Martha Ella SelbyAge: 99 years1915–2014
- Name
- Martha Ella Selby
- Given names
- Martha Ella
- Surname
- Selby
- Married name
- Martha Ella Dodson
- Married name
- Martha Ella Harp
 Birth | May 26, 1915 54 28 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 months)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 sister | Della Mae Selby June 2, 1918 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 months)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 2 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 sister | Ann Mabe Selby May 17, 1921 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Eston Washington Selby July 22, 1927 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alfred Semon Selby March 10, 1928 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 half-sister | Minnie Bell Selby March 31, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Minnie Bell Selby April 1, 1940 (Age 24 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Black Oak Cemetery |
| Death of a father | Alfred Simeon Selby January 16, 1943 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | James Wid “Willie” Selby May 19, 1950 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 mother | Sarah Elizabeth Mabe June 8, 1970 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Laura Lou Selby February 15, 1972 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 of a brother | Alfred Semon Selby January 19, 1994 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clyde M Selby November 22, 1999 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Della Mae Selby February 12, 2000 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann Mabe Selby February 14, 2008 (Age 92 years) |
 Death | September 5, 2014 (Age 99 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alfred Simeon Selby Birth: August 15, 1860 38 44 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Mabe Birth: April 12, 1887 — Eastland, White, Tennessee, United States Death: June 8, 1970 |
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Marriage: August 28, 1912 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Clyde M Selby Birth: November 14, 1913 53 26 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1999 |
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18 months herself |
Martha Ella Selby Birth: May 26, 1915 54 28 — Black Oak, White, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 2014 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Della Mae Selby Birth: June 2, 1918 57 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 2000 |
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3 years younger sister |
Ann Mabe Selby Birth: May 17, 1921 60 34 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 2008 |
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7 years younger brother |
Alfred Semon Selby Birth: March 10, 1928 67 40 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 19, 1994 |
| Father’s family with Mary A Miller |
| father |
Alfred Simeon Selby Birth: August 15, 1860 38 44 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary A Miller Birth: July 21, 1866 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1912 |
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Marriage: about 1885 — |
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14 months half-brother |
Eston Washington Selby Birth: March 9, 1886 25 19 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1927 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months half-sister |
Laura Lou Selby Birth: January 14, 1888 27 21 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: February 15, 1972 |
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3 years half-sister |
Minnie Bell Selby Birth: February 7, 1891 30 24 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1940 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
James Wid “Willie” Selby Birth: October 24, 1896 36 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 19, 1950 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |