The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 13, 1867 North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 Alaska, USA 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 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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
Marriage	John Melvin Greene — View this family May 2, 1885 (Age 17 years) Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Nora Etta Greene February 28, 1889 (Age 21 years) Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death	about 1890 (Age 22 years)

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Family with John Melvin Greene - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Celia L Hamby Nora Etta Greene Family with spouse Adelaide Josephine Greene Lora Bessie Greene Lunda V Greene William Arthur Greene Ida Selena Greene Gurney Norman Greene John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Melvin Greene Nora Etta Greene Celia L Hamby Birth: May 13, 1867 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1890
	Marriage: May 2, 1885 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Nora Etta Greene Birth: February 28, 1889 23 21 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: September 14, 1917 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

John Melvin Greene + Adelaide Josephine Greene - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Celia L Hamby Nora Etta Greene Family with spouse Adelaide Josephine Greene Lora Bessie Greene Lunda V Greene William Arthur Greene Ida Selena Greene Gurney Norman Greene John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Melvin Greene Lora Bessie Greene Lunda V Greene William Arthur Greene Ida Selena Greene Gurney Norman Greene Adelaide Josephine Greene Birth: November 18, 1875 27 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 7, 1966 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: April 18, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lora Bessie Greene Birth: August 13, 1893 28 17 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1978 — Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
6 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Preston Hill Greene Lunda V Greene Birth: July 1899 33 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 27, 1922 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States
1 year step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William Arthur Greene Birth: July 5, 1900 34 24 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 7, 1966 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
14 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ida Selena Greene Birth: August 28, 1901 36 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1955 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
23 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Gurney Norman Greene Birth: July 22, 1903 37 27 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 5, 1955 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Family with John Melvin Greene
husband Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	John Melvin Greene 1865–1944
herself Parents (unknown)	Celia L Hamby 1867–1890
daughter Family (none)	Nora Etta Greene 1889–1917
John Melvin Greene + Adelaide Josephine Greene
husband Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	John Melvin Greene 1865–1944
husband’s wife Parents Wesley Sherrill Greene Hannah Salina McNeil	Adelaide Josephine Greene 1875–1966
step-daughter Family (none)	Lora Bessie Greene 1893–1978
step-daughter Family Preston Hill Greene	Lunda V Greene 1899–1922
step-son Family (none)	William Arthur Greene 1900–1966
step-daughter Family (none)	Ida Selena Greene 1901–1955
step-son Family (none)	Gurney Norman Greene 1903–1955