BIOGRAPHY: Calvin GREENE, Mifflin County, PA 

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The Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, and Perry, 
Pennsylvania.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897, Volume I, 
pages 429-433.
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  CALVIN GREENE, Lewistown, Mifflin county, Pa., son of Kenzie L. and Diana 
(Hudson) Greene, was born at Three Springs, Huntingdon county, Pa., February 
19, 1845. Kenzie L. Greene was born in Hampstead, now Coxiestown, Md., and 
was brought to Pennsylvania at five or six years of age, by William Lovell, 
his guardian. His wife, Diana (Hudson) Greene, was a daughter of William H. 
and Linda (Doyle) Hudson. Besides Mrs. Greene, they had two children: George 
and Nancy. William H. Hudson died at the age of seventy; he was of English 
descent. Of nine children, the family of Mr. and Mrs. Kenzie L. Greene, five 
are deceased; Amon; Carroll; William N.; Margaret, who died in September, 
1869; and Benjamin Franklin, who died June 16, 1874; he was a practicing 
physician, a graduate of the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia. The 
surviving children are: Melissa, widow of Thomas C. Ashman; Priscilla, widow 
of Rev. David H. Hunter; Calvin; and Ruth Ann, wife of Rev. James T. 
Bradford, of Shamokin, Pa. The mother died February 28, 1881. The father 
still survives her, at the venerable age of ninety-three. His circumstances 
in his youth afforded him but slender educational advantages; but natural 
intelligence and a laudable ambition enabled him gradually to make good this 
deficiency, and placed him in a position of respect and influence; and now, 
in the evening of life, he has reason to congratulate himself upon his 
useful and honorable career.
  After acquiring a thorough knowledge of the elementary branches in the 
common schools of his native county, Calvin Greene entered the seminary at 
Shirleysburg, in which he was a student for three years, under Prof. J. B. 
Kidder. He then took a course at the Iron City Commercial College, 
Pittsburg, Pa., and graduated in 1865. He afterwards taught in the 
Shirleysburg public schools for two terms. The only capital with which the 
young man set out in life, besides health and the strength of youth, was the 
education acquired through years of diligent study, his sterling character 
and excellent reputation. With these, and an abundance of courage and hope, 
he ventured to marry at the age of twenty-four, and a little more than a 
year later entered as bookkeeper at the establishment of which he has now 
for years been the head. He was employed in April, 1871, by Leas & McVitty 
(the latter his father-in-law), in the Saltillo tannery, at Saltillo, 
Huntingdon county. Here he acquired a knowledge of the tanning business, and 
in 1873, became manager of the business, into which he was admitted as 
partner. The firm was now styled Leas, McVitty & Sons, including, besides 
the original partners, Hon. William B. Leas and Samuel McVitty, with their 
sons, David P. Leas and Thomas E. McVitty, of Philadelphia. This partnership 
was maintained for twenty years, except for the decease of W. B. Leas, whose 
interest ceased in 1884. In April, 1893, Calvin Greene bought the entire 
concern, real estate and stock, and organized the firm of Calvin Greene & 
Son, Edward M. Greene, the eldest son, being the junior partner; he is now 
the manager of the industry at Saltillo. Mr. Greene had, in 1887, become a 
partner in the North American Tannery, at Lewistown, Pa., in which he 
retained an interest and had general supervision of the business, not 
residing at Lewistown, but visiting the establishment every two weeks; the 
firm there was styled Lease, McVitty & Greene. It was dissolved in 1893 by 
mutual consent. The same firm conducted a tannery which they had built at 
Salem, Roanoke county, Va., from 1890 to 1893; in the latter year Mr. Greene 
sold out his entire interest in that concern. They had a charter from the 
State of Virginia, under the denomination of the Salem Tanning Company, 
capital stock, $250,000. Mr. Greene was one of the directors. By purchase in 
1895, he is now owner of the North American tannery, at Lewistown, 
buildings, machinery, stock, etc. The buildings are of brick, and 
substantially constructed; the stock includes hides, leather, bark, etc. He 
tans exclusively heavy sole leather, with chestnut oak bark. The Saltillo 
tannery produces annually 782,000 pounds, and the North American, 1,112,500 
pounds.
 Mr. Greene resided in Saltillo, Huntingdon county, for twenty-four years. 
In October, 1895, he removed to Lewistown, where he still resides. He was 
one of the organizers of the Union National Bank at Huntingdon, Pa., in 
1894, and served as a director of the same for a year and a half before his 
removal to Lewistown. He is a member of Cromwell Lodge, No. 572, F. and A. 
M., and one of its trustees; also a member of Council No. 934, Royal 
Arcanum, at Lewistown. He is a Republican.
  Calvin Greene was married December 24, 1869 to Amanda J., daughter of 
Samuel and Esther (McKinstry) McVitty. Of their six children, one, Mary, who 
was born July 17, 1883, died August 1, of the same year. The others are: 
Edward McVitty; Nora May; Ida Gertrude; Esther McKinstry; and Raymond. Both 
of Mrs. Green's parents are deceased; Mr. McVitty died March 14,1891, at the 
age of seventy-six; his wife survived him until December 29, 1893. Their 
children are: Emeline (Mrs. Richard W. Hudson), deceased; Thomas Edward, 
married Phebe Quinby, of Wilmington, Del.; Mary Ellen, who was drowned at 
the age of about eighteen months; John, died in early childhood; Amanda J. 
(Mrs. Greene); Alice Belle (Mrs. Dr. W. S. Madden. Mrs. Green's maternal 
grandparents were Rodney and Margaret (McCammon) McKinstry; Mr. McKinstry 
was a native of County Antrim, Ireland. Their children were: John; Samuel; 
Alexander Elliott; James; and Esther (Mrs. McVitty).
  Calvin Greene and his family are members of the Baptist church at 
Lewistown. He is a member of the board of trustees of Bucknell University, 
Lewisburg, Pa., and of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Mission Society.