The Shemwell Family

George Washington Greene Sr.Age: 87 years18021890

Name
George Washington Greene Sr.
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Greene
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth December 26, 1802 47 42
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 6 days)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
Birth of a brotherSilas Greene
1804 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a brotherDavid Green
1804 (Age 12 months)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 years)

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
Death of a brotherJeremiah Greene III
1820 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 29 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 32 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
Death of a brotherEnoch Greene
December 15, 1837 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJeremiah Green II
December 31, 1839 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary “Polly” Wiseman
April 15, 1840 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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 brotherJacob Greene
November 24, 1854 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac “Flatty” Greene
February 18, 1855 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterJoanna Greene
June 15, 1857 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 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 58 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 64 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 64 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a brotherRichard Greene
1869 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 66 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 75 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 brotherSilas Greene
November 20, 1889 (Age 86 years)
Death of a brotherDavid Green
1890 (Age 87 years)
Death March 21, 1890 (Age 87 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: October 31, 1775Rowan, North Carolina, United States
-17 months
elder brother
Jeremiah Greene III
Birth: June 12, 1774 19 14Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1820Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
23 months
elder brother
Enoch Greene
Birth: May 26, 1778 23 18Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 15, 1837Bibb, Georgia, United States
3 years
elder sister
Joanna Greene
Birth: 1780 24 19Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 15, 1857Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
15 years
elder brother
Richard Greene
Birth: 1794 38 33Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1869Dade, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Jacob Greene
Birth: May 7, 1796 41 36Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 24, 1854Watauga, North Carolina, United States
7 years
himself
George Washington Greene Sr.
Birth: December 26, 1802 47 42Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 21, 1890
2 years
younger brother
Silas Greene
Birth: 1804 48 43Jackson, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 20, 1889Jackson, North Carolina, United States
1 year
younger brother
David Green
Birth: 1804 48 43Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1890Murray, Georgia, United States

George Washington Greene Sr. has 3 first cousins recorded

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