The Shemwell Family

Johanna France SelbyAge: 95 years18941990

Name
Johanna France Selby
Given names
Johanna France
Surname
Selby
Married name
Johanna France Stone
Birth October 24, 1894 43 33
Birth of a sisterEva Vandever Selby
November 24, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherJames Ernest Selby
December 10, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 brotherFred Clyde Selby
June 15, 1899 (Age 4 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFrances C Vandever
June 16, 1901 (Age 6 years)

Birth of a sisterGeorgia Pearl Selby
February 7, 1902 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Selby
January 31, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Selby
February 4, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Casto Selby
about 1907 (Age 12 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 grandfatherWilliam R Hyder
June 12, 1917 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
MarriageWilliam L “Bill” StoneView this family
June 23, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgia Pearl Selby
March 12, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Monroe Selby
August 30, 1926 (Age 31 years)
Death of a brotherNicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
March 1, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 5, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Casto Selby
June 22, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherMary Emily Hyder
August 5, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 brotherFred Clyde Selby
July 28, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam L “Bill” Stone
December 6, 1969 (Age 75 years)

Death of a sisterAmanda Alice Selby
October 6, 1972 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 of a sisterEffie Mae Selby
August 8, 1977 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterEva Vandever Selby
March 12, 1981 (Age 86 years)
Death March 18, 1990 (Age 95 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lantana Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1883
23 months
elder brother
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1929Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States
20 months
elder sister
Amanda Alice Selby
Birth: August 8, 1886 35 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1972Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Anna J Selby
Birth: September 2, 1888 37 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1, 1891Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder sister
Effie Mae Selby
Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1977Rapides, Louisiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
James Ernest Selby
Birth: March 8, 1893 41 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 10, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
herself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Georgia Pearl Selby
Birth: February 7, 1902 50 40Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1920Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Selby
Birth: January 31, 1905 53 43Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1905Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Edward Casto Selby
Birth: about 1907 55 45Tennessee, United States
Death: June 22, 1930Sabine, Louisiana, United States
Family with William L “Bill” Stone - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 23, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Johanna France Selby has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, William MheadWMApr185149M17TNTNTNFarmer
Selby, Mary EwifeWFOct185049M1786TNTNTN
Selby, NicholassonWMNov188415STNTNTN
Selby, AmandadaughterWFSep188812STNTNTN
Selby, EffiedaughterWFJul18909STNTNTN
Selby, JohannadaughterWFOct18945STNTNTN
Selby, EvadaughterWFNov18972STNTNTN
Selby, FredsonWMJun189911mSTNTNTN
Vandever, Williamwife's cousin?WMOct185346STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household

Vandever To Hales Mill

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, William MheadMW60M125TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, Mary EwifeFW47M125118TNTNTN
Selby, EffiedaughterFW19STNTNTN
Selby, JoannadaughterFW15STNTNTN
Selby, EvadaughterFW13STNTNTN
Selby, FordsonMW10STNTNTN
Selby, GeorgiadaughterFW9STNTNTN
Selby, CastosonMW3STNTNTN
Hyder, William RMW69WdTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William L “Bill” Stone - Household

Alvin C York Highway Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stone, WilliamheadMW42M24TNTNTNRoad CommissionerRoad Const.
Stone, JohannawifeFW35M23TNTNTN
Stone, Walter Eyounger brotherMW35STNTNTNBarberBarber Shop
Boniol, JohnnephewMW3-3mSLALATN