William G. Greene
William G. Greene (1812-1894) was the founder of Tallula, Illinois in 1857. Greene was a father, a grandfather and quite a local figure.[1] Today William G. Greene peacefully rests in in Tallula, Illinois at the Greenwood Cemetery with much of the Greene and Spears family. His life perhaps may only be recorded in history due to a friend he met at a young age. This friend was Abraham Lincoln. They met in New Salem and were considered close friends from then on. William Greene, went on to venture into not only future business but later politics as well.[2]
William G. Greene was a banker, a farmer and known for being a shrewd business man and nicknamed "Slicky Bill", his family was one of the first families to move to Menard, Illinois; where the Greene family established itself and has been noted as pioneers to the area.