The Shemwell Family

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Birth	December 21, 1888 19 19 Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Finnis Norman Greene February 11, 1891 (Age 2 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Emmit Carson Greene June 20, 1893 (Age 4 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Ivery Clenard Greene October 16, 1895 (Age 6 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years) Cuba 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
Birth of a sister	Essie Elise Greene March 1, 1900 (Age 11 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Eliza Esther Greene July 6, 1902 (Age 13 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Ella Mae Greene December 27, 1905 (Age 17 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Clarence Vaughn Greene June 10, 1907 (Age 18 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage	Gertie Emmeline Greene — View this family April 7, 1908 (Age 19 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 20 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a brother	Lawrence Hoy Greene November 30, 1909 (Age 20 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a son #1	Vernie Norman Greene January 22, 1910 (Age 21 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Beulah Ruth Greene March 15, 1911 (Age 22 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a sister	Dicie Savannah Greene July 25, 1912 (Age 23 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a daughter #3	Vergie Lear Greene October 10, 1912 (Age 23 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a son #4	Ned Vaughn Greene November 27, 1913 (Age 24 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 26 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sister	Essie Elise Greene April 28, 1918 (Age 29 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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
Historical Event	Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 29 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/
Death of a brother	Finnis Norman Greene March 2, 1920 (Age 31 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a daughter #5	Velma Greene June 30, 1921 (Age 32 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Lawrence Hoy Greene June 14, 1923 (Age 34 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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	E Lindsay Greene December 25, 1946 (Age 58 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a wife	Gertie Emmeline Greene December 10, 1949 (Age 60 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 years) South Korea 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 mother	Sarah Ann Simmons October 3, 1955 (Age 66 years) Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Emmit Carson Greene May 23, 1959 (Age 70 years) Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a sister	Eliza Esther Greene April 26, 1969 (Age 80 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Pardie Sherman Greene July 26, 1972 (Age 83 years) South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Death of a brother	Ivery Clenard Greene April 9, 1975 (Age 86 years) Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years) Vietnam 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	December 23, 1983 (Age 95 years) Burke, North Carolina, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Ann Simmons Pardie Sherman Greene Zollie Monroe Greene Finnis Norman Greene Emmit Carson Greene Ivery Clenard Greene Essie Elise Greene Eliza Esther Greene Ella Mae Greene Clarence Vaughn Greene Lawrence Hoy Greene Dicie Savannah Greene E Lindsay Greene Birth: May 11, 1869 42 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1946 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse E Lindsay Greene Pardie Sherman Greene Zollie Monroe Greene Finnis Norman Greene Emmit Carson Greene Ivery Clenard Greene Essie Elise Greene Eliza Esther Greene Ella Mae Greene Clarence Vaughn Greene Lawrence Hoy Greene Dicie Savannah Greene Sarah Ann Simmons Birth: October 25, 1869 Death: October 3, 1955 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: November 7, 1885 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1 month elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Rebecca Carlton Pardie Sherman Greene Birth: November 24, 1885 16 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 26, 1972 — South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gertie Emmeline Greene Vernie Norman Greene Beulah Ruth Greene Vergie Lear Greene Ned Vaughn Greene Velma Greene Zollie Monroe Greene Birth: December 21, 1888 19 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 23, 1983 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Finnis Norman Greene Birth: February 11, 1891 21 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 2, 1920 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Emmit Carson Greene Birth: June 20, 1893 24 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1959 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Lane Golds Hazel Acklus Golds Family with spouse Annie Lou Welch Annie Ruth Welch Family with spouse Clemmie Cordelia Cook Ivery Clenard Greene Birth: October 16, 1895 26 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 9, 1975 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Washington Allgood Essie Elise Greene Birth: March 1, 1900 30 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 28, 1918 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Andrew William Greene Earl Grey Greene William Hooper Greene Creola Vicie Greene Velma Lea Greene Vernita Greene Ben Lindsay Greene Eliza Esther Greene Birth: July 6, 1902 33 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 26, 1969 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ella Mae Greene Birth: December 27, 1905 36 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 11, 1987 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
17 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Clarence Vaughn Greene Birth: June 10, 1907 38 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 21, 1997 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lawrence Hoy Greene Birth: November 30, 1909 40 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 14, 1923 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Dicie Savannah Greene Birth: July 25, 1912 43 42 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1998 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Family with Gertie Emmeline Greene - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gertie Emmeline Greene Vernie Norman Greene Beulah Ruth Greene Vergie Lear Greene Ned Vaughn Greene Velma Greene Zollie Monroe Greene Birth: December 21, 1888 19 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 23, 1983 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Zollie Monroe Greene Vernie Norman Greene Beulah Ruth Greene Vergie Lear Greene Ned Vaughn Greene Velma Greene Gertie Emmeline Greene Birth: September 21, 1888 31 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 10, 1949 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: April 7, 1908 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vernie Norman Greene Birth: January 22, 1910 21 21 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 2003 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
14 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Beulah Ruth Greene Birth: March 15, 1911 22 22 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: September 27, 1994
19 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vergie Lear Greene Birth: October 10, 1912 23 24 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: November 8, 1991
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ned Vaughn Greene Birth: November 27, 1913 24 25 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 23, 2001 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
8 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Velma Greene Birth: June 30, 1921 32 32 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1993 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Family with parents
father Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	E Lindsay Greene 1869–1946
mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Ann Simmons 1869–1955
elder brother Family Martha Rebecca Carlton	Pardie Sherman Greene 1885–1972
himself Family Gertie Emmeline Greene Vernie Norman Greene Beulah Ruth Greene Vergie Lear Greene Ned Vaughn Greene Velma Greene	Zollie Monroe Greene 1888–1983
younger brother Family (none)	Finnis Norman Greene 1891–1920
younger brother Family (none)	Emmit Carson Greene 1893–1959
younger brother Family Nancy Lane Golds Hazel Acklus Golds Annie Lou Welch Annie Ruth Welch Clemmie Cordelia Cook	Ivery Clenard Greene 1895–1975
younger sister Family George Washington Allgood	Essie Elise Greene 1900–1918
younger sister Family Andrew William Greene Earl Grey Greene William Hooper Greene Creola Vicie Greene Velma Lea Greene Vernita Greene Ben Lindsay Greene	Eliza Esther Greene 1902–1969
younger sister Family (none)	Ella Mae Greene 1905–1987
younger brother Family (none)	Clarence Vaughn Greene 1907–1997
younger brother Family (none)	Lawrence Hoy Greene 1909–1923
younger sister Family (none)	Dicie Savannah Greene 1912–1998
Family with Gertie Emmeline Greene
himself Parents E Lindsay Greene Sarah Ann Simmons	Zollie Monroe Greene 1888–1983
wife Parents Harvey R Greene Martha Lea Greene	Gertie Emmeline Greene 1888–1949
son Family (none)	Vernie Norman Greene 1910–2003
daughter Family (none)	Beulah Ruth Greene 1911–1994
daughter Family (none)	Vergie Lear Greene 1912–1991
son Family (none)	Ned Vaughn Greene 1913–2001
daughter Family (none)	Velma Greene 1921–1993