Allen Selby1830–
- Name
- Allen Selby
- Given names
- Allen
- Surname
- Selby
 Birth | about 1830 31 36 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1863 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | William W Selby November 15, 1864 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a brother | Joshua Selby September 16, 1872 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a father | Lloyd Selby October 9, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Parham March 31, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby September 20, 1886 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth J Selby July 4, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Simeon Selby June 19, 1900 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 86 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 87 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 88 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 99 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lloyd Selby Birth: October 5, 1798 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1820 — |
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-6 years elder sister |
Asbery Selby Birth: 1813 14 19 Death: about 1820 |
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8 years elder brother |
Joshua Selby Birth: about 1820 21 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 16, 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Simeon Selby Birth: October 5, 1821 23 28 — Alabama, United States Death: June 19, 1900 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby Birth: November 10, 1822 24 29 — Alabama, United States Death: September 20, 1886 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby Birth: April 5, 1824 25 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1883 — Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby Birth: about 1824 25 30 — Alabama, United States Death: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
William W Selby Birth: October 4, 1825 26 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1864 |
| sister |
Elva Selby Death: |
| elder sister |
Elizabeth J Selby Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months himself |
Allen Selby Birth: about 1830 31 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |