Mary Docia GreeneAge: 99 years1911–2010
- Name
- Mary Docia Greene
- Given names
- Mary Docia
- Surname
- Greene
- Married name
- Mary Docia Shirley
- Married name
- Mary Docia Achterkirchen
 Birth | August 1, 1911 33 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Ralph Horton Greene January 27, 1914 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Reed Morris Greene August 13, 1916 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 sister | Doris Viola Greene August 26, 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 6 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 sister | Dollie Dimple Greene February 20, 1922 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Denise Grace Greene January 25, 1923 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Harvey Rollen Shirley — View this family November 11, 1925 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ruth Lanetta Greene February 5, 1926 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 14 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ruby Rosalie Shirley December 12, 1926 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Carl Freeman Shirley March 4, 1928 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bonnie Dare Greene July 27, 1928 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 grandmother | Sarah Lucinda Gragg November 11, 1931 (Age 20 years) Cause: No doctor - Old Age? |
| Birth of a brother | Buster Brown Greene April 2, 1933 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen March 1, 1944 (Age 32 years) |
| Marriage | Henry Frederick Achterkirchen — View this family May 5, 1945 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 half-sister | Eva Arzola Greene February 4, 1966 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a father | Copna Horton Greene May 20, 1967 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | Henry Frederick Achterkirchen November 2, 1972 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a husband | Harvey Rollen Shirley June 10, 1973 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 of a daughter | Ruby Rosalie Shirley June 19, 1976 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Margie Viola Greene August 26, 1982 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a mother | Fannie Beatrice Norris October 14, 1984 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Denise Grace Greene November 25, 1989 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Flossie Pearl Greene August 22, 1995 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Lanetta Greene July 31, 1999 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a son | Carl Freeman Shirley February 22, 2006 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bonnie Dare Greene May 23, 2006 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a brother | Reed Morris Greene October 25, 2006 (Age 95 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ralph Horton Greene April 18, 2008 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a brother | Buster Brown Greene April 17, 2009 (Age 97 years) |
| Death of a sister | Doris Viola Greene February 2, 2010 (Age 98 years) |
| Adoption of a daughter | Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
 Death | December 17, 2010 (Age 99 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Fannie Beatrice Norris Birth: June 7, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1984 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 13, 1910 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months herself |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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3 years younger brother |
Ralph Horton Greene Birth: January 27, 1914 35 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 18, 2008 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Reed Morris Greene Birth: August 13, 1916 38 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 2006 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Doris Viola Greene Birth: August 26, 1918 40 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 2010 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Dollie Dimple Greene Birth: February 20, 1922 43 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 2013 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months younger sister |
Denise Grace Greene Birth: January 25, 1923 44 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 25, 1989 — Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ruth Lanetta Greene Birth: February 5, 1926 47 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 31, 1999 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Bonnie Dare Greene Birth: July 27, 1928 50 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 2006 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Buster Brown Greene Birth: April 2, 1933 55 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 2009 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah E Trivett |
| father |
Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah E Trivett Birth: October 19, 1882 33 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 25, 1909 |
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Marriage: April 15, 1898 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months half-sister |
Eva Arzola Greene Birth: June 1, 1899 21 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1966 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Flossie Pearl Greene Birth: June 25, 1901 23 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 22, 1995 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Margie Viola Greene Birth: June 12, 1904 26 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 26, 1982 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Harvey Rollen Shirley |
| husband |
Harvey Rollen Shirley Birth: June 17, 1901 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1973 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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Marriage: November 11, 1925 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Ruby Rosalie Shirley Birth: December 12, 1926 25 15 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 19, 1976 |
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15 months son |
Carl Freeman Shirley Birth: March 4, 1928 26 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 22, 2006 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Henry Frederick Achterkirchen |
| husband |
Henry Frederick Achterkirchen Birth: February 11, 1912 — Bremen, Germany Death: November 2, 1972 — District of Columbia, United States |
| herself |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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Marriage: May 5, 1945 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
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-14 months daughter |
Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen Adoption: Birth: March 1, 1944 32 32 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 3, 2015 — Crownsville, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States |