The Shemwell Family

Alfred Greene1811

Name
Alfred Greene
Given names
Alfred
Surname
Greene
Birth about 1811 36 33

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)

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
Death of a fatherJeremiah Greene
about 1820 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherAnne F Hartley
September 14, 1830 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 21 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 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 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 58 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 62 years)
Death of a sisterNaomi Greene
December 26, 1877 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 67 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 brotherRichard Greene
April 1880 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherJoel Hartley Greene
November 8, 1891 (Age 80 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 87 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 105 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 106 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 107 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/
Deathunknown

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
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
Naomi Greene
Birth: January 7, 1801 26 23Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 26, 1877Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
5 years
elder brother
David Greene
Birth: about 1809 34 31North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
2 years
himself

Alfred 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)