Lora Bessie GreeneAge: 84 years1893–1978
- Name
- Lora Bessie Greene
- Given names
- Lora Bessie
- Surname
- Greene
- Married name
- Lora Bessie Miller
 Birth | August 13, 1893 28 17 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 sister | Lunda V Greene July 1899 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Arthur Greene July 5, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ida Selena Greene August 28, 1901 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Gurney Norman Greene July 22, 1903 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 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 half-sister | Nora Etta Greene September 14, 1917 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 sister | Lunda V Greene March 27, 1922 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Hannah Salina McNeil May 1, 1929 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 maternal grandfather | Wesley Sherrill Greene July 23, 1931 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | John Melvin Greene April 27, 1944 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 sister | Ida Selena Greene February 1, 1955 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Gurney Norman Greene February 5, 1955 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Adelaide Josephine Greene March 7, 1966 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Arthur Greene June 7, 1966 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 | January 10, 1978 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Adelaide Josephine Greene Birth: November 18, 1875 27 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 7, 1966 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 18, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years herself |
Lora Bessie Greene Birth: August 13, 1893 28 17 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1978 — Alleghany, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Lunda V Greene Birth: July 1899 33 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 27, 1922 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
William Arthur Greene Birth: July 5, 1900 34 24 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 7, 1966 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Ida Selena Greene Birth: August 28, 1901 36 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1955 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Gurney Norman Greene Birth: July 22, 1903 37 27 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: February 5, 1955 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Celia L Hamby |
| father |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Celia L Hamby Birth: May 13, 1867 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1890 |
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Marriage: May 2, 1885 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Nora Etta Greene Birth: February 28, 1889 23 21 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: September 14, 1917 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |