The Shemwell Family

Nora Beatrice TroglenAge: 78 years18921971

Name
Nora Beatrice Troglen
Given names
Nora Beatrice
Surname
Troglen
Married name
Nora Beatrice Selby
Birth October 14, 1892
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
MarriageWilliam Lee SelbyView this family
about 1908 (Age 15 years)

Census April 29, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Willie James Selby
April 5, 1911 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Beecher Ray Selby
August 30, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 daughter
#3
Dorothy Lee Selby
June 30, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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/
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Lee Selby
January 18, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a childJames H Emery JrDorothy Lee SelbyView this family
November 12, 1938 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childBeecher Ray SelbyVirginia Geraldine EpleyView this family
about 1940 (Age 47 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 57 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 sonWillie James Selby
May 26, 1970 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 July 8, 1971 (Age 78 years)
Family with William Lee Selby - View this family
husband
herself
Nora Beatrice Troglen
Birth: October 14, 1892Warren, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 8, 1971Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1908
3 years
son
Willie James Selby
Birth: April 5, 1911 28 18Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1970Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Beecher Ray Selby
Birth: August 30, 1913 30 20Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States
Death: February 12, 1991Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Dorothy Lee Selby
Birth: June 30, 1917 34 24Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 27, 2013Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Lee Selby - Household

Sparta, White, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, LeeheadMW27M11TNTNTNLaborerSaw Mill
Selby, BeatricewifeFW18M1100TNTNTN

Next Door to Benjamin -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lee Selby - Household

Perrigo Shuttle Mill Yard Sparta, White, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Selby, W LeeheadMW37MTNTNTNLaborerSaw Mill
Selby, BeatricewifeFW27MTNTNTN
Selby, Willie JsonMW8STNTNTN
Selby, Beecher RsonMW6SFLTNTN
Selby, Dorothy LeedaughterFW2-6mSTNTNTN

next door to step mother -b