The Shemwell Family

Thursa M GreeneAge: 54 years18451899

Name
Thursa M Greene
Given names
Thursa M
Surname
Greene
Married name
Thursa M Idol
Birth September 28, 1845 44 33
Birth of a brotherThomas Rufus Greene
January 2, 1847 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherWesley Sherrill Greene
November 9, 1848 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 3 months)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterMargaret Ann Greene
September 2, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAdelaide Selina Greene
April 21, 1852 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCelia Greene
about 1854 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterCelia Greene
about 1854 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterInfant Daughter Greene
about 1855 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Daughter Greene
about 1855 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Booth
June 8, 1855 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterLydia Cornelia Greene
April 17, 1857 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a half-sisterMary Greene
May 13, 1877 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a half-sisterMartha Greene
January 2, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherDeacon Solomon Greene
December 24, 1888 (Age 43 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Conley Greene
about 1889 (Age 43 years)
Death of a half-brotherFerguson Greene
about 1890 (Age 44 years)

Death of a half-brotherLarkin Greene
June 10, 1895 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterAdelaide Selina Greene
April 7, 1896 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)
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
Death November 29, 1899 (Age 54 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 2, 1845
9 months
herself
Thursa M Greene
Birth: September 28, 1845 44 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 29, 1899Watauga, North Carolina, United States
15 months
younger brother
Thomas Rufus Greene
Birth: January 2, 1847 45 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 21, 1926Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
Wesley Sherrill Greene
Birth: November 9, 1848 47 36Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 23, 1931Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger sister
Margaret Ann Greene
Birth: September 2, 1850 49 38Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 11, 1918Center, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
20 months
younger sister
Adelaide Selina Greene
Birth: April 21, 1852 51 39Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 7, 1896Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger sister
Celia Greene
Birth: about 1854 52 41Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1854Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Infant Daughter Greene
Birth: about 1855 53 42Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1855Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lydia Cornelia Greene
Birth: April 17, 1857 56 44Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 21, 1941Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
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father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1822
23 months
half-brother
16 months
half-brother
16 months
half-brother
18 months
half-brother
13 months
half-sister
13 months
half-sister
22 months
half-brother
17 months
half-sister
23 months
half-sister
22 months
half-brother
15 months
half-brother
22 months
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
Sarah Adeline Greene
Birth: April 27, 1842 41 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 25, 1920Watauga, North Carolina, United States