Copna Horton GreeneAge: 89 years1878–1967
- Name
- Copna Horton Greene
- Given names
- Copna Horton
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | April 1, 1878 31 36 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 2 years) |
 Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sophia Catherine Greene April 12, 1883 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William M Gragg May 3, 1885 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Greene February 26, 1891 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah E Trivett — View this family April 15, 1898 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 #1 | Eva Arzola Greene June 1, 1899 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary L Greene before 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Flossie Pearl Greene June 25, 1901 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Margie Viola Greene June 12, 1904 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha Lea Greene April 30, 1906 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah E Trivett May 25, 1909 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage | Fannie Beatrice Norris — View this family July 13, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Docia Greene August 1, 1911 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Ralph Horton Greene January 27, 1914 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Vilas Lawerence Payne May 18, 1916 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Reed Morris Greene August 13, 1916 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 granddaughter #2 | Dorothy Viola Payne May 16, 1918 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Doris Viola Greene August 26, 1918 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 #3 | Annie Ruth Payne August 10, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dewey Vermont Hamby — Margie Viola Greene — View this family December 1, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Howard Vonley Hendrix August 30, 1921 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Dollie Dimple Greene February 20, 1922 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Dallas Hardin Hamby July 20, 1922 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Denise Grace Greene January 25, 1923 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Luther Ransom Payne October 25, 1923 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Mack Rexford Hamby July 28, 1924 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Harvey Rollen Shirley — Mary Docia Greene — View this family November 11, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ruth Lanetta Greene February 5, 1926 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Virginia Grace Payne March 6, 1926 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 48 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ruby Rosalie Shirley December 12, 1926 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Sarah Grace “Ruth” Greene January 16, 1927 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Carl Freeman Shirley March 4, 1928 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Bonnie Dare Greene July 27, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 granddaughter #12 | Imogene Ovanell Payne February 8, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Frank Dan Payne August 28, 1931 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Lucinda Gragg November 11, 1931 (Age 53 years) Cause: No doctor - Old Age? |
| Birth of a son #12 | Buster Brown Greene April 2, 1933 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Shirley Cline Payne October 28, 1933 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Claudean Payne January 30, 1936 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Infant Smith August 17, 1937 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Smith August 19, 1937 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Infant Smith August 31, 1938 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Infant Smith August 31, 1938 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Carl Steven Greene September 21, 1938 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Jeanette Elaine Greene August 13, 1939 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Judson Gragg Greene July 20, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Judson Gragg Greene July 22, 1943 (Age 65 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Baptist Cemetery |
| Death of a granddaughter | Dorothy Viola Payne October 24, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Priscilla Sue Achterkirchen March 1, 1944 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Mary Patricia Greene August 25, 1944 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Frederick Achterkirchen — Mary Docia Greene — View this family May 5, 1945 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 granddaughter | Mary Patricia Greene about 1946 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Jess “Jake” Green February 17, 1947 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Jacob Jess “Jake” Green February 20, 1947 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tobacco Valley Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Betsy Mae Greene February 23, 1956 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roby Greene October 14, 1958 (Age 80 years) Cause: Acute Heart Failure |
| Burial of a brother | Roby Greene November 17, 1958 (Age 80 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Baptist Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Clenard Mansfield Greene February 6, 1964 (Age 85 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Clenard Mansfield Greene February 9, 1964 (Age 85 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene January 23, 1965 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eva Arzola Greene February 4, 1966 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | May 20, 1967 (Age 89 years) |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Sarah E Trivett |
| himself |
Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Sarah E Trivett Birth: October 19, 1882 33 32 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 25, 1909 |
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Marriage: April 15, 1898 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Eva Arzola Greene Birth: June 1, 1899 21 16 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1966 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Flossie Pearl Greene Birth: June 25, 1901 23 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 22, 1995 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Margie Viola Greene Birth: June 12, 1904 26 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 26, 1982 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Fannie Beatrice Norris |
| himself |
Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Fannie Beatrice Norris Birth: June 7, 1891 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1984 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: July 13, 1910 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Docia Greene Birth: August 1, 1911 33 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 2010 |
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3 years son |
Ralph Horton Greene Birth: January 27, 1914 35 22 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 18, 2008 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Reed Morris Greene Birth: August 13, 1916 38 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 2006 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Doris Viola Greene Birth: August 26, 1918 40 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 2010 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Dollie Dimple Greene Birth: February 20, 1922 43 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 2013 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Denise Grace Greene Birth: January 25, 1923 44 31 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 25, 1989 — Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruth Lanetta Greene Birth: February 5, 1926 47 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 31, 1999 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Bonnie Dare Greene Birth: July 27, 1928 50 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 2006 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Buster Brown Greene Birth: April 2, 1933 55 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 2009 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
Copna Horton 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 | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household
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