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William Lee Selby (1882 - 1925)

William Lee (Lee) Selby
Born in White County, Tennesseemap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 Nov 1908 (to 1925) in White County, Tennesseemap
[children unknown]
Died at age 42 in Sparta, White County, Tennesseemap
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Biography

William Lee Selby was born on December 8, 1882, in White, Tennessee, his father, Benjamin Franklin Selby, was 28. He had three sons and three daughters with Nora Beatrice Troglen between 1909 and 1923. He died on January 18, 1925, in Sparta, Tennessee, at the age of 42, and was buried there.


Husband of:

Beatrice Trogden md 25 Dec 1908, White County, Tennessee[1]
Bernice Trogden md 2nd 11 Sept 1934 Davidson County, Tennessee Sam Allen. She died in July 1971

Children

Children with William Lee Selby:

  1. Juila Selby 1909–1909
  2. Willie James Selby 1911–1970
  3. Beecher Ray Selby 1914–1991
  4. Dorothy Lee Selby 1917–2013
  5. Eloise Selby 1920-2005
  6. Gaines Albert Selby 1923-2009

  • Burial:
Highland Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107739583


United States Census, 1900

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZV-YXT : accessed 11 December 2016), Lee Selby in household of Benjamin F Selby, Civil District 1 Sparta town, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 5B, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.

Census 1920

Name: W Lee Selby Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee

Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
W Lee Selby Head M 37 Tennessee
Beatrice Selby Wife F 27 Tennessee
Willie J Selby Son M 8 Tennessee
Brecher R Selby Son M 6 Florida
Dortha Lee Selby Daughter F 2 Tennessee[2]

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," [3]


Draft Registration Card

Willie Lee Selby
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6R-FQ5 : 12 December 2014), William Lee Selby, 1917-1918; citing White County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,748.[4]

Death Record

Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch ), Sherrell in entry for William Lee Selby, 18 Jan 1925; citing Highland Cemetery Cemetery, Sparta, White, Tennessee, v 66 cn 308, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,793.

  • Fact: Burial Highland Cemetery , Sparta, White County, Tennessee, USA

Name: William Lee Selby Birth Date: 8 Dec 1882 Birth Place: White County, Tennessee Age: 42 Death Date: 18 Jan 1925 Death Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee Burial Date: 19 Jan 1925 Cemetery Name: Hiland Cemetery Gender: Male Race: White Marital status: Married Occupation: Lumberman Father's name: Benj F Selby Father's Birth Place: Sequatchie Valley Mother's name: Sherrell Mother's Birth Place: White County, Tennessee FHL Film Number: 1299793

Sources

  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD9H-5XB : 11 February 2018
  2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN55-VM3 : accessed 16 January 2019
  3. database with images, FamilySearch, W Lee Selby, Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 140, sheet 1B, line 56, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1770; FHL microfilm 1,821,770.
  4. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22William%20Lee%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ASelby~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22Tennessee%2C%20United%20States%22~%20%2Bdeath_place%3A%22White%20County%20Tennessee%2C%20USA%22~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3ABenjamin~%20%2Bfather_surname%3ASelby~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3AElizabeth~%20%2Bmother_surname%3ASherrill~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1880-1884~%20%2Bdeath_year%3A1923-1927~

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