The Shemwell Family

Rebecca GreeneAge: 54 years18441899

Name
Rebecca Greene
Given names
Rebecca
Surname
Greene
Married name
Rebecca Presnell
Birth October 20, 1844 19 18
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Mary Hodges
about 1844
Birth of a sisterNancy Greene
February 12, 1846 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterSarah Greene
November 8, 1847 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterDelphia Greene
October 16, 1849 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Greene
October 15, 1851 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Greene
August 29, 1853 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherHiram Greene
July 15, 1855 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterAmanda Greene
February 26, 1859 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)

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 brotherGeneral Lafayette Greene
January 21, 1861 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Katherine Greene
April 10, 1863 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 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 brotherSolomon Greene
October 9, 1867 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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 33 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 paternal grandfatherDeacon Solomon Greene
December 24, 1888 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherLarkin Greene
June 10, 1895 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 June 7, 1899 (Age 54 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: September 11, 1843Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
13 months
herself
Rebecca Greene
Birth: October 20, 1844 19 18Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 7, 1899Watauga, North Carolina, United States
16 months
younger sister
Nancy Greene
Birth: February 12, 1846 20 20Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 7, 1903Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
younger sister
Sarah Greene
Birth: November 8, 1847 22 21Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 9, 1928Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger sister
Delphia Greene
Birth: October 16, 1849 24 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 13, 1915Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Greene
Birth: October 15, 1851 26 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1909Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger brother
Jesse Greene
Birth: August 29, 1853 28 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 8, 1930Kings Mountain, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
23 months
younger brother
Hiram Greene
Birth: July 15, 1855 30 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 5, 1929Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Amanda Greene
Birth: February 26, 1859 33 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 20, 1917Hudson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger brother
General Lafayette Greene
Birth: January 21, 1861 35 35Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 6, 1944Eubank, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Solomon Greene
Birth: October 9, 1867 42 41Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 2, 1921Sullivan, Tennessee, United States