Eli “L” SelbyAge: 65 years1890–1955
- Name
- Eli “L” Selby
- Given names
- Eli
- Surname
- Selby
- Nickname
- L
 Birth | April 18, 1890 44 42 |
 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 |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emily Selby March 16, 1904 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Authur Selby January 29, 1912 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lloyd Selby May 31, 1914 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Leonard Selby December 12, 1914 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Sherman Selby September 15, 1917 (Age 27 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/ |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Willene “Willie” Selby January 5, 1922 (Age 31 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 8, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Patricia Ann Selby July 13, 1939 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | May 27, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Selby March 7, 1941 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nina Selby June 21, 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley March 25, 1944 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Frances Pounds July 25, 1945 (Age 55 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a sister | Arva Zena Selby June 23, 1946 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Betty Sue Pounds April 14, 1948 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Ann Selby April 26, 1948 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Thomas Selby July 8, 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Sherman Selby — Nellie Robert Bow — View this family February 9, 1951 (Age 60 years) |
| 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 |
| 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 | April 28, 1955 (Age 65 years) Cause of death: acute coronary thrombosis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lloyd Selby Birth: December 30, 1845 21 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1914 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Hyder Birth: June 2, 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 31, 1934 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1867 — |
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15 months elder sister |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Mary Emily Selby Birth: September 1869 23 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 16, 1904 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Selby Birth: January 30, 1872 26 24 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Thomas Selby Birth: March 7, 1874 28 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1950 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Arva Zena Selby Birth: February 22, 1876 30 28 — Burke, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1946 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Malinda Jemima Selby Birth: June 12, 1878 32 31 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1960 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 6, 1966 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ida A Selby Birth: February 16, 1883 37 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 25, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Washington Selby Birth: January 27, 1885 39 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
James Authur Selby Birth: April 4, 1886 40 38 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1912 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
Eli “L” Selby Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 28, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley |
| himself |
Eli “L” Selby Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 28, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Frances “Nannie” Kerley Birth: May 29, 1888 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 25, 1944 — Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
James Leonard Selby Birth: December 12, 1914 24 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 5, 1957 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 15, 1917 27 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 1963 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Willene “Willie” Selby Birth: January 5, 1922 31 33 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 2007 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
Eli “L” Selby has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (24)
Parents Daniel Johnson Selby + Mary Agnes Davenport
Parents William Monroe Selby + Mary Emily Hyder
Parents Joseph David Dorton + Rebecca Ann Selby
Parents James Lafayette Brown + Mary Temperance Selby
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ell Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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