The Shemwell Family

Henry H GreenAge: 61 years18551917

Name
Henry H Green
Given names
Henry H
Surname
Green
Birth February 22, 1855
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 months)

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 6 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 22 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageVirginia Catherine “Jennie” AkersView this family
December 22, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Roy Runnels Green
December 18, 1881 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childRoy Runnels GreenMabel WidickView this family
July 26, 1905 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Henry Green
August 25, 1906 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Paul Widick Green
April 24, 1909 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Beula Evelyn Green
January 8, 1911 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 60 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death January 8, 1917 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Cemetery
Family with Virginia Catherine “Jennie” Akers - View this family
himself
Henry H Green
Birth: February 22, 1855Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1917Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
wife
Virginia Catherine “Jennie” Akers
Birth: February 11, 1857Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1935Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 22, 1880Chariton, Missouri, United States
1 year
son

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry H Green - Household

Musselfork, Chariton, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Green, Henry HheadWMFeb185545M20MOMOKYFarmerYesYesYesOFF
Green, Virginia CwifeWFFeb185743M2086MOVAVAYesYesYes
Green, Roy RsonWMDec188118SMOMOMOFarm Laborer57YesYesYes
Green, Herbert CsonWMMay188416SMOMOMOFarm Laborer57YesYesYes
Green, Enola AdaughterWFJul18909SMOMOMO6
Green, James CsonWMJun18927SMOMOMO6
Green, Horace WsonWMJun18963SMOMOMO
Green, Catherine LdaughterWFJun18963vMOMOMO