The Shemwell Family

Velma GreeneAge: 71 years19211993

Name
Velma Greene
Given names
Velma
Surname
Greene
Married name
Velma Frye
Birth June 30, 1921 32 32
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 maternal grandfatherHarvey R Greene
February 15, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 paternal grandfatherE Lindsay Greene
December 25, 1946 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherGertie Emmeline Greene
December 10, 1949 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 grandmotherSarah Ann Simmons
October 3, 1955 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 fatherZollie Monroe Greene
December 23, 1983 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterVergie Lear Greene
November 8, 1991 (Age 70 years)

Death March 8, 1993 (Age 71 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: April 7, 1908Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months
elder brother
Vernie Norman Greene
Birth: January 22, 1910 21 21Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 5, 2003Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
14 months
elder sister
Beulah Ruth Greene
Birth: March 15, 1911 22 22Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 27, 1994
19 months
elder sister
Vergie Lear Greene
Birth: October 10, 1912 23 24Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 8, 1991
14 months
elder brother
Ned Vaughn Greene
Birth: November 27, 1913 24 25Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 23, 2001Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
8 years
herself
Velma Greene
Birth: June 30, 1921 32 32Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 8, 1993Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Velma Greene has 36 first cousins recorded