John Card Selden and Lydia M. Griswold

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Husband John Card Selden ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 Nov 1825 - 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: 28 Feb 1855 5

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Wife Lydia M. Griswold ¹

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         Father: Matthew Griswold (      -      ) 1 5
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Children

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1 U Marion Selden ^{1 5}

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2 F Grace Card Selden ^{1 5}

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         Spouse: Cmdr. Frederick L. Chapin, U.S.N. (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Card Selden

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In early life he went as a clerk in a store in Troy, New York, where he remained until 1830, when he joined his brother George in California. After undergoing the various vicissitudes of early settlers in California, he returned to Erie in 1853, soon after which he became associated with his father in a general merchandise business on French Street, which was then the principal business street of Erie. This partnership continued a short time when he purchased his father's interest and changed to hardware business, in which he remained until 1872, when he retired. After his withdrawal from regular business he was more or less identified with various manufacturing interests in the city, and always maintained an enviable reputation for honesty and integrity.

From 1844 to 1850 he was a clerk in a store in Troy, New York. The latter year he joined his brother George in California, returning to Erie in 1853 and joining his father in the mercantile business, subsequently purchasing the store and changing it from general merchandise to that of hardware and manufacturing supplies, which he continued until 1872. In 1868 he became interested in the establishment of the Selden & Griswold Manufacturing Company. Later, and until his death, he was associated with his brother George in the Erie City Iron Works. He was for a number of years a member of the board of water commissioners of Erie. For many years he was connected with the Erie County Bible Society and was long a leading member of the First Presbyterian church of Erie.

1 Editor, 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 Editor, 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.