The Shemwell Family

Sarah J GreeneAge: 16 years18671884

Name
Sarah J Greene
Given names
Sarah J
Surname
Greene
Married name
Sarah J Norris
Birth September 13, 1867 29 23
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 months)

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death about 1884 (Age 16 years)
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Marriage: about 1866Watauga, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah J Greene
Birth: September 13, 1867 29 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1884North Carolina, United States