The Shemwell Family

Mary Catherine SelbyAge: 69 years18471916

Name
Mary Catherine Selby
Given names
Mary Catherine
Surname
Selby
Married name
Mary Catherine Wyatt
Birth March 8, 1847 25 31
See Notes
Problems - see notes James Sampson Wyatt

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 brotherLloyd Shaw Selby
November 30, 1849 (Age 2 years)
Census October 24, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Franklin Selby
May 21, 1854 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Jane Selby
about 1858 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 13 years)
Birth of a brotherAlfred Simeon Selby
August 15, 1860 (Age 13 years)
MarriageJames Sampson WyattView this family
about 1862 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Lloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt
December 20, 1863 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rebecca Jane Wyatt
November 19, 1865 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Simeon “Squire Jim” Wyatt
November 28, 1867 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 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 19 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 21 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 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Jesse Franklin Wyatt
May 26, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Census August 12, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Millie C Wyatt
August 9, 1871 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Hiram Nathaniel Wyatt
November 8, 1872 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Sarah J Wyatt
September 17, 1876 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Melinda Caroline Wyatt
October 9, 1878 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 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 28, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#9
William Sampson Wyatt
September 21, 1881 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterSarah H Selby
1883 (Age 35 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Riley C Wyatt
April 19, 1885 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childLloyd Thomas “Tom” WyattNancy Jane TaylorView this family
about 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Laura Leuverna Wyatt
September 28, 1886 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Abner Jackson Wyatt
February 17, 1887 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Arthur Wyatt
November 22, 1889 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterRebecca Jane Wyatt
December 31, 1890 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” Wyatt
June 16, 1891 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childJames Simeon “Squire Jim” WyattNancy Ann HaleView this family
February 7, 1892 (Age 44 years)

Marriage of a childJesse Franklin WyattFlorence Generva PullinsView this family
about 1892 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mertie Ann Wyatt
March 7, 1893 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Charles Litton “Charlie” Wyatt
June 1, 1893 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Henry Clay Wyatt
January 30, 1894 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Loui Wyatt
June 28, 1894 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Era Della Wyatt
December 6, 1894 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
George Wyatt
January 20, 1895 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonGeorge Wyatt
January 21, 1895 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Annie Belle Wyatt
May 13, 1895 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Lennie Lenora Wyatt
June 1896 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandJames Sampson Wyatt
June 9, 1896 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Robert Franklin Wyatt
May 31, 1897 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Virgi Sampson Wyatt
January 12, 1898 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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
#15
Lillian Wyatt
January 12, 1899 (Age 51 years)
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherSimeon Selby
June 19, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a grandson
#16
Brownlow Read Wyatt Sr.
January 20, 1901 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Flora Katherine Wyatt
November 28, 1903 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Marshall Neal Wyatt
December 17, 1904 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#19
Moses Wyatt
June 11, 1907 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Florence Rebecca Wyatt
September 19, 1907 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Ethel Mae Wyatt
May 23, 1909 (Age 62 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterMilly Ann Selby
January 31, 1912 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Sanford Lee Wyatt
May 30, 1912 (Age 65 years)
Death of a grandsonCharles Litton “Charlie” Wyatt
March 16, 1914 (Age 67 years)
Obituary
Obituary
October 4, 1916 (11 days after death)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death September 23, 1916 (Age 69 years)
Burial September 24, 1916 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hales Chapel 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
herself
3 years
younger brother
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 James Sampson Wyatt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1862
2 years
son
23 months
daughter
Rebecca Jane Wyatt
Birth: November 19, 1865 23 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1890Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son
14 months
daughter
Millie C Wyatt
Birth: August 9, 1871 29 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1923Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
son
Hiram Nathaniel Wyatt
Birth: November 8, 1872 30 25Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 24, 1960Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Sarah J Wyatt
Birth: September 17, 1876 34 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1948Clifty, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Melinda Caroline Wyatt
Birth: October 9, 1878 36 31Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1942Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
William Sampson Wyatt
Birth: September 21, 1881 39 34Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1964Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
son
Riley C Wyatt
Birth: April 19, 1885 42 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1967Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
James Sampson Wyatt + Elizabeth Patton - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Not married:
step-son
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
Birth: December 13, 1878 36 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1924Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
4 years
step-son
Joseph “Joe” Wyatt
Birth: March 9, 1885 42 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1917
5 years
step-daughter
Mahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
Birth: July 13, 1890 48 36Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1953Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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 - James Sampson Wyatt - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Wyatt, Sampsonhead27MWFarmer500TN
Wyatt, Mary Cwife23FWKeeping houseTN
Wyatt, Thomasson6MWat homeTN
Wyatt, Rebecca Jdaughter4FWat homeTN
Wyatt, James Sson2MWat homeTN
Wyatt, Jesse Fson1/12MWat homeTNMay

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - James Sampson Wyatt - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Wyatt, SampsonWM37headMFarmerTNNCNC
Wyatt, MaryWF33wifeMKeeping houseTNTNTN
Wyatt, ThomasWM16sonSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, JaneWF14daughterSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, JamesWM12sonSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, JesseWM10sonSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, EmilliaWF8daughterSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, HiramWM6sonSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, SarahWF3daughterSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, CarolineWF1daughterSat homeTNTNTN
Wyatt, JacobWM1sonSat homeTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Wyatt - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wyatt, MaryheadWFMar184753Wd109TNTNTNFarmer
Wyatt, MollydaughterWFAug187227STNTNTN
Wyatt, HiramsonWMNov187425WdTNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JacobsonWMSep187623STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, WilliamsonWMDec187821STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JohnsonWMSep188019STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JosephsonWMSep188217STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, RileysonWMApr188515STNTNTNat school
Wyatt, MertieG daughterWFMar18928STNTNTNat school
Wyatt, LouG daughterWFMay18944STNTNTN
Wyatt, LinnyG daughterWFJun18972STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Mary Catherine Selby - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wyatt, Mary CheadFW61Wd109TNTNTN
Wyatt, HiramsonMW34DTNTNTN
Wyatt, Loui MgranddaughterFW15STNTNTN
Wyatt, Mary LgranddaughterFW12STNTNTN