The Shemwell Family

Richard GreeneAge: 84 years17961880

Name
Richard Greene
Given names
Richard
Surname
Greene
Birth about 1796 21 18
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a sisterNaomi Greene
January 7, 1801 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoel Hartley Greene
October 11, 1803 (Age 7 years)

Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 7 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherEleanor Sullivan
about 1804 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Greene
about 1805 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a brotherDavid Greene
about 1809 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherRansom Greene
about 1810 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a brotherAlfred Greene
about 1811 (Age 15 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 16 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
MarriageVirginia Jane TrentView this family
about 1818 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Jane Greene
about 1819 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Greene
about 1820 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James David Greene
about 1821 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nellie Greene
about 1824 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Trent Greene
May 4, 1825 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Alfred Greene
about 1827 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Lewis P Greene
January 9, 1830 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherAnne F Hartley
September 14, 1830 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Elizabeth Greene
June 21, 1832 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 36 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
Birth of a daughter
#8
Susan “Sooki” Greene
June 1834 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 39 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 son
#9
David A Nathaniel Greene
April 14, 1838 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Robert D Greene
February 1, 1841 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Lucinda Greene
March 8, 1844 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 50 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 daughter
#12
Martha Greene
before 1850 (Age 54 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 61 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 sonAlfred Greene
July 26, 1863 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 65 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 71 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 71 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brotherJohn Greene
July 1869 (Age 73 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 73 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 brotherWilliam Greene
May 12, 1873 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sonJames David Greene
about 1875 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sonDavid A Nathaniel Greene
about 1877 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterNaomi Greene
December 26, 1877 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 82 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 wifeVirginia Jane Trent
about 1879 (Age 83 years)
Death April 1880 (Age 84 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 2, 1790
21 months
elder brother
William Greene
Birth: about 1791 16 13Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 12, 1873Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Lewis Greene
Birth: about 1792 17 14Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
23 months
elder brother
John Greene
Birth: November 26, 1793 19 15Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 1869
3 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
Naomi Greene
Birth: January 7, 1801 26 23Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 26, 1877Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
David Greene
Birth: about 1809 34 31North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Family with Virginia Jane Trent - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1818
2 years
daughter
Virginia Jane Greene
Birth: about 1819 23 18Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
James David Greene
Birth: about 1821 25 20Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1875Hancock, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Nellie Greene
Birth: about 1824 28 23Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
16 months
son
William Trent Greene
Birth: May 4, 1825 29 24Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Alfred Greene
Birth: about 1827 31 26Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 26, 1863Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Lewis P Greene
Birth: January 9, 1830 34 29Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Greene
Birth: June 21, 1832 36 31Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
4 years
son
David A Nathaniel Greene
Birth: April 14, 1838 42 37Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1877Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Robert D Greene
Birth: February 1, 1841 45 40Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1905Sanger, Denton, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Lucinda Greene
Birth: March 8, 1844 48 43Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
7 years
daughter

Richard Greene has 10 first cousins recorded

Father's family (10)

Parents Joseph Greene + Elizabeth Shearer
1Sarah Greene18081862
2Robert Greene18101885
Parents Joseph Greene + Celia Elrod
1Adam Greene18161891
2Margaret Greene18181886
3Amos Greene18211891
5Hiram Hugh Greene18231865
6David Greene18251863
7Mary Greene18321907

Mother's family (0)