The Shemwell Family

Robert D GreeneAge: 63 years18411905

Name
Robert D Greene
Given names
Robert D
Surname
Greene
Birth February 1, 1841 45 40
Birth of a sisterLucinda Greene
March 8, 1844 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 8 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 22 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 33 years)
Death of a brotherDavid A Nathaniel Greene
about 1877 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 36 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Greene
April 1880 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 about 1905 (Age 63 years)
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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
elder brother
William Trent Greene
Birth: May 4, 1825 29 24Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
Alfred Greene
Birth: about 1827 31 26Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 26, 1863Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Lewis P Greene
Birth: January 9, 1830 34 29Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth Greene
Birth: June 21, 1832 36 31Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
David A Nathaniel Greene
Birth: April 14, 1838 42 37Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1877Hancock, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
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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