Arva Zena SelbyAge: 70 years1876–1946
- Name
- Arva Zena Selby
- Given names
- Arva Zena
- Surname
- Selby
- Married name
- Arva Zena Kerley
 Birth | February 22, 1876 30 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Malinda Jemima Selby June 12, 1878 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Sherman Selby September 16, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ida A Selby February 16, 1883 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Washington Selby January 27, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Washington Selby January 28, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ida A Selby September 25, 1885 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Authur Selby April 4, 1886 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Eli “L” Selby April 18, 1890 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 |
| Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | William Emmett Kerley — View this family estimated 1901 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ida Kerley November 12, 1901 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lillie Kerley April 28, 1903 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emily Selby March 16, 1904 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Oscar Clyde Kerley June 18, 1906 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Pinah Kerley May 22, 1908 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dora Kerley October 23, 1909 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Malinda Kerley January 14, 1912 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Authur Selby January 29, 1912 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lloyd Selby May 31, 1914 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | William Carl Kerley September 2, 1914 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 son #8 | George Paul Kerley December 29, 1917 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 son #9 | Theodore “Ted” Kerley January 4, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sarah Brown March 2, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sarah Brown March 2, 1920 (Age 44 years) Cause: Still Birth |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Dorthy Violet Brown February 23, 1921 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Roy Evans Brown March 30, 1923 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Arnold Wilburn Brown January 12, 1925 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Martin Lee Kerley August 8, 1928 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Martin Lee Kerley August 8, 1928 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 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 #6 | Pauline Marie Brown December 30, 1929 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Ernest Martin Brown October 27, 1931 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Carl Lee Brown November 28, 1933 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Vera Lois Brown December 12, 1935 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Oliver Clyde Kerley November 21, 1936 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mary Louise Brown December 17, 1936 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Alice Christine Kerley September 6, 1938 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Louise Brown November 6, 1938 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Carl Kerley — Grace Mildred Crowder — View this family October 14, 1939 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Hollis Dwain Kerley November 10, 1939 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Theodore “Ted” Kerley — Beatrice Smith — View this family June 8, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Glenn Eugene Brown October 20, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Selby March 7, 1941 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 | June 23, 1946 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lloyd Selby Birth: December 30, 1845 21 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1914 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Hyder Birth: June 2, 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 31, 1934 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1867 — |
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15 months elder sister |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Mary Emily Selby Birth: September 1869 23 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 16, 1904 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Selby Birth: January 30, 1872 26 24 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Thomas Selby Birth: March 7, 1874 28 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1950 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Arva Zena Selby Birth: February 22, 1876 30 28 — Burke, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1946 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Malinda Jemima Selby Birth: June 12, 1878 32 31 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1960 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 6, 1966 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ida A Selby Birth: February 16, 1883 37 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 25, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Washington Selby Birth: January 27, 1885 39 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
James Authur Selby Birth: April 4, 1886 40 38 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1912 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Eli “L” Selby Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 28, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Emmett Kerley |
| husband |
William Emmett Kerley Birth: March 13, 1878 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1961 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Arva Zena Selby Birth: February 22, 1876 30 28 — Burke, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1946 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1901 — |
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10 months daughter |
Ida Kerley Birth: November 12, 1901 23 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1971 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Lillie Kerley Birth: April 28, 1903 25 27 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 28, 1997 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Oscar Clyde Kerley Birth: June 18, 1906 28 30 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 27, 1951 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Pinah Kerley Birth: May 22, 1908 30 32 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 29, 1970 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Dora Kerley Birth: October 23, 1909 31 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1999 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Malinda Kerley Birth: January 14, 1912 33 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 26, 1985 — Oliver Springs, Morgan, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
William Carl Kerley Birth: September 2, 1914 36 38 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 26, 2004 — Duluth, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States |
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3 years son |
George Paul Kerley Birth: December 29, 1917 39 41 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: May 8, 2018 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Theodore “Ted” Kerley Birth: January 4, 1920 41 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1982 — Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States |
| daughter |
Tina Kerley Death: before 1970 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Highway No - 28 Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Emmett Kerley - Household
Unaka Street Harriman, Roane, Tennessee
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