The Shemwell Family

Lucinda Caroline WatsonAge: 81 years18341916

Name
Lucinda Caroline Watson
Given names
Lucinda Caroline
Surname
Watson
Married name
Lucinda Caroline Greene
Birth June 6, 1834 30 30
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 months)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a brotherJohn M Watson
about 1836 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherSmith Watson
about 1838 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Watson
July 19, 1840 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Watson
about 1842 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Catherine Watson
November 21, 1845 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 11 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageSmith Patrick GreeneView this family
about 1856 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Annette Greene
February 2, 1857 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Julia Ann Greene
December 23, 1858 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherSmith Watson
before 1860 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy C Greene
June 29, 1860 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Celia Isabella “Belle” Greene
May 1862 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherJohn M Watson
March 28, 1863 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Critten Greene
October 5, 1864 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 26 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 32 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 32 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 34 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 fatherElihu Watson
about 1870 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherCelia Sherrill
June 30, 1876 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 43 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 sisterNancy L Watson
about 1885 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterSusannah Miranda Watson
July 12, 1885 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterMary Watson
May 11, 1890 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Jane Watson
March 1, 1897 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 63 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
Death of a sisterMartha Ann Watson
about 1907 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Catherine Watson
March 5, 1907 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMabel Malinda “Linda” Watson
August 10, 1909 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge Washington Watson
June 18, 1914 (Age 80 years)
Death of a husbandSmith Patrick Greene
January 11, 1915 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 81 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death May 28, 1916 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 9, 1820
18 months
elder sister
Mary Watson
Birth: August 25, 1821 18 18Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 11, 1890Iredell, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
George Washington Watson
Birth: November 4, 1823 20 20Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 18, 1914Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
-21 months
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Susannah Miranda Watson
Birth: June 6, 1829 25 25Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 12, 1885Watauga, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Martha Ann Watson
Birth: December 1832 29 29Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1907Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
18 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
John M Watson
Birth: about 1836 32 32Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1863Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Smith Watson
Birth: about 1838 34 34Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: before 1860
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Watson
Birth: about 1842 38 38Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death:
4 years
younger sister
Margaret Catherine Watson
Birth: November 21, 1845 42 42Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 5, 1907Georgia, United States
Family with Smith Patrick Greene - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1856
13 months
daughter
Annette Greene
Birth: February 2, 1857 19 22Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 23, 1932Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
23 months
daughter
Julia Ann Greene
Birth: December 23, 1858 21 24Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 9, 1930Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, United States
18 months
daughter
Nancy C Greene
Birth: June 29, 1860 23 26Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 17, 1931Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
23 months
daughter
Celia Isabella “Belle” Greene
Birth: May 1862 25 27Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 24, 1953Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2 years
son
James Critten Greene
Birth: October 5, 1864 27 30Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 26, 1950New River, Watauga, North Carolina, United States