The Shemwell Family

Geneva Sumer GreeneAge: 89 years19232012

Name
Geneva Sumer Greene
Given names
Geneva Sumer
Surname
Greene
Married name
Geneva Sumer Cole
Birth May 29, 1923 28 25
Death of a sisterFlora Faye Greene
about 1923

Birth of a sisterDaisy Lorine Greene
June 30, 1925 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterHattie Vee Greene
May 15, 1929 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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
Birth of a sisterVirginia Ruth Lee Greene
September 20, 1932 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherMartha Faye Hamby
October 7, 1932 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherChilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
August 24, 1934 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentChilo Jefferson “Chike” GreeneLinday Faye LawsView this family
July 25, 1936 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 half-sisterCarolyn Ann Greene
October 20, 1949 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 paternal grandmotherNannie Lorena Simmons
January 24, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherClenard Mansfield Greene
February 6, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 fatherChilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene
April 27, 1980 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brotherChilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
August 13, 2006 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterDaisy Lorine Greene
April 1, 2008 (Age 84 years)
Death October 3, 2012 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
brother
Private
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Fannie Marie Greene
Birth: May 23, 1921 26 23Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 26, 2017Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
2 years
herself
Geneva Sumer Greene
Birth: May 29, 1923 28 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 3, 2012Stanly, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
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
younger sister
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
younger sister
Virginia Ruth Lee Greene
Birth: September 20, 1932 37 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 26, 2019Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Linday Faye Laws - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 25, 1936North Carolina, United States
13 years
half-sister
Carolyn Ann Greene
Birth: October 20, 1949 54 39Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 26, 2023North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Mary Belle Hendrix - View this family
father
step-mother
Mary Belle Hendrix
Birth: February 21, 1901Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 13, 1973Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
half-brother
Chilo Jefferson Greene Jr.
Birth: August 24, 1934 39 33North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 2006Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Geneva Sumer Greene has 26 first cousins recorded

Father's family (26)

Parents Henry Harrison Smith + Ora Lucinda Greene
2June Faye Smith19131996
5Viola Louise Smith19262013
Parents Isaac Lee Smith + Cora Octavia Greene
1Raylo Huett Smith19172015
3Reely Davis Smith19211938
4R K Smith19261926
5Private
Parents William Lawrence Greene + Flora Belle Greene
1Claude B Greene19251926
3Private
6Private
7Linda Kay Greene19451983
Parents Ernest Norman Greene + Hattie Hazel Greene
1Private
2Private
3Private
Parents Arnold Sylvester Greene + Nellie Faye Golds
2Private
3Private
5Private
6Private

Mother's family (0)