The Shemwell Family

Estella Jeannette SaltsmanAge: 94 years18951990

Name
Estella Jeannette Saltsman
Given names
Estella Jeannette
Surname
Saltsman
Married name
Estella Jeannette Selvey
Birth December 23, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
MarriageJohn Emory SelveyView this family
November 30, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Selvey
March 11, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 11, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 of a childBurton William LambertMargaret Ann “Peggy” SelveyView this family
September 11, 1946 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Douglas Lambert
March 26, 1947 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husbandJohn Emory Selvey
February 14, 1971 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 December 20, 1990 (Age 94 years)
Family with John Emory Selvey - View this family
husband
John Emory Selvey
Birth: June 3, 1896Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Death: February 14, 1971Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
herself
Estella Jeannette Saltsman
Birth: December 23, 1895Hammondsville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Death: December 20, 1990Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 30, 1922Columbiana, Ohio, United States
4 years
daughter
Margaret Ann “Peggy” Selvey
Birth: March 11, 1927 30 31Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Death: July 27, 1996Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Emory Selvey - Household

Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Selvey, JohnheadR30NoMW33M25NoYesOHOHOHYesHeaterSteel MillWYes
Selvey, EstellawifeFW32M24NoYesOHOHOHYesNone
Selvey, Margaret AdaughterFW4 years 3 monthsSNoOHOHOHNone