The Shemwell Family

Sarah Ann SimmonsAge: 85 years18691955

Name
Sarah Ann Simmons
Given names
Sarah Ann
Surname
Simmons
Married name
Sarah Ann Greene
Birth October 25, 1869

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869

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 8 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageE Lindsay GreeneView this family
November 7, 1885 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Pardie Sherman Greene
November 24, 1885 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Zollie Monroe Greene
December 21, 1888 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Finnis Norman Greene
February 11, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Emmit Carson Greene
June 20, 1893 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ivery Clenard Greene
October 16, 1895 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 daughter
#6
Essie Elise Greene
March 1, 1900 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Eliza Esther Greene
July 6, 1902 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Ella Mae Greene
December 27, 1905 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Clarence Vaughn Greene
June 10, 1907 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childPardie Sherman GreeneMartha Rebecca CarltonView this family
November 17, 1907 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childZollie Monroe GreeneGertie Emmeline GreeneView this family
April 7, 1908 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Lawrence Hoy Greene
November 30, 1909 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Vernie Norman Greene
January 22, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Beulah Ruth Greene
March 15, 1911 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Dicie Savannah Greene
July 25, 1912 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Vergie Lear Greene
October 10, 1912 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ned Vaughn Greene
November 27, 1913 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Washington AllgoodEssie Elise GreeneView this family
September 5, 1915 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childIvery Clenard GreeneAnnie Lou WelchView this family
December 23, 1915 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 46 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Annie Ruth Welch
March 7, 1917 (Age 47 years)
Death of a daughterEssie Elise Greene
April 28, 1918 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Hazel Acklus Golds
January 28, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew William GreeneEliza Esther GreeneView this family
February 8, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Earl Grey Greene
February 21, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sonFinnis Norman Greene
March 2, 1920 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Velma Greene
June 30, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
William Hooper Greene
September 14, 1921 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonLawrence Hoy Greene
June 14, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childIvery Clenard GreeneClemmie Cordelia CookView this family
August 17, 1923 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Creola Vicie Greene
January 14, 1924 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Velma Lea Greene
October 1, 1926 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Vernita Greene
February 22, 1928 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
Birth of a grandson
#13
Ben Lindsay Greene
January 30, 1933 (Age 63 years)
Death of a granddaughterCreola Vicie Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Death of a granddaughterVelma Lea Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Death of a granddaughterVernita Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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
Death of a husbandE Lindsay Greene
December 25, 1946 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 3, 1955 (Age 85 years)
Family with E Lindsay Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 7, 1885Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1 month
son
Pardie Sherman Greene
Birth: November 24, 1885 16 16Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 26, 1972South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
2 years
son
Finnis Norman Greene
Birth: February 11, 1891 21 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 2, 1920Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
Emmit Carson Greene
Birth: June 20, 1893 24 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1959Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
4 years
daughter
Essie Elise Greene
Birth: March 1, 1900 30 30Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 28, 1918Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
4 years
daughter
Ella Mae Greene
Birth: December 27, 1905 36 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 11, 1987Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
17 months
son
Clarence Vaughn Greene
Birth: June 10, 1907 38 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 21, 1997Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Lawrence Hoy Greene
Birth: November 30, 1909 40 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 14, 1923Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Dicie Savannah Greene
Birth: July 25, 1912 43 42Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 17, 1998Wilkes, North Carolina, United States