The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth J SelbyAge: 57 years1829–1887

Name
Elizabeth J Selby
Given names
Elizabeth J
Surname
Selby
Married name
Elizabeth J Hale
Birth November 21, 1829 31 36
Birth of a brotherAllen Selby
about 1830 (Age 41 days)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 2 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 5 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 grandmotherMary “Molly” Shemwell
1843 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn “Jack” Parham Jr.
October 18, 1846 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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
Census October 14, 1850 (Age 20 years)
MarriageAndrew Jackson Hale — View this family
estimated 1855 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Loyd Hale
October 3, 1856 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Samuel Monroe Hale
October 13, 1859 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 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 18, 1860 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Andrew J Hale
about 1862 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine Ann “Kitty” Selby
about 1863 (Age 33 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam W Selby
November 15, 1864 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 37 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 37 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 39 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 19, 1870 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherJoshua Selby
September 16, 1872 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 48 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 childThomas Loyd Hale — Sarah Caroline Hall — View this family
October 27, 1879 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
William Monroe Hale
August 20, 1880 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherLloyd Selby
October 9, 1880 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James William Hale
February 16, 1882 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonJames William Hale
April 30, 1883 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel P “Sham” Selby
July 30, 1883 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Parham
March 31, 1884 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Thomas Virgil Hale
May 28, 1884 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandAndrew Jackson Hale
March 2, 1885 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Monroe Hale
September 16, 1885 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Theodocia Alice “Docia” Hale
July 6, 1886 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann “Betsie” Selby
September 20, 1886 (Age 56 years)
Death July 4, 1887 (Age 57 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Parham Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1820 —
-6 years
elder sister
8 years
elder brother
Joshua Selby
Birth: about 1820 21 26 — Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1872 — Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder brother
13 months
elder sister
17 months
elder brother
9 months
elder sister
21 months
elder brother
William W Selby
Birth: October 4, 1825 26 32 — Tennessee, United States
Death: November 15, 1864
sister
herself
Elizabeth J Selby
Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
13 months
younger brother
Family with Andrew Jackson Hale - View this family
husband
herself
Elizabeth J Selby
Birth: November 21, 1829 31 36 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 4, 1887 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: estimated 1855 —
21 months
son
3 years
son
Samuel Monroe Hale
Birth: October 13, 1859 38 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 25, 1934
3 years
son
Andrew Jackson Hale + Mary J Wyatt - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Mary J Wyatt
Birth: about 1818 — North Carolina, United States
Death: after October 1850 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1841 —
16 months
step-daughter
Melinda J Hale
Birth: April 1842 21 24 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1926 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
4 years
step-son

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Selby - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Lloyd Selbyhead53MWFarmerKY
Rebecca Selbywife57FWGA
William W Selbyson24MWLaborerTN
Elizabeth J Selbydaughter21FWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Hale - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Andrew J Halehead38MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth J Halewife30FWHouse KeeperTN
William K Haleson15MWFarmingTN
Thomas L Haleson3MWTN
Samuel M Haleson6mMWTN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth J Selby - Household

Platte, Clinton, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Hale, Elizabethhead47FWKeeping HouseTN
Hale, Thomas Lson13MWFarm LaborerTN
Hale, Samuel Mson10MWTN
Hale, Andrew Json8MWTN