The Shemwell Family

William Trent Greene1825

Name
William Trent Greene
Given names
William Trent
Surname
Greene
Birth May 4, 1825 29 24
Birth of a brotherAlfred Greene
about 1827 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherLewis P Greene
January 9, 1830 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnne F Hartley
September 14, 1830 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Elizabeth Greene
June 21, 1832 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 6 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 sisterSusan “Sooki” Greene
June 1834 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 brotherDavid A Nathaniel Greene
April 14, 1838 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert D Greene
February 1, 1841 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterLucinda Greene
March 8, 1844 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 sisterMartha Greene
before 1850 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 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 brotherAlfred Greene
July 26, 1863 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 41 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 41 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 43 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 brotherJames David Greene
about 1875 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherDavid A Nathaniel Greene
about 1877 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 52 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 motherVirginia Jane Trent
about 1879 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Greene
April 1880 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 of a brotherRobert D Greene
about 1905 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 90 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 91 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 92 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 104 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
Deathunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1818
2 years
elder sister
Virginia Jane Greene
Birth: about 1819 23 18Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
James David Greene
Birth: about 1821 25 20Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1875Hancock, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
Nellie Greene
Birth: about 1824 28 23Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
16 months
himself
William Trent Greene
Birth: May 4, 1825 29 24Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Alfred Greene
Birth: about 1827 31 26Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 26, 1863Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Lewis P Greene
Birth: January 9, 1830 34 29Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
Mary Elizabeth Greene
Birth: June 21, 1832 36 31Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
David A Nathaniel Greene
Birth: April 14, 1838 42 37Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1877Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert D Greene
Birth: February 1, 1841 45 40Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1905Sanger, Denton, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lucinda Greene
Birth: March 8, 1844 48 43Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
7 years
younger sister

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