The Shemwell Family

James Lloyd SelbyAge: 68 years18451914

Name
James Lloyd Selby
Given names
James Lloyd
Surname
Selby
Birth December 30, 1845 21 19
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 days)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a brotherDaniel Johnson Selby
May 27, 1849 (Age 3 years)
Census October 14, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Monroe Selby
April 10, 1851 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Hoyle Selby
August 14, 1853 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Ann Selby
March 25, 1856 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Temperance Selby
September 21, 1858 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 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 13 years)
Death of a sisterJemima Selby
before 1860 (Age 14 years)

Census June 22, 1860 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 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
MarriageSarah Elizabeth HyderView this family
about 1867 (Age 21 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Ann Selby
April 8, 1868 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Emily Selby
September 1869 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 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 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy Elizabeth Selby
January 30, 1872 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Thomas Selby
March 7, 1874 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Arva Zena Selby
February 22, 1876 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Malinda Jemima Selby
June 12, 1878 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John Sherman Selby
September 16, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Ida A Selby
February 16, 1883 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 37 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Washington Selby
January 27, 1885 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas TollettMartha Ann SelbyView this family
1885 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonWashington Selby
January 28, 1885 (Age 39 years)
Death of a daughterIda A Selby
September 25, 1885 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#10
James Authur Selby
April 4, 1886 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Harrison Tollett
November 6, 1886 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Eli “L” Selby
April 18, 1890 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas SelbyDeliah Jane HallView this family
October 14, 1897 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 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 granddaughter
#2
Nellie Ann Selby
August 31, 1898 (Age 52 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Walter Selby
June 6, 1901 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ida Kerley
November 12, 1901 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Lloyd Selby
January 16, 1903 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Lillie Kerley
April 28, 1903 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Ambrose KerleyMary Emily SelbyView this family
between 1901 and 1903 (Age 55 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam Emmett KerleyArva Zena SelbyView this family
estimated 1901 (Age 55 years)

Death of a grandsonGeorge Walter Selby
August 12, 1902 (Age 56 years)
Death of a daughterMary Emily Selby
March 16, 1904 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Ida Alice Selby
October 11, 1904 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childWalter Nichols “Big Walter” SwaffordMalinda Jemima SelbyView this family
September 7, 1905 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Oscar Clyde Kerley
June 18, 1906 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Samuel Walter Loyd Swafford
August 5, 1906 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Laura Mae Selby
August 26, 1906 (Age 60 years)
Death of a granddaughterLaura Mae Selby
October 22, 1906 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
James Henry Selby
August 16, 1907 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Sherman SelbyMamie Lou “Lula” WilsonView this family
December 10, 1907 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Pinah Kerley
May 22, 1908 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Bub Wilson Selby
October 3, 1908 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childJohnson M ParhamMartha Ann SelbyView this family
March 14, 1909 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Dora Kerley
October 23, 1909 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Martha Elizabeth Selby
November 5, 1909 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Jesse Brown Swafford
November 23, 1909 (Age 63 years)
Death of a granddaughterMartha Elizabeth Selby
January 10, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Clifford Sampson Selby
December 21, 1910 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Malinda Kerley
January 14, 1912 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonJames Authur Selby
January 29, 1912 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Carrie Emma Selby
December 12, 1912 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Eliza Elizabeth Swafford
June 6, 1913 (Age 67 years)
Death May 31, 1914 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Selby Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1844
2 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
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 Sarah Elizabeth Hyder - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1867
15 months
daughter
Martha Ann Selby
Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1948Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
Mary Emily Selby
Birth: September 1869 23 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 16, 1904Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Nancy Elizabeth Selby
Birth: January 30, 1872 26 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1941Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
John Sherman Selby
Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 6, 1966Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Ida A Selby
Birth: February 16, 1883 37 35Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
son
Washington Selby
Birth: January 27, 1885 39 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
son
James Authur Selby
Birth: April 4, 1886 40 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1912Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Eli “L” Selby
Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 28, 1955Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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 - James Lloyd Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Selby, James Lhead24MWFarmerTN
Selby, Sarah Ewife22FWKeeping HouseTN
Selby, Martha Adaughter2FWAt homeTN
Selby, Mary Edaughter5mFWAt homeTNNov

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Selby, LoydWM32headMFarmerTNTNTN
Selby, ElizabethWF31wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Selby, MarthaWF11daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Selby, EmilyWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, NancyWF8daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, William TWM7sonSTNTNTN
Selby, ArvazenaWF4daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, MalindaWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Kearley, SamuelWM27nephewSWorks on FarmTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, James LheadWMDec184554M33TNTNTNFarmer
Selby, Sarah EwifeWFJun184752M33119TNTNNC
Selby, Mary EdaughterWFSep186930STNTNTN
Selby, William TsonWMMar187426STNTNTNFarm Labor
Selby, Arva ZdaughterWFFeb187624STNTNTN
Selby, MalindadaughterWFJun187821STNTNTN
Selby, John SsonWMSep188019STNTNTNFarm Labor
Selby, JamessonWMApr188614STNTNTNAt School
Selby, LsonWMApr189010STNTNTNAt School
Tollett, John Hgrand-sonWMNov188713STNTNTNAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, James LheadMW64M143TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, Sarah EwifeFW62M143118TNTNTN
Selby, James AsonMW24STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Selby, LsonMW20STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm