The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	October 10, 1861 Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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 5 years) Alaska, USA 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 5 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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
Marriage	Lucy Carolina Greene — View this family about 1877 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years) Cuba 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	Sarah Anne Greene — View this family January 21, 1904 (Age 42 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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	December 12, 1927 (Age 66 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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Family with Sarah Anne Greene - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Anne Greene Family with spouse Lucy Carolina Greene James Calvin Watson Birth: October 10, 1861 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: December 12, 1927 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett Family with spouse James Calvin Watson Sarah Anne Greene Birth: January 3, 1883 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1968 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: January 21, 1904 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Family with Lucy Carolina Greene - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Anne Greene Family with spouse Lucy Carolina Greene James Calvin Watson Birth: October 10, 1861 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: December 12, 1927 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Calvin Watson Family with spouse John William Pinkney Herman Lucy Carolina Greene Birth: August 27, 1855 29 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1942 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1877 —

Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett + Sarah Anne Greene - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Julia Ann Greene Anna Rose Cornett Rosa Bell Cornett Ellis M Cornett Princess Frances Cornett Florence “Pet” Cornett Fannie Cornett Addie “Duff” Cornett Roy Jasper “Jap” Cornett John Cornett Martha Linda Cornett Aries Cox Cornett Jr. Julia A Cornett Brambel Granvill Cornett Danville Cornett Family with spouse Sarah Anne Greene Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett Birth: November 23, 1865 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1956 — Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett Family with spouse James Calvin Watson Sarah Anne Greene Birth: January 3, 1883 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1968 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: November 26, 1935 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

John William Pinkney Herman + Lucy Carolina Greene - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucy Carolina Greene John William Pinkney Herman Birth: December 26, 1852 — South Carolina, United States Death: July 6, 1925 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Calvin Watson Family with spouse John William Pinkney Herman Lucy Carolina Greene Birth: August 27, 1855 29 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1942 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: January 19, 1905 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Family with Sarah Anne Greene
himself Parents (unknown)	James Calvin Watson 1861–1927
wife Parents (unknown)	Sarah Anne Greene 1883–1968
Family with Lucy Carolina Greene
himself Parents (unknown)	James Calvin Watson 1861–1927
wife Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	Lucy Carolina Greene 1855–1942
Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett + Sarah Anne Greene
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Aries Cox “Bud” Cornett 1865–1956
wife Parents (unknown)	Sarah Anne Greene 1883–1968
John William Pinkney Herman + Lucy Carolina Greene
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	John William Pinkney Herman 1852–1925
wife Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	Lucy Carolina Greene 1855–1942