The Shemwell Family

Louisa GreeneAge: 55 years18371892

Name
Louisa Greene
Given names
Louisa
Surname
Greene
Married name
Louisa West
Birth February 7, 1837 26 19
Birth of a brotherWilliam Greene
about 1839 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Greene
September 23, 1841 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterMary Greene
June 23, 1844 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherLeonidas Leander Greene
November 11, 1845 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ellen Greene
September 4, 1848 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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 paternal grandfatherJoseph Greene
about 1861 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherChanie Elrod
November 20, 1862 (Age 25 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Greene
January 26, 1863 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 half-sisterRosa Anna Greene
September 19, 1866 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 29 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 29 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 31 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 half-sisterEmma Narmesia Greene
May 10, 1870 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 40 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 fatherRobert Greene
January 14, 1885 (Age 47 years)
Death February 24, 1892 (Age 55 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 28, 1834
11 months
elder sister
Sarah Greene
Birth: February 7, 1835 24 17North Carolina, United States
Death: March 7, 1835North Carolina, United States
2 years
herself
Louisa Greene
Birth: February 7, 1837 26 19North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1892Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Mary Greene
Birth: September 23, 1841 31 24North Carolina, United States
Death: June 23, 1844North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Leonidas Leander Greene
Birth: November 11, 1845 35 28North Carolina, United States
Death: November 2, 1898Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Ellen Greene
Birth: September 4, 1848 38 31Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 15, 1926Washington, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Julia Ann Moore - View this family
father
step-mother
Julia Ann Moore
Birth: February 2, 1830Burke, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 4, 1886Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:
half-sister
Rosa Anna Greene
Birth: September 19, 1866 56 36Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 15, 1946Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
4 years
half-sister
Emma Narmesia Greene
Birth: May 10, 1870 59 40Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 28, 1953Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

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