The Shemwell Family

William R HyderAge: 76 years18401917

Name
William R Hyder
Given names
William R
Surname
Hyder
Birth November 11, 1840

MarriageFrances C VandeverView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Emily Hyder
October 19, 1861 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 26 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 26 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 28 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childWilliam Monroe SelbyMary Emily HyderView this family
about 1883 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
November 30, 1884 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Amanda Alice Selby
August 8, 1886 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Anna J Selby
September 2, 1888 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Effie Mae Selby
July 29, 1890 (Age 49 years)
Death of a granddaughterAnna J Selby
September 1, 1891 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
James Ernest Selby
March 8, 1893 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Johanna France Selby
October 24, 1894 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Eva Vandever Selby
November 24, 1896 (Age 56 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Ernest Selby
December 10, 1896 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 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 grandson
#8
Fred Clyde Selby
June 15, 1899 (Age 58 years)
Death of a wifeFrances C Vandever
June 16, 1901 (Age 60 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Georgia Pearl Selby
February 7, 1902 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Minnie Selby
January 31, 1905 (Age 64 years)
Death of a granddaughterMinnie Selby
February 4, 1905 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Edward Casto Selby
about 1907 (Age 66 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 75 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 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
Death June 12, 1917 (Age 76 years)

Family with Frances C Vandever - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter

No family available

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household

Vandever To Hales Mill

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, William MheadMW60M125TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, Mary EwifeFW47M125118TNTNTN
Selby, EffiedaughterFW19STNTNTN
Selby, JoannadaughterFW15STNTNTN
Selby, EvadaughterFW13STNTNTN
Selby, FordsonMW10STNTNTN
Selby, GeorgiadaughterFW9STNTNTN
Selby, CastosonMW3STNTNTN
Hyder, William RMW69WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm