Samuel Selden and Caroline M. Perkins

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Husband Samuel Selden ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Jul 1821 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 2
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         Father: George Selden (1790-1857) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Grace Card (      -1827) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 12 Aug 1851 2

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Wife Caroline M. Perkins ^{1 2}

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         Father: Dr. C. F. Perkins (      -      ) 1 2
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Children

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1 F Mary L. Selden ^{1 2}

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2 M Edward P. Selden ^{1 2}

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3 F Caroline E. Selden ^{1 2}

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4 M Dr. Charles Card Selden, M.D., Ph.D. ^{1 5}

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           Born: 10 Feb 1861 - Mayside, Erie Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Gertrude W. Thwing (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 1895 5

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5 M Samuel Fellows Selden ^{1 6}

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           Born: 14 Feb 1864 - Mayside, Erie Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Sarah L. Carroll (      -      ) 6
           Marr: Jun 1894 6

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Selden

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When a young man he resided for several years on the Island of Cuba. On his return to his native land he married and settled in the western part of Erie County, Pennsylvania, and engaged in farming. In 1865 he removed to Erie. He was elected Elder in the First Presbyterian Church in January, 1866. He embarked in business with his brother, John C., and Matthew Griswold under the name of the Selden & Griswold Manufacturing Company, and built up a large and successful trade in the iron business.

When a young man he took charge of his uncle Dudley Spencer's plantation interests on the isle of Cuba, and spent several years there. Returning to Erie, Pennsylvania, he engaged in the manufacture of paper for a time, subsequently taking up fruit culture at Mayside, that county. He possessed inventive genius and perfected and patented several valuable articles, and in 1868 he, with his brother John C. and Matthew Griswold, established the Selden & Griswold Manufacturing Company, of which enterprise he was the guiding spirit, being at the time of his death, managing partner. This factory continued in existence under the name of the Griswold Manufacturing Company.
He was active in church and Sabbath school work and for many years was an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Erie. He had a prominent part in the Young Men's Christian Association and in establishing the night schools for the benefit of those who could not attend the public schools during the day.

1 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 950.

2 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 478.

3 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 949.

4 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 477.

5 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 479.

6 John Miller, 20th Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 480.