The Shemwell Family

Nancy Elizabeth CarltonAge: 81 years18561937

Name
Nancy Elizabeth Carlton
Given names
Nancy Elizabeth
Surname
Carlton
Married name
Nancy Elizabeth Greene
Birth May 19, 1856
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 months)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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
MarriageWilliam Willis “Bill” GreeneView this family
March 28, 1873 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth Greene
May 23, 1873 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Seclona Louisa Greene
July 9, 1874 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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
#3
Preston Hill Greene
August 21, 1881 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Amelia Anner Greene
February 28, 1884 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Harvey Herbert Greene
July 18, 1886 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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
Marriage of a childJudson Gragg GreeneAmelia Anner GreeneView this family
June 6, 1901 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Infant Greene
January 4, 1902 (Age 45 years)
Death of a grandsonInfant Greene
March 4, 1902 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mettie Revon Greene
July 25, 1903 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Hazel Nettie Greene
January 27, 1912 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childPreston Hill GreeneLunda V GreeneView this family
April 21, 1917 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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 daughterSeclona Louisa Greene
October 12, 1922 (Age 66 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 73 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 daughterMary Elizabeth Greene
October 28, 1931 (Age 75 years)
Death of a daughterAmelia Anner Greene
June 6, 1933 (Age 77 years)
Death August 2, 1937 (Age 81 years)
Family with William Willis “Bill” Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 28, 1873Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 months
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Greene
Birth: May 23, 1873 24 17Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 28, 1931Coshocton, Ohio, United States
14 months
daughter
Seclona Louisa Greene
Birth: July 9, 1874 25 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 12, 1922
7 years
son
Preston Hill Greene
Birth: August 21, 1881 32 25Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 29, 1963Coshocton, Ohio, United States
3 years
daughter
Amelia Anner Greene
Birth: February 28, 1884 35 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 6, 1933Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Harvey Herbert Greene
Birth: July 18, 1886 37 30Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 3, 1957Coshocton, Ohio, United States
William Willis “Bill” Greene + Sarah M Greene - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-son
Filmore L Greene
Birth: July 13, 1869 20 18North Carolina, United States
Death: June 6, 1924Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
William Willis “Bill” Greene + Anna M Watson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-daughter

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