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Mrs. Jennie Green Killed on the Dixie Highway (1936)

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Jemima J. "Jennie" McDaniel Ensley Green was born 7 April 1885 in Tennessee to George Oliver (1862-1941) and Sarah E. Capps (1864-1922) McDaniel. Jennie married Rev. Messer Ensley (1852-1933) about 1914. He was more than thirty years her senior. Some time after the death of Messer, Jennie married a Mr. Green. Her death certificate, however, noted she was again a widow. Brother Ott McDaniel was the informant.

Jennie's death was a result of injuries sustained when she was hit by a car in early November 1936. She suffered a broken leg and a crushed skull.

(Death certificate via Ancestry.)

Chattanooga Times (Tennessee)
Monday, 9 November 1936 - pg. 7

Georgia Woman Killed.
Special to The Chattanooga Times.
DALTON, Ga., Nov. 8. -- Mrs Jennie Green, 51, who was injured when struck by an automobile Friday on the Dixie highway near Westville, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Hamilton Memorial hospital here.

Mrs. Green is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. O. McDaniel, of Harrison, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Chester Hogan and Miss Dora McDaniel, of Harrison; five brothers, W. B., J. W., G. J., R. L., and Ott McDaniel.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the home of Mrs. Green's father, the Revs. W. M. Black, of Chattanooga, and Tony Lewis, of Georgetown, officiating. Interment will be in Maddux cemetery.

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About the Dixie Highway
The Dixie Highway was a system of roads that ran north-south and connected Michigan to Miami, Florida. The proposal was made by Carl G. Fisher, co-founder of the Indianapolis Speedway, and finalized at a 1915 meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In connecting the north and the south, the aim was to promote tourism and commerce.

A 1915 map claimed, "The Dixie Highway traverses 7 states, touching 4 state capitals, and 100 counties, touching 72 county seats." Below is a portion of the map highlighting the route from Chicago to Miami, including the entire state of Tennessee and a large portion of Georgia.

(Cropped image. Full map available at the Tennessee Virtual Archive.)


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