The Shemwell Family

Nicholas Hoye “Nick” SelbyAge: 44 years18841929

Name
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
Given names
Nicholas Hoye
Surname
Selby
Nickname
Nick
Birth November 30, 1884 33 23
Birth of a sisterAmanda Alice Selby
August 8, 1886 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterAnna J Selby
September 2, 1888 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEffie Mae Selby
July 29, 1890 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterAnna J Selby
September 1, 1891 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Ernest Selby
March 8, 1893 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterJohanna France Selby
October 24, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterEva Vandever Selby
November 24, 1896 (Age 11 years)
Death of a brotherJames Ernest Selby
December 10, 1896 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 brotherFred Clyde Selby
June 15, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth W Kerley
October 17, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFrances C Vandever
June 16, 1901 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a sisterGeorgia Pearl Selby
February 7, 1902 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterMinnie Selby
January 31, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Selby
February 4, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Casto Selby
about 1907 (Age 22 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJosephine “Josie” FieldsView this family
May 15, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam R Hyder
June 12, 1917 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Merle Selby
December 3, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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/
Birth of a son
#2
William Selby
about 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterGeorgia Pearl Selby
March 12, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Monroe Selby
August 30, 1926 (Age 41 years)
Death March 1, 1929 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1883
23 months
himself
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1929Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States
20 months
younger sister
Amanda Alice Selby
Birth: August 8, 1886 35 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1972Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Anna J Selby
Birth: September 2, 1888 37 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 1, 1891Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger sister
Effie Mae Selby
Birth: July 29, 1890 39 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1977Rapides, Louisiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Ernest Selby
Birth: March 8, 1893 41 31Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 10, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Georgia Pearl Selby
Birth: February 7, 1902 50 40Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1920Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Minnie Selby
Birth: January 31, 1905 53 43Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1905Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Edward Casto Selby
Birth: about 1907 55 45Tennessee, United States
Death: June 22, 1930Sabine, Louisiana, United States
Family with Josephine “Josie” Fields - View this family
himself
Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby
Birth: November 30, 1884 33 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1929Colfax, Grant, Louisiana, United States
wife
Josephine “Josie” Fields
Birth: February 17, 1885Lantana, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1951Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Marriage: May 15, 1910Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
8 years
daughter
Dorothy Merle Selby
Birth: December 3, 1917 33 32Crandall, Clark, Mississippi, United States
Death: August 25, 1990Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
3 years
son
William Selby
Birth: about 1920 35 34Mansura, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Death:

Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Monroe Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Selby, William MheadWMApr185149M17TNTNTNFarmer
Selby, Mary EwifeWFOct185049M1786TNTNTN
Selby, NicholassonWMNov188415STNTNTN
Selby, AmandadaughterWFSep188812STNTNTN
Selby, EffiedaughterWFJul18909STNTNTN
Selby, JohannadaughterWFOct18945STNTNTN
Selby, EvadaughterWFNov18972STNTNTN
Selby, FredsonWMJun189911mSTNTNTN
Vandever, Williamwife's cousin?WMOct185346STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Nicholas Hoye “Nick” Selby - Household

Maxville, Clarke, Mississippi

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, Nick HheadMW25STNTNTNForemanLog Sawers
Selby, Amanda Ayounger sisterFW24STNTNTNSalesladyMerchantile