The Shemwell Family

Bub Wilson SelbyAge: 49 years19081958

Name
Bub Wilson Selby
Given names
Bub Wilson
Surname
Selby
Birth October 3, 1908 28 26
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 18 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterManza H Selby
August 10, 1915 (Age 6 years)
twin: Martha Jane “Sis” Selby
Birth of a sisterMartha Jane “Sis” Selby
August 10, 1915 (Age 6 years)
twin: Manza H Selby
Death of a sisterManza H Selby
August 29, 1916 (Age 7 years)
No Children
No Known Biological Children

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

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 brotherArthur Elijah Selby
August 7, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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/
Death of a brotherArthur Elijah Selby
October 17, 1919 (Age 11 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 4, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 25 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 31 years)
MarriageMartha Celia BilbreyView this family
January 3, 1943 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 April 11, 1950 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 August 8, 1958 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wilson Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Sherman Selby
Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 6, 1966Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1907Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
10 months
himself
Bub Wilson Selby
Birth: October 3, 1908 28 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1958Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger sister
Manza H Selby
Birth: August 10, 1915 34 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1916Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Arthur Elijah Selby
Birth: August 7, 1918 37 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 17, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Martha Celia Bilbrey - View this family
himself
Bub Wilson Selby
Birth: October 3, 1908 28 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1958Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Martha Celia Bilbrey
Birth: October 25, 1924Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 29, 2012Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 3, 1943Tennessee, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, Sherman JheadMW29M12TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, May LwifeFW26M1211TNTNGA
Selby, Bub WilliamsonMW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Selby, ShermanheadMW38MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, LulawifeFW37MTNTNGA
Selby, BsonMW11STNTNTN
Selby, MarthadaughterFW4STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Selby, John SheadMW49M27TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Selby, Lula MwifeFW48M26TNTNTN
Selby, Bub WsonMW21STNTNTN
Selby, Martha JdaughterFW14STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Selby, ShermanXheadMW59MTNCumberlandMember County Court? Justice Peace
Selby, LulawifeFW57MTNCumberland
Selby, BubsonMW31STNCumberland
Bruce, CharliecousinMW14STNCumberland

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bub Wilson Selby - Household

228 Braun Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Selby, Bub WilsonheadMW40MarTNHelperFarmers Coop
Selby, CeliawifeFW26MarTN