The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth GreerAge: 65 years19201985

Name
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Greer
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Hendrix
Birth April 4, 1920 70 40
Birth of a half-brotherRichard Hardin McGuire
March 11, 1922 (Age 23 months)
Marriage of a parentJulius M McGuireCynthia May GreeneView this family
August 12, 1922 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherMastin Greer
December 14, 1925 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 motherCynthia May Greene
October 1, 1930 (Age 10 years)
MarriageHoward Vonley HendrixView this family
June 29, 1940 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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-brotherRichard Hardin McGuire
January 31, 1953 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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-brotherRondel Lee Greene
June 12, 1972 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 9, 1985 (Age 65 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder sister
Martha Jane Greer
Birth: May 18, 1914 64 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 21, 1991Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
6 years
herself
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 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 Robert Lee Laws - View this family
step-father
Robert Lee Laws
Birth: June 6, 1884Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 3, 1973Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
mother
half-sister
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 Howard Vonley Hendrix - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Birth: April 4, 1920 70 40Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 9, 1985Hays, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 29, 1940

Mary Elizabeth Greer has 18 first cousins recorded