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Sarah Grace “Ruth” GreeneAge: 89 years19272016

Name
Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene
Given names
Sarah Grace
Surname
Greene
Married name
Sarah Grace Speight
Nickname
Ruth
Birth January 16, 1927 19 22
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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
Marriage of a parentFinley Elihu GreeneMildred L BrunskillView this family
Type: Civil marriage
August 3, 1932 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRonald Finley Greene
November 22, 1932 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherNikky Jo Greene
April 30, 1939 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 grandfatherRoby Greene
October 14, 1958 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Acute Heart Failure
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Irene Trivett
August 26, 1965 (Age 38 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCopna Horton Greene
May 20, 1967 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 motherMargie Viola Greene
August 26, 1982 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherFinley Elihu Greene
September 7, 1990 (Age 63 years)
Death of a half-brotherDallas Hardin Hamby
September 15, 1992 (Age 65 years)
Death of a half-brotherNikky Jo Greene
October 13, 1998 (Age 71 years)
Death of a half-brotherMack Rexford Hamby
June 9, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Death of a half-brotherRonald Finley Greene
February 25, 2011 (Age 84 years)
Death October 20, 2016 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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mother
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Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene
Birth: January 16, 1927 19 22Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 20, 2016Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Mildred L Brunskill - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 3, 1932Hazel Park, Oakland, Michigan, United States
4 months
half-brother
Ronald Finley Greene
Birth: November 22, 1932 25 21Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: February 25, 2011Riverside, California, United States
6 years
half-brother
Nikky Jo Greene
Birth: April 30, 1939 31 28Michigan, United States
Death: October 13, 1998Livingston, Michigan, United States
Mother’s family with Dewey Vermont Hamby - View this family
step-father
Dewey Vermont Hamby
Birth: May 18, 1899Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 19, 1963Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1920Watauga, North Carolina, United States
20 months
half-brother
Dallas Hardin Hamby
Birth: July 20, 1922 23 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 15, 1992Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
half-brother
Mack Rexford Hamby
Birth: July 28, 1924 25 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 2002Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene has 41 first cousins recorded

Father's family (24)

Parents Virgil Sylvester Greene + Eara Martha Simmons
2Nona Mae Greene19161974
3Aubrey Ruth Greene19181996
7Ray Landon Greene19361983
Parents Elbert Andrew Golds + Lella Elizabeth Greene
1Alonzo Eli Golds19172001
3Savilla Faye Golds19311995
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Parents Vonnie May Greene + Essie Belle Hendrix
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3Riley Cecil Greene19341990
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13Travis Dale Greene19492012

Mother's family (17)

Parents Claude Donald Payne + Eva Arzola Greene
3Annie Ruth Payne19202007
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8Frank Dan Payne19312012
10Claudean Payne19362004
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Parents James Theodore Hendrix + Flossie Pearl Greene
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