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Melissa Martin Selby

18 Dec 1903 – 29 Sep 1962

Birth	18 Dec 1903
Death	29 Sep 1962
Cemetery	Fletchers Chapel Cemetery Yazoo County , Mississippi , USA
Added by	Margaret Webb on 27 Sep 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94035052

Bio

. Melissa was the daughter of Johnnie Jefferson Martin and Hattie Usher Dilley Martin. Her twin Mildred died as a three year old. Melissa was the wife of James Calvert Selby, they had three sons, James Darrell, Willis Laurin (Billy), and Elbert Lamar Selby A granddaughter remembers: She was a very pleasant, happy person, very good-natured and caring. She was generous with everyone. She loved her family, and was religious. Melissa loved to cook and was an excellent cook. She worked for a while in the school lunchroom. She also loved to crochet, quilt and do "handiwork". She loved being around other people, and was very outgoing. Melissa married (at age 19) James Calvert Selby on 19 January 1923. She bore him three sons: James Darrell (Darrell), Willis Laurin (Billy), and Elbert Lamar (Lee). She took great joy in seeing her grandchildren, and was very loving to each one. Her son, Lamar, wrote about the family in his "Growing Up In Phoenix - Mississippi That IS" and gave us great information about the times and lives of those living there. She has granddaughters who are very active in family history research. She was a lifetime member of Fletcher's Chapel Methodist Church.

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Family

Parents

• Johnnie Jefferson "John J J" Martin 1863–1945
• Hattie Usher "Cousin Hattie" Dilley Martin 1874–1953 FaG

Spouse

• James Calvert Selby 1901–1977 FaG

Siblings

• Mabel Irene Martin Herrin 1884–1953
• Samuel Luther Martin 1885–1970
• Sarah Rebecca "Ree" Martin Cargil 1887–1981
• Johnnie D Martin 1889–1891
• Julia Inez Martin 1893–1900
• Louis Willie "Bill" Martin 1895–1963
• Fred Cable Martin 1897–1900
• Lee Roy Martin 1899–1973
• Johnnie Lawrence "Laurin" Martin 1901–1927
• Mildred Martin 1903–1906
• Bessie Martin Brown 1905–1977
• Joseph Daniel "J. D." Martin 1907–1985
• Hilton Martin 1911–1977
• Hollis Martin 1911–1911
• Lucy Iretta Martin Sanford 1913–1932
• Ernest Grantham "Marty" Martin 1915–1992

Children

• James Darrell Selby 1923–1972 FaG
• Willis Laurin "Billy" Selby 1930–2006 FaG
• Elbert Lamar Selby 1933–2011 FaG

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