Samuel P “Sham” SelbyAge: 59 years1824–1883
- Name
- Samuel P “Sham” Selby
- Given names
- Samuel P
- Surname
- Selby
- Nickname
- Sham
 Birth | April 5, 1824 25 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1824 |
| Birth of a brother | William W Selby October 4, 1825 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth J Selby November 21, 1829 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Selby about 1830 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 11 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Molly” Shemwell 1843 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth W Kerley — View this family about 1844 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Lloyd Selby December 30, 1845 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John “Jack” Parham Jr. October 18, 1846 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 son #2 | Daniel Johnson Selby May 27, 1849 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | October 14, 1850 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Monroe Selby April 10, 1851 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Hoyle Selby August 14, 1853 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Rebecca Ann Selby March 25, 1856 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Temperance Selby September 21, 1858 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Jemima Selby about 1859 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Jemima Selby before 1860 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a sister | Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby about 1863 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | William W Selby November 15, 1864 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Lloyd Selby — Sarah Elizabeth Hyder — View this family about 1867 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 42 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 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Martha Ann Selby April 8, 1868 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Emily Selby September 1869 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 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 |
| Census | July 11, 1870 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nancy Elizabeth Selby January 30, 1872 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joshua Selby September 16, 1872 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Thomas Selby March 7, 1874 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Arva Zena Selby February 22, 1876 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Hendricks Selby December 6, 1876 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel Johnson Selby — Mary Agnes Davenport — View this family 1877 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | John Wesley “Johnny” Selby June 2, 1878 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Malinda Jemima Selby June 12, 1878 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph David Dorton — Rebecca Ann Selby — View this family about 1880 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | John Sherman Selby September 16, 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | Lloyd Selby October 9, 1880 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | James Monroe Dorton March 10, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Ernest Edison Dorton October 27, 1882 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Ida A Selby February 16, 1883 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Monroe Selby — Mary Emily Hyder — View this family about 1883 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | July 30, 1883 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Selby-Davenport Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lloyd Selby Birth: October 5, 1798 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 9, 1880 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Parham Birth: February 19, 1793 29 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 31, 1884 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1820 — |
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-6 years elder sister |
Asbery Selby Birth: 1813 14 19 Death: about 1820 |
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8 years elder brother |
Joshua Selby Birth: about 1820 21 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 16, 1872 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Simeon Selby Birth: October 5, 1821 23 28 — Alabama, United States Death: June 19, 1900 — Putnam, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Mary Ann “Betsie” Selby Birth: November 10, 1822 24 29 — Alabama, United States Death: September 20, 1886 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months himself |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby Birth: April 5, 1824 25 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1883 — Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months sister |
Catherine Ann “Kitty” Selby Birth: about 1824 25 30 — Alabama, United States Death: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
William W Selby Birth: October 4, 1825 26 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1864 |
| sister |
Elva Selby Death: |
| younger sister |
Elizabeth J Selby Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Allen Selby Birth: about 1830 31 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth W Kerley |
| himself |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby Birth: April 5, 1824 25 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1883 — Hollow, Bladen, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth W Kerley Birth: November 28, 1826 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: October 17, 1900 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1844 — |
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2 years son |
James Lloyd Selby Birth: December 30, 1845 21 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1914 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Daniel Johnson Selby Birth: May 27, 1849 25 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 17, 1915 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months son |
William Monroe Selby Birth: April 10, 1851 27 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 30, 1926 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Hoyle Selby Birth: August 14, 1853 29 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 12, 1919 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Rebecca Ann Selby Birth: March 25, 1856 31 29 — Grassy Cove, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 10, 1961 — Crossville City, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Temperance Selby Birth: September 21, 1858 34 31 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1929 — Bearden, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Jemima Selby Birth: about 1859 34 32 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1860 |
Samuel P “Sham” Selby has 37 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (37)
Parents Johnson Parham + Drucilla Selby
Parents Allen B Parham + Lucy Hariett Tollette
Parents John Samuel Hinch + Ann “Anna” Parham
Parents Shemwell Parham + Christiana Gibbons
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel P “Sham” Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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