Carrie Greene was born in 1892, the year Ellis Island opened in New York Harbor for European immigrants. Her father, Joseph Greene, was a farmer, and her mother, Sarah Smith, was a housewife. Both Joseph and Sarah probably came from slave owning families. Carrie was the second born, the oldest daughter, and had 2 brothers and 3 sisters.
At age 16, she married Osmer Ivey from the neighboring county, settling in Hancock County for about 10 years, then moving to Baldwin County with their 4 oldest living children. They had 13 children in all, 7 boys and 6 girls. The oldest daughter, Roberta, died when she was 5 years old. Osmer and Carrie owned and operated a dairy farm in Milledgeville. The majority of their children lived nearby and operated farms as well, and most of their grandchildren still live in Milledgeville and the surrounding area.
She died in 1983 at the age of 90, 15 years after her husband had passed away.
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