Volna Imogene “Gene” GreeneAge: 91 years1923–2014
- Name
- Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene
- Given names
- Volna Imogene
- Surname
- Greene
- Married name
- Volna Imogene Randolph
- Nickname
- Gene
 Birth | January 22, 1923 22 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene April 30, 1926 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Garnett Green September 20, 1928 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 6 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Santford Shemwell December 21, 1958 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Callie Emaline Morris July 10, 1964 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a mother | Ivy Myrtle Shemwell May 14, 1999 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene March 29, 2004 (Age 81 years) Cause: Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis |
 Death | November 9, 2014 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Garnett Green Birth: May 21, 1900 39 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 1928 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Ivy Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 16, 1902 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1999 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1921 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months herself |
Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene Birth: January 22, 1923 22 20 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 2014 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene Birth: April 30, 1926 25 23 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 2004 — San Diego, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Gordon Burke |
| step-father |
James Gordon Burke Birth: March 10, 1886 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ivy Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 16, 1902 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1999 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Private |
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Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene Birth: January 22, 1923 22 20 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 2014 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (15)
Parents Ray Ervin Shemwell Sr. + Betty Inez Howell
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Parents William Ewing Shemwell + Pearline Allison
Parents Delmar Lloyd Shemwell + Iva Betrice Sumner
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Parents Lester Morris Shemwell + Ruby Pearl Campbell
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 6 Linton, Trigg, Ky.
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