The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 1, 1853 24 19 Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage of parents	John Riley Norris — Mary J Hopkins — View this family December 15, 1853 (Age 7 months) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 7 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 13 years) 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 (Age 13 years) 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 15 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
Marriage	Larkin George Greene — View this family about 1873 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Jonathan Norris February 21, 1875 (Age 21 years) Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 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 paternal grandmother	Elizabeth Greene June 18, 1887 (Age 34 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	John Riley Norris November 3, 1889 (Age 36 years) Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a mother	Mary J Hopkins December 6, 1891 (Age 38 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years) Cuba 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 husband	Larkin George Greene November 2, 1915 (Age 62 years) Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 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 64 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 76 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	April 4, 1934 (Age 80 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary J Hopkins Ellen Elizabeth Norris John Riley Norris Birth: October 22, 1828 31 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 3, 1889 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Riley Norris Ellen Elizabeth Norris Mary J Hopkins Birth: about 1834 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 6, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: December 15, 1853 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-7 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin George Greene Ellen Elizabeth Norris Birth: May 1, 1853 24 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1934 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Family with Larkin George Greene - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ellen Elizabeth Norris Larkin George Greene Birth: November 3, 1850 25 21 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 2, 1915 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larkin George Greene Ellen Elizabeth Norris Birth: May 1, 1853 24 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1934 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1873 —

Family with parents
father Parents Jonathan Norris Elizabeth Greene	John Riley Norris 1828–1889
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary J Hopkins 1834–1891
herself Family Larkin George Greene	Ellen Elizabeth Norris 1853–1934
Family with Larkin George Greene
husband Parents Larkin Greene Mary Greene	Larkin George Greene 1850–1915
herself Parents John Riley Norris Mary J Hopkins	Ellen Elizabeth Norris 1853–1934