Selner Genealogy

My ex-husband's great-great grandfather is Peter Wayne Selner.  We do not know too much about his early years other than he was born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvannia on March 8,1825.  In May of 1855, Peter Wayne Selner married Elizabeth Ann Miller.  In the early 1860s, Peter and Elizabeth Selner lived in Ohio.  During the Civil War, Peter Wayne Selner was a private in Company C of the 180th Ohio Infantry.  After the Civil War, the family moved to Indiana and settled in St. Joseph County near the Elkhart County line.  Peter Wayne Selner lived to the ripe old age of 98.  He has many descendants.  I have listed a few of the early generations here.  If any of these names look familiar, please contact me.
 


Descendants of Peter Wayne Selner

Generation No. 1

1.  PETER WAYNE SELNER was born March 08, 1825 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and died April 29, 1923 in Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., IN.  He married ELIZABETH ANN MILLER May 1855 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, daughter of JACOB MILLER.  She was born March 09, 1835 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, and died February 09, 1919 in Madison Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN.

More About PETER WAYNE SELNER:
Burial: May 01, 1923, Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
Military service: Bet. September 06, 1864 - July 12, 1865, Co. C, 180th Ohio Infantry

More About ELIZABETH ANN MILLER:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

Children of PETER SELNER and ELIZABETH MILLER are:
2. i. CATHERINE E.3 SELNER, b. February 20, 1856, Bucks County, PA; d. October 19, 1880.
 ii. AMANDA MADME SELNER, b. December 11, 1857; d. September 15, 1858.
More About AMANDA MADME SELNER:
Date born 2: December 27, 1857
 iii. LEONARD SELNER, b. February 19, 1859; d. August 1859.
 iv. WILLIAM HENRY SELNER, b. October 10, 1859; d. Bef. 1870.
More About WILLIAM HENRY SELNER:
Date born 2: October 10, 1860
 v. CRAWFORD ELIAS SELNER, b. January 08, 1862, Kokomo, Howard Co., Indiana; d. February 09, 1951, South Bend, St. Joseph Co.,  IN; m. LYDIA CLAUDINE SLABAUGH, November 28, 1889, Elkhart Co., IN; b. February 04, 1865, Ravenna, Wayne Co., OH; d. January 26, 1923.
More About LYDIA CLAUDINE SLABAUGH:
Burial: January 29, 1923, Grace Lawn Cemetery
3. vi. MARY ISURA SELNER, b. September 23, 1864, Ohio; d. July 14, 1891, near Breman, Elkhart Co., IN.
4. vii. JACOB PETER SELNER, b. January 23, 1867, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. January 08, 1946, Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., IN.
5. viii. BYRON ANDREW SELNER, b. August 23, 1869, Indiana; d. 1956, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN.
6. ix. MAGDELENA FERNENDA SELNER, b. June 23, 1872, Madison Township, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. May 1949, South Bend, St. Joseph Co.,  IN.
7. x. HATTIE LOUETTA SELNER, b. November 05, 1875, Indiana; d. October 10, 1906, Petoskey, MI.
 xi. JOHN FRANKLYN SELNER, b. August 19, 1880, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. December 28, 1880, St. Joseph Co., IN.
More About JOHN FRANKLYN SELNER:
Burial: Olive Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
Generation No. 2

2.  CATHERINE E. SELNER was born February 20, 1856 in Bucks County, PA, and died
October 19, 1880.  She married GEORGE EDWARD UNGREY January 04, 1877 in Niles, MI, son of DAVID UNGREY and CHRISTINE WHITTMER.  He was born October 13, 1856 in Penn Twp., St. Joseph County, IN, and died September 06, 1947 in Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., IN.

More About CATHERINE E. SELNER:
Died 2: Bef. May 19, 1883
Burial: Eutzler-Hollingshead Cemetery, Penn Township, St. Joseph County, IN

More About GEORGE EDWARD UNGREY:
Burial: September 09, 1947, Fairview Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN

Children of CATHERINE SELNER and GEORGE UNGREY are:
 i. SARAH ELIZABETH4 UNGARY, b. April 13, 1877, Madison Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN; d. 1972; m. PHILLIP HESCH, November 28, 1894, St. Joseph County, IN; b. August 31, 1872, Indiana; d. April 21, 1961.
More About SARAH ELIZABETH UNGARY:
Burial: September 04, 1972, Resthaven Cemetery, St. Joseph Co., IN

More About PHILLIP HESCH:
Burial: April 24, 1961, Resthaven Cemetery, Wakarusa, IN

 ii. CLARA M. UNGARY, b. November 21, 1878, Mishawaka, IN; d. April 12, 1969, Mishawaka, IN; m. WILLIAM H. FREED, 1897; b. Unknown; d. 1947.
More About CLARA M. UNGARY:
Name 2: Clara Ungrey
Burial: April 14, 1969, Fairview Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN
3.  MARY ISURA SELNER was born September 23, 1864 in Ohio, and died July 14, 1891 in near Breman, Elkhart Co., IN.  She married HENRY BRENNEMAN June 14, 1885 in near Claudville, son of JOHN BRENNEMAN and VERONICA MILLER.  He was born January 21, 1863 in St. Joseph County, IN, and died January 28, 1943 in near Brutus, MI.
More About MARY ISURA SELNER:
Date born 2: September 21, 1864, Ohio
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
Children of MARY SELNER and HENRY BRENNEMAN are:
 i. SARAH ANN4 BRENNEMAN, b. October 22, 1886; d. Unknown; m. PETER BRUBACHER, Unknown;
b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 ii. JOHN WAYNE BRENNEMAN, b. December 18, 1888; d. October 1974, South Bend, IN.
 iii. MERTIE ELNORA BRENNEMAN, b. December 28, 1890; d. Unknown.

4.  JACOB PETER SELNER was born January 23, 1867 in St. Joseph Co., IN, and died
January 08, 1946 in Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., IN.  He married ALTA MARIE MERRITT September 10, 1892 in Grand Rapids, MI, daughter of EMERY MERRITT and JULIANA RANDALL.  She was born October 26, 1876 in Bertrand, MI, and died July 25, 1940 in St. Joseph Co., IN.

More About JACOB PETER SELNER:
Burial: Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

More About ALTA MARIE MERRITT:
Name 2: Alta L. Merritt
Burial: Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

Children of JACOB SELNER and ALTA MERRITT are:
 i. EARLE G. SELNER, b. September 17, 1893, Indiana; d. August 1972, Elkhart Co., IN; m. GLADYS KILLINGER, Unknown; b. November 20, 1903, West Branch, MI; d. October 1976, Elkhart Co., IN.

 ii. CARL M. SELNER, b. October 1894, Indiana; d. 1918, Illinois.
 iii. CLARA IRENE SELNER, b. September 12, 1897, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. July 1985, Onaway, MI; m. (1) TERRELL EUGENE BICKNELL, Abt. 1914; b. Unknown; d. 1917, St. Joseph Co., IN; m. (2) RUSSELL LOWELL PAULUS, September 24, 1924, Unknown; b. January 18, 1902, Elkhart Co., IN.
 iv. GLENN JACOB SELNER, b. June 24, 1899, Madison Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN; d. December 26, 1970, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; m. (1) DAISY FERN PAULUS, January 05, 1921; b. March 27, 1904, five miles northeast of Bremen, IN; d. February 23, 1930, South Bend, IN; m. (2) MARIAN DAWSON, February 07, 1931, St. Joseph Co., IN; b. Unknown.

More About DAISY FERN PAULUS:
Burial: Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
 v. EMERY DWIGHT SELNER, b. October 23, 1900, Madison Twp., Indiana; d. November 15, 1969, Madison Twp., Indiana; m. GERTRUDE BIRK, November 19, 1918; b. November 19, 1903; d. January 24, 1988.
More About EMERY DWIGHT SELNER:
Burial: November 18, 1969, Resthaven Cemetery, St. Joseph Co., IN

More About GERTRUDE BIRK:
Burial: Resthaven Cemetery, St. Joseph Co., IN

5.  BYRON ANDREW SELNER was born August 23, 1869 in Indiana, and died 1956 in
South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN.  He married ROZELLA J. OVERHALT August 18, 1892 in St. Joseph County, IN.  She was born 1874, and died 1939.
More About BYRON ANDREW SELNER:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

More About ROZELLA J. OVERHALT:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

Children of BYRON SELNER and ROZELLA OVERHALT are:
 i. VERA SELNER, b. August 13, 1893; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE PENROSE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 ii. LULU E. SELNER, b. February 21, 1897; d. Unknown; m. OSCAR HELMINGER, December 11, 1920; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 iii. HAZEL SELNER, b. October 06, 1898; d. February 1985, Indiana; m. ELMER CLINE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 iv. ELIZABETH SELNER, b. December 25, 1900; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES TRUAX, March 01, 1919, St. Joseph County, IN; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 v. SAMUEL K. SELNER, b. June 08, 1906, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. June 15, 1906, St. Joseph Co., IN.
More About SAMUEL K. SELNER:
Died 2: June 14, 1906
 vi. ORVIL D. SELNER, b. 1910; d. 1910.
More About ORVIL D. SELNER:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
6.  MAGDELENA FERNENDA SELNER was born June 23, 1872 in Madison Township,
St. Joseph Co., IN, and died May 1949 in South Bend, St. Joseph Co.,  IN.  She married ELMER E. HAWKINS April 23, 1892 in St. Joseph County, IN.  He was born September 08, 1862 in Madison Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN, and died March 31, 1930 in St. Joseph Co., IN.
More About MAGDELENA FERNENDA SELNER:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

More About ELMER E. HAWKINS:
Burial: April 03, 1930, Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

Children of MAGDELENA SELNER and ELMER HAWKINS are:
 i. ELMER E. HAWKINS, b. March 18, 1893; d. July 26, 1966.
More About ELMER E. HAWKINS:
Burial: Olive Shaum Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
 ii. RUSSELL O. HAWKINS, b. November 26, 1896.
 iii. FLORENCE HAWKINS, b. March 16, 1904; m. ?? MIKEL, Unknown; b. Unknown.
 iv. WALTER HAWKINS, b. Abt. 1911.
 v. LYDIA HAWKINS, b. Unknown; m. ?? GOFF, Unknown; b. Unknown.

7.  HATTIE LOUETTA SELNER was born November 05, 1875 in Indiana, and died October 10, 1906 in Petoskey, MI.  She married JACOB PETER HESCH February 03, 1896 in St. Joseph County, IN, son of PETER HESCH and KATHERINE WEHNER.  He was born January 14, 1872 in Callbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and died February 18, 1961 in Mishawaka, IN.

More About HATTIE LOUETTA SELNER:
Burial: Olive Cemetery, Elkhart, IN

More About JACOB PETER HESCH:
Burial: February 20, 1961, Olive Cemetery, Elkhart, IN
Christening: February 19, 1871, Evangelische Kirche, Callbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Children of HATTIE SELNER and JACOB HESCH are:
 i. JACOB PETER4 HESCH, b. February 04, 1896; d. July 24, 1965, Clearwater, FL; m. MARCILE (HESCH), Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About JACOB PETER HESCH:
Burial: July 27, 1965, Largo, FL
 ii. PEARL ELIZABETH HESCH, b. May 23, 1897, Madison Township, IN; d. March 19, 1994,
Mishawaka, IN; m. CALVIN EDMOND HIXENBAUGH, November 17, 1915, Mishawaka; b. March 31, 1867; d. April 28, 1968.
More About PEARL ELIZABETH HESCH:
Burial: March 21, 1994, Fairview Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN
 iii. IRMA CATHERINE HESCH, b. December 06, 1898, Madison Township, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. February 03, 1995, Mishawaka, IN; m. AUGUST BRUNO DOSMANN, November 27, 1917, St. Monica's Church, Mishawaka, IN; b. August 28, 1894, Mishawaka, IN; d. November 12, 1956, Mishawaka, IN.
More About IRMA CATHERINE HESCH:
Baptism: April 16, 1916
Burial: February 06, 1995, St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN
 iv. RALPH HERBERT HESCH, b. June 13, 1901, St. Joseph Co., IN; d. November 25, 1976; m. EMMA CECILIA BUCKEL, January 14, 1932, Mishawaka, IN; b. December 02, 1909, Mishawaka, IN; d. November 12, 1982, Mishawaka, IN.
More About RALPH HERBERT HESCH:
Burial: November 27, 1976, Riverview Mausoleum, St. Joseph Co., IN
 v. VERA AMELIA HESCH, b. February 15, 1903, Petoskey, MI; d. December 03, 1989, Mishawaka, IN; m. ELWOOD WILLIAM MCDONALD, 1924; b. October 31, 1903, Indiana; d. December 24, 1977.

More About VERA AMELIA HESCH:
Burial: December 06, 1989, Fairview Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN

 vi. EARL WAYNE HESCH, b. November 25, 1904, Petoskey, MI; d. August 22, 1993, Elkhart, IN.

More About EARL WAYNE HESCH:
Burial: August 25, 1993, Fairview Cemetery, St. Joseph County, IN
 vii. GLADYS MAE HESCH, b. 1906, Petoskey, MI; d. 1940; m. THOMAS WILHELM, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
 

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