John Green was following in his father’s footsteps when he brought a group of 24 settlers from Licking County, Ohio to be the first residents of Dayton and Rutland townships. John’s father, Benjamin, and his family were the first settlers in Licking County. Benjamin and his wife, Catharine, are both buried in the Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum at Newark, Ohio, along with many other family members. Benjamin Green is one of the six Revolutionary War veterans mentioned on the marker.

tombstone of Benjamin Green

tombstone of Catharine Green