Bennette Ferguson GreeneAge: 87 years1856–1944
- Name
- Bennette Ferguson Greene
- Given names
- Bennette Ferguson
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | December 12, 1856 33 31 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 days)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | William Lee Greene July 3, 1861 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | George Alexander Greene August 15, 1865 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)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 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 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 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Nancy L Watson about 1885 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Amos Franklin Greene November 25, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary E Greene December 30, 1886 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Rebecca Lucinda Miller — View this family June 29, 1887 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Linville Harrison Greene June 30, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | William Conley Greene about 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nancy Ann Greene February 18, 1891 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Millard Filmore Greene December 6, 1892 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Andrew William Greene June 2, 1894 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 son #6 | William Lawrence Greene March 10, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Jennie Pearl Greene December 15, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Andrew William Greene — Eliza Esther Greene — View this family February 8, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Earl Grey Greene February 21, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Hooper Greene September 14, 1921 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Creola Vicie Greene January 14, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Claude B Greene August 31, 1925 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Claude B Greene January 2, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Velma Lea Greene October 1, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Wilma Evelyn Greene November 8, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Vernita Greene February 22, 1928 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 | Martha Isabel Greene February 24, 1932 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Martha Isabel Greene February 25, 1932 (Age 75 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Michael Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Cecil Clenard Greene June 3, 1932 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Ben Lindsay Greene January 30, 1933 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Nettie Lorena Greene January 10, 1934 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lee Greene May 5, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Creola Vicie Greene August 13, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Velma Lea Greene August 13, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Vernita Greene August 13, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew William Greene August 13, 1940 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eli Smith Greene January 18, 1941 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 84 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 | January 30, 1944 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Conley Greene Birth: November 17, 1823 22 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1889 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy L Watson Birth: about 1825 21 21 Death: about 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1849 — |
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14 months elder sister |
Mary E Greene Birth: February 21, 1850 26 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 30, 1886 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Isabel Greene Birth: March 3, 1852 28 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 24, 1932 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Eli Smith Greene Birth: July 1, 1854 30 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 18, 1941 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years himself |
Bennette Ferguson Greene Birth: December 12, 1856 33 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1944 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
William Lee Greene Birth: July 3, 1861 37 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1940 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
George Alexander Greene Birth: August 15, 1865 41 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 6, 1951 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Rebecca Lucinda Miller |
| himself |
Bennette Ferguson Greene Birth: December 12, 1856 33 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1944 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Lucinda Miller Birth: May 8, 1870 40 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 30, 1950 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: June 29, 1887 — |
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-7 months son |
Amos Franklin Greene Birth: November 25, 1886 29 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1971 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Linville Harrison Greene Birth: June 30, 1889 32 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1978 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Nancy Ann Greene Birth: February 18, 1891 34 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 7, 1952 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months son |
Millard Filmore Greene Birth: December 6, 1892 35 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 21, 1949 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months son |
Andrew William Greene Birth: June 2, 1894 37 24 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 13, 1940 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years son |
William Lawrence Greene Birth: March 10, 1900 43 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 10, 1990 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jennie Pearl Greene Birth: December 15, 1903 47 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 25, 2002 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |