The Shemwell Family

Thomas Johnson SelbyAge: 78 years19191998

Name
Thomas Johnson Selby
Given names
Thomas Johnson
Surname
Selby
Birth October 28, 1919 45 39
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 2 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 14 years)
MarriageRushie Vera HedgecothView this family
September 11, 1941 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 50 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Emma Selby
November 26, 1975 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 64 years)
Death of a brotherJames Henry Selby
April 1, 1985 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterNellie Ann Selby
July 24, 1987 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lloyd Selby
February 19, 1990 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Hazel “Gracie” Selby
April 5, 1994 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherClifford Sampson Selby
February 4, 1997 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterIda Alice Selby
September 18, 1997 (Age 77 years)
Death August 29, 1998 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City 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
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
elder brother
Arthur Howard Selby
Birth: June 27, 1917 43 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 16, 1984Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
Thomas Johnson Selby
Birth: October 28, 1919 45 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1998Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Rushie Vera Hedgecoth - View this family
himself
Thomas Johnson Selby
Birth: October 28, 1919 45 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1998Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Rushie Vera Hedgecoth
Birth: May 26, 1922Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 24, 2010Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: September 11, 1941Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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