Mary ShearerAge: 79 years1797–1877
- Name
- Mary Shearer
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Shearer
- Married name
- Mary Greene
 Birth | January 16, 1797 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Marriage | Richard Greene — View this family August 18, 1814 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Susannah Greene March 6, 1818 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Larkin Greene March 9, 1825 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah Lou Greene March 26, 1830 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Marriage of a child | William M Gragg — Susannah Greene — View this family about 1833 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Louisa Gragg October 1834 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 38 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary “Polly” Gragg March 13, 1837 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Celia Adeline Gragg December 11, 1839 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sarah Lucinda Gragg August 4, 1841 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William S Gragg about 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Larkin Greene — Mary Greene — View this family April 30, 1846 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Richard C Green February 14, 1847 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Norris — Sarah Lou Greene — View this family February 21, 1847 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | John Allen Gragg June 13, 1848 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 years)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 grandson #8 | Solomon Greene about 1849 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Solomon Greene about 1849 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a son | Larkin Greene November 2, 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Larkin George Greene November 3, 1850 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Larkin Roby Gragg July 15, 1852 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Richard Greene Gragg January 4, 1855 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a grandson | William S Gragg May 2, 1863 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary “Polly” Gragg February 2, 1864 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a husband | Richard Greene May 28, 1864 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 64 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 69 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 69 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 71 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 | January 9, 1877 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with Richard Greene |
| husband |
Richard Greene Birth: August 21, 1790 32 33 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1864 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mary Shearer Birth: January 16, 1797 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1877 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: August 18, 1814 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Susannah Greene Birth: March 6, 1818 27 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 26, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years son |
Larkin Greene Birth: March 9, 1825 34 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 2, 1850 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Sarah Lou Greene Birth: March 26, 1830 39 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 24, 1901 — Johnson, Tennessee, United States |