The Shemwell Family

Julia Emma WelchAge: 77 years18711948

Name
Julia Emma Welch
Given names
Julia Emma
Surname
Welch
Married name
Julia Emma Greene
Birth August 30, 1871

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
William Greene
about 1887 (Age 15 years)

Death of a sonWilliam Greene
about 1887 (Age 15 years)

MarriageGeorge Alexander GreeneView this family
about 1888 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Oliver L Canie Greene
November 24, 1889 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nora E Greene
July 22, 1892 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Arthur Austin Greene
May 1, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Vern Otis Greene
May 3, 1898 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 27 years)

Death of a sonBernard Greene
about 1899 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#7
Joseph Turner Greene
February 14, 1901 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Earl Russell Greene
December 10, 1903 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Vilas Roscoe Greene
March 10, 1908 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Dora Ethel Greene
October 7, 1911 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Hattie Hazel Greene
April 27, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 daughterNora E Greene
July 31, 1919 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 sonOliver L Canie Greene
April 8, 1935 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 October 20, 1948 (Age 77 years)

Family with George Alexander Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1888
son
3 years
son
Oliver L Canie Greene
Birth: November 24, 1889 24 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 8, 1935Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Nora E Greene
Birth: July 22, 1892 26 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 31, 1919North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Arthur Austin Greene
Birth: May 1, 1895 29 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 6, 1972Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Vern Otis Greene
Birth: May 3, 1898 32 26Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 23, 1966Watauga, North Carolina, United States
20 months
son
2 years
son
Joseph Turner Greene
Birth: February 14, 1901 35 29Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 12, 1965Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Earl Russell Greene
Birth: December 10, 1903 38 32Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 25, 1975Pinellas, Florida, United States
4 years
son
Vilas Roscoe Greene
Birth: March 10, 1908 42 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1977Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Dora Ethel Greene
Birth: October 7, 1911 46 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 24, 1977Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Hattie Hazel Greene
Birth: April 27, 1914 48 42Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 3, 1981Watauga, North Carolina, United States