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The first grave opened on this burying ground, was that of "little Johnny," who had seen the flowers of three summers - a child of William {{Surname|Lang}}, in 1830. It was in the afternoon of the 2nd day of November, and the little boy, with meekened face and folded hands was placed above his lovely little tomb in the woods, and the light of the world shone upon him the last time forever! But, many a grave has since been gathered to that of little Johnny. Many of the early settlers, who strove hand in hand, in subduing the wilderness, here are resting side by side; while the little church building, still shadowing fourth (''sic'') the sacredness of its ancient simplicity, seems though in silent reverence, to hold communion with the peace of their ashes! It is here that the aged Daniel {{Surname|Davidson}}, perhaps the latest of the Revolutionary heroes, lieth entombed.

The first grave opened on this burying ground, was that of "little Johnny," who had seen the flowers of three summers - a child of William {{Surname|Lang}}, in 1830. It was in the afternoon of the 2nd day of November, and the little boy, with meekened face and folded hands was placed above his lovely little tomb in the woods, and the light of the world shone upon him the last time forever! But, many a grave has since been gathered to that of little Johnny. Many of the early settlers, who strove hand in hand, in subduing the wilderness, here are resting side by side; while the little church building, still shadowing fourth (''sic'') the sacredness of its ancient simplicity, seems though in silent reverence, to hold communion with the peace of their ashes! It is here that the aged Daniel {{Surname|Davidson}}, perhaps the latest of the Revolutionary heroes, lieth entombed.

==Education==

==Education Services==

===First Schoolhouse===

===First Schoolhouse===

In 1818, the first school was taught in Green. The first emigrants to the township were from western parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia, from localities where, to some extend (''sic''), they had been taught to see and feel the value of education. Stimulated under this sense of feeling, with keen vehemence they looked forward to the day that might open to them a school for to educate their children. But, under servitude of want and privation then holding regency over the domain of the wilderness, they were, for the first seven years, denied the sacred object of their desire. It was now in the fall of 1818, and a young man by the name of Peter {{Surname|Kane}}, who had made progress in literature at the University of Oxford, in England, and had for some time been teaching in Canada, crossed Lake Erie, and striking south, happening to come to the settled portion of Green township. On his arrival here, and after making known his profession as a teacher, with much joy and gladness the citizens procured his service for one year. There not being any place in the township wherein to hold school, and to arrange matters in accordance with convenience as far as possible under the rude circumstances, the centre of the most thickly settled part of the township was deemed the site eligible for a schoolhouse, which fell upon the north west quarter of section No. 23, now the farm owned by Christian {{Surname|Yoder}}. Accordingly, and fourthwith (''sic''), there was erected on the site chosen a round-log cabin, 18 by 22 feet - adorned with a split-puncheon floor - clap-board and weight-pole roof - stick and mud chimney built up on the outside with a large fire-place inside - with two windows, one on each long side, about 10 inches high and 8 feet wide over which were papers pasted saturated with bear's oil in service of glass panes. The seats were also made of split-puncheons, and the door and desks of clap-boards. Thus was finished and furnished the first school house in Green township. The branches then taught were Orthography, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. The text books used were the United States Spelling Book, the Testament, Murray's English Reader, and the Western Calculator. The children and youth of the township in general, gathered to the door and around the desks of this rustic little cabin for one year. They here greeted each other with feelings as warm as those who now meet under slated roofs and frescoed ceilings. They reveled in sports as innocent, anticipated with hopes as high, and rejoiced with hearts as pure as those who now gather to the doors of marble halls.

In 1818, the first school was taught in Green. The first emigrants to the township were from western parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia, from localities where, to some extend (''sic''), they had been taught to see and feel the value of education. Stimulated under this sense of feeling, with keen vehemence they looked forward to the day that might open to them a school for to educate their children. But, under servitude of want and privation then holding regency over the domain of the wilderness, they were, for the first seven years, denied the sacred object of their desire. It was now in the fall of 1818, and a young man by the name of Peter {{Surname|Kane}}, who had made progress in literature at the University of Oxford, in England, and had for some time been teaching in Canada, crossed Lake Erie, and striking south, happening to come to the settled portion of Green township. On his arrival here, and after making known his profession as a teacher, with much joy and gladness the citizens procured his service for one year. There not being any place in the township wherein to hold school, and to arrange matters in accordance with convenience as far as possible under the rude circumstances, the centre of the most thickly settled part of the township was deemed the site eligible for a schoolhouse, which fell upon the north west quarter of section No. 23, now the farm owned by Christian {{Surname|Yoder}}. Accordingly, and fourthwith (''sic''), there was erected on the site chosen a round-log cabin, 18 by 22 feet - adorned with a split-puncheon floor - clap-board and weight-pole roof - stick and mud chimney built up on the outside with a large fire-place inside - with two windows, one on each long side, about 10 inches high and 8 feet wide over which were papers pasted saturated with bear's oil in service of glass panes. The seats were also made of split-puncheons, and the door and desks of clap-boards. Thus was finished and furnished the first school house in Green township. The branches then taught were Orthography, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. The text books used were the United States Spelling Book, the Testament, Murray's English Reader, and the Western Calculator. The children and youth of the township in general, gathered to the door and around the desks of this rustic little cabin for one year. They here greeted each other with feelings as warm as those who now meet under slated roofs and frescoed ceilings. They reveled in sports as innocent, anticipated with hopes as high, and rejoiced with hearts as pure as those who now gather to the doors of marble halls.