The Shemwell Family

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Birth	April 13, 1859 20 17 Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sister	Martha Lea Greene April 12, 1861 (Age 23 months) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Chanie Elrod November 20, 1862 (Age 3 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a father	William Greene January 26, 1863 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months) 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
Birth of a half-brother	Jacob Jess “Jake” Green February 28, 1866 (Age 6 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Marriage of a parent	Elihu Greene — Sarah Lucinda Gragg — View this family about 1867 (Age 7 years) Note: The date of their marriage is unknown, the court house burned down. It is known that they were married after their oldest son, Joseph was born, about 7 to 9 months after. Elihu hid Joseph from his family until after Elihu and Sarah were married.
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years) Alaska, USA 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 7 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-brother	Roby Greene May 7, 1869 (Age 10 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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
Census	July 12, 1870 (Age 11 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Green, Elijah head 23 M W Farmer 1300 250 NC Green, Sarah wife 27 F W Keeping House NC Green, Joseph son 4 M W At Home NC Green, Rhoda son 1 F W At Home NC Green, Mary stepdaughter 11 F W At Home NC Green, Martha stepdaughter 8 F W At Home NC
Birth of a half-brother	Judson Gragg Greene September 20, 1871 (Age 12 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Clenard Mansfield Greene February 4, 1873 (Age 13 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene March 5, 1876 (Age 16 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Copna Horton Greene April 1, 1878 (Age 18 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 half-sister	Florence Louanna Greene June 8, 1880 (Age 21 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Census	June 9, 1880 (Age 21 years) Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Green, Elihu W M 33 head M Farmer NC NC NC Green, Sarah W F 37 wife M Keeping house NC NC NC Green, Mary W F 21 step daughter S At home NC NC NC Green, Martha W F 19 step daughter S At home NC NC NC Green, Joseph W M 14 son S At home NC NC NC Green, Roby W M 11 son S At home NC NC NC Green, Judson W M 8 son S NC NC NC Green, Clinard W M 6 son S NC NC NC Green, Nicy W F 4 daughter S NC NC NC Green, Copeny W M 2 son S NC NC NC
Birth of a half-sister	Sophia Catherine Greene April 12, 1883 (Age 23 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	Robert Greene January 14, 1885 (Age 25 years) Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	William M Gragg May 3, 1885 (Age 26 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Susannah Greene February 26, 1891 (Age 31 years) Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years) Cuba 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
Marriage	Jospeh Smith Greene — View this family before 1900 (on the date of death)
Death	before 1900 (Age 40 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Lucinda Gragg Mary L Greene Martha Lea Greene William Greene Birth: about 1839 28 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 26, 1863
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elihu Greene Jacob Jess “Jake” Green Roby Greene Judson Gragg Greene Clenard Mansfield Greene Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Copna Horton Greene Florence Louanna Greene Sophia Catherine Greene Family with spouse William Greene Mary L Greene Martha Lea Greene Sarah Lucinda Gragg Birth: August 4, 1841 30 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1931 — Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1858 —
15 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jospeh Smith Greene Mary L Greene Birth: April 13, 1859 20 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harvey R Greene Sallie Truda Greene Port E Green Mansfield F Greene Gertie Emmeline Greene Chanie Roxie Greene Boyd William Greene Judson Moore Greene Mancie Leander Greene Martha Pearl “Mattie” Greene Martha Lea Greene Birth: April 12, 1861 22 19 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 30, 1906 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States

Mother’s family with Elihu Greene - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Lucinda Gragg Jacob Jess “Jake” Green Roby Greene Judson Gragg Greene Clenard Mansfield Greene Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Copna Horton Greene Florence Louanna Greene Sophia Catherine Greene Elihu Greene Birth: February 24, 1847 20 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1926 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elihu Greene Jacob Jess “Jake” Green Roby Greene Judson Gragg Greene Clenard Mansfield Greene Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Copna Horton Greene Florence Louanna Greene Sophia Catherine Greene Family with spouse William Greene Mary L Greene Martha Lea Greene Sarah Lucinda Gragg Birth: August 4, 1841 30 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1931 — Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
	Marriage: about 1867 —
-10 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Anna Laura “Annie” Baker Ora Belle Marie Green Inez Belinda Green Blanche Sarah Green Dewey Chester Green Myrtle Catherine Green Edna Mae Green Mary Irene Green Elyn Rosalyn Green Russell Graham “Stubby” Greene Opal Luella Green 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
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Irene Trivett Greenville Maston Greene Orville Austin Greene Virgil Sylvester Greene Lella Elizabeth Greene Finley Elihu Greene Vonnie May Greene Inez Lucinda Greene Roby Greene Birth: May 7, 1869 22 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 14, 1958 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Amelia Anner Greene Infant Greene Mettie Revon Greene Hazel Nettie Greene Family with spouse Cora Etta Eller Judson Gragg Greene Birth: September 20, 1871 24 30 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1943 — Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
17 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nannie Lorena Simmons Ora Lucinda Greene Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene Ziza James Greene Cora Octavia Greene Flora Belle Greene Infant Greene Ernest Norman Greene Arnold Sylvester Greene Luther Pardee Greene 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
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Lee Smith Sarah Lemery Smith Family with spouse David Samuel Lawrence Elihu Rexford Lawrence Family with spouse Henry Alexander Campbell Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Birth: March 5, 1876 29 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1965 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah E Trivett Eva Arzola Greene Flossie Pearl Greene Margie Viola Greene Family with spouse Fannie Beatrice Norris Mary Docia Greene Ralph Horton Greene Reed Morris Greene Doris Viola Greene Dollie Dimple Greene Denise Grace Greene Ruth Lanetta Greene Bonnie Dare Greene Buster Brown Greene Copna Horton Greene Birth: April 1, 1878 31 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1967 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clingman Elijah Trivett Chester Courtney Trivett Hettie Sophia Trivett Jotham Setzer Trivett Ven Vaughn Trivett Louanna May Trivett Florence Louanna Greene Birth: June 8, 1880 33 38 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 13, 1980 — Harford, Maryland, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Green Miller Hester Hattie Miller Sarah Lounettie Miller Edel Vesta Miller Greene Gar Miller Isaac Elihu Miller Celo Perkins Miller Judson Buster Miller Sophia Miller Sophia Catherine Greene Birth: April 12, 1883 36 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: May 12, 1969 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Family with Jospeh Smith Greene - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary L Greene Jospeh Smith Greene Birth: about 1861 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jospeh Smith Greene Mary L Greene Birth: April 13, 1859 20 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900
	Marriage: before 1900 —

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Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Green, Elijah head 23 M W Farmer 1300 250 NC Green, Sarah wife 27 F W Keeping House NC Green, Joseph son 4 M W At Home NC Green, Rhoda son 1 F W At Home NC Green, Mary stepdaughter 11 F W At Home NC Green, Martha stepdaughter 8 F W At Home NC
Census View	1880 United States - Census transcript - Elihu Greene - Household Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Green, Elihu W M 33 head M Farmer NC NC NC Green, Sarah W F 37 wife M Keeping house NC NC NC Green, Mary W F 21 step daughter S At home NC NC NC Green, Martha W F 19 step daughter S At home NC NC NC Green, Joseph W M 14 son S At home NC NC NC Green, Roby W M 11 son S At home NC NC NC Green, Judson W M 8 son S NC NC NC Green, Clinard W M 6 son S NC NC NC Green, Nicy W F 4 daughter S NC NC NC Green, Copeny W M 2 son S NC NC NC

Family with parents
father Parents Robert Greene Chanie Elrod	William Greene 1839–1863
mother Parents William M Gragg Susannah Greene	Sarah Lucinda Gragg 1841–1931
herself Family Jospeh Smith Greene	Mary L Greene 1859–1900
younger sister Family Harvey R Greene Sallie Truda Greene Port E Green Mansfield F Greene Gertie Emmeline Greene Chanie Roxie Greene Boyd William Greene Judson Moore Greene Mancie Leander Greene Martha Pearl “Mattie” Greene	Martha Lea Greene 1861–1906
Mother’s family with Elihu Greene
step-father Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	Elihu Greene 1847–1926
mother Parents William M Gragg Susannah Greene	Sarah Lucinda Gragg 1841–1931
half-brother Family Anna Laura “Annie” Baker Ora Belle Marie Green Inez Belinda Green Blanche Sarah Green Dewey Chester Green Myrtle Catherine Green Edna Mae Green Mary Irene Green Elyn Rosalyn Green Russell Graham “Stubby” Greene Opal Luella Green	Jacob Jess “Jake” Green 1866–1947
half-brother Family Martha Irene Trivett Greenville Maston Greene Orville Austin Greene Virgil Sylvester Greene Lella Elizabeth Greene Finley Elihu Greene Vonnie May Greene Inez Lucinda Greene	Roby Greene 1869–1958
half-brother Family Amelia Anner Greene Infant Greene Mettie Revon Greene Hazel Nettie Greene Cora Etta Eller	Judson Gragg Greene 1871–1943
half-brother Family Nannie Lorena Simmons Ora Lucinda Greene Chilo Jefferson “Chike” Greene Ziza James Greene Cora Octavia Greene Flora Belle Greene Infant Greene Ernest Norman Greene Arnold Sylvester Greene Luther Pardee Greene	Clenard Mansfield Greene 1873–1964
half-sister Family Albert Lee Smith Sarah Lemery Smith David Samuel Lawrence Elihu Rexford Lawrence Henry Alexander Campbell	Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene 1876–1965
half-brother Family Sarah E Trivett Eva Arzola Greene Flossie Pearl Greene Margie Viola Greene Fannie Beatrice Norris Mary Docia Greene Ralph Horton Greene Reed Morris Greene Doris Viola Greene Dollie Dimple Greene Denise Grace Greene Ruth Lanetta Greene Bonnie Dare Greene Buster Brown Greene	Copna Horton Greene 1878–1967
half-sister Family Clingman Elijah Trivett Chester Courtney Trivett Hettie Sophia Trivett Jotham Setzer Trivett Ven Vaughn Trivett Louanna May Trivett	Florence Louanna Greene 1880–1980
half-sister Family Thomas Green Miller Hester Hattie Miller Sarah Lounettie Miller Edel Vesta Miller Greene Gar Miller Isaac Elihu Miller Celo Perkins Miller Judson Buster Miller Sophia Miller	Sophia Catherine Greene 1883–1969
Family with Jospeh Smith Greene
husband Parents John Riley Greene Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson	Jospeh Smith Greene 1861–
herself Parents William Greene Sarah Lucinda Gragg	Mary L Greene 1859–1900