The Shemwell Family

James Hendricks SelbyAge: 28 years18761905

Name
James Hendricks Selby
Given names
James Hendricks
Surname
Selby
Birth December 6, 1876 27 29
Marriage of parentsDaniel Johnson SelbyMary Agnes DavenportView this family
1877 (Age 26 days)

Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley “Johnny” Selby
June 2, 1878 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 months)

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 grandfatherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherEmmit Goodhue Selby
August 3, 1891 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Temperance Tollett
September 5, 1903 (Age 26 years)
Death June 5, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
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
himself
James Hendricks Selby
Birth: December 6, 1876 27 29Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 5, 1905Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger brother
13 years
younger brother
Emmit Goodhue Selby
Birth: August 3, 1891 42 44Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 18, 1972

James Hendricks Selby has 32 first cousins recorded

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