The Shemwell Family

William Selby1920

Name
William Selby
Given names
William
Surname
Selby
Birth about 1920 35 34
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Monroe Selby
August 30, 1926 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherNicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
March 1, 1929 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Emily Hyder
August 5, 1942 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 motherJosephine “Josie” Fields
March 29, 1951 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 of a sisterDorothy Merle Selby
August 25, 1990 (Age 70 years)
Deathunknown

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father
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1929Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States
mother
Josephine “Josie” Fields
Birth: February 17, 1885Lantana, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1951Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: May 15, 1910Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
8 years
elder sister
Dorothy Merle Selby
Birth: December 3, 1917 33 32Crandall, Clark, Mississippi, United States
Death: August 25, 1990Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
3 years
himself
William Selby
Birth: about 1920 35 34Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Death:

William Selby has 20 first cousins recorded