The Shemwell Family

James Wid “Willie” SelbyAge: 53 years18961950

Name
James Wid “Willie” Selby
Given names
James Wid
Surname
Selby
Nickname
Willie
Birth October 24, 1896 36 30
Death of a paternal grandfatherSimeon Selby
June 19, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 months)
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 motherMary A Miller
January 11, 1912 (Age 15 years)

Marriage of a parentAlfred Simeon SelbySarah Elizabeth MabeView this family
August 28, 1912 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClyde M Selby
November 14, 1913 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Ella Selby
May 26, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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-sisterDella Mae Selby
June 2, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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-sisterAnn Mabe Selby
May 17, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherEston Washington Selby
July 22, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a half-brotherAlfred Semon Selby
March 10, 1928 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 of a sisterMinnie Bell Selby
March 31, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Burial of a sisterMinnie Bell Selby
April 1, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Oak Cemetery
Death of a fatherAlfred Simeon Selby
January 16, 1943 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 49 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 May 19, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1885
14 months
elder brother
Eston Washington Selby
Birth: March 9, 1886 25 19White, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 22, 1927Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder sister
Laura Lou Selby
Birth: January 14, 1888 27 21Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 15, 1972
3 years
elder sister
Minnie Bell Selby
Birth: February 7, 1891 30 24White, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1940Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
6 years
himself
James Wid “Willie” Selby
Birth: October 24, 1896 36 30Tennessee, United States
Death: May 19, 1950Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Mabe - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 28, 1912White, Tennessee, United States
15 months
half-brother
Clyde M Selby
Birth: November 14, 1913 53 26White, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1999
18 months
half-sister
Martha Ella Selby
Birth: May 26, 1915 54 28Black Oak, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 5, 2014Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-sister
Della Mae Selby
Birth: June 2, 1918 57 31White, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 12, 2000
3 years
half-sister
Ann Mabe Selby
Birth: May 17, 1921 60 34White, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 2008
7 years
half-brother
Alfred Semon Selby
Birth: March 10, 1928 67 40White, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 1994

James Wid “Willie” Selby has 36 first cousins recorded