The Shemwell Family

Robert GreeneAge: 74 years18101885

Name
Robert Greene
Given names
Robert
Surname
Greene
Birth August 25, 1810 28 19
MarriageJulia Ann MooreView this family
unknown

Death of a motherElizabeth Shearer
June 23, 1811 (Age 9 months)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 16 months)

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
Marriage of a parentJoseph GreeneCelia ElrodView this family
about 1815 (Age 4 years)

Birth of a half-brotherAdam Greene
July 25, 1816 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMargaret Greene
May 10, 1818 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherAmos Greene
about 1821 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherIsaac Marion Greene
about 1821 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHiram Hugh Greene
about 1823 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDavid Greene
December 14, 1825 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary Greene
about 1832 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 21 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
MarriageChanie ElrodView this family
February 28, 1834 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Greene
February 7, 1835 (Age 24 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Greene
March 7, 1835 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 25 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
#2
Louisa Greene
February 7, 1837 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJoseph Warren Greene
about 1837 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Greene
about 1839 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Greene
September 23, 1841 (Age 31 years)
Death of a daughterMary Greene
June 23, 1844 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Leonidas Leander Greene
November 11, 1845 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Elizabeth Ellen Greene
September 4, 1848 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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
Marriage of a childWilliam GreeneSarah Lucinda GraggView this family
about 1858 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary L Greene
April 13, 1859 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Martha Lea Greene
April 12, 1861 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Greene
about 1861 (Age 50 years)
Death of a wifeChanie Elrod
November 20, 1862 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Greene
about 1862 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Greene
January 26, 1863 (Age 52 years)

Death of a half-brotherDavid Greene
December 22, 1863 (Age 53 years)

Death of a half-brotherHiram Hugh Greene
about 1865 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherJoseph Warren Greene
March 28, 1865 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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
Birth of a daughter
#7
Rosa Anna Greene
September 19, 1866 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 56 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 56 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 58 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
Birth of a daughter
#8
Emma Narmesia Greene
May 10, 1870 (Age 59 years)
Death of a half-brotherIsaac Marion Greene
April 19, 1878 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 67 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death January 14, 1885 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Elizabeth Shearer
Birth: September 3, 1790North Carolina, United States
Death: June 23, 1811North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 20, 1807North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder sister
Sarah Greene
Birth: January 22, 1808 26 17Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1862Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Father’s family with Celia Elrod - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1815
19 months
half-brother
Adam Greene
Birth: July 25, 1816 34 26Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1891Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
half-sister
Margaret Greene
Birth: May 10, 1818 36 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 5, 1886Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
half-brother
Amos Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 6, 1891Whitman, Washington, United States
1 year
half-brother
Isaac Marion Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1878Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
half-brother
Hiram Hugh Greene
Birth: about 1823 41 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
half-brother
David Greene
Birth: December 14, 1825 43 35Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1863
7 years
half-sister
Mary Greene
Birth: about 1832 50 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1907
6 years
half-brother
Joseph Warren Greene
Birth: about 1837 55 47Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Family with Chanie Elrod - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 28, 1834
11 months
daughter
Sarah Greene
Birth: February 7, 1835 24 17North Carolina, United States
Death: March 7, 1835North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Louisa Greene
Birth: February 7, 1837 26 19North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1892Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Mary Greene
Birth: September 23, 1841 31 24North Carolina, United States
Death: June 23, 1844North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
Leonidas Leander Greene
Birth: November 11, 1845 35 28North Carolina, United States
Death: November 2, 1898Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth Ellen Greene
Birth: September 4, 1848 38 31Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 15, 1926Washington, Tennessee, United States
Family with Julia Ann Moore - View this family
himself
wife
Julia Ann Moore
Birth: February 2, 1830Burke, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 4, 1886Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Rosa Anna Greene
Birth: September 19, 1866 56 36Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 15, 1946Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
4 years
daughter
Emma Narmesia Greene
Birth: May 10, 1870 59 40Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1953Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Robert Greene has 10 first cousins recorded

Father's family (10)

Parents Jeremiah Greene + Anne F Hartley
1William Greene17911873
2Lewis Greene1792
3John Greene17931869
4Richard Greene17961880
5Naomi Greene18011877
8David Greene1809
10Alfred Greene1811

Mother's family (0)