Rebecca Jane SelbyAge: 12 years1858–1870
- Name
- Rebecca Jane Selby
- Given names
- Rebecca Jane
- Surname
- Selby
 Birth | about 1858 36 42 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Alfred Simeon Selby August 15, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 | before 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Simeon Selby Birth: October 5, 1821 23 28 — Alabama, United States Death: June 19, 1900 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Jane Hyder Birth: about 1816 — Tennessee, United States Death: between 1880 and 1900 |
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Marriage: about 1842 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Sarah H Selby Birth: about 1842 20 26 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: 1883 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Milly Ann Selby Birth: March 1844 22 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 31, 1912 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Catherine Selby Birth: March 8, 1847 25 31 — Litlon, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: September 23, 1916 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lloyd Shaw Selby Birth: November 30, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1930 — Algood, Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Benjamin Franklin Selby Birth: May 21, 1854 32 38 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 17, 1919 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years herself |
Rebecca Jane Selby Birth: about 1858 36 42 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1870 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Alfred Simeon Selby Birth: August 15, 1860 38 44 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Simeon Selby - Household
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