Elizabeth M “Bessie” SelbyAge: 85 years1870–1955
- Name
- Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby
- Given names
- Elizabeth M
- Surname
- Selby
- Nickname
- Bessie
- Married name
- Elizabeth M Cumby
 Birth | June 5, 1870 20 23 |
 Birth of a brother | T H B Selby about 1872 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a brother | S B Selby about 1874 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby April 1, 1875 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Virgil Selby March 31, 1878 (Age 7 years) |
 No Biological Children | No Known Biological Children Note: 1910-20 Census records no Biological Children -b |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lily V Selby December 14, 1881 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Pearl M Selby November 16, 1888 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | T H B Selby before 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | S B Selby before 1900 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Simeon Selby June 19, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rebecca Jane Hyder between 1880 and 1900 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 7, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Aquilla Quiller Cumby — View this family about 1908 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 husband | Aquilla Quiller Cumby October 7, 1922 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lily V Selby December 17, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 59 years) |
| Death of a father | Lloyd Shaw Selby June 19, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Celina Bennett May 31, 1934 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby February 11, 1944 (Age 73 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby February 13, 1944 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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 15, 1955 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Algood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lloyd Shaw Selby Birth: November 30, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1930 — Algood, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
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 younger brother |
T H B Selby Birth: about 1872 22 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
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3 years younger brother |
S B Selby Birth: about 1874 24 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 |
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15 months younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
Pearl M Selby Birth: November 16, 1888 38 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 21, 1986 |
| Family with Aquilla Quiller Cumby |
| husband |
Aquilla Quiller Cumby Birth: July 9, 1853 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 7, 1922 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: about 1908 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| 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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| No Biological Children | 1910-20 Census records no Biological Children -b |