The Shemwell Family

Lloyd Shaw SelbyAge: 80 years18491930

Name
Lloyd Shaw Selby
Given names
Lloyd Shaw
Surname
Selby
Birth November 30, 1849 28 33
Census October 24, 1850 (Age 10 months)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Franklin Selby
May 21, 1854 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Jane Selby
about 1858 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 20, 1860 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherAlfred Simeon Selby
August 15, 1860 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageSarah Celina BennettView this family
about 1868 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 19 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 of a sisterRebecca Jane Selby
before 1870 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby
June 5, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Census August 23, 1870 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
T H B Selby
about 1872 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
S B Selby
about 1874 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby
April 1, 1875 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Virgil Selby
March 31, 1878 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 28 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 9, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lily V Selby
December 14, 1881 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterSarah H Selby
1883 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Pearl M Selby
November 16, 1888 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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
Death of a sonT H B Selby
before 1900 (Age 50 years)

Death of a sonS B Selby
before 1900 (Age 50 years)

Death of a fatherSimeon Selby
June 19, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900 (Age 30 years)

Census June 7, 1900 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childAquilla Quiller CumbyElizabeth M “Bessie” SelbyView this family
about 1908 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Selby
September 23, 1916 (Age 66 years)
Burial of a sisterMary Catherine Selby
September 24, 1916 (Age 66 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hales Chapel Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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 brotherBenjamin Franklin Selby
March 17, 1919 (Age 69 years)
Death of a daughterLily V Selby
December 17, 1923 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 79 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 12, 1930 (Age 80 years)
Death June 19, 1930 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Algood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1842Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1 year
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
5 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Rebecca Jane Selby
Birth: about 1858 36 42Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1870Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with Sarah Celina Bennett - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1868
2 years
daughter
Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby
Birth: June 5, 1870 20 23Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 1955Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
T H B Selby
Birth: about 1872 22 24Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
3 years
son
S B Selby
Birth: about 1874 24 26Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1900
15 months
son
Stephen Alford “Steve” Selby
Birth: April 1, 1875 25 28Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1944Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
William Virgil Selby
Birth: March 31, 1878 28 31Tennessee, United States
Death: March 5, 1966DeKalb, Georgia, United States
4 years
daughter
Lily V Selby
Birth: December 14, 1881 32 34Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1923Putnam, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Pearl M Selby
Birth: November 16, 1888 38 41Tennessee, United States
Death: February 21, 1986

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Simeon Selby - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Simeon Selbyhead28MWCabinet Maker50AL
Rebecca J Selbywife33FWTN
Sarah H Selbydaughter7FWTN
Milly A Selbydaughter4FWTN
Mary C Selbydaughter3FWTN
Lloyd S Selbyson6/12MWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Simeon Selby - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Simeon Selbyhead38MWCabinet Maker250300AL
Rebecca J Selbywife43FWHouse KeeperTN
Sarah H Selbydaughter17FWTN
Milly A Selbydaughter15FWTN
Mary C Selbydaughter13FWTN
Lloyd S Selbyson10MWTN
Benjamin F Selbyson6MWTN
Rebecca J Selbydaughter2FWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Simeon Selby - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Selby, Simeonhead50MWFarmer250NC
Selby, Rebecawife55FWKeeping HouseTN
Selby, Lord Sson20MWWorking at farmTN
Selby, Ransom Fson16MWWorking at farmTN
Selby, Alfred Ason10MWat homeTN
Wiat, Millie Anndaughter26FWDomestic ServtTN
Selby, Selinadaughter in law23FWKeeping HouseTN
Selby, Rebeccagrand daughter4FWAt HomeTN

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

Putnam, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Selby, L SWM30headMFarmerTNTNTN
Selby, Sarah SWF33wifeMKeeping HouseTNILTN
Selby, M EWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, T. H. B.WM8sonSTNTNTN
Selby, S. B.WM6sonSTNTNTN
Selby, S A FWM4sonSTNTNTN
Selby, William VWM2sonSTNTNTN

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

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, L SheadWMNov184851M31TNALTNTimber Dealer
Selby, SarahwifeWFJan184753M3185TNILTN
Selby, ElizabethdaughterWFJun186930STNTNTN
Selby, VirgilsonWMMar187822STNTNTNCivil Engineer
Selby, LilliedaughterWFDec188118STNTNTN
Selby, PearliedaughterWFNov188712STNTNTN
Selby, SimeonfatherWMOct182178WALKYGA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth M “Bessie” Selby - Household

Algood, Putnam, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cumby, BessieheadFW59Wd38TNTNTN
Selby, Shaw ?fatherMW80M20TNTNTNRetired
Selby, SarahmotherFW82M21TNILTN