The Shemwell Family

Jasper GreeneAge: 11 years18591870

Name
Jasper Greene
Given names
Jasper
Surname
Greene
Birth about 1859 26 27
Birth of a brotherLee Greene
August 19, 1861 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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
Birth of a sisterLouisa Greene
about 1866 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 8 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 8 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherGrant Greene
about 1869 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 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 before 1870 (Age 11 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: January 4, 1849Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder sister
Nancy Greene
Birth: January 4, 1850 17 18Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 30, 1920Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months
elder brother
Triplett Greene
Birth: November 30, 1851 19 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 7, 1928Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months
elder brother
Larkin Greene
Birth: October 9, 1853 21 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 25, 1910Watauga, North Carolina, United States
6 years
himself
Jasper Greene
Birth: about 1859 26 27Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1870Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Lee Greene
Birth: August 19, 1861 29 30Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 19, 1930Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger sister
Louisa Greene
Birth: about 1866 33 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900
4 years
younger brother
Grant Greene
Birth: about 1869 36 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900
3 years
younger brother
Greenville Greene
Birth: about 1871 38 39Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900