home near Argyle, after a sickness of a week with bronchitis.

The funeral services will be held at the house tomorrow, Tuesday, forenoon at 11 o'clock. Rev. M. L. Pearson, pastor of the Willow Creek church, will conduct the services. The interment will be in the Willow Creek Cemetery.

Mrs. Greenlee was nearly 85 years of age and had been in remarkable good health and participating in the activities of life to an unusual extent in her declining years, until the last brief sickness.

There survive the children, David P. Greenlee, of this city, Mrs. Hugh Reed and James and Peter, residing near Argyle and Misses Martha and Margaret, living at home. None others of the immediate relatives remain.

The husband, James Greenlee, died about three years ago. He came to Argyle in 1842, and Mrs. Greenlee in 1847. She had lived on the same farm since her marriage, 55 years ago, and previously within a mile of that place since coming with her parents to the country.

Mrs. Greenlee was a woman of splendid Christian character and beloved by a multitude of friends. All will have much sympathy for the bereaved family.^[10]

Greenlee Monument, Scottish Cemetery, Argyll

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYC5-5TW : 10 December 2017), Margt Pickan, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 9, PRO HO 107, New Register House, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 1,042,715.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-NH3 : 12 April 2016), Margaret Picken in household of James Picken, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 99, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-F1Z5 : 14 October 2017), James Greenlees and Margaret Picken, 01 Jan 1857; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,041.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-42Q : Sat Sep 16 01:21:15 UTC 2023), Entry for James Greenlees and Margaret Greenlees, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-HBD : Thu Sep 14 21:24:53 UTC 2023), Entry for James Greenlea and Margaret Greenlea, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2S-T7R : Mon Sep 18 07:18:04 UTC 2023), Entry for James Greenlees and Margret Greenlees, 1880.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCH-BP6 : Sun Sep 17 14:20:20 UTC 2023), Entry for James Greenlee, Sr. and Margaret A Greenlee, 1900.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKFD-TXZ : accessed 12 August 2018), Margaret Picker Greenlee in household of James Greenlee Sr., Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 144, sheet 7A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.
9. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk; Winnebago, Illinois; Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records

   Margaret Armer Greenlee

   Death Date: 7 Feb 1914 Death Place: Winnebago, Illinois, USA File Number: 421112
10. ↑ Belvidere Daily Republican, Monday, February 9, 1914

See also

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53401051 : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Margaret Armour Picken Greenlee (10 Apr 1829–7 Feb 1914), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625).