The Shemwell Family

David GreeneAge: 60 years18491909

Name
David Greene
Given names
David
Surname
Greene
Birth January 26, 1849 29 28
Birth of a brotherManley Greene
October 4, 1853 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary “Polly” Booth
June 8, 1855 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 17 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 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageElizabeth BrownView this family
about 1869 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 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 motherAnna Fanny McBride
March 8, 1873 (Age 24 years)
Marriage of a parentSquire Elijah GreeneMargaret GreeneView this family
June 16, 1874 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Manley Greene
November 26, 1874 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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
Death of a fatherSquire Elijah Greene
September 20, 1898 (Age 49 years)
Death September 14, 1909 (Age 60 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Squire Elijah Greene
Birth: July 15, 1819 43 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1898Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother
Anna Fanny McBride
Birth: October 10, 1820Cove Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 8, 1873Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1840North Carolina, United States
9 years
himself
David Greene
Birth: January 26, 1849 29 28Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 14, 1909Watauga, North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger brother
Manley Greene
Birth: October 4, 1853 34 32Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 9, 1941Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Margaret Greene - View this family
father
Squire Elijah Greene
Birth: July 15, 1819 43 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1898Watauga, North Carolina, United States
step-mother
Marriage: June 16, 1874Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Elizabeth Brown - View this family
himself
David Greene
Birth: January 26, 1849 29 28Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 14, 1909Watauga, North Carolina, United States
wife
Elizabeth Brown
Birth: November 13, 1846 23 23Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 14, 1925Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1869
6 years
son
Richard Manley Greene
Birth: November 26, 1874 25 28Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 3, 1954Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States