Martha Ann SelbyAge: 80 years1868–1948
- Name
- Martha Ann Selby
- Given names
- Martha Ann
- Surname
- Selby
- Married name
- Martha Ann Parham
- Married name
- Martha Ann Tollett
 Birth | April 8, 1868 22 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Emily Selby September 1869 (Age 16 months) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Selby January 30, 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Thomas Selby March 7, 1874 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Arva Zena Selby February 22, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Malinda Jemima Selby June 12, 1878 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Sherman Selby September 16, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ida A Selby February 16, 1883 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel P “Sham” Selby July 30, 1883 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | James Thomas Tollett — View this family 1885 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Washington Selby January 27, 1885 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Washington Selby January 28, 1885 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ida A Selby September 25, 1885 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Authur Selby April 4, 1886 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Harrison Tollett Sr November 6, 1886 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | L Selby April 18, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth W Kerley October 17, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Emily Selby March 16, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Harrison Tollett Sr — Gracie Belle Hale — View this family December 3, 1908 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage | Johnson M Parham — View this family March 14, 1909 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Laura May Tollett November 10, 1909 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Arthur Virgil Tollett Sr October 5, 1911 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Authur Selby January 29, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cora Lee Tollett August 14, 1913 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lloyd Selby May 31, 1914 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lela Mildred Tollett October 6, 1916 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 grandson #5 | John Harrison “Johnny” Tollett Jr August 24, 1918 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ida Mable Tollett May 17, 1921 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ida Mable Tollett May 17, 1921 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 14, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Thomas Tollett April 6, 1931 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Hyder January 31, 1934 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Johnson M Parham June 19, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | May 21, 1940 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Elizabeth Selby March 7, 1941 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Death of a sister | Arva Zena Selby June 23, 1946 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | April 26, 1948 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lloyd Selby Birth: December 30, 1845 21 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 31, 1914 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Hyder Birth: June 2, 1847 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 31, 1934 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1867 — |
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15 months herself |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months younger sister |
Mary Emily Selby Birth: September 1869 23 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 16, 1904 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Elizabeth Selby Birth: January 30, 1872 26 24 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1941 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Thomas Selby Birth: March 7, 1874 28 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1950 — Litton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Arva Zena Selby Birth: February 22, 1876 30 28 — Burke, Tennessee, United States Death: June 23, 1946 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Malinda Jemima Selby Birth: June 12, 1878 32 31 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1960 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Sherman Selby Birth: September 16, 1880 34 33 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 6, 1966 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ida A Selby Birth: February 16, 1883 37 35 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 25, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Washington Selby Birth: January 27, 1885 39 37 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
James Authur Selby Birth: April 4, 1886 40 38 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1912 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
L Selby Birth: April 18, 1890 44 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 28, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James Thomas Tollett |
| husband |
James Thomas Tollett Birth: May 27, 1860 39 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1931 — Rufe, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: 1885 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months son |
John Harrison Tollett Sr Birth: November 6, 1886 26 18 — Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1975 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Johnson M Parham |
| husband |
Johnson M Parham Birth: June 4, 1851 25 24 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1936 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Martha Ann Selby Birth: April 8, 1868 22 20 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1909 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Johnson M Parham + Carrie Frances Worthington |
| husband |
Johnson M Parham Birth: June 4, 1851 25 24 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1936 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Carrie Frances Worthington Birth: August 13, 1852 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1907 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1873 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Parham Birth: January 24, 1874 22 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1955 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months step-son |
James Robert Parham Birth: August 7, 1875 24 22 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1926 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months step-son |
William Crockett Parham Birth: April 23, 1877 25 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1964 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Martha Temperence “Tempie” Parham Birth: May 22, 1879 27 26 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 24, 1963 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Mary Emma Parham Birth: December 9, 1881 30 29 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 13, 1941 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months step-son |
Jesse Lafayette “Fate” Parham Birth: August 1, 1883 32 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 8, 1951 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months step-son |
Nicholas Brown Parham Birth: May 18, 1885 33 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1963 — Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months step-son |
Johnson Allen Parham Birth: July 3, 1886 35 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 30, 1962 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-daughter |
Lucretia “Creshia” Parham Birth: October 19, 1889 38 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1966 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months step-daughter |
Ida E Parham Birth: May 21, 1891 39 38 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 19, 1891 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months step-daughter |
Croshia H Parham Birth: May 3, 1892 40 39 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: May 19, 1892 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months step-son |
Johnnie Parham Birth: June 6, 1893 42 40 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 13, 1893 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Ada E Parham Birth: May 21, 1895 43 42 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 13, 1895 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lloyd Selby - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Johnson M Parham - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Johnson M Parham - Household
Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Johnson M Parham - Household
Hwy 28 Cumberland, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Harrison Tollett Sr - Household
Big Lick, Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee
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