The Shemwell Family

Nancy Elizabeth SelbyAge: 69 years18721941

Name
Nancy Elizabeth Selby
Given names
Nancy Elizabeth
Surname
Selby
Married name
Nancy Elizabeth Kerley
Birth January 30, 1872 26 24
Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas Selby
March 7, 1874 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterArva Zena Selby
February 22, 1876 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMalinda Jemima Selby
June 12, 1878 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 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 24, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Sherman Selby
September 16, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterIda A Selby
February 16, 1883 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherWashington Selby
January 27, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherWashington Selby
January 28, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Death of a sisterIda A Selby
September 25, 1885 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Authur Selby
April 4, 1886 (Age 14 years)
MarriageThomas Houston “Tom” KerleyView this family
1889 (Age 16 years)

Marriage of a childOliver Mount JeffersOla Houston KerleyView this family
April 8, 1889 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherEli “L” Selby
April 18, 1890 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Earnest Kerley
September 24, 1890 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clay Evans Houston Kerley
September 22, 1892 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Wilker Kerley
May 16, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Reevie Kerley
December 7, 1896 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 son
#5
Alvin Kerley
October 7, 1898 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Ilon Houston Kerley
May 30, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lavada Houston Kerley
May 4, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Emmer Houstin Kerley
January 2, 1904 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterMary Emily Selby
March 16, 1904 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Lela Frances Kerley
July 17, 1905 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Ola Houston Kerley
July 2, 1907 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#11
L V Kerley
April 3, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childClay Evans Houston KerleyKatherine Lavenia “Venie” BlaylockView this family
March 4, 1911 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherJames Authur Selby
January 29, 1912 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Earnest KerleyMary May TallettView this family
March 30, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#12
N J Kerley
April 29, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#13
Recie Recie Kerley
October 6, 1913 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childWilker KerleyEthel Faye SchwartzView this family
about 1915 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childJohn Wilbur KerleyIlon Houston KerleyView this family
October 7, 1918 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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/
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Evert Loyd Blaylock
February 27, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Anderson BlaylockLavada Houston KerleyView this family
February 29, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Cecil Blaylock
March 10, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Vernell Blaylock
July 21, 1924 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childSidney B BlaylockReevie KerleyView this family
May 18, 1925 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childHoward Rasco “Doc” SampsonLela Frances KerleyView this family
October 3, 1926 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childLonnie JeffersEmmer Houstin KerleyView this family
May 21, 1927 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Hubert Fey Blaylock
September 11, 1929 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 25, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 62 years)
Death March 7, 1941 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kerley Cemetery
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kerley Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1867
15 months
elder sister
Martha Ann Selby
Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1948Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
18 months
elder sister
Mary Emily Selby
Birth: September 1869 23 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 16, 1904Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
John Sherman Selby
Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 6, 1966Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ida A Selby
Birth: February 16, 1883 37 35Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 25, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger brother
Washington Selby
Birth: January 27, 1885 39 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger brother
James Authur Selby
Birth: April 4, 1886 40 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1912Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Eli “L” Selby
Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 28, 1955Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Thomas Houston “Tom” Kerley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1889
21 months
son
William Earnest Kerley
Birth: September 24, 1890 22 18Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1967Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Clay Evans Houston Kerley
Birth: September 22, 1892 24 20Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1966Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Wilker Kerley
Birth: May 16, 1894 26 22Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1968Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, United States
3 years
daughter
Reevie Kerley
Birth: December 7, 1896 29 24Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1971Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Alvin Kerley
Birth: October 7, 1898 30 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1964Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
daughter
Ilon Houston Kerley
Birth: May 30, 1900 32 28Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1974Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
23 months
daughter
20 months
daughter
Emmer Houstin Kerley
Birth: January 2, 1904 36 31Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 1986Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
Lela Frances Kerley
Birth: July 17, 1905 37 33Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
daughter
Ola Houston Kerley
Birth: July 2, 1907 39 35Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 15, 1995Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
L V Kerley
Birth: April 3, 1909 41 37Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 18, 1973Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
N J Kerley
Birth: April 29, 1912 44 40Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 26, 1972Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
17 months
daughter
Recie Recie Kerley
Birth: October 6, 1913 45 41Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 7, 2000Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

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

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Selby, LoydWM32headMFarmerTNTNTN
Selby, ElizabethWF31wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Selby, MarthaWF11daughterSAt HomeTNTNTN
Selby, EmilyWF9daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, NancyWF8daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, William TWM7sonSTNTNTN
Selby, ArvazenaWF4daughterSTNTNTN
Selby, MalindaWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Kearley, SamuelWM27nephewSWorks on FarmTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kerley, Thomas HheadWMOct186831M11TNTNTNFarner
Kerley, Nancy EwifeWFJan187228M1166TNTNTN
Kerley, William EsonWMJun18909STNTNTN
Kerley, Clay EsonWMSep18927STNTNTN
Kerley, WilkersonWMMay18946STNTNTN
Kerley, RevadaughterWFDec18963STNTNTN
Kerley, AlvinsonWMOct18981STNTNTN
Kerley, Not NameddaughterWFMay19000mSTNTNTN
Selby, Zenasister in lawWFFeb187624STNTNTN

Says Houston - Thomas middle name -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kerley, ThomasheadMW42M121TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kerley, Nancy EwifeFW38M1211111TNTNTN
Kerley, William EsonMW19WdTNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, WilkersonMW15STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, ReviedaughterFW13STNTNTN
Kerley, AlvinsonMW11STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, IlondaughterFW9STNTNTN
Kerley, LavadadaughterFW7STNTNTN
Kerley, EmmerdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Kerley, LeladaughterFW4STNTNTN
Kerley, OladaughterFW2STNTNTN
Kerley, L VsonMW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kerley, ThomasheadMW53MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kerley, NancywifeFW48MTNTNTN
Kerley, RevadaughterFW22MTNTNTN
Kerley, VadadaughterFW18STNTNTN
Kerley, EmmadaughterFW16STNTNTN
Kerley, LeladaughterFW14STNTNTN
Kerley, OladaughterFW12STNTNTN
Kerley, VsonMW10STNTNTN
Kerley, N JsonMW7STNTNTN
Kerley, GraciedaughterFW6STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Stevens Gap Road Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kerley, ThomasheadMW62M21TNUSTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kerley, Nancy EwifeFW57M16TNTNTN
Kerley, L VsonMW20STNTNTNFarm LaborerFarm
Kerley, N JsonMW17STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Kerley, Recie - AbdaughterFW16STNTNTN
Blaylock, LavadadaughterFW27M18TNTNTN
Blaylock, Lloyd Egrand sonMW9STNTNTN
Blaylock, Cecilgrand sonMW8STNTNTN
Blaylock, Vernellgrand daughterFW5STNTNTN
Blaylock, Hubert Fgrand sonMW6mSTNTNTN