The Shemwell Family

Cora Josephine GreeneAge: 85 years19282013

Name
Cora Josephine Greene
Given names
Cora Josephine
Surname
Greene
Married name
Cora Josephine Walsh
Birth March 20, 1928 35 29
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 months)

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 maternal grandfatherGeorge Smith Golds
December 11, 1935 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDorathy Marie Golds
April 9, 1936 (Age 8 years)

Death of a half-sisterDorathy Marie Golds
January 21, 1937 (Age 8 years)

Marriage of parentsFloyd Washington GreeneNancy Lane GoldsView this family
December 12, 1938 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRachel Mikeal
August 20, 1941 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 21 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
Death of a motherNancy Lane Golds
June 3, 1970 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 of a fatherFloyd Washington Greene
April 17, 1982 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-sisterHazel Acklus Golds
August 24, 1992 (Age 64 years)
Death December 5, 2013 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Floyd Washington Greene
Birth: August 30, 1892Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 17, 1982Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1938Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
-11 years
herself
Cora Josephine Greene
Birth: March 20, 1928 35 29Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 5, 2013Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with Ivery Clenard Greene - View this family
step-father
mother
half-sister
Hazel Acklus Golds
Birth: January 28, 1919 23 20Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 24, 1992Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with an unknown individual - View this family
mother
half-sister