Martha Jane GreerAge: 77 years1914–1991
- Name
- Martha Jane Greer
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Greer
- Married name
- Martha Jane Crane
 Birth | May 18, 1914 64 34 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 months)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 2 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 grandmother | Malinda Katherine Hamby about 1918 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 3 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 sister | Mary Elizabeth Greer April 4, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Richard Hardin McGuire March 11, 1922 (Age 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Julius M McGuire — Cynthia May Greene — View this family August 12, 1922 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Mastin Greer December 14, 1925 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 mother | Cynthia May Greene October 1, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 half-brother | Richard Hardin McGuire January 31, 1953 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 half-brother | Rondel Lee Greene June 12, 1972 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 sister | Mary Elizabeth Greer October 9, 1985 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Shadrack M “Shade” Greene July 21, 1991 (on the date of death) |
 Death | July 21, 1991 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Mastin Greer Birth: January 19, 1850 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 14, 1925 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Cynthia May Greene Birth: April 1880 52 39 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: May 29, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year herself |
Martha Jane Greer Birth: May 18, 1914 64 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 21, 1991 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Greer Birth: April 4, 1920 70 40 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: October 9, 1985 — Hays, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with Noah Rufus Love |
| step-father |
Noah Rufus Love Birth: January 25, 1875 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1960 — Purlear, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Cynthia May Greene Birth: April 1880 52 39 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| half-brother |
Jeptha W “Jafe” Greene Birth: September 11, 1899 24 19 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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6 years half-brother |
Shadrack M “Shade” Greene Birth: May 11, 1905 30 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: July 21, 1991 — Somerset, Maryland, United States |
| Mother’s family with Blair Wagoner |
| step-father |
Blair Wagoner Death: |
| mother |
Cynthia May Greene Birth: April 1880 52 39 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| half-brother |
Rondel Lee Greene Birth: August 12, 1907 27 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1972 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with Robert Lee Laws |
| step-father |
Robert Lee Laws Birth: June 6, 1884 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 3, 1973 — Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Cynthia May Greene Birth: April 1880 52 39 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| half-sister |
Linday Faye Laws Birth: July 4, 1910 26 30 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 17, 1997 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with Julius M McGuire |
| step-father |
Julius M McGuire Birth: September 7, 1870 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 15, 1932 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Cynthia May Greene Birth: April 1880 52 39 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: August 12, 1922 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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-5 months half-brother |
Richard Hardin McGuire Birth: March 11, 1922 51 41 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1953 — Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |