Grace Hazel “Gracie” SelbyAge: 79 years1915–1994
- Name
- Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
- Given names
- Grace Hazel
- Surname
- Selby
- Nickname
- Gracie
- Married name
- Grace Hazel Swafford
 Birth | January 28, 1915 40 34 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 brother | Arthur Howard Selby June 27, 1917 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 brother | Thomas Johnson Selby October 28, 1919 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 4 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 |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Samuel Luther Swafford — View this family June 13, 1934 (Age 19 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 father | William Thomas Selby July 8, 1950 (Age 35 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 | Deliah Jane Hall June 3, 1970 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Carrie Emma Selby November 26, 1975 (Age 60 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 husband | Samuel Luther Swafford December 9, 1977 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Howard Selby October 16, 1984 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Henry Selby April 1, 1985 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nellie Ann Selby July 24, 1987 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lloyd Selby February 19, 1990 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | April 5, 1994 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Thomas Selby Birth: March 7, 1874 28 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1950 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Deliah Jane Hall Birth: July 21, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 3, 1970 — Sequatchie Valley, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 14, 1897 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Nellie Ann Selby Birth: August 31, 1898 24 18 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 24, 1987 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
George Walter Selby Birth: June 6, 1901 27 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 12, 1902 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
William Lloyd Selby Birth: January 16, 1903 28 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 19, 1990 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Ida Alice Selby Birth: October 11, 1904 30 24 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 18, 1997 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Laura Mae Selby Birth: August 26, 1906 32 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1906 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
James Henry Selby Birth: August 16, 1907 33 27 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1985 — Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Martha Elizabeth Selby Birth: November 5, 1909 35 29 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1910 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Clifford Sampson Selby Birth: December 21, 1910 36 30 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1997 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Carrie Emma Selby Birth: December 12, 1912 38 32 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1975 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby Birth: January 28, 1915 40 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1994 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Arthur Howard Selby Birth: June 27, 1917 43 36 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1984 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Johnson Selby Birth: October 28, 1919 45 39 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 29, 1998 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Samuel Luther Swafford |
| husband |
Samuel Luther Swafford Birth: December 20, 1912 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 9, 1977 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
| herself |
Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby Birth: January 28, 1915 40 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1994 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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Marriage: June 13, 1934 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby has 23 first cousins recorded
Father's family (23)
Parents James Thomas Tollett + Martha Ann Selby
Parents William Emmett Kerley + Arva Zena Selby
Parents Walter Nichols “Big Walter” Swafford + Malinda Jemima Selby
Parents John Sherman Selby + Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson
Parents Eli “L” Selby + Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Selby - Household
York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee
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