The Shemwell Family

Mamie Lou “Lula” WilsonAge: 76 years18821959

Name
Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson
Given names
Mamie Lou
Surname
Wilson
Married name
Mamie Lou Selby
Nickname
Lula
Birth June 18, 1882
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
MarriageJohn Sherman SelbyView this family
December 10, 1907 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Bub Wilson Selby
October 3, 1908 (Age 26 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Manza H Selby
August 10, 1915 (Age 33 years)
twin: Martha Jane “Sis” Selby
Birth of a daughter
#3
Martha Jane “Sis” Selby
August 10, 1915 (Age 33 years)
twin: Manza H Selby
Death of a daughterManza H Selby
August 29, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#4
Arthur Elijah Selby
August 7, 1918 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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/
Death of a sonArthur Elijah Selby
October 17, 1919 (Age 37 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 4, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill
October 6, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Laura Faith Sherrill
January 23, 1938 (Age 55 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childBub Wilson SelbyMartha Celia BilbreyView this family
January 3, 1943 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Manzia Helen Sherrill
August 28, 1946 (Age 64 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sonBub Wilson Selby
August 8, 1958 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 28, 1959 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wilson Cemetery
Family with John Sherman Selby - View this family
husband
John Sherman Selby
Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 6, 1966Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: December 10, 1907Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
10 months
son
Bub Wilson Selby
Birth: October 3, 1908 28 26Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1958Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Manza H Selby
Birth: August 10, 1915 34 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1916Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
daughter
3 years
son
Arthur Elijah Selby
Birth: August 7, 1918 37 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 17, 1919Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Selby, Sherman JheadMW29M12TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, May LwifeFW26M1211TNTNGA
Selby, Bub WilliamsonMW1STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Selby, ShermanheadMW38MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Selby, LulawifeFW37MTNTNGA
Selby, BsonMW11STNTNTN
Selby, MarthadaughterFW4STNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Selby, John SheadMW49M27TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Selby, Lula MwifeFW48M26TNTNTN
Selby, Bub WsonMW21STNTNTN
Selby, Martha JdaughterFW14STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Sherman Selby - Household

Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Selby, ShermanXheadMW59MTNCumberlandMember County Court? Justice Peace
Selby, LulawifeFW57MTNCumberland
Selby, BubsonMW31STNCumberland
Bruce, CharliecousinMW14STNCumberland