George Alexander GreeneAge: 85 years1865–1951
- Name
- George Alexander Greene
- Given names
- George Alexander
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | August 15, 1865 41 40 |
 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Death of a mother | Nancy L Watson about 1885 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary E Greene December 30, 1886 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Greene about 1887 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a son | William Greene about 1887 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Julia Emma Welch — View this family about 1888 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Oliver L Canie Greene November 24, 1889 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Conley Greene about 1889 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Nora E Greene July 22, 1892 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Arthur Austin Greene May 1, 1895 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Vern Otis Greene May 3, 1898 (Age 32 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 son #6 | Bernard Greene about 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Bernard Greene about 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Joseph Turner Greene February 14, 1901 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Earl Russell Greene December 10, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Vilas Roscoe Greene March 10, 1908 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Dora Ethel Greene October 7, 1911 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Hattie Hazel Greene April 27, 1914 (Age 48 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 |
| 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 daughter | Nora E Greene July 31, 1919 (Age 53 years) |
| 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 | Martha Isabel Greene February 24, 1932 (Age 66 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Martha Isabel Greene February 25, 1932 (Age 66 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Michael Cemetery |
| Death of a son | Oliver L Canie Greene April 8, 1935 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lee Greene May 5, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eli Smith Greene January 18, 1941 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bennette Ferguson Greene January 30, 1944 (Age 78 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 of a wife | Julia Emma Welch October 20, 1948 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 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 | June 6, 1951 (Age 85 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Julia Emma Welch |
| himself |
George Alexander Greene Birth: August 15, 1865 41 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 6, 1951 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Julia Emma Welch Birth: August 30, 1871 Death: October 20, 1948 |
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Marriage: about 1888 — |
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William Greene Birth: about 1887 21 15 Death: about 1887 |
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3 years son |
Oliver L Canie Greene Birth: November 24, 1889 24 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 8, 1935 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nora E Greene Birth: July 22, 1892 26 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 31, 1919 — North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Arthur Austin Greene Birth: May 1, 1895 29 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 6, 1972 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Vern Otis Greene Birth: May 3, 1898 32 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1966 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months son |
Bernard Greene Birth: about 1899 33 27 Death: about 1899 |
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2 years son |
Joseph Turner Greene Birth: February 14, 1901 35 29 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 12, 1965 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Earl Russell Greene Birth: December 10, 1903 38 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1975 — Pinellas, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
Vilas Roscoe Greene Birth: March 10, 1908 42 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1977 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Dora Ethel Greene Birth: October 7, 1911 46 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 24, 1977 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Hattie Hazel Greene Birth: April 27, 1914 48 42 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1981 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |