Sarah Celina BennettAge: 87 years1847–1934
- Name
- Sarah Celina Bennett
- Given names
- Sarah Celina
- Surname
- Bennett
- Married name
- Sarah Celina Selby
 Birth | January 24, 1847 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 19 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 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Lloyd Shaw Selby — View this family about 1868 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby June 5, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | August 23, 1870 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | T H B Selby about 1872 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | S B Selby about 1874 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby April 1, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Virgil Selby March 31, 1878 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lily V Selby December 14, 1881 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Pearl M Selby November 16, 1888 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 |
| Death of a son | T H B Selby before 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a son | S B Selby before 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Aquilla Quiller Cumby — Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby — View this family about 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 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 69 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 70 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/ |
| Death of a daughter | Lily V Selby December 17, 1923 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 82 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 12, 1930 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lloyd Shaw Selby June 19, 1930 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | May 31, 1934 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Algood Cemetery |
| Family with Lloyd Shaw Selby |
| husband |
Lloyd Shaw Selby Birth: November 30, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1930 — Algood, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Celina Bennett Birth: January 24, 1847 — Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1934 — Algood, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1868 — |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby Birth: June 5, 1870 20 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 15, 1955 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
T H B Selby Birth: about 1872 22 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
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3 years son |
S B Selby Birth: about 1874 24 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
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15 months son |
Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby Birth: April 1, 1875 25 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1944 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
William Virgil Selby Birth: March 31, 1878 28 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1966 — DeKalb, Georgia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Lily V Selby Birth: December 14, 1881 32 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1923 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Pearl M Selby Birth: November 16, 1888 38 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 21, 1986 |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Simeon Selby - Household
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Shaw Selby - Household
Putnam, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Shaw Selby - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby - Household
Algood, Putnam, Tennessee
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