Lydia Cornelia Greene 1857–1941 – The Shemwell Family

Lydia Cornelia GreeneAge: 84 years1857–1941

Name: Lydia Cornelia Greene

Given names: Lydia Cornelia

Surname: Greene

Married name: Lydia Cornelia Blackburn

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Birth	April 17, 1857 56 44 Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 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 3 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 9 years) Alaska, USA 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 9 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 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-sister	Mary Greene May 13, 1877 (Age 20 years) Wichita, Texas, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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-sister	Martha Greene January 2, 1880 (Age 22 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 31 years) Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	William Conley Greene about 1889 (Age 31 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Ferguson Greene about 1890 (Age 32 years)
Death of a half-brother	Larkin Greene June 10, 1895 (Age 38 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a sister	Adelaide Selina Greene April 7, 1896 (Age 38 years) Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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
Death of a sister	Thursa M Greene November 29, 1899 (Age 42 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Bartlett Greene about 1900 (Age 42 years)
Death of a mother	Mary Ann Sherrill January 19, 1900 (Age 42 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-sister	Nancy Calista Greene October 17, 1900 (Age 43 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Solomon Greene Jr. March 26, 1910 (Age 52 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	David Isaac Greene March 16, 1912 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brother	Smith Patrick Greene January 11, 1915 (Age 57 years) Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 57 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Burial of a half-brother	John Riley Greene January 14, 1915 (Age 57 years) John Riley Greene Cemetery, Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 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 half-sister	Camilla C Greene February 23, 1917 (Age 59 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a sister	Margaret Ann Greene May 11, 1918 (Age 61 years) Center, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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 half-sister	Sarah Adeline Greene April 25, 1920 (Age 63 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Thomas Rufus Greene November 21, 1926 (Age 69 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 brother	Wesley Sherrill Greene July 23, 1931 (Age 74 years) Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death	May 21, 1941 (Age 84 years) Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Mary Hodges William Conley Greene Larkin Greene John Riley Greene Bartlett Greene Mary Greene Martha Greene Solomon Greene Jr. Nancy Calista Greene Camilla C Greene Smith Patrick Greene Ferguson Greene David Isaac Greene Sarah Adeline Greene Family with spouse Mary Ann Sherrill Thursa M Greene Thomas Rufus Greene Wesley Sherrill Greene Margaret Ann Greene Adelaide Selina Greene Celia Greene Infant Daughter Greene Lydia Cornelia Greene Deacon Solomon Greene Birth: April 10, 1801 24 24 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 24, 1888 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Deacon Solomon Greene Thursa M Greene Thomas Rufus Greene Wesley Sherrill Greene Margaret Ann Greene Adelaide Selina Greene Celia Greene Infant Daughter Greene Lydia Cornelia Greene Mary Ann Sherrill Birth: April 27, 1812 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 19, 1900 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: January 2, 1845 —
9 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thursa M Greene Birth: September 28, 1845 44 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 29, 1899 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Celia Adeline Gragg Thomas Rufus Greene Birth: January 2, 1847 45 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 21, 1926 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hannah Salina McNeil Adelaide Josephine Greene Wesley Sherrill Greene Birth: November 9, 1848 47 36 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 23, 1931 — Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
22 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Margaret Ann Greene Birth: September 2, 1850 49 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 11, 1918 — Center, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Adelaide Selina Greene Birth: April 21, 1852 51 39 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1896 — Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Celia Greene Birth: about 1854 52 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1854 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Infant Daughter Greene Birth: about 1855 53 42 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1855 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lydia Cornelia Greene Birth: April 17, 1857 56 44 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 21, 1941 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Father’s family with Nancy Mary Hodges - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Mary Hodges William Conley Greene Larkin Greene John Riley Greene Bartlett Greene Mary Greene Martha Greene Solomon Greene Jr. Nancy Calista Greene Camilla C Greene Smith Patrick Greene Ferguson Greene David Isaac Greene Sarah Adeline Greene Family with spouse Mary Ann Sherrill Thursa M Greene Thomas Rufus Greene Wesley Sherrill Greene Margaret Ann Greene Adelaide Selina Greene Celia Greene Infant Daughter Greene Lydia Cornelia Greene Deacon Solomon Greene Birth: April 10, 1801 24 24 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 24, 1888 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Deacon Solomon Greene William Conley Greene Larkin Greene John Riley Greene Bartlett Greene Mary Greene Martha Greene Solomon Greene Jr. Nancy Calista Greene Camilla C Greene Smith Patrick Greene Ferguson Greene David Isaac Greene Sarah Adeline Greene Nancy Mary Hodges Birth: December 17, 1801 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1844 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1822 —
23 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy L Watson Mary E Greene Martha Isabel Greene Eli Smith Greene Bennette Ferguson Greene William Lee Greene George Alexander Greene William Conley Greene Birth: November 17, 1823 22 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1889 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
16 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucinda Melissa Trivett Rebecca Greene Nancy Greene Sarah Greene Delphia Greene John Greene Jesse Greene Hiram Greene Amanda Greene General Lafayette Greene Emma Katherine Greene Solomon Greene Larkin Greene Birth: March 23, 1825 23 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1895 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
16 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Celia Greene Elihu Greene William Willis “Bill” Greene Solomon Riley Greene Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene Lucy Carolina Greene Harvey R Greene Jospeh Smith Greene Camilla Greene John Melvin Greene Infant Daughter Greene E Lindsay Greene … Greene Richard Lee Greene John Riley Greene Birth: July 27, 1826 25 24 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 13, 1915 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
18 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Maude Watson Doctor F Greene General Chapman Greene James Edward Greene Family with spouse Malinda Katherine Hamby Jesse Lee Greene Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene Wiley Solomon Greene Julia Ann Greene Elizabeth B Greene Cynthia May Greene Bartlett Greene Birth: January 24, 1828 26 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1900
13 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin Greene Richard C Green Solomon Greene Larkin George Greene Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Greene Martha W Greene Family with spouse William Harrison Miller Nancy Jane Miller Mary Ann Miller William Lee Miller Vena Tamer Miller John F Miller Reuben Miller Eliza Caroline Miller Mary Greene Birth: February 22, 1829 27 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 13, 1877 — Wichita, Texas, United States
13 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Linville Land Clarissa Louvenia Greene Family with spouse Holden Moody Nancy C Moody William G “Bud” Moody Mary Caroline Moody George Washington Moody Abner Bennett Moody Ferguson Greenlee Moody Sarah Alice Moody Solomon Finley Moody Lora Emma Moody Martha Greene Birth: April 4, 1830 28 28 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1880 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elza Triplett Nancy Greene Triplett Greene Larkin Greene Jasper Greene Lee Greene Louisa Greene Grant Greene Greenville Greene Solomon Greene Jr. Birth: January 25, 1832 30 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 26, 1910 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
17 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin Ragan William Smith Ragan Richard Filmore Ragan Greenlee Ragan John Isaac Ragan Family with spouse Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler Mary S Winkler George Washington Winkler Nancy Calista Greene Birth: June 14, 1833 32 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1900 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Calvin C Miller Thomas Calvin Miller Marcus Demaris Miller Nancy J Miller Isaac C Miller Martha A Miller Amos Miller Mary Tamer Miller William Harrison Miller Cornelia Miller Solomon Columbus Miller Rebecca Lucinda Miller Elizabeth “Betsey” Miller Joseph Miller Greene Benjamin Miller Nicey Miller Festus Miller Mary Margaret “Maggie” Miller Camilla C Greene Birth: May 13, 1835 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1917 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lucinda Caroline Watson Annette Greene Julia Ann Greene Nancy C Greene Celia Isabella “Belle” Greene James Critten Greene Smith Patrick Greene Birth: March 10, 1837 35 35 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 11, 1915 — Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
15 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah A Setzer Sarah J Greene Ferguson Greene Birth: June 10, 1838 37 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1890
22 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amanda Lawrence Family with spouse Sarah Jane Watson David Isaac Greene Birth: April 3, 1840 38 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1912
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John William Ragan Jesse Smith Ragan Nancy Malinda Ragan Wade Hampton Ragan Sarah Adeline Greene Birth: April 27, 1842 41 40 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 25, 1920 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Lydia Cornelia Greene has 22 first cousins recorded

Father's family (22)

Parents Jonathan Norris + Elizabeth Greene

1Franklin Norris1821–1900

2Mary “Polly” Norris1823–1905

3Elizabeth M Norris1825–1912

4John Riley Norris1828–1889

5George Washington Norris1831–1926

6William Norris1834–1864

7Isaac Norris1837–1913

Parents Squire Adams Sr. + Mary Greene

1Elizabeth Adams1819–1897

2Rebecca Adams1820–1895

3Esther Adams1822–1907

4John LaFayette Adams1824–1909

5Margaret “Peggy” Adams1827–1908

6Wellington Adams1830–1887

7Nelson Adams1831–1863

8Squire Adams Jr.1833–1863

9Nancy Adams1835–

10Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams1837–1916

11Rachel Adams1839–1899

12Harriet Newell Adams1842–1936

13Martha Adams1847–1918

Parents Squire Elijah Greene + Anna Fanny McBride

1David Greene1849–1909

2Manley Greene1853–1941

Family with parents
father Parents Isaac “Flatty” Greene Mary “Polly” Booth	Deacon Solomon Greene 1801–1888
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Ann Sherrill 1812–1900
elder sister Family (none)	Thursa M Greene 1845–1899
elder brother Family Celia Adeline Gragg	Thomas Rufus Greene 1847–1926
elder brother Family Hannah Salina McNeil Adelaide Josephine Greene	Wesley Sherrill Greene 1848–1931
elder sister Family (none)	Margaret Ann Greene 1850–1918
elder sister Family (none)	Adelaide Selina Greene 1852–1896
elder sister Family (none)	Celia Greene 1854–1854
elder sister Family (none)	Infant Daughter Greene 1855–1855
herself Family (none)	Lydia Cornelia Greene 1857–1941
Father’s family with Nancy Mary Hodges
father Parents Isaac “Flatty” Greene Mary “Polly” Booth	Deacon Solomon Greene 1801–1888
step-mother Parents William “Billie” Hodges Mary Sarah Mulina	Nancy Mary Hodges 1801–1844
half-brother Family Nancy L Watson Mary E Greene Martha Isabel Greene Eli Smith Greene Bennette Ferguson Greene William Lee Greene George Alexander Greene	William Conley Greene 1823–1889
half-brother Family Lucinda Melissa Trivett Rebecca Greene Nancy Greene Sarah Greene Delphia Greene John Greene Jesse Greene Hiram Greene Amanda Greene General Lafayette Greene Emma Katherine Greene Solomon Greene	Larkin Greene 1825–1895
half-brother Family Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Celia Greene Elihu Greene William Willis “Bill” Greene Solomon Riley Greene Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene Lucy Carolina Greene Harvey R Greene Jospeh Smith Greene Camilla Greene John Melvin Greene Infant Daughter Greene E Lindsay Greene … Greene Richard Lee Greene	John Riley Greene 1826–1915
half-brother Family Amanda Maude Watson Doctor F Greene General Chapman Greene James Edward Greene Malinda Katherine Hamby Jesse Lee Greene Millie Frankie “Mollie” Greene Wiley Solomon Greene Julia Ann Greene Elizabeth B Greene Cynthia May Greene	Bartlett Greene 1828–1900
half-sister Family Larkin Greene Richard C Green Solomon Greene Larkin George Greene (unknown) Sarah Elizabeth Greene Martha W Greene William Harrison Miller Nancy Jane Miller Mary Ann Miller William Lee Miller Vena Tamer Miller John F Miller Reuben Miller Eliza Caroline Miller	Mary Greene 1829–1877
half-sister Family Linville Land Clarissa Louvenia Greene Holden Moody Nancy C Moody William G “Bud” Moody Mary Caroline Moody George Washington Moody Abner Bennett Moody Ferguson Greenlee Moody Sarah Alice Moody Solomon Finley Moody Lora Emma Moody	Martha Greene 1830–1880
half-brother Family Elza Triplett Nancy Greene Triplett Greene Larkin Greene Jasper Greene Lee Greene Louisa Greene Grant Greene Greenville Greene	Solomon Greene Jr. 1832–1910
half-sister Family Larkin Ragan William Smith Ragan Richard Filmore Ragan Greenlee Ragan John Isaac Ragan Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler Mary S Winkler George Washington Winkler	Nancy Calista Greene 1833–1900
half-sister Family Calvin C Miller Thomas Calvin Miller Marcus Demaris Miller Nancy J Miller Isaac C Miller Martha A Miller Amos Miller Mary Tamer Miller William Harrison Miller Cornelia Miller Solomon Columbus Miller Rebecca Lucinda Miller Elizabeth “Betsey” Miller Joseph Miller Greene Benjamin Miller Nicey Miller Festus Miller Mary Margaret “Maggie” Miller	Camilla C Greene 1835–1917
half-brother Family Lucinda Caroline Watson Annette Greene Julia Ann Greene Nancy C Greene Celia Isabella “Belle” Greene James Critten Greene	Smith Patrick Greene 1837–1915
half-brother Family Sarah A Setzer Sarah J Greene	Ferguson Greene 1838–1890
half-brother Family Amanda Lawrence Sarah Jane Watson	David Isaac Greene 1840–1912
half-sister Family John William Ragan Jesse Smith Ragan Nancy Malinda Ragan Wade Hampton Ragan	Sarah Adeline Greene 1842–1920

The Shemwell Family

Lydia Cornelia GreeneAge: 84 years1857–1941

Lydia Cornelia Greene has 22 first cousins recorded

Father's family (22)

Parents Jonathan Norris + Elizabeth Greene

Parents Squire Adams Sr. + Mary Greene

Parents Squire Elijah Greene + Anna Fanny McBride

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