Roby GreeneAge: 89 years1869–1958
- Name
- Roby Greene
- Given names
- Roby
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | May 7, 1869 22 27 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 |
 Census | July 12, 1870 (Age 14 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Judson Gragg Greene September 20, 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clenard Mansfield Greene February 4, 1873 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene March 5, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Copna Horton Greene April 1, 1878 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Florence Louanna Greene June 8, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sophia Catherine Greene April 12, 1883 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William M Gragg May 3, 1885 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Irene Trivett — View this family March 31, 1888 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Greenville Maston Greene July 13, 1889 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Greene February 26, 1891 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Orville Austin Greene April 8, 1891 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Virgil Sylvester Greene February 27, 1893 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a son | Greenville Maston Greene December 23, 1893 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lella Elizabeth Greene February 26, 1899 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary L Greene before 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Lea Greene April 30, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Orville Austin Greene February 1, 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Finley Elihu Greene June 19, 1907 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Vonnie May Greene May 12, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Virgil Sylvester Greene — Eara Martha Simmons — View this family December 24, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Agnes Belvina Greene March 5, 1914 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Inez Lucinda Greene September 15, 1914 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nona Mae Greene December 30, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Alonzo Eli Golds July 2, 1917 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Aubrey Ruth Greene February 17, 1918 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Martha Hettie Lucinda Golds February 24, 1919 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Doris California Greene April 12, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Telsie Iverson Greene May 4, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 57 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene January 16, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Wallace Rayvon Greene July 2, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Savilla Faye Golds September 15, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Lucinda Gragg November 11, 1931 (Age 62 years) Cause: No doctor - Old Age? |
| Death of a grandson | Telsie Iverson Greene December 4, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Finley Elihu Greene — Mildred L Brunskill — View this family Type: Civil marriage August 3, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Ronald Finley Greene November 22, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Clayton Sylvester Greene August 10, 1933 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Robert Woods Jr. — Inez Lucinda Greene — View this family December 20, 1933 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Riley Cecil Greene May 29, 1934 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Ray Landon Greene October 1, 1936 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Nikky Jo Greene April 30, 1939 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Millie Pearl Greene December 28, 1942 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Judson Gragg Greene July 20, 1943 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Judson Gragg Greene July 22, 1943 (Age 74 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Baptist Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Jess “Jake” Green February 17, 1947 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Jacob Jess “Jake” Green February 20, 1947 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tobacco Valley Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Travis Dale Greene October 5, 1949 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | October 14, 1958 (Age 89 years) Cause of death: Acute Heart Failure |
 Burial | November 17, 1958 (34 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elihu Greene Birth: February 24, 1847 20 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1926 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Lucinda Gragg Birth: August 4, 1841 30 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1931 — Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1867 — |
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-10 months elder brother |
Jacob Jess “Jake” Green Birth: February 28, 1866 19 24 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 17, 1947 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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3 years himself |
Roby Greene Birth: May 7, 1869 22 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1958 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Judson Gragg Greene Birth: September 20, 1871 24 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1943 — Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Clenard Mansfield Greene Birth: February 4, 1873 25 31 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 6, 1964 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Birth: March 5, 1876 29 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1965 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Florence Louanna Greene Birth: June 8, 1880 33 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 13, 1980 — Harford, Maryland, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sophia Catherine Greene Birth: April 12, 1883 36 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 12, 1969 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Greene |
| step-father |
William Greene Birth: about 1839 28 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 26, 1863 |
| mother |
Sarah Lucinda Gragg Birth: August 4, 1841 30 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1931 — Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1858 — |
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15 months half-sister |
Mary L Greene Birth: April 13, 1859 20 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900 |
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2 years half-sister |
Martha Lea Greene Birth: April 12, 1861 22 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 30, 1906 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Martha Irene Trivett |
| himself |
Roby Greene Birth: May 7, 1869 22 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1958 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Martha Irene Trivett Birth: March 12, 1872 23 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 26, 1965 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 31, 1888 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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15 months son |
Greenville Maston Greene Birth: July 13, 1889 20 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 23, 1893 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months son |
Orville Austin Greene Birth: April 8, 1891 21 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1907 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months son |
Virgil Sylvester Greene Birth: February 27, 1893 23 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 18, 1985 — Gamewell, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Lella Elizabeth Greene Birth: February 26, 1899 29 26 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 19, 1987 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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8 years son |
Finley Elihu Greene Birth: June 19, 1907 38 35 — Deep Gap, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 7, 1990 — Howell, Livingston, Michigan, United States |
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3 years son |
Vonnie May Greene Birth: May 12, 1910 41 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 8, 2000 — Connelly Springs, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Inez Lucinda Greene Birth: September 15, 1914 45 42 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1976 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
Roby Greene has 77 first cousins recorded
Father's family (76)
Parents Isaac Mikeal + Celia Greene
Parents William Willis “Bill” Greene + Nancy Elizabeth Carlton
Parents William Willis “Bill” Greene + Sarah M Greene
Parents William Willis “Bill” Greene + Anna M Watson
Parents Solomon Riley Greene + Sarah Louisa Greene
Parents Calvin Madison Carlton + Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene
Parents Harvey R Greene + Martha Lea Greene
Parents John Lundy Carlton + Camilla Greene
Parents John Melvin Greene + Celia L Hamby
Parents John Melvin Greene + Adelaide Josephine Greene
Parents E Lindsay Greene + Sarah Ann Simmons
Parents Richard Lee Greene + Conzora Elizabeth Carlton
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household
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