John Melvin GreeneAge: 78 years1865–1944
- Name
- John Melvin Greene
- Given names
- John Melvin
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | August 4, 1865 39 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a sister | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 months)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 16 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | E Lindsay Greene May 11, 1869 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elihu Watson about 1870 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | July 10, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Lee Greene May 1873 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Celia L Hamby — View this family May 2, 1885 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Nora Etta Greene February 28, 1889 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a wife | Celia L Hamby about 1890 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage | Adelaide Josephine Greene — View this family April 18, 1891 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lora Bessie Greene August 13, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 daughter #3 | Lunda V Greene July 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Arthur Greene July 5, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ida Selena Greene August 28, 1901 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Gurney Norman Greene July 22, 1903 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solomon Riley Greene March 27, 1913 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Preston Hill Greene — Lunda V Greene — View this family April 21, 1917 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nora Etta Greene September 14, 1917 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Lee Greene September 28, 1918 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Celia Greene December 4, 1921 (Age 56 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Celia Greene December 6, 1921 (Age 56 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery |
| Death of a daughter | Lunda V Greene March 27, 1922 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 60 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 sister | Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene April 27, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Willis “Bill” Greene November 13, 1938 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harvey R Greene February 15, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Carolina Greene June 18, 1942 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 |
 Death | April 27, 1944 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | April 29, 1944 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Riley Greene Birth: July 27, 1826 25 24 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 13, 1915 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Birth: October 10, 1827 24 24 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1909 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 7, 1844 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Celia Greene Birth: August 29, 1845 19 17 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 4, 1921 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Elihu Greene Birth: February 24, 1847 20 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1926 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
William Willis “Bill” Greene Birth: January 24, 1849 22 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 13, 1938 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Solomon Riley Greene Birth: May 4, 1851 24 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 27, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene Birth: October 1853 27 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1936 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Lucy Carolina Greene Birth: August 27, 1855 29 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1942 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Harvey R Greene Birth: February 17, 1857 30 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1940 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Jospeh Smith Greene Birth: about 1861 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Camilla Greene Birth: January 26, 1863 36 35 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 2, 1944 — Fallston, Harford, Maryland, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Infant Daughter Greene Birth: about 1867 40 39 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1867 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
E Lindsay Greene Birth: May 11, 1869 42 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1946 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
… Greene Birth: about 1871 44 43 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1871 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Richard Lee Greene Birth: May 1873 46 45 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 28, 1918 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Celia L Hamby |
| himself |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Celia L Hamby Birth: May 13, 1867 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1890 |
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Marriage: May 2, 1885 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Nora Etta Greene Birth: February 28, 1889 23 21 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: September 14, 1917 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Adelaide Josephine Greene |
| himself |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Adelaide Josephine Greene Birth: November 18, 1875 27 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 7, 1966 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 18, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lora Bessie Greene Birth: August 13, 1893 28 17 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1978 — Alleghany, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Lunda V Greene Birth: July 1899 33 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 27, 1922 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
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1 year son |
William Arthur Greene Birth: July 5, 1900 34 24 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 7, 1966 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Ida Selena Greene Birth: August 28, 1901 36 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1955 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months son |
Gurney Norman Greene Birth: July 22, 1903 37 27 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 5, 1955 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
John Melvin Greene has 106 first cousins recorded
Father's family (88)
Parents William Conley Greene + Nancy L Watson
Parents Larkin Greene + Lucinda Melissa Trivett
Parents Bartlett Greene + Amanda Maude Watson
Parents Bartlett Greene + Malinda Katherine Hamby
Parents Larkin Greene + Mary Greene
Parents … … + Mary Greene
Parents William Harrison Miller + Mary Greene
Parents Linville Land + Martha Greene
Parents Holden Moody + Martha Greene
Parents Solomon Greene Jr. + Elza Triplett
Parents Larkin Ragan + Nancy Calista Greene
Parents Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler + Nancy Calista Greene
Parents Calvin C Miller + Camilla C Greene
Parents Smith Patrick Greene + Lucinda Caroline Watson
Parents Ferguson Greene + Sarah A Setzer
Parents John William Ragan + Sarah Adeline Greene
Mother's family (18)
Parents Ryle Michael + Mary Watson
Parents William Conley Greene + Nancy L Watson
Parents Smith Patrick Greene + Lucinda Caroline Watson
Parents John Nelson Smith + Sarah Jane Watson
Parents … … + Sarah Jane Watson
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Greene - Household
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