Byron A. SELNER

1869 - 1956  (87 years)

• Name	Byron A. SELNER
  Birth	23 Aug 1869	St. Joseph County, IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Sep 1956	Bremen, Marshall County, IN
  Notes	(1) A household headed by Byron [middle initial illegible] Selner is listed in the 1900 census of Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN. Byron is listed in the 1900 census as a day laborer who was born in August 1869 and was then 30 years of age. According to the 1900 census, he was born in IN, and both of his parents were born in OH. According to the 1900 census, he had then been married 7 years. Listed with Byron is his wife, Rosella, who was born in October 1874 and was then 25 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, her father was born in OH, and her mother was born in IN. According to the 1900 census, she had then been married 7 years and had theretofore given birth to 4 children, all of whom were then living. Also listed with Byron is his daughter, Iva, who was born in August 1893 and was then 6 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN. Also listed with Byron is his daughter, Vera, who was born in March 1895 and was then 5 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN. Also listed with Byron is his daughter, Lulah, who was born in February 1897 and was then 3 years of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN. Also listed with Byron is his daughter, Hazel, who was born in February 1998 [?] and was then 1 year of age. According to the 1900 census, she was born in IN, and both of her parents were born in IN. (2) Obituary, The Bremen Enquirer, September 3, 1956, p. 5: BYRON A. SELNER Byron A. Selner, eighty-seven years old, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Marburger, where he made his home. Mr. Selner was a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Miller) Selner and was born August 23, 1869, in St. Joseph county. August 28, 1893, he was married to Rosella Overholt, who preceded him in death. Surviving relatives are five daughters, Mrs. Marburger of Bremen, Mrs. Vera Fisher, Mrs. Lulu Helmlinger, and Mrs. George Penrose of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Elmer Cline of Osceola. There are eleven grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, and two great, great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at two o'clock in the Huff Funeral Home. Rev. J. M. Michael, pastor of First Evangelical Reformed church, will officiate in the service and burial will be in Olive Cemetery, north of Wakarusa.
  Person ID	I11176	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Rosella OVERHOLT,   b. Oct 1874, IN d. Bef 3 Sep 1956 (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1892	St. Joseph County, IN
  Notes	(1) Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1845-1920, Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000: Name: Rosella Overhalt Spouse Name: Byron A. Selner Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1892 Marriage County: St. Joseph Source Title 1: St. Joseph County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records South Bend City Marriage Source Title 3: W. P. A. Book Numbers Indicates Location of Record Book: 13 OS Page: 180
  Children	1. Hazel C. SELNER,   b. Abt 1899, Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN
  Family ID	F5160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024