The Shemwell Family

Mary GreeneAge: 66 years17981865

Name
Mary Greene
Given names
Mary
Surname
Greene
Married name
Mary Adams
Birth December 25, 1798 22 22
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 2 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 4 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 5 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac Greene Jr.
October 9, 1806 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Greene
November 14, 1808 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Greene
April 16, 1811 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Calista Greene
May 12, 1814 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 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 17 years)
MarriageSquire Adams Sr.View this family
June 1818 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth Adams
April 30, 1819 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a brotherSquire Elijah Greene
July 15, 1819 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rebecca Adams
October 20, 1820 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Esther Adams
November 25, 1822 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
John LaFayette Adams
October 18, 1824 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Margaret “Peggy” Adams
January 10, 1827 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Wellington Adams
about 1830 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Nelson Adams
February 22, 1831 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 33 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
#8
Squire Adams Jr.
March 2, 1833 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Nancy Adams
January 23, 1835 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 36 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 daughter
#10
Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams
January 22, 1837 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Rachel Adams
June 14, 1839 (Age 40 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJeremiah Green II
December 31, 1839 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childAdam GreeneRebecca AdamsView this family
about 1840 (Age 41 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Wiseman
April 15, 1840 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12
Harriet Newell Adams
July 15, 1842 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#13
Martha Adams
April 7, 1847 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 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
Death of a fatherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Booth
June 8, 1855 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sonNelson Adams
March 28, 1863 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sonSquire Adams Jr.
December 12, 1863 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 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
Death February 10, 1865 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Squire Adams Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 21, 1793Rowan, North Carolina, United States
15 months
elder sister
4 years
herself
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 Squire Adams Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 1818Ashe, North Carolina, United States
11 months
daughter
Elizabeth Adams
Birth: April 30, 1819 19 20Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 3, 1897
18 months
daughter
Rebecca Adams
Birth: October 20, 1820 21 21Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 9, 1895Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Esther Adams
Birth: November 25, 1822 23 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1907
23 months
son
John LaFayette Adams
Birth: October 18, 1824 25 25Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 23, 1909
2 years
daughter
Margaret “Peggy” Adams
Birth: January 10, 1827 27 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 23, 1908Beaverdam, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Wellington Adams
Birth: about 1830 30 31Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1887Watauga, North Carolina, United States
14 months
son
Nelson Adams
Birth: February 22, 1831 31 32Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1863Virginia, United States
2 years
son
Squire Adams Jr.
Birth: March 2, 1833 33 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 12, 1863Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, United States
23 months
daughter
Nancy Adams
Birth: January 23, 1835 35 36Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams
Birth: January 22, 1837 37 38Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 5, 1916Goodson, Washington, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Rachel Adams
Birth: June 14, 1839 39 40Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 21, 1899Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Harriet Newell Adams
Birth: July 15, 1842 42 43Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 22, 1936Watauga, North Carolina, United States
5 years
daughter
Martha Adams
Birth: April 7, 1847 47 48Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 19, 1918Oregon, United States