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Martha Arminda “Minda” HenryAge: 71 years18801951

Name
Martha Arminda “Minda” Henry
Given names
Martha Arminda
Surname
Henry
Married name
Martha Arminda Garrette
Married name
Martha Arminda Posten
Nickname
Minda
Birth January 8, 1880 29 35
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900

Census June 1, 1880 (Age 4 months)
Death of a fatherJohn J Henry
January 2, 1881 (Age 11 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPermelia Emmaline Whitaker
March 12, 1881 (Age 14 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSimeon Selby
June 19, 1900 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Benton “Joe” Henry
May 11, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Note: Not Married - No Father Listed -b
Death of a paternal grandfatherElisha Newton Henry
May 21, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterFlora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
July 28, 1917 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 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 37 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Willie Gladys Henry
July 5, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Joe Harold Henry
June 25, 1934 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-sisterRebecca J “Beckie” Wyatt
July 14, 1936 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Commer Clinton Henry
January 26, 1937 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherLoyd Jefferson Henry
April 14, 1938 (Age 58 years)
Burial of a brotherLoyd Jefferson Henry
April 15, 1938 (Age 58 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wanette Cemetery
Death of a sisterMary Emiel Henry
October 4, 1941 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Minnie Jewel Henry
July 19, 1942 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Birth of a grandson
#5
Donnie Ralph Henry
January 5, 1946 (Age 65 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 65 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 June 10, 1951 (Age 71 years)
Burial June 12, 1951 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: San Springs Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Marriage: October 12, 1871Tennessee, United States
9 months
elder sister
Flora Elizabeth “Florie” Henry
Birth: July 13, 1872 21 28Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1917Putnam, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Mary Emiel Henry
Birth: January 1878 26 33Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1941Putnam, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
Martha Arminda “Minda” Henry
Birth: January 8, 1880 29 35Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Wyatt - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1865
20 months
half-sister
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herself
Martha Arminda “Minda” Henry
Birth: January 8, 1880 29 35Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1951Monterey, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
son

Martha Arminda “Minda” Henry has 44 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (40)

Parents Samuel Wilson Tollett + Sarah H Selby
Parents James Sampson Wyatt + Mary Catherine Selby
2Rebecca Jane Wyatt18651890
5Millie C Wyatt18711923
7Sarah J Wyatt18761948
10Riley C Wyatt18851967
Parents Lloyd Shaw Selby + Sarah Celina Bennett
2T H B Selby18721900
3S B Selby18741900
6Lily V Selby18811923
7Pearl M Selby18881986
Parents Benjamin Franklin Selby + Sarah “Sallie” Fisk
1Fred Stanley Selby18921962
2Polly Selby18971979
3Amanda Selby18991910
Parents Benjamin Franklin Selby + Elizabeth Ann Sherrill
1Mary Angela Selby18721950
2Jesse F Selby18731900
3Sarah J Selby18751910
4Sein C Selby1878
5William Lee Selby18821925
Parents Alfred Simeon Selby + Mary A Miller
2Laura Lou Selby18881972
3Minnie Bell Selby18911940
Parents Alfred Simeon Selby + Sarah Elizabeth Mabe
1Clyde M Selby19131999
2Martha Ella Selby19152014
3Della Mae Selby19182000
4Ann Mabe Selby19212008
5Alfred Semon Selby19281994
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John J Henry - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Henry, JohnWM29headMFarmerTNTNTN
Henry, Milly AWF35wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Wyatt, Rebecca JWF13daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, F EWF7daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, L JWM6sonSTNTNTN
Henry, M EWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Henry, Mary JWF3/12JandaughterSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Milly Ann Selby - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Henry, Milley AheadWFMar184456WD65TNALTN
Henry, Flory AdaughterWFJul187227STNTNTN
Henry, Mary EdaughterWFJan187822STNTNTN
Henry, Martha AdaughterWFFeb188020STNTNTN
Henry, John LG sonWMSep18927STNTN
Henry, Saint LG sonWMJun18981STNTN
Henry, SavageG sonWMMar18955STN
Henry, JonasG sonWMApr18991STNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Milly Ann Selby - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Henry, Milly AheadFW69Wd65TNALTN
Henry, FloradaughterFW37M22TNTNTN
Henry, MindadaughterFW29M11TNTNTN
Henry, John LgrandsonMW16STNTN
Henry, Saint LgrandsonMW11STNTN
Henry, SavagegrandsonMW15STN
Henry, JonahgrandsonMW11STNTN
Henry, JosephgrandsonMW4STN