Reason Green
- Born: 1 Jan 1800, Natchez, Adams CO, Mississippi 2
- Marriage (1): Martha Ann Rogers in 1822 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA 1
- Died: 11 Feb 1868, Liberty CO, TX at age 68
- Buried: Feb 1868, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX 2
 General Notes:
In an account written by their son, Freeman D. Green, in Albuquerque,
New Mexico August 3, 1923, Reason Green and Martha Ann Rogers were
married in 1822 and moved to Texas on their honeymoon and settled on
the lower Trinity River where Reason built a "camp" that became known
as "Green's Ferry" after Reason launched a flat-boat into the Trinity
to get himself and others across the river.
Found various accounts of Reason founding the settlement called Green's Bluff
at the site of present-day Orange, Texas, on the banks of the Sabine River.
Reason was granted a league of land (4428 acres) north of Liberty,
Texas August 26, 1835 by the General Land Office of Texas.
Reason also registered league surveys in Williamson County (Georgetown area)
and Callahan County (east of Abilene).
Reason served in Sam Houston's army during the war for Texas independence
from Mexico. Detailed to take the women and children across the Sabine
river to Louisiana, he missed the final battle at San Jacinto.
Reason published the following notice in the Houston Morning Star newspaper,
September 21, 1844:
"Premeditated Murder--Committed on the 8th inst., by one John ARNOLD
on Wm. STEPHENSON, a citizen of West Liberty. The said ARNOLD is
about 30 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high, dark complexion,
a large Roman nose, quick and fine spoken. It is believed that
ARNOLD is not his name, it is supposed his name is GORMOND. A
reasonable reward will be paid to anyone who will apprehend the said
ARNOLD. Reason GREEN. 9/21/1844:4"
Found following records of Reason's service in Republic of Texas Militia on the internet:
Green, Reason Officer Election, Beat 7, Tarkington
Tarkington Prairie
2nd Regiment., 2nd Brig., Texas Militia
Feb 19, 1842 [A6; T1 p240-241]
Classification & Roll, Beat 7
2nd Regiment., 2nd Brig., Texas Militia
[1842?] [A6; T1 p246-247]
A6. Militia or Beat Lists, Hardin Papers, Sam Houston Regional
Library and Research Center, Liberty, Texas.
T1. MUSTER ROLLS OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION, Daughters of the
Republic of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1986, 318 p., 29 cm.
Rolls and Lists of Army, Volunteers, Militia. Transcription
of Archive Reference A3 and other muster rolls and lists.
Alternate name spellings in the Texas General Land Office's
Muster Roll Indexes are shown within parentheses "( )".
Full name index. Six-page "Additions and Corrections to
Original Index" available from the DRT. An additional GLO
muster book was overlooked. See GLO MUSTER ROLL STORY.
Noted events in his life were:
• Military: Republic Of Texas Army, 1836.
• Military: Officer, Republic Of Texas Militia, 1842.
• Census: Liberty CO, TX - 1850 Federal Census, 11 Sep 1850, Liberty CO, TX. 3 stamped page 347B
• Occupation: farmer, 1860.
• Census: Liberty County, Texas 1860 Federal Census, 4 Jul 1860, Liberty CO, TX. 4 page 39
• Cemetery: Old French Cemetery, Feb 1868, Dayton, Liberty CO, TX.
Reason married Martha Ann Rogers, daughter of James Rogers and Lucy Sims, in 1822 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA.1 (Martha Ann Rogers was born on 4 Jan 1803 in LA, died on 12 Feb 1860 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX and was buried in 1860 in Dayton, Liberty CO, TX.)
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