Effie Mae SelbyAge: 87 years1890–1977
- Name
- Effie Mae Selby
- Given names
- Effie Mae
- Surname
- Selby
- Married name
- Effie Mae Watson
 Birth | July 29, 1890 39 28 |
 Death of a sister | Anna J Selby September 1, 1891 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Ernest Selby March 8, 1893 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Johanna France Selby October 24, 1894 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eva Vandever Selby November 24, 1896 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Ernest Selby December 10, 1896 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Fred Clyde Selby June 15, 1899 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Frances C Vandever June 16, 1901 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Georgia Pearl Selby February 7, 1902 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie Selby January 31, 1905 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Selby February 4, 1905 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward Casto Selby about 1907 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Douglas Columbus Watson — View this family August 1915 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William R Hyder June 12, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Lavinia Watson May 26, 1919 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Georgia Pearl Selby March 12, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | William Monroe Selby August 30, 1926 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby March 1, 1929 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 16, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward Casto Selby June 22, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a husband | Douglas Columbus Watson April 24, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ernest L “Ernie” Minser Jr. August 10, 1939 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Emily Hyder August 5, 1942 (Age 52 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 brother | Fred Clyde Selby July 28, 1968 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda Alice Selby October 6, 1972 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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, 1977 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Monroe Selby Birth: April 10, 1851 27 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1926 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Emily Hyder Birth: October 19, 1861 20 23 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 1942 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1883 — |
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23 months elder brother |
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1929 — Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Amanda Alice Selby Birth: August 8, 1886 35 24 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 6, 1972 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Anna J Selby Birth: September 2, 1888 37 26 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 1, 1891 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months herself |
Effie Mae Selby Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1977 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Ernest Selby Birth: March 8, 1893 41 31 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1896 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Johanna France Selby Birth: October 24, 1894 43 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 18, 1990 |
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2 years younger sister |
Eva Vandever Selby Birth: November 24, 1896 45 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1981 — Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Fred Clyde Selby Birth: June 15, 1899 48 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1968 — Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Georgia Pearl Selby Birth: February 7, 1902 50 40 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1920 — Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Minnie Selby Birth: January 31, 1905 53 43 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1905 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Edward Casto Selby Birth: about 1907 55 45 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 22, 1930 — Sabine, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Douglas Columbus Watson |
| husband |
Douglas Columbus Watson Birth: September 27, 1880 — Georgia, United States Death: April 24, 1934 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
| herself |
Effie Mae Selby Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1977 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 1915 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Lavinia Watson Birth: May 26, 1919 38 28 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 15, 1994 — Rapides, Louisiana, United States |
Effie Mae Selby has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (24)
Parents James Lloyd Selby + Sarah Elizabeth Hyder
Parents Daniel Johnson Selby + Mary Agnes Davenport
Parents Joseph David Dorton + Rebecca Ann Selby
Parents James Lafayette Brown + Mary Temperance Selby
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household
Vandever To Hales Mill
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household
372 Jefferson Highway - Lee St Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Douglas Columbus Watson - Household
Jefferson Highway Rapides, Louisiana
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ernest L Minser - Household
1503 Eighth Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana
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