Dorothy Merle SelbyAge: 72 years1917–1990
- Name
- Dorothy Merle Selby
- Given names
- Dorothy Merle
- Surname
- Selby
- Married name
- Dorothy Merle Roy
 Birth | December 3, 1917 33 32 |
 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 29 days)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 brother | William Selby about 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Monroe Selby August 30, 1926 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby March 1, 1929 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 5, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Tesca Roger Roy III September 19, 1936 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Nicholas Selby Roy January 23, 1941 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Emily Hyder August 5, 1942 (Age 24 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a mother | Josephine “Josie” Fields March 29, 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 husband | Tesca Roger Roy II April 24, 1961 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a son | Nicholas Selby Roy November 19, 1963 (Age 45 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 | August 25, 1990 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1929 — Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States |
| mother |
Josephine “Josie” Fields Birth: February 17, 1885 — Lantana, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 1951 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 15, 1910 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years herself |
Dorothy Merle Selby Birth: December 3, 1917 33 32 — Crandall, Clark, Mississippi, United States Death: August 25, 1990 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Selby Birth: about 1920 35 34 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States Death: |
| Family with Tesca Roger Roy II |
| husband |
Tesca Roger Roy II Birth: June 20, 1909 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States Death: April 24, 1961 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
| herself |
Dorothy Merle Selby Birth: December 3, 1917 33 32 — Crandall, Clark, Mississippi, United States Death: August 25, 1990 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
| son |
Tesca Roger Roy III Birth: September 19, 1936 27 18 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States Death: November 15, 2008 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
Nicholas Selby Roy Birth: January 23, 1941 31 23 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States Death: November 19, 1963 — Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States |
| daughter |
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Dorothy Merle Selby has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (20)
Parents Douglas Columbus Watson + Effie Mae Selby
Parents William Bernice “Willie” Boniol + Eva Vandever Selby
Parents Ustis M Coco + Eva Vandever Selby
Parents Fred Clyde Selby + Lelia Beniel
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Parents Edward Casto Selby + Ruby Pearl Knott
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Josephine “Josie” Fields - Household
Lecompte, Rapides, Louisiana
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