The Shemwell Family

Eliza Esther GreeneAge: 66 years19021969

Name
Eliza Esther Greene
Given names
Eliza Esther
Surname
Greene
Married name
Eliza Esther Greene
Birth July 6, 1902 33 32
Birth of a sisterElla Mae Greene
December 27, 1905 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherClarence Vaughn Greene
June 10, 1907 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMabel Malinda “Linda” Watson
August 10, 1909 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherLawrence Hoy Greene
November 30, 1909 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterDicie Savannah Greene
July 25, 1912 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Riley Greene
January 13, 1915 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterEssie Elise Greene
April 28, 1918 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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/
MarriageAndrew William GreeneView this family
February 8, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Earl Grey Greene
February 21, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherFinnis Norman Greene
March 2, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Hooper Greene
September 14, 1921 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherLawrence Hoy Greene
June 14, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Creola Vicie Greene
January 14, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Velma Lea Greene
October 1, 1926 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Vernita Greene
February 22, 1928 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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
Birth of a son
#6
Ben Lindsay Greene
January 30, 1933 (Age 30 years)
Death of a husbandAndrew William Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterCreola Vicie Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterVelma Lea Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterVernita Greene
August 13, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a fatherE Lindsay Greene
December 25, 1946 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a motherSarah Ann Simmons
October 3, 1955 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherEmmit Carson Greene
May 23, 1959 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 26, 1969 (Age 66 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1885Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1 month
elder brother
Pardie Sherman Greene
Birth: November 24, 1885 16 16Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 26, 1972South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Finnis Norman Greene
Birth: February 11, 1891 21 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 2, 1920Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Emmit Carson Greene
Birth: June 20, 1893 24 23Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 23, 1959Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Essie Elise Greene
Birth: March 1, 1900 30 30Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 28, 1918Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Ella Mae Greene
Birth: December 27, 1905 36 36Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 11, 1987Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
17 months
younger brother
Clarence Vaughn Greene
Birth: June 10, 1907 38 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 21, 1997Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Lawrence Hoy Greene
Birth: November 30, 1909 40 40Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 14, 1923Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dicie Savannah Greene
Birth: July 25, 1912 43 42Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 17, 1998Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Family with Andrew William Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 8, 1919Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1 year
son
Earl Grey Greene
Birth: February 21, 1920 25 17Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 11, 2001Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
19 months
son
William Hooper Greene
Birth: September 14, 1921 27 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 8, 1995Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Creola Vicie Greene
Birth: January 14, 1924 29 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1940Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Velma Lea Greene
Birth: October 1, 1926 32 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1940Watauga, North Carolina, United States
17 months
daughter
Vernita Greene
Birth: February 22, 1928 33 25Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1940Watauga, North Carolina, United States
5 years
son
Ben Lindsay Greene
Birth: January 30, 1933 38 30Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 28, 2020Eucild, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States