The Shemwell Family

John Riley GreeneAge: 84 years19242009

Name
John Riley Greene
Given names
John Riley
Surname
Greene
Birth December 24, 1924 29 25
Birth of a brotherCline Greene
November 22, 1926 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 brotherHershel L Greene
July 19, 1931 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherHettie Agnes Wellborn
January 13, 1933 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherHarvey R Greene
February 15, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 25 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
Marriage of a parentJudson Moore GreeneCora Elizabeth FosterView this family
August 24, 1963 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 fatherJudson Moore Greene
November 19, 1980 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Etoy Greene
February 24, 2002 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherTroy Ransom Greene
February 4, 2007 (Age 82 years)

Death July 23, 2009 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Troy Ransom Greene
Birth: May 30, 1919 24 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 2007
2 years
elder brother
Charles Etoy Greene
Birth: June 26, 1921 26 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 2002Baltimore, Maryland, United States
4 years
himself
John Riley Greene
Birth: December 24, 1924 29 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 23, 2009Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months
younger brother
Cline Greene
Birth: November 22, 1926 31 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 5, 2012
sister
Private
younger brother
Hershel L Greene
Birth: July 19, 1931 36 31Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 2014Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Ann Greene - View this family
father
step-mother
Nancy Ann Greene
Birth: February 18, 1891 34 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 7, 1952Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
half-sister
Private
Father’s family with Cora Elizabeth Foster - View this family
father
step-mother
Cora Elizabeth Foster
Birth: March 1, 1921Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 27, 1972Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: August 24, 1963Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

John Riley Greene has 26 first cousins recorded