The Shemwell Family

James Ellis GreeneAge: 77 years18811958

Name
James Ellis Greene
Given names
James Ellis
Surname
Greene
Birth June 1, 1881 30 24
Birth of a brotherHoy Patterson Greene
October 30, 1883 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRomulus Linney Greene
May 1, 1887 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph W Greene
about 1894 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 sisterHessie Ethel Greene
September 11, 1898 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph W Greene
before 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMabel Malinda “Linda” Watson
August 10, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherSolomon Riley Greene
March 27, 1913 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Riley Greene
January 13, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelia Adeline Gragg
January 16, 1922 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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
Death of a motherSarah Louisa Greene
October 23, 1932 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 sisterZora Ellen Greene
April 5, 1952 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterDisia Etta Greene
April 13, 1952 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 October 13, 1958 (Age 77 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: January 4, 1872Watauga, North Carolina, United States
9 months
elder sister
Zora Ellen Greene
Birth: October 11, 1872 21 15Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 5, 1952Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Disia Etta Greene
Birth: February 25, 1875 23 17Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 13, 1952Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Amidas Greene
Birth: December 31, 1877 26 20Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 29, 1960Maryland, United States
3 years
himself
James Ellis Greene
Birth: June 1, 1881 30 24Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1958Harford, Maryland, United States
2 years
younger brother
Hoy Patterson Greene
Birth: October 30, 1883 32 26Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 24, 1970Bel Air, Harford, Maryland, United States
4 years
younger brother
Romulus Linney Greene
Birth: May 1, 1887 35 29Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 14, 1973Harford, Maryland, United States
8 years
younger brother
Joseph W Greene
Birth: about 1894 42 36North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1900North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger sister
Hessie Ethel Greene
Birth: September 11, 1898 47 41Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 5, 1980Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States