The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth GreeneAge: 92 years17951887

Name
Elizabeth Greene
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Greene
Married name
Elizabeth Norris
Birth March 9, 1795 18 18
MarriageJonathan NorrisView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterMary Greene
December 25, 1798 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a brotherDeacon Solomon Greene
April 10, 1801 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 7 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Birth of a brotherJohn Greene
August 10, 1804 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac Greene Jr.
October 9, 1806 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Greene
November 14, 1808 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Greene
April 16, 1811 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Calista Greene
May 12, 1814 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 16 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a brotherJeremiah Greene
September 20, 1816 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a brotherSquire Elijah Greene
July 15, 1819 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Franklin Norris
March 14, 1821 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary “Polly” Norris
July 4, 1823 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth M Norris
December 22, 1825 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
John Riley Norris
October 22, 1828 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
George Washington Norris
April 5, 1831 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 36 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Birth of a son
#6
William Norris
April 9, 1834 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a son
#7
Isaac Norris
February 9, 1837 (Age 41 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah Green II
December 31, 1839 (Age 44 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Wiseman
April 15, 1840 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childRichard H BrownMary “Polly” NorrisView this family
September 16, 1841 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Elizabeth Brown
November 13, 1846 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childFranklin NorrisSarah Lou GreeneView this family
February 21, 1847 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 50 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census September 21, 1850 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ellen Elizabeth Norris
May 1, 1853 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Riley NorrisMary J HopkinsView this family
December 15, 1853 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Booth
June 8, 1855 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Eliza Brown
August 16, 1857 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 61 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census August 27, 1860 (Age 65 years)
Note: Occupation: Housewife
Death of a sonWilliam Norris
April 30, 1864 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterMary Greene
February 10, 1865 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 71 years)
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 (Age 71 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 73 years)

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
Death of a husbandJonathan Norris
February 21, 1875 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 82 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherDavid Greene
January 10, 1879 (Age 83 years)
Census June 4, 1880 (Age 85 years)
Note: Occupation: At home
Death June 18, 1887 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Norris Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
Religion: Baptist
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1793Rowan, North Carolina, United States
15 months
herself
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
John Greene
Birth: August 10, 1804 28 27Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 12, 1895Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
Isaac Greene Jr.
Birth: October 9, 1806 30 29Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1892Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
David Greene
Birth: November 14, 1808 32 32Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 10, 1879Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger sister
Margaret Greene
Birth: April 16, 1811 34 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 18, 1892Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nancy Calista Greene
Birth: May 12, 1814 37 37Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 10, 1902Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
Jeremiah Greene
Birth: September 20, 1816 40 39Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 10, 1890Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Squire Elijah Greene
Birth: July 15, 1819 43 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1898Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Jonathan Norris - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
Franklin Norris
Birth: March 14, 1821 23 26Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 29, 1900Butler, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary “Polly” Norris
Birth: July 4, 1823 26 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1905Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth M Norris
Birth: December 22, 1825 28 30Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 16, 1912Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
John Riley Norris
Birth: October 22, 1828 31 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 3, 1889Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
son
George Washington Norris
Birth: April 5, 1831 33 36Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 7, 1926
3 years
son
William Norris
Birth: April 9, 1834 36 39Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 30, 1864Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Isaac Norris
Birth: February 9, 1837 39 41Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 21, 1913Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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Census
Occupation: Housewife
Census
Occupation: At home