Jospeh Smith Greene1861–
- Name
- Jospeh Smith Greene
- Given names
- Jospeh Smith
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | about 1861 34 33 |
 Birth of a sister | Camilla Greene January 26, 1863 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 brother | John Melvin Greene August 4, 1865 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | … Greene about 1867 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Greene about 1867 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | E. Lindsay Greene May 11, 1869 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elihu Watson about 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Lee Greene May 1873 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 |
 Marriage | Mary L Greene — View this family before 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary L Greene before 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solomon Riley Greene March 27, 1913 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Richard Lee Greene September 28, 1918 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Celia Greene December 4, 1921 (Age 60 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Celia Greene December 6, 1921 (Age 60 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 68 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 |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene April 27, 1936 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Willis “Bill” Greene November 13, 1938 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harvey R Greene February 15, 1940 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Carolina Greene June 18, 1942 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Melvin Greene April 27, 1944 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Melvin Greene April 29, 1944 (Age 83 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Camilla Greene August 2, 1944 (Age 83 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Camilla Greene August 4, 1944 (Age 83 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Upper Crossroads Church Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 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 | E. Lindsay Greene December 25, 1946 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 85 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 | unknown |
 Last change | May 19, 2016 – 03:35:41 by: Brian Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Riley Greene Birth: July 27, 1826 25 24 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 13, 1915 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Birth: October 10, 1827 24 24 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1909 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 7, 1844 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Celia Greene Birth: August 29, 1845 19 17 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 4, 1921 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Elihu Greene Birth: February 24, 1847 20 19 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1926 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
William Willis “Bill” Greene Birth: January 24, 1849 22 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 13, 1938 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Solomon Riley Greene Birth: May 4, 1851 24 23 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 27, 1913 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene Birth: October 1853 27 25 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1936 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Lucy Carolina Greene Birth: August 27, 1855 29 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1942 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Harvey R Greene Birth: February 17, 1857 30 29 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 15, 1940 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years himself |
Jospeh Smith Greene Birth: about 1861 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Camilla Greene Birth: January 26, 1863 36 35 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 2, 1944 — Fallston, Harford, Maryland, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Melvin Greene Birth: August 4, 1865 39 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 27, 1944 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
… Greene Birth: about 1867 40 39 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1867 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
E. Lindsay Greene Birth: May 11, 1869 42 41 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: December 25, 1946 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
… Greene Birth: about 1871 44 43 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1871 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Richard Lee Greene Birth: May 1873 46 45 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 28, 1918 — Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Mary L Greene |
| himself |
Jospeh Smith Greene Birth: about 1861 34 33 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Mary L Greene Birth: April 13, 1859 20 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1900 |
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Marriage: before 1900 — |