William Lee GreeneAge: 78 years1861–1940
- Name
- William Lee Greene
- Given names
- William Lee
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | July 3, 1861 37 36 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 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 7 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 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Ellen Brown — View this family about 1880 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Linville S Greene April 2, 1882 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a son | Linville S Greene November 23, 1883 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Richard Mansfield Greene October 8, 1884 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy L Watson about 1885 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary E Greene December 30, 1886 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah S Greene February 22, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | William Conley Greene about 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arthur Armfield Greene April 15, 1890 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Wilson Daniel Greene February 14, 1893 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Canzatia E Greene July 19, 1895 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
| Death of a wife | Ellen Brown May 27, 1909 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage | Rhoda Elizabeth Church — View this family May 28, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Pansie Geneva Greene March 7, 1911 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Lankford Greene November 8, 1912 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Larnie Franklin Greene August 10, 1916 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 70 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Martha Isabel Greene February 25, 1932 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Michael Cemetery |
 Death | May 5, 1940 (Age 78 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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 Ellen Brown |
| himself |
William Lee Greene Birth: July 3, 1861 37 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1940 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Ellen Brown Birth: July 7, 1862 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1909 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
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2 years son |
Linville S Greene Birth: April 2, 1882 20 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 23, 1883 |
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3 years son |
Richard Mansfield Greene Birth: October 8, 1884 23 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 20, 1945 — Jefferson, Montana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah S Greene Birth: February 22, 1887 25 24 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 21, 1941 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Arthur Armfield Greene Birth: April 15, 1890 28 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 20, 1974 — Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Wilson Daniel Greene Birth: February 14, 1893 31 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 5, 1976 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Canzatia E Greene Birth: July 19, 1895 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1986 — Jefferson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Rhoda Elizabeth Church |
| himself |
William Lee Greene Birth: July 3, 1861 37 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1940 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Rhoda Elizabeth Church Birth: October 8, 1878 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 18, 1957 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: May 28, 1910 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Pansie Geneva Greene Birth: March 7, 1911 49 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 6, 1966 — Gaston, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months son |
William Lankford Greene Birth: November 8, 1912 51 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 30, 1987 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Larnie Franklin Greene Birth: August 10, 1916 55 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 28, 1998 |