The Shemwell Family

Ida Alice SelbyAge: 92 years19041997

Name
Ida Alice Selby
Given names
Ida Alice
Surname
Selby
Married name
Ida Alice Houston
Birth October 11, 1904 30 24
Birth of a sisterLaura Mae Selby
August 26, 1906 (Age 22 months)
Death of a sisterLaura Mae Selby
October 22, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Henry Selby
August 16, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Elizabeth Selby
November 5, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Elizabeth Selby
January 10, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherClifford Sampson Selby
December 21, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCarrie Emma Selby
December 12, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
January 28, 1915 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 brotherArthur Howard Selby
June 27, 1917 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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 brotherThomas Johnson Selby
October 28, 1919 (Age 15 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edgar White Houston
January 6, 1923 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Willie Edith Houston
October 19, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Hoyt Houston
November 6, 1926 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cora Ellen Houston
December 29, 1928 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Walter Houston
January 31, 1931 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Letha Oma “Omie” Houston
December 7, 1932 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Willis Thomas Houston
December 17, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Cecil Johnson Houston
October 27, 1936 (Age 32 years)
Census May 6, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Olan Wayne Houston
January 1, 1943 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Martha Annalene Houston
December 12, 1944 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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
Marriage of a childJames Edward WinsteadWillie Edith HoustonView this family
1946 (Age 41 years)

Marriage of a childSamuel Hoyt HoustonFlora Marie BrownView this family
December 12, 1946 (Age 42 years)

Marriage of a childAndy Morris Kindrick Sr.Cora Ellen HoustonView this family
about 1946 (Age 41 years)

Census April 12, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thomas Selby
July 8, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childLee Carson HensleyLetha Oma “Omie” HoustonView this family
February 23, 1952 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childWillis Thomas HoustonBetty Louise YandaView this family
February 25, 1956 (Age 51 years)

Marriage of a childCecil Johnson HoustonPhyllis May OldsView this family
October 7, 1961 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sonEdgar White Houston
June 9, 1964 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandJames Samuel Houston
August 25, 1964 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonSamuel Hoyt Houston
September 14, 1968 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherDeliah Jane Hall
June 3, 1970 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Emma Selby
November 26, 1975 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 brotherArthur Howard Selby
October 16, 1984 (Age 80 years)
Death of a brotherJames Henry Selby
April 1, 1985 (Age 80 years)
Death of a daughterLetha Oma “Omie” Houston
September 22, 1986 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sonCecil Johnson Houston
October 30, 1986 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterNellie Ann Selby
July 24, 1987 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lloyd Selby
February 19, 1990 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonOlan Wayne Houston
March 1, 1990 (Age 85 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Annalene Houston
January 19, 1994 (Age 89 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
April 5, 1994 (Age 89 years)
Death of a daughterWillie Edith Houston
June 2, 1996 (Age 91 years)
Death of a brotherClifford Sampson Selby
February 4, 1997 (Age 92 years)
Death September 18, 1997 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 14, 1897Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
George Walter Selby
Birth: June 6, 1901 27 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 12, 1902Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
19 months
elder brother
William Lloyd Selby
Birth: January 16, 1903 28 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 1990Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
21 months
herself
22 months
younger sister
Laura Mae Selby
Birth: August 26, 1906 32 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1906Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1 year
younger brother
James Henry Selby
Birth: August 16, 1907 33 27Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1, 1985Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Martha Elizabeth Selby
Birth: November 5, 1909 35 29Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1910Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger brother
Clifford Sampson Selby
Birth: December 21, 1910 36 30Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1997Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Carrie Emma Selby
Birth: December 12, 1912 38 32Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 26, 1975Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
Birth: January 28, 1915 40 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1994Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
2 years
younger brother
Arthur Howard Selby
Birth: June 27, 1917 43 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1984Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Thomas Johnson Selby
Birth: October 28, 1919 45 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1998Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with James Samuel Houston - View this family
husband
herself
son
Edgar White Houston
Birth: January 6, 1923 20 18Cumberland, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1964Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
21 months
daughter
Willie Edith Houston
Birth: October 19, 1924 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 2, 1996Streamwood, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Samuel Hoyt Houston
Birth: November 6, 1926 24 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 14, 1968Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Cora Ellen Houston
Birth: December 29, 1928 26 24Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 2010Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
James Walter Houston
Birth: January 31, 1931 28 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 7, 2012Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
daughter
Letha Oma “Omie” Houston
Birth: December 7, 1932 30 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 22, 1986Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Willis Thomas Houston
Birth: December 17, 1934 32 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 2006Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Cecil Johnson Houston
Birth: October 27, 1936 34 32Tennessee, United States
Death: October 30, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
Olan Wayne Houston
Birth: January 1, 1943 40 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1990Tennessee, United States
23 months
daughter
Martha Annalene Houston
Birth: December 12, 1944 42 40Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 19, 1994Tennessee, United States
son
Private

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

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, William TheadMW37M112TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, Deliah JwifeFW29M11274TNTNTN
Selby, Nellie AdaughterFW11STNTNTN
Selby, William LsonMW7STNTNTN
Selby, Ida AdaughterFW5STNTNTN
Selby, HenrysonMW2STNTNTN

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

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Selby, ThomasheadMW45MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, DeliahwifeFW40MTNTNTN
Selby, LloydsonMW16STNTNTNLaborerWorking Out
Selby, AlicedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Selby, HenrysonMW12STNTNTN
Selby, CliffordsonMW9STNTNTN
Selby, CarriedaughterFW7STNTNTN
Selby, GraciedaughterFW4STNTNTN
Selby, HowardsonMW2STNTNTN
Selby, Thomas JsonMW2mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Houston - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Houston, SamheadMW27M19TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Houston, AlicewifeFW24M16TNTNTN
Houston, EdgarsonMW7STNTNTN
Houston, EdithdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Houston, HoytsonMW3STNTNTN
Houston, EllendaughterFW1-11mSTNTNTN