The Shemwell Family

Arthur Howard SelbyAge: 67 years19171984

Name
Arthur Howard Selby
Given names
Arthur Howard
Surname
Selby
Birth June 27, 1917 43 36
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 6 months)

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 2 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 16 years)
MarriageVelma Lucille BurgessView this family
December 21, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 fatherWilliam Thomas Selby
July 8, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 motherDeliah Jane Hall
June 3, 1970 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Emma Selby
November 26, 1975 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 October 16, 1984 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Akins 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
elder sister
Ida Alice Selby
Birth: October 11, 1904 30 24Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1997Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder sister
Laura Mae Selby
Birth: August 26, 1906 32 26Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1906Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder brother
James Henry Selby
Birth: August 16, 1907 33 27Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 1, 1985Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Martha Elizabeth Selby
Birth: November 5, 1909 35 29Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 1910Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder brother
Clifford Sampson Selby
Birth: December 21, 1910 36 30Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1997Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Carrie Emma Selby
Birth: December 12, 1912 38 32Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 26, 1975Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Grace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
Birth: January 28, 1915 40 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 5, 1994Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
2 years
himself
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 Velma Lucille Burgess - View this family
himself
Arthur Howard Selby
Birth: June 27, 1917 43 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1984Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Velma Lucille Burgess
Birth: July 19, 1923Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 2001Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 21, 1940Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, United States

Arthur Howard Selby has 23 first cousins recorded

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 - William Thomas Selby - Household

York Highway Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Selby, Thomas WheadMW57M26TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Selby, Deliah JwifeFW50M18TNTNTN
Selby, LloydsonMW27STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Selby, HenrysonMW22STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farming
Selby, Clifford SsonMW19STNTNTN
Selby, Carrie EdaughterFW17STNTNTN
Selby, GraciedaughterFW15STNTNTN
Selby, HowardsonMW12STNTNTN
Selby, JohnsonsonMW10STNTNTN