John Sherman SelbyAge: 45 years1917–1963
- Name
- John Sherman Selby
- Given names
- John Sherman
- Surname
- Selby
 Birth | September 15, 1917 27 29 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 3 months)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/ |
 Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Willene “Willie” Selby January 5, 1922 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | May 27, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley March 25, 1944 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 |
 Marriage | Nellie Robert Bow — View this family February 9, 1951 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 |
| Death of a father | Eli “L” Selby April 28, 1955 (Age 37 years) Cause: acute coronary thrombosis |
| Death of a brother | James Leonard Selby January 5, 1957 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | February 12, 1963 (Age 45 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Linary Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Eli “L” Selby Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 28, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley Birth: May 29, 1888 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 25, 1944 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| elder brother |
James Leonard Selby Birth: December 12, 1914 24 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 5, 1957 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 15, 1917 27 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1963 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| younger sister |
Willene “Willie” Selby Birth: January 5, 1922 31 33 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 2007 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
| Family with Nellie Robert Bow |
| himself |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 15, 1917 27 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1963 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nellie Robert Bow Birth: November 6, 1914 Death: March 21, 1988 |
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Marriage: February 9, 1951 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
John Sherman Selby has 31 first cousins recorded
Father's family (31)
Parents James Thomas Tollett + Martha Ann Selby
Parents William Thomas Selby + Deliah Jane Hall
Parents William Emmett Kerley + Arva Zena Selby
Parents Walter Nichols “Big Walter” Swafford + Malinda Jemima Selby
Parents John Sherman Selby + Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ell Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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