The Shemwell Family

Melba SelbyAge: 74 years19342008

Name
Melba Selby
Given names
Melba
Surname
Selby
Married name
Melba Webb
Birth July 9, 1934 35 28
Birth of a sisterMable Selby
July 17, 1935 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Louise Selby
September 4, 1936 (Age 2 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Emily Hyder
August 5, 1942 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Birth of a brotherJohn Charles Selby
February 15, 1945 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 7 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
Census May 3, 1950 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 15 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
MarriageRoy Lee WebbView this family
about 1962 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances Leona Webb
November 17, 1963 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherFred Clyde Selby
July 28, 1968 (Age 34 years)
DivorceRoy Lee WebbView this family
July 27, 1972 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 11 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 motherLelia Beniel
January 17, 1983 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterEvelyn Frances Selby
October 3, 1987 (Age 53 years)
Death of a husbandRoy Lee Webb
July 27, 1992 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherFred Clyde Selby Jr
July 27, 1995 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterFrances Leona Webb
January 16, 2004 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Casto Selby
January 7, 2005 (Age 70 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Charles Selby
June 8, 2005 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Monroe “Bill” Selby
December 30, 2007 (Age 73 years)
Death September 23, 2008 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
William Monroe “Bill” Selby
Birth: July 6, 1923 24 17Glenmorra, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Death: December 30, 2007Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States
18 months
elder sister
Edith Pearlee Selby
Birth: January 14, 1925 25 19Lasalle, Iberia, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 25, 1926Lasalle, Iberia, Louisiana, United States
22 months
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
Fred Clyde Selby Jr
Birth: September 17, 1930 31 24Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 1995Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
20 months
elder brother
2 years
herself
Melba Selby
Birth: July 9, 1934 35 28Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 2008Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
1 year
younger sister
Mable Selby
Birth: July 17, 1935 36 29Tennessee, United States
Death: 2016Louisiana, United States
14 months
younger sister
Myrtle Louise Selby
Birth: September 4, 1936 37 30Tennessee, United States
Death: 2015Louisiana, United States
brother
Private
sister
Private
sister
Private
younger brother
John Charles Selby
Birth: February 15, 1945 45 39Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 2005Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States
sister
Private
Family with Roy Lee Webb - View this family
ex-husband
Roy Lee Webb
Birth: October 17, 1929Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 1992Hillsborough, Florida, United States
herself
Melba Selby
Birth: July 9, 1934 35 28Tennessee, United States
Death: September 23, 2008Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Marriage: about 1962
Divorce: July 27, 1972Hillsborough, Florida, United States
23 months
daughter
Frances Leona Webb
Birth: November 17, 1963 34 29Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Death: January 16, 2004Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Melba Selby has 9 first cousins recorded