The Shemwell Family

Ellen BrownAge: 46 years18621909

Name
Ellen Brown
Given names
Ellen
Surname
Brown
Married name
Ellen Greene
Birth July 7, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 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 4 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 6 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Lee GreeneView this family
about 1880 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Linville S Greene
April 2, 1882 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sonLinville S Greene
November 23, 1883 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Richard Mansfield Greene
October 8, 1884 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah S Greene
February 22, 1887 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Arthur Armfield Greene
April 15, 1890 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Wilson Daniel Greene
February 14, 1893 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Canzatia E Greene
July 19, 1895 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 May 27, 1909 (Age 46 years)
Family with William Lee Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1880
2 years
son
Linville S Greene
Birth: April 2, 1882 20 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 23, 1883
3 years
son
Richard Mansfield Greene
Birth: October 8, 1884 23 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 20, 1945Jefferson, Montana, United States
2 years
daughter
Sarah S Greene
Birth: February 22, 1887 25 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 21, 1941Ashe, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Arthur Armfield Greene
Birth: April 15, 1890 28 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 20, 1974Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
son
Wilson Daniel Greene
Birth: February 14, 1893 31 30Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 5, 1976Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Canzatia E Greene
Birth: July 19, 1895 34 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1986Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
William Lee Greene + Rhoda Elizabeth Church - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 28, 1910Watauga, North Carolina, United States
9 months
step-daughter
Pansie Geneva Greene
Birth: March 7, 1911 49 32Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 6, 1966Gaston, North Carolina, United States
20 months
step-son
William Lankford Greene
Birth: November 8, 1912 51 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 30, 1987Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
step-son
Larnie Franklin Greene
Birth: August 10, 1916 55 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 28, 1998

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