The Shemwell Family

Sarah H SelbyAge: 41 years18421883

Name
Sarah H Selby
Given names
Sarah H
Surname
Selby
Married name
Sarah H Tollett
Birth about 1842 20 26
Marriage of parentsSimeon SelbyRebecca Jane HyderView this family
about 1842
Birth of a sisterMilly Ann Selby
March 1844 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Catherine Selby
March 8, 1847 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)
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 7 years)
Census October 24, 1850 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Franklin Selby
May 21, 1854 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterRebecca Jane Selby
about 1858 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 18 years)
Birth of a brotherAlfred Simeon Selby
August 15, 1860 (Age 18 years)
MarriageSamuel Wilson TollettView this family
about 1864 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 son
#1
John Wesley Tollett
June 14, 1865 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Simeon Tollett
about 1867 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 25 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 25 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 27 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 28 years)
Census August 23, 1870 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Harriet Tollett
about 1872 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Tilda Tollett
about 1875 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 36 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherRebecca Jane Hyder
between 1880 and 1900 (Age 38 years)

Census June 4, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 38 years)
Death 1883 (Age 41 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1842Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1 year
herself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
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 Samuel Wilson Tollett - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1864Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
3 years
son
6 years
daughter
4 years
daughter

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 - Samuel Wilson Tollett - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Tollet, Samuelhead30MWFarmer150TN
Tollet, Sarahwife29FWKeeping houseTN
Tollet, Johnson5MWat homeTN
Tollet, Simeonson3MWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Wilson Tollett - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Tollett, SamuelWM36headMFarmerTNTNTN
Tollett, SarahWF38wifeMKeeping houseTNTNTN
Tollett, Jas CWM16sonSLaborerTNTNTN
Tollett, SimeonWM14sonSLaborerTNTNTN
Tollett, HarrietWF8daughterSTNTNTN
Tollett, TildaWF5daughterSTNTNTN