William Willis “Bill” GreeneAge: 89 years1849–1938
- Name
- William Willis “Bill” Greene
- Given names
- William Willis
- Surname
- Greene
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | January 24, 1849 22 21 |
 Census | September 2, 1850 (Age 19 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Solomon Riley Greene May 4, 1851 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene October 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Carolina Greene August 27, 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harvey R Greene February 17, 1857 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | September 7, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jospeh Smith Greene about 1861 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Camilla Greene January 26, 1863 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)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 brother | John Melvin Greene August 4, 1865 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Infant Daughter Greene about 1867 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 17 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 17 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 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Filmore L Greene July 13, 1869 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Victoria Clarinda Greene May 2, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Elihu Watson about 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | July 10, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Greene about 1871 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy Elizabeth Carlton — View this family March 28, 1873 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth Greene May 23, 1873 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Lee Greene May 1873 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Seclona Louisa Greene July 9, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 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 wife | Anna M Watson before 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Preston Hill Greene August 21, 1881 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Amelia Anner Greene February 28, 1884 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Harvey Herbert Greene July 18, 1886 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Deacon Solomon Greene December 24, 1888 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Smith Patrick Mikeal — Victoria Clarinda Greene — View this family March 23, 1890 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Loyde Mikeal April 10, 1892 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Audie Mikeal March 31, 1894 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Coy Clifton Mikeal May 8, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 granddaughter #4 | Naomi Ann Mikeal December 25, 1898 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Judson Gragg Greene — Amelia Anner Greene — View this family June 6, 1901 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Infant Greene January 4, 1902 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Greene March 4, 1902 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Horace Kent Mikeal November 26, 1902 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mettie Revon Greene July 25, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Cora Lucy Mikeal June 4, 1904 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Morris Boone Mikeal August 3, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Herbert Boyd Mikeal March 11, 1911 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Hazel Nettie Greene January 27, 1912 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solomon Riley Greene March 27, 1913 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a father | John Riley Greene January 13, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Preston Hill Greene — Lunda V Greene — View this family April 21, 1917 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Richard Lee Greene September 28, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 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 68 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 72 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Celia Greene December 6, 1921 (Age 72 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: John Riley Greene Cemetery |
| Death of a daughter | Seclona Louisa Greene October 12, 1922 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a son | Filmore L Greene June 6, 1924 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elihu Greene July 3, 1926 (Age 77 years) Cause: Arteriosclerosis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 80 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 wife | Sarah M Greene July 16, 1931 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Elizabeth Greene October 28, 1931 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Amelia Anner Greene June 6, 1933 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Louisa “Eliza” Greene April 27, 1936 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Elizabeth Carlton August 2, 1937 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | November 13, 1938 (Age 89 years) |
| 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 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 |
Infant Daughter 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 Nancy Elizabeth Carlton |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Nancy Elizabeth Carlton Birth: May 19, 1856 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: August 2, 1937 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 28, 1873 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Greene Birth: May 23, 1873 24 17 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 28, 1931 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Seclona Louisa Greene Birth: July 9, 1874 25 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 12, 1922 |
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7 years son |
Preston Hill Greene Birth: August 21, 1881 32 25 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 29, 1963 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Amelia Anner Greene Birth: February 28, 1884 35 27 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 6, 1933 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Harvey Herbert Greene Birth: July 18, 1886 37 30 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1957 — Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
| Family with Sarah M Greene |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Sarah M Greene Birth: January 1851 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: July 16, 1931 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| son |
Filmore L Greene Birth: July 13, 1869 20 18 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 6, 1924 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Anna M Watson |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Anna M Watson Birth: about 1848 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 |
| daughter |
Victoria Clarinda Greene Birth: May 2, 1870 21 22 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: November 15, 1956 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| … Shell + Sarah M Greene |
| wife’s husband |
… Shell Death: |
| wife |
Sarah M Greene Birth: January 1851 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: July 16, 1931 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
William Willis “Bill” Greene has 106 first cousins recorded
Father's family (88)
Parents William Conley Greene + Nancy L Watson
Parents Larkin Greene + Lucinda Melissa Trivett
Parents Bartlett Greene + Amanda Maude Watson
Parents Bartlett Greene + Malinda Katherine Hamby
Parents Larkin Greene + Mary Greene
Parents … … + Mary Greene
Parents William Harrison Miller + Mary Greene
Parents Linville Land + Martha Greene
Parents Holden Moody + Martha Greene
Parents Solomon Greene Jr. + Elza Triplett
Parents Larkin Ragan + Nancy Calista Greene
Parents Thomas Richard Calvin Winkler + Nancy Calista Greene
Parents Calvin C Miller + Camilla C Greene
Parents Smith Patrick Greene + Lucinda Caroline Watson
Parents Ferguson Greene + Sarah A Setzer
Parents John William Ragan + Sarah Adeline Greene
Mother's family (18)
Parents Ryle Michael + Mary Watson
Parents William Conley Greene + Nancy L Watson
Parents Smith Patrick Greene + Lucinda Caroline Watson
Parents John Nelson Smith + Sarah Jane Watson
Parents … … + Sarah Jane Watson
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Greene - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Greene - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Riley Greene - Household
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