The Shemwell Family

Noah Rufus LoveAge: 85 years18751960

Name
Noah Rufus Love
Given names
Noah Rufus
Surname
Love
Birth January 25, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 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 23 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 son
#1
Jeptha W “Jafe” Greene
September 11, 1899 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Shadrack M “Shade” Greene
May 11, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 wifeCynthia May Greene
October 1, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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 70 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 September 12, 1960 (Age 85 years)
Family with Cynthia May Greene - View this family
himself
Noah Rufus Love
Birth: January 25, 1875Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 12, 1960Purlear, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
wife
son
Jeptha W “Jafe” Greene
Birth: September 11, 1899 24 19Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death:
6 years
son
Shadrack M “Shade” Greene
Birth: May 11, 1905 30 25Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 21, 1991Somerset, Maryland, United States
Blair Wagoner + Cynthia May Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
step-son
Rondel Lee Greene
Birth: August 12, 1907 27Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1972Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Robert Lee Laws + Cynthia May Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
Robert Lee Laws
Birth: June 6, 1884Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 3, 1973Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
wife
step-daughter
Mastin Greer + Cynthia May Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
Mastin Greer
Birth: January 19, 1850Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 14, 1925Ashe, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: May 29, 1913Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1 year
step-daughter
Martha Jane Greer
Birth: May 18, 1914 64 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 21, 1991Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
6 years
step-daughter
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Birth: April 4, 1920 70 40Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1985Hays, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Julius M McGuire + Cynthia May Greene - View this family
wife’s husband
Julius M McGuire
Birth: September 7, 1870Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 15, 1932Ashe, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: August 12, 1922Ashe, North Carolina, United States
-5 months
step-son
Richard Hardin McGuire
Birth: March 11, 1922 51 41Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1953Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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