The Shemwell Family

Daniel Johnson SelbyAge: 65 years18491915

Name
Daniel Johnson Selby
Given names
Daniel Johnson
Surname
Selby
Birth May 27, 1849 25 22
Census October 14, 1850 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Monroe Selby
April 10, 1851 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Hoyle Selby
August 14, 1853 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Ann Selby
March 25, 1856 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Temperance Selby
September 21, 1858 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterJemima Selby
about 1859 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterJemima Selby
before 1860 (Age 10 years)

Census June 22, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 19 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
Census July 11, 1870 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Hendricks Selby
December 6, 1876 (Age 27 years)
MarriageMary Agnes DavenportView this family
1877 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John Wesley “Johnny” Selby
June 2, 1878 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 paternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Emmit Goodhue Selby
August 3, 1891 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonJames Hendricks Selby
June 5, 1905 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Wesley “Johnny” SelbyMary Jane WyattView this family
October 21, 1906 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 65 years)
Death April 17, 1915 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Davenport Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1844
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
22 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
John Hoyle Selby
Birth: August 14, 1853 29 26Tennessee, United States
Death: August 12, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Mary Temperance Selby
Birth: September 21, 1858 34 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1929Bearden, Knox, Tennessee, United States
15 months
younger sister
Jemima Selby
Birth: about 1859 34 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1860
Family with Mary Agnes Davenport - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Agnes Davenport
Birth: June 9, 1847 37 24Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 19, 1927Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1877
-1 months
son
James Hendricks Selby
Birth: December 6, 1876 27 29Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 5, 1905Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
18 months
son
13 years
son
Emmit Goodhue Selby
Birth: August 3, 1891 42 44Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1972

Daniel Johnson Selby has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Shamuel Selbyhead26MWLaborerTN
Elizabeth Selbywife24FWTN
James L Selbyson4MWTN
Daniel Johnson Selbyson1MWTN
George W Kerleybrother in law16MWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Shamuel Selbyhead35MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth Selbywife33FWHouse KeeperTN
James Selbyson14MWTN
Daniel J Selbyson11MWTN
William Selbyson9MWTN
John H Selbyson6MWTN
Rebecca A Selbydaughter4FWTN
Mary T Selbydaughter1FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Selby, Samuel Phead45MWFarmerTN
Selby, Elizabethwife44FWKeeping HouseTN
Selby, Daniel Json21MWHelps with FarmTN
Selby, William Mson18MWHelps with FarmTN
Selby, John Hson16MWHelps with FarmTN
Selby, Rebecca Adaughter14FWHelps with FarmTN
Selby, Mary Tdaughter14FWAt HomeTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Johnson Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, Daniel JheadWMMay184951M23TNTNTNFarmer
Selby, Mary AwifeWFJun184752M2333TNVATN
Selby, James HsonWMDec187623STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Selby, John WsonWMJun187821STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Selby, Emmit GsonWMAug18919STNTNTNAt School
Selby, ElizabethmotherWFNov182673Wd11TNTNTN

Says Elizabeth only had 1 child