Green Williamson Jeter

He was a minister who established the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Coosa County, Alabama. Green was able to found a church, but they were curious about how he rose to such a high position after the Civil War. the 1870 census (the first to record former slaves by name) and made the shocking discovery that Green’s race was listed as “M” for mulatto. The team found descendants of James Jeter to take a DNA test and compared their DNA with Derek’s. The results were 100 percent conclusive that Derek Jeter’s great-great-great- grandfather was indeed the James W. Jeter. With this established, the research team was able to uncover relatives on this branch of the family that trace back to 17th-century England. (Finding Your Roots) PBS.

Green W. Jeter was also a politician, who was an alternate to the 1888 Republican National Convention, according to the family group.

Green was a registered voter (3, see below) three years BEFORE the 15th Amendment was ratified by Congress. “ADAH: Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database, Search Page.”Alabama Department of Archives and History. N.p., 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. <http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/search.cfm>. Green Jeter, African-American, Elmore County, Precinct 6, District 18.

"Wetumpka Times October 30, 1890, Central, Alabama- Rev. G. W. JETER, the most respectable colored citizen of our community, was in town last Thursday morning, the 9th inst., and informed us that in the evening of the same day, at 8 o'clock, his daughter, Dora, would be wedded to one Mr. MEANS, a school teacher near Bingham.After said information was given, he then extended to us a cordial invitation to be present, and as Green is a colored gentleman whom we all like we, of course, could not help accepting, and late in the afternoon, as the twilight was deepening into darkness, we began making preparations to take in the occasion, which was soon completed, so we were soon on our way, rejoicing.We arrived there some fifteen or twenty minutes before the appoined time for the nupitals to take place, and while waiting, we were very pleasantly entertained by music from one of Green's daughters, immediately after which the bride and groom made their appearance upon the floor, and were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Mr. Townsend, of Wetumpka. The newly married couple retired from the room and we had concluded it was time to return to Central, when to our great surprise, Rev. G. W. Jeter came in and announced to us our supper in the hall.We accompanied him and found he had prepared a table especially for our benefit, upon which were first class and innumerable table luxuries.We ate very heartily.In fact, we ate until we felt we had become corpulent, and we left the hall feeling as though we had dined at the king's table. After hearing some music by one of our boys and wishing the bride and groom much happiness and success inlife, we bid all good night and made our departure Homeward.The crowd attending:W.L. TURNER, A.J. GARRETT, R.M. SLAUGHTER, N.E. WILLIAMS, A.F. WIDEMAN, and J.H. WIDEMAN." Booker T. DeVaughn Jr. notes that the six men mentioned above were all prominent white citizens. More About Dora Jeter: Census 1: 1870, Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama. Census 2: 1880, Elmore, Alabama. More About Dora Jeter and Alexander Means: Marriage: October 1890, Alabama. Children of Dora Jeter and Alexander Means are: Arthur Means, d. date unknown. Andrew Means, d. date unknown. Theodore Means, d. date unknown. Susie Means, d. date unknown. Ludie Means, d. date unknown. Alice Means, d. date unknown. Jeter Means, d. date unknown. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/o/b/Christa-Robinson/WEBSITE-0001/UH...

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