Adam GreeneAge: 74 years1816–1891
- Name
- Adam Greene
- Given names
- Adam
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | July 25, 1816 34 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret Greene May 10, 1818 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Amos Greene about 1821 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Isaac Marion Greene about 1821 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hiram Hugh Greene about 1823 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | David Greene December 14, 1825 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Greene about 1832 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 15 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 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 brother | Joseph Warren Greene about 1837 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Rebecca Adams — View this family about 1840 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 29 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 mother | Celia Elrod about 1850 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 40 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 father | Joseph Greene about 1861 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Greene about 1862 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Greene December 22, 1863 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hiram Hugh Greene about 1865 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Warren Greene March 28, 1865 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 44 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 50 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 50 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 52 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 brother | Isaac Marion Greene April 19, 1878 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 61 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 half-brother | Robert Greene January 14, 1885 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Greene July 5, 1886 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | January 16, 1891 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Greene Birth: about 1782 42 47 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1861 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celia Elrod Birth: about 1790 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1850 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1815 — |
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19 months himself |
Adam Greene Birth: July 25, 1816 34 26 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Margaret Greene Birth: May 10, 1818 36 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 1886 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Amos Greene Birth: about 1821 39 31 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 6, 1891 — Whitman, Washington, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Isaac Marion Greene Birth: about 1821 39 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 19, 1878 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Hiram Hugh Greene Birth: about 1823 41 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1865 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
David Greene Birth: December 14, 1825 43 35 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 22, 1863 |
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7 years younger sister |
Mary Greene Birth: about 1832 50 42 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1907 |
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6 years younger brother |
Joseph Warren Greene Birth: about 1837 55 47 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 28, 1865 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Shearer |
| father |
Joseph Greene Birth: about 1782 42 47 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1861 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Shearer Birth: September 3, 1790 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1811 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 20, 1807 — North Carolina, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Sarah Greene Birth: January 22, 1808 26 17 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1862 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Robert Greene Birth: August 25, 1810 28 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 14, 1885 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Rebecca Adams |
| himself |
Adam Greene Birth: July 25, 1816 34 26 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 16, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Adams Birth: October 20, 1820 21 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1895 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1840 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |