The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Ann SherrillAge: 34 years18571891

Name
Elizabeth Ann Sherrill
Given names
Elizabeth Ann
Surname
Sherrill
Married name
Elizabeth Ann Selby
Birth about 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageBenjamin Franklin SelbyView this family
about 1870 (Age 13 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Angela Selby
February 1872 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jesse F Selby
about 1873 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah J Selby
March 27, 1875 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Sein C Selby
about 1878 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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 8, 1880 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Lee Selby
December 8, 1882 (Age 25 years)
Marriage of a childJohn PraterSarah J SelbyView this family
July 5, 1891 (Age 34 years)
Death 1891 (Age 34 years)
Family with Benjamin Franklin Selby - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1870
2 years
daughter
Mary Angela Selby
Birth: February 1872 17 15Tennessee, United States
Death: 1950Hardee, Florida, United States
23 months
son
Jesse F Selby
Birth: about 1873 18 16Tennessee, United States
Death: May 17, 1900Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Sarah J Selby
Birth: March 27, 1875 20 18Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 8, 1910Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Sein C Selby
Birth: about 1878 23 21Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
son
Benjamin Franklin Selby + Sarah “Sallie” Fisk - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: June 13, 1891White, Tennessee, United States
11 months
step-son
Fred Stanley Selby
Birth: May 24, 1892 38 23Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1962Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
6 years
step-daughter
Polly Selby
Birth: December 16, 1897 43 29Tennessee, United States
Death: December 21, 1979Smithville, Dekalb, Tennessee, United States
22 months
step-daughter
Amanda Selby
Birth: October 1899 45 31Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: after 1910
2 years
step-daughter
Gussie Frances Selby
Birth: November 27, 1901 47 33Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1982Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Dimple Ethel Selby
Birth: March 27, 1905 50 36Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death:

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Selby - Household

Putnam, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Selby, Benj FWM25headMFarmerTNALTN
Selby, E AWF22wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Selby, Mary AWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, Jesse FWM7sonSTNTNTN
Selby, Sarah JWF5daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, Sein CWM2sonSTNTNTN