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| Notes from Annette Lockett12: Frank Greenway was a well-known rodeo rider in the early 1920's in Salinas and surrounding area. He has pictures depicting his rodeo involvement with Ty Stokes. He has personally told the writer that he and Ty Stokes performed a trick-riding stunt, which required two men riding a horse, one turned backwards in front of the saddle. He said that Ty had two double-headed coins and when a coin toss was made, he (Frank) would always lose and have to be the one to ride backwards. He also performed a very dangerous stunt in which he bit a horse on the hind leg. Frank lived a full and rich life and was a favorite of his nieces and nephews. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Background from F.D. Greenway: Louis Greenway was listed in the Polk County North Caroling 1870 Census. My grandfather, Louis Greenway, was born 4/30/1843. Various records have him born in either North or South Carolina. In the 1960's I met a Paul Greenway who lived in Los Angeles, California. He showed me a picture that he said was Louis Greenway's twin brother who had settled in Iowa during their flight from slavery in the mid 19th century. Louis Greenway settled in Canada where he met and married Mary Elizabeth Johnson, my grandmother. Mary Elizabeth was born in Canada. Her parents were former slaves who had also used the underground railroad to reach freedom in Canada. I don't know her parent's first names, however my Dad said his mother's maiden name was Carter and that she had married a Johnson. The Paul Greenway I met in Los Angeles is a descendent of Charles Greenway. Also, a Lorena Hammond in Santa Ana, California has a mother connected with this group. She had a brother in New Orleans. I will have to reconnect with this trio. All of the children in the 18890 group were born in Iowa. William had to arrive in Iowa prior to 1863. This research <Pacific southwest region of the national archives in Laguna Niguel > supported the fact that my Grandfather Louis Greenway settled his family in Kings County in the early 1900's. My father remembered living in Oakland, California prior to moving to the "Island". The 1920 census contained no data about my grandfather or grandmother, however I know they were living. My grandmother died March 23, 1923, but I don't know where. I imagine in Hanford. My grandfather died January 14, 1937 in Hanford. Neither Charles or Henry had any children. I need to research death records in Hanford to find our where they were buried. The Greenways seem to have settled predominantly in the southeastern portion of North Carolina and the northeastern portion of South Carolina. The two Greenway's found in Iowa were born in North Carolina. During this visit, <search for Hare family> I researched the Greenway's listed in the 1880 census index for the state of South Carolina. I didn't find any Blacks listed. I will trace the Greenway's found back to 1818 and look at County records of Slave transactions and runaway announcements as well as wills. Prior to coming to California for the Jones/Greenway family reunion I will try to visit Somerset Place, a rice plantation and a North Carolina State Historic site. It is in Washington County, Creswell. A black lady, Dorothy Redford, wrote a book "Home Coming, Summerset" and lists thousands of names of slaves who either worked there or passed through to other counties/states. Lorena Hammond lived at 2026 West 12th Street, Santa Ana, California (714) 542-0568. Her brother may have lived in St. Louis too. When we left Long Beach, California in 1978 to move to Virginia, we lost touch with Lorena. My cousin, Leonard Jones, sent me copies of death certificates for James Jones, Sarah Jones, John Paul Jones, Jr. and Louis Greenway. My nephew, Virgil Woods, is requesting that my uncle Harry Greenway's death certificate is sent to me. More About FRANKLIN DOUGLAS GREENWAY: Occupation: Former Rodeo Rider - Laborer | ||||||||||||||||
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