The Shemwell Family

Chilo Jefferson “Chike” GreeneAge: 85 years18951980

Name
Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene
Given names
Chilo Jefferson
Surname
Greene
Nickname
Chike
Birth April 10, 1895 22 18
Birth of a brotherZiza James Greene
January 10, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterCora Octavia Greene
October 15, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterFlora Belle Greene
September 10, 1902 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherInfant Greene
January 16, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherInfant Greene
January 21, 1906 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Norman Greene
February 28, 1912 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherArnold Sylvester Greene
August 18, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherLuther Pardee Greene
March 1, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Birth of a daughter
#1
Flora Faye Greene
about 1918 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 22 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Fannie Marie Greene
May 23, 1921 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Geneva Sumer Greene
May 29, 1923 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterFlora Faye Greene
about 1923 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Daisy Lorine Greene
June 30, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherElihu Greene
July 3, 1926 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Arteriosclerosis
Birth of a daughter
#5
Hattie Vee Greene
May 15, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Lucinda Gragg
November 11, 1931 (Age 36 years)
Cause: No doctor - Old Age?
Birth of a daughter
#6
Virginia Ruth Lee Greene
September 20, 1932 (Age 37 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Faye Hamby
October 7, 1932 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherZiza James Greene
January 7, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Burial of a brotherZiza James Greene
January 9, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dorothea Dix Hospital Cemetery
Birth of a son
#7
Chilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
August 24, 1934 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherLuther Pardee Greene
May 27, 1935 (Age 40 years)
Burial of a brotherLuther Pardee Greene
May 28, 1935 (Age 40 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elihu Greene Cemetery
MarriageLinday Faye LawsView this family
July 25, 1936 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a daughter
#8
Carolyn Ann Greene
October 20, 1949 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sisterOra Lucinda Greene
January 4, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a sisterOra Lucinda Greene
January 6, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Death of a motherNannie Lorena Simmons
January 24, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Death of a fatherClenard Mansfield Greene
February 6, 1964 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeMary Belle Hendrix
May 13, 1973 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 27, 1980 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Baptist Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 23, 1893Watauga, North Carolina, United States
11 months
elder sister
9 months
himself
3 years
younger brother
Ziza James Greene
Birth: January 10, 1898 24 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 7, 1934Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Cora Octavia Greene
Birth: October 15, 1900 27 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 9, 1983Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Infant Greene
Birth: January 16, 1906 32 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 21, 1906Watauga, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
Ernest Norman Greene
Birth: February 28, 1912 39 35Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 26, 2008Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Arnold Sylvester Greene
Birth: August 18, 1914 41 38Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1999Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Luther Pardee Greene
Birth: March 1, 1917 44 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 27, 1935North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Family with Linday Faye Laws - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: July 25, 1936North Carolina, United States
13 years
daughter
Carolyn Ann Greene
Birth: October 20, 1949 54 39Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 26, 2023North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Family with Martha Faye Hamby - View this family
himself
wife
son
Private
daughter
3 years
daughter
Fannie Marie Greene
Birth: May 23, 1921 26 23Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 2017Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Geneva Sumer Greene
Birth: May 29, 1923 28 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 3, 2012Stanly, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Daisy Lorine Greene
Birth: June 30, 1925 30 27Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 1, 2008North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Hattie Vee Greene
Birth: May 15, 1929 34 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 2017North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Virginia Ruth Lee Greene
Birth: September 20, 1932 37 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 26, 2019Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Mary Belle Hendrix - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Belle Hendrix
Birth: February 21, 1901Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 13, 1973Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
son
Chilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
Birth: August 24, 1934 39 33North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 2006Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Tam Bowie Yates + Linday Faye Laws - View this family
wife’s husband
Tam Bowie Yates
Birth: April 4, 1904Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 1, 1964Ashe, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1930
19 months
step-daughter
Octavie May Yates
Birth: July 22, 1931 27 21Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 28, 1931Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene has 47 first cousins recorded

Father's family (47)

Parents Jacob Jess “Jake” Green + Anna Laura “Annie” Baker
2Inez Belinda Green18941976
6Edna Mae Green19031996
7Mary Irene Green19051993
8Elyn Rosalyn Green19081994
10Opal Luella Green19141998
Parents Roby Greene + Martha Irene Trivett
6Vonnie May Greene19102000
Parents Judson Gragg Greene + Amelia Anner Greene
1Infant Greene19021902
Parents David Samuel Lawrence + Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene
Parents Albert Lee Smith + Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene
1Sarah Lemery Smith18941918
Parents Copna Horton Greene + Sarah E Trivett
1Eva Arzola Greene18991966
Parents Copna Horton Greene + Fannie Beatrice Norris
1Mary Docia Greene19112010
3Reed Morris Greene19162006
4Doris Viola Greene19182010
8Bonnie Dare Greene19282006
Parents Clingman Elijah Trivett + Florence Louanna Greene
4Ven Vaughn Trivett19042004
Parents Thomas Green Miller + Sophia Catherine Greene
3Edel Vesta Miller19101993
4Greene Gar Miller19131918
5Isaac Elihu Miller19151997
8Sophia Miller19221922

Mother's family (0)