Joshua SelbyAge: 52 years1820–1872
- Name
- Joshua Selby
- Given names
- Joshua
- Surname
- Selby
 Birth | about 1820 21 26 |
 Marriage of parents | Lloyd Selby — Rebecca Parham — View this family about 1820 |
| Death of a sister | Asbery Selby about 1820 |
| Birth of a brother | Simeon Selby October 5, 1821 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby November 10, 1822 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel P “Sham” Selby April 5, 1824 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1824 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William W Selby October 4, 1825 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth J Selby November 21, 1829 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Selby about 1830 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 years)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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1863 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | William W Selby November 15, 1864 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 47 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 47 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 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 |
 Death | September 16, 1872 (Age 52 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lloyd Selby Birth: October 5, 1798 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1820 — |
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-6 years elder sister |
Asbery Selby Birth: 1813 14 19 Death: about 1820 |
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8 years himself |
Joshua Selby Birth: about 1820 21 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 16, 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Simeon Selby Birth: October 5, 1821 23 28 — Alabama, United States Death: June 19, 1900 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months younger sister |
Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby Birth: November 10, 1822 24 29 — Alabama, United States Death: September 20, 1886 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby Birth: April 5, 1824 25 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1883 — Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months younger sister |
Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby Birth: about 1824 25 30 — Alabama, United States Death: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
William W Selby Birth: October 4, 1825 26 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1864 |
| sister |
Elva Selby Death: |
| younger sister |
Elizabeth J Selby Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Allen Selby Birth: about 1830 31 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |