The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	February 7, 1891 30 24 White, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a brother	James Wid “Willie” Selby October 24, 1896 (Age 5 years) Tennessee, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	Simeon Selby June 19, 1900 (Age 9 years) Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Rebecca Jane Hyder between 1880 and 1900
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years) Cuba 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 mother	Mary A Miller January 11, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parent	Alfred Simeon Selby — Sarah Elizabeth Mabe — View this family August 28, 1912 (Age 21 years) White, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Clyde M Selby November 14, 1913 (Age 22 years) White, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Martha Ella Selby May 26, 1915 (Age 24 years) Black Oak, White, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a half-sister	Della Mae Selby June 2, 1918 (Age 27 years) White, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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/
Birth of a half-sister	Ann Mabe Selby May 17, 1921 (Age 30 years) White, Tennessee, United States
Death of a brother	Eston Washington Selby July 22, 1927 (Age 36 years) Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Alfred Semon Selby March 10, 1928 (Age 37 years) White, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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	March 31, 1940 (Age 49 years) Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Burial	April 1, 1940 (1 day after death) Black Oak Cemetery, White, Tennessee, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Oak Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary A Miller Eston Washington Selby Laura Lou Selby Minnie Bell Selby James Wid “Willie” Selby Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Mabe Clyde M Selby Martha Ella Selby Della Mae Selby Ann Mabe Selby Alfred Semon Selby Alfred Simeon Selby Birth: August 15, 1860 38 44 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alfred Simeon Selby Eston Washington Selby Laura Lou Selby Minnie Bell Selby James Wid “Willie” Selby Mary A Miller Birth: July 21, 1866 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1912
	Marriage: about 1885 —
14 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eston Washington Selby Birth: March 9, 1886 25 19 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1927 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
22 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Laura Lou Selby Birth: January 14, 1888 27 21 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: February 15, 1972
3 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Minnie Bell Selby Birth: February 7, 1891 30 24 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1940 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
6 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree James Wid “Willie” Selby Birth: October 24, 1896 36 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 19, 1950 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States

Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Mabe - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary A Miller Eston Washington Selby Laura Lou Selby Minnie Bell Selby James Wid “Willie” Selby Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Mabe Clyde M Selby Martha Ella Selby Della Mae Selby Ann Mabe Selby Alfred Semon Selby Alfred Simeon Selby Birth: August 15, 1860 38 44 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alfred Simeon Selby Clyde M Selby Martha Ella Selby Della Mae Selby Ann Mabe Selby Alfred Semon Selby Sarah Elizabeth Mabe Birth: April 12, 1887 — Eastland, White, Tennessee, United States Death: June 8, 1970
	Marriage: August 28, 1912 — White, Tennessee, United States
15 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Clyde M Selby Birth: November 14, 1913 53 26 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1999
18 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Martha Ella Selby Birth: May 26, 1915 54 28 — Black Oak, White, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 2014 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Della Mae Selby Birth: June 2, 1918 57 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 2000
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ann Mabe Selby Birth: May 17, 1921 60 34 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 2008
7 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alfred Semon Selby Birth: March 10, 1928 67 40 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 19, 1994

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Family with parents
father Parents Simeon Selby Rebecca Jane Hyder	Alfred Simeon Selby 1860–1943
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary A Miller 1866–1912
elder brother Family (none)	Eston Washington Selby 1886–1927
elder sister Family (none)	Laura Lou Selby 1888–1972
herself Family (none)	Minnie Bell Selby 1891–1940
younger brother Family (none)	James Wid “Willie” Selby 1896–1950
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Mabe
father Parents Simeon Selby Rebecca Jane Hyder	Alfred Simeon Selby 1860–1943
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Elizabeth Mabe 1887–1970
half-brother Family (none)	Clyde M Selby 1913–1999
half-sister Family (none)	Martha Ella Selby 1915–2014
half-sister Family (none)	Della Mae Selby 1918–2000
half-sister Family (none)	Ann Mabe Selby 1921–2008
half-brother Family (none)	Alfred Semon Selby 1928–1994