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Captain Christopher Becker Greene (1901 - October 20, 1944) was the head of the Greene Line of steamboats after the death of his father.[1][2]
... Mary Becker Greene (1867-1949) married Gordon C. Greene in 1890 and raised three sons - Captain Chris, Captain Tom, and Henry Wilkins. She learned navigation and earned a pilot and masters license, becoming one of the most noted figures on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for more than a half century. The "Greene Line" fleet continued to expand with additions of the "Gordon C. Greene" and the "Delta Queen." Captain Mary Greene served as hostess on these steamboats. She died at the age of 81 on the renowned "Delta Queen," a National Historic Landmark.
Captain Greene was skipper of the steamer Chris Greene when, in 1928, it won a race from a rival steamer, The Betsy Ann, in a revival of the competition ...