William Rufus GreeneAge: 96 years1887–1983
- Name
- William Rufus Greene
- Given names
- William Rufus
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | January 27, 1887 19 20 |
 Birth of a half-brother | Wiley Edmund Reynolds November 21, 1891 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Flossie Reynolds about 1895 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Bartlett Greene about 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 30 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/ |
| Marriage of a parent | John Campbell — Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene — View this family about 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 half-sister | Flossie Reynolds October 1, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene October 1, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 father | Elbert Greene March 25, 1947 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 | Wiley Edmund Reynolds April 4, 1963 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 | May 26, 1983 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elbert Greene Birth: December 31, 1867 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 25, 1947 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene Birth: about 1867 38 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| himself |
William Rufus Greene Birth: January 27, 1887 19 20 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: May 26, 1983 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Campbell |
| step-father |
John Campbell Birth: March 1888 — Carter, Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1940 — Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene Birth: about 1867 38 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: about 1922 — |
| Mother’s family with Joseph Reynolds |
| step-father |
Joseph Reynolds Death: |
| mother |
Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene Birth: about 1867 38 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |
| half-brother |
Wiley Edmund Reynolds Birth: November 21, 1891 24 — Johnson, Tennessee, United States Death: April 4, 1963 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Flossie Reynolds Birth: about 1895 28 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1930 — Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States |