The Shemwell Family

Andrew William GreeneAge: 46 years18941940

Name
Andrew William Greene
Given names
Andrew William
Surname
Greene
Birth June 2, 1894 37 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lawrence Greene
March 10, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterJennie Pearl Greene
December 15, 1903 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 maternal grandmotherCamilla C Greene
February 23, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
MarriageEliza Esther GreeneView this family
February 8, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Earl Grey Greene
February 21, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Hooper Greene
September 14, 1921 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Creola Vicie Greene
January 14, 1924 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Velma Lea Greene
October 1, 1926 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Vernita Greene
February 22, 1928 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 38 years)
Death of a daughterCreola Vicie Greene
August 13, 1940 (on the date of death)
Death of a daughterVelma Lea Greene
August 13, 1940 (on the date of death)
Death of a daughterVernita Greene
August 13, 1940 (on the date of death)
Death August 13, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 29, 1887
-7 months
elder brother
Amos Franklin Greene
Birth: November 25, 1886 29 16Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 27, 1971Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Linville Harrison Greene
Birth: June 30, 1889 32 19Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 8, 1978Watauga, North Carolina, United States
20 months
elder sister
Nancy Ann Greene
Birth: February 18, 1891 34 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 7, 1952Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 months
elder brother
Millard Filmore Greene
Birth: December 6, 1892 35 22Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 21, 1949Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
18 months
himself
6 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
Jennie Pearl Greene
Birth: December 15, 1903 47 33Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 25, 2002Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Eliza Esther Greene - View this family
himself
wife
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