The Shemwell Family

Linday Faye LawsAge: 86 years19101997

Name
Linday Faye Laws
Given names
Linday Faye
Surname
Laws
Married name
Linday Faye Greene
Married name
Linday Faye Yates
Birth July 4, 1910 26 30
Marriage of a parentMastin GreerCynthia May GreeneView this family
May 29, 1913 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Jane Greer
May 18, 1914 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherMalinda Katherine Hamby
about 1918 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 7 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 half-sisterMary Elizabeth Greer
April 4, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRichard Hardin McGuire
March 11, 1922 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentJulius M McGuireCynthia May GreeneView this family
August 12, 1922 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
MarriageTam Bowie YatesView this family
about 1930 (Age 19 years)

Death of a motherCynthia May Greene
October 1, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Octavie May Yates
July 22, 1931 (Age 21 years)
Death of a daughterOctavie May Yates
October 28, 1931 (Age 21 years)
MarriageChilo Jefferson “Chike” GreeneView this family
July 25, 1936 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Carolyn Ann Greene
October 20, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Death of a half-brotherRichard Hardin McGuire
January 31, 1953 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 husbandTam Bowie Yates
November 1, 1964 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherRondel Lee Greene
June 12, 1972 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Lee Laws
January 3, 1973 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 husbandChilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene
April 27, 1980 (Age 69 years)
Death of a half-sisterMary Elizabeth Greer
October 9, 1985 (Age 75 years)
Death of a half-brotherShadrack M “Shade” Greene
July 21, 1991 (Age 81 years)
Death of a half-sisterMartha Jane Greer
July 21, 1991 (Age 81 years)
Death February 17, 1997 (Age 86 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert Lee Laws
Birth: June 6, 1884Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 3, 1973Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
mother
herself
Mother’s family with Noah Rufus Love - View this family
step-father
Noah Rufus Love
Birth: January 25, 1875Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 12, 1960Purlear, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
mother
half-brother
Jeptha W “Jafe” Greene
Birth: September 11, 1899 24 19Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death:
6 years
half-brother
Shadrack M “Shade” Greene
Birth: May 11, 1905 30 25Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 21, 1991Somerset, Maryland, United States
Mother’s family with Blair Wagoner - View this family
step-father
mother
half-brother
Rondel Lee Greene
Birth: August 12, 1907 27Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 12, 1972Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with Mastin Greer - View this family
step-father
Mastin Greer
Birth: January 19, 1850Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 14, 1925Ashe, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: May 29, 1913Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1 year
half-sister
Martha Jane Greer
Birth: May 18, 1914 64 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 21, 1991Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
6 years
half-sister
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Birth: April 4, 1920 70 40Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1985Hays, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with Julius M McGuire - View this family
step-father
Julius M McGuire
Birth: September 7, 1870Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 15, 1932Ashe, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: August 12, 1922Ashe, North Carolina, United States
-5 months
half-brother
Richard Hardin McGuire
Birth: March 11, 1922 51 41Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 31, 1953Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Family with Tam Bowie Yates - View this family
husband
Tam Bowie Yates
Birth: April 4, 1904Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 1, 1964Ashe, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1930
19 months
daughter
Octavie May Yates
Birth: July 22, 1931 27 21Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 28, 1931Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Family with Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 25, 1936North Carolina, United States
13 years
daughter
Carolyn Ann Greene
Birth: October 20, 1949 54 39Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 26, 2023North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene + Martha Faye Hamby - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-son
Private
step-daughter
3 years
step-daughter
Fannie Marie Greene
Birth: May 23, 1921 26 23Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 2017Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Geneva Sumer Greene
Birth: May 29, 1923 28 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 3, 2012Stanly, North Carolina, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Daisy Lorine Greene
Birth: June 30, 1925 30 27Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 1, 2008North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Hattie Vee Greene
Birth: May 15, 1929 34 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 2017North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Virginia Ruth Lee Greene
Birth: September 20, 1932 37 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 26, 2019Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene + Mary Belle Hendrix - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mary Belle Hendrix
Birth: February 21, 1901Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 13, 1973Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
step-son
Chilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
Birth: August 24, 1934 39 33North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 2006Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Linday Faye Laws has 18 first cousins recorded