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Greenan Family New York and Pennsylvania

Children of Thomas Greenan Sr.

Descendents of Thomas Greenan.
Obituary for Charles Greening, Feb. 7, 2009 provided by his daughter, Nancy Javorsky. Charles was the son of Charles Greening, grandson of Peter Greening, grandson of Thomas Greenan, Sr.

Thomas Greenan (Sr.) and his family lived in Buffalo and Batavia, New York. Thomas Greenan’s parents were Edward Greenan and Bridget Smith (Smyth). “Irish” John Smith visited his cousin, Thomas Greenan (Sr.) in 1908 after returning from his trip to Ireland and Scotland. John wrote in his journal he visited Thomas’s other brothers living in Ireland. From census records we can see where some of Thomas’s children lived between 1900 and 1930.

We found census records for some of his children: Thomas Greenan Jr., Charles Greening (Greenan), Katherine (Greenan) Young, Peter Greening (Greenan), and Joseph Greening (Greenan). The younger Greenan brothers adopted the surname ‘Greening’, and this surname is often seen on official census records.

Thomas Greenan, Jr. Click to Enlarge.

At least two brothers worked in the Panama Canal Zone – Joseph and Peter Greening. Brother, Charles Greening, lived with his sister for many years. However, we did not see his name in the 1920 US Federal Census. A 1920 newspaper article suggests Joseph and Charles Greening were living and working in the Panama Canal Zone.

Peter Greening (Greenan) may be buried in a New Orleans family plot. Living in 1930 New Orleans we see Joseph Greenan residing with his sister, Lillian Konawel. Lillian and Joseph were born in New York.

Submitted by Nancy Greening Javorsky

Charles Warren Dyer Greening MILFORD, Pa. - Charles Warren Dyer Greening passed away after a long illness at the age of 82 on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y. He was born on Oct. 25, 1926 in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y.

Warren began his military career on Dec. 12, 1944, as a Medic in a Merchant Marine First Aid Station, U.S. Maritime Service, where he provided first aid to the sick and wounded. He was honorably discharged on April 16, 1946, and re-enlisted on April 24, 1946 in the U.S. Army. He was subsequently stationed in Japan, and was honorably discharged on Oct. 4, 1947. His service awards include an expert rifle marksmanship medal and patches, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

During the following years, while attending college, Warren contributed a lot of his time and labor to the development of the Milford community, by helping to build the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge, which was opened to traffic on Dec. 30, 1953, and clearing forest land for what was to become the Conashaugh Lakes community and the surrounding vicinity ("Sunnylands"). Warren graduated from State Teacher's College in East Stroudsburg, Pa., which a Bachelor of Science in health education, in June 1952.

Warren and his wife Nancy married on Jan. 23, 1954, renewed their wedding vows on their 51st anniversary in the same church, and were together on their 55th wedding anniversary two weeks ago.

Warren's sterling 30-year career as a civilian in the U.S. Government began at Picatinny Arsenal in 1952, and over the years he traveled the country and overseas on various assignments. In the late 1960s, the family moved to Okinawa, Japan, at a critical time in the history of the Vietnam War. After returning to the states, the family moved to Virginia, where Warren worked for years at Fort Belvoir's U.S. Army Computer Systems Command. He transferred to the Department of Health Education and Welfare, and then to the Department of Transportation, where he retired from federal service as a Supervisory Position Classification Specialist/Personnel Officer. He moved to Warrenton, Va., and began working in the Fauquier County Sheriff's Department, where he developed some of his greatest friendships, and found the work especially enjoyable.

Warren returned to Milford in 1996, where he remained with his wife Nancy until his death. He was a member of the Woodbridge, Va. Division I Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Marsch-Kellogg American Legion Post No. 139 in Milford. He was a lover of all sports, but especially baseball, coaching little league in his spare time during his younger years. His favorite pastimes were golfing, crossword puzzles, gardening, writing poetry and above all, trout fishing.

Warren was preceded in death by his father, Charles Sidney Greening; his mother, Mary Elizabeth Malone of Yonkers, N.Y.; his sister, Constance Greening Owings of North Augusta, S.C.; and his sister, Barbara Greening Orben of Milford.

Warren is survived by his wife, Nancy Stroyan Greening; a sister-in-law, Faith Stroyan Martinez of Frisco, Texas; two daughters, Nancy Greening Javorsky and her husband, David, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa. and Constance Greening Cartoski and her husband, Joseph, of Norfolk, Va.; two sons, Peter Todd Greening of Woodbridge and Matthew Warren Greening and his wife, Chantal, of Dumfries, Va.; his grandsons, Mark Joseph Cartoski, Kevin John Cartoski, Graham Matthew Greening; a step-grandson, Alexander Chemerys and his wife, Lisa; two nieces; five nephews; a grand-niece; and his cousins and friends. He also leaves behind his loyal cat, Barney.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 West Harford Street, Milford. Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Good Shepherd and St. John Episcopal Church, Catherine Street, Milford, with Rev. William McGinty officiating. Interment will be in the Milford Cemetery, Dingman Township. Pa.