John Wesley “Johnny” SelbyAge: 81 years1878–1959
- Name
- John Wesley “Johnny” Selby
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- Selby
- Nickname
- Johnny
 Birth | June 2, 1878 29 30 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 grandfather | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Emmit Goodhue Selby August 3, 1891 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Temperance Tollett September 5, 1903 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Hendricks Selby June 5, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Jane Wyatt — View this family October 21, 1906 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Daniel Johnson Selby April 17, 1915 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Mary Agnes Davenport May 19, 1927 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 wife | Mary Jane Wyatt September 20, 1953 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 67 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, 1959 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Daniel Johnson Selby Birth: May 27, 1849 25 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 17, 1915 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Agnes Davenport Birth: June 9, 1847 37 24 — Grassy Cove, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 19, 1927 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: 1877 — |
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-1 months elder brother |
James Hendricks Selby Birth: December 6, 1876 27 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1905 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months himself |
John Wesley “Johnny” Selby Birth: June 2, 1878 29 30 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1959 |
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13 years younger brother |
Emmit Goodhue Selby Birth: August 3, 1891 42 44 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 18, 1972 |
| Family with Mary Jane Wyatt |
| himself |
John Wesley “Johnny” Selby Birth: June 2, 1878 29 30 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1959 |
| wife |
Mary Jane Wyatt Birth: August 23, 1879 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1953 — Meridian, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 21, 1906 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Johnson Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
Says Elizabeth only had 1 child |