Genealogy Wylie » Willis Evans Selman (1842-1931)
Personal data Willis Evans Selman
- He was born on December 16, 1842 in Benton County, Alabama.
- He died on June 19, 1931 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, he was 88 years old.
- A child of Willis Selman and Anna Embry
- This information was last updated on February 1, 2012.
Household of Willis Evans Selman
He is married to Martha Jane Simpson.
They got married on October 25, 1865 at Leon County, Texas, he was 22 years old.
Child(ren):
- Cora Helena Selman 1866-1868
- Arthur Lee Selman 1874-1901
- Horace Selman 1877-????
- Manilla Isabella Selman 1879-1959
- Anna Eliza Selman 1883-1964
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Historical events
Birthday December 16, 1842
- The temperature on December 16, 1842 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
- March 9 » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
- March 17 » The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed.
- May 8 » A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
- August 9 » The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
- August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
Day of marriage October 25, 1865
- The temperature on October 25, 1865 was about 10.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 31 » American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
- January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
- April 9 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
- May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
- May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
- August 12 » Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery.
Day of death June 19, 1931
- The temperature on June 19, 1931 was between 9.6 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
- March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
- March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
- March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
- March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
- May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
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- 1836 » Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic († 1907)
- 1861 » Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator († 1917)
- 1863 » George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet († 1952)
- 1865 » Olavo Bilac, Brazilian journalist and poet († 1918)
- 1866 » Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist († 1944)
- 1921 » Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (b. 1888)
- 1922 » Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (b. 1876)
- 1937 » J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (b. 1860)
- 1939 » Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b. 1878)
- 1940 » Maurice Jaubert, French composer and conductor (b. 1900)
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