The Shemwell Family

Hiram Hugh GreeneAge: 42 years18231865

Name
Hiram Hugh Greene
Given names
Hiram Hugh
Surname
Greene
Birth about 1823 41 33
Birth of a brotherDavid Greene
December 14, 1825 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Greene
about 1832 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 9 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 12 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 brotherJoseph Warren Greene
about 1837 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 motherCelia Elrod
about 1850 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 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 fatherJoseph Greene
about 1861 (Age 38 years)
Death of a half-sisterSarah Greene
about 1862 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherDavid Greene
December 22, 1863 (Age 40 years)

Death of a brotherJoseph Warren Greene
March 28, 1865 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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
Death about 1865 (Age 42 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1815
19 months
elder brother
Adam Greene
Birth: July 25, 1816 34 26Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 16, 1891Watauga, North Carolina, United States
21 months
elder sister
Margaret Greene
Birth: May 10, 1818 36 28Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 5, 1886Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder brother
Amos Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 6, 1891Whitman, Washington, United States
1 year
elder brother
Isaac Marion Greene
Birth: about 1821 39 31North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1878Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Hiram Hugh Greene
Birth: about 1823 41 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
David Greene
Birth: December 14, 1825 43 35Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1863
7 years
younger sister
Mary Greene
Birth: about 1832 50 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1907
6 years
younger brother
Joseph Warren Greene
Birth: about 1837 55 47Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1865Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth Shearer - View this family
father
step-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
half-sister
Sarah Greene
Birth: January 22, 1808 26 17Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1862Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
3 years
half-brother

Hiram Hugh 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)