Valentine SELANDER & Rachel Frances BRUCE

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Valentine SELANDER
Rachel Frances BRUCE

Husband: Valentine SELANDERS / SELANDER / SOLANDERS / SOLANDER
Birth: 1781-84, PA
Death: 1860-70, presumably in Marion Co., OH
Father said to be: Christian SELLANDER

Marriage:

Wife: Rachel Frances BRUCE
Birth: ca. 29 Jul 1784 or 1786/7, PA
Death: 18 Sep 1859
Disposition: buried Waldo Cemetery, Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH

WARNING: I've found no primary record giving Rachel a middle name or surname; the source is secondary.

Children — born in Cumberland Co., PA:

1. William SELANDERS, b. 1804-7
2. Ellen SELANDERS, b. 22 Jun 1806?
3. Samuel A. SELANDERS, b. 1817/8
4. Malinda / Melinda S. SELANDERS, b. 18 Nov 1818

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Valentine not found. There is a "Christⁿ Sellander" (æ 45+) in Middleton, Cumberland Co., PA (p. 81/156). Some secondary sources show him as Valentine's father.

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 22; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 PA Cumberland Co. East Pennsboro Twp. Roll M33_102 p. 66 Ln. 8 Valentine Slanders 210110-11011-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Samuel (b. 1817/8)
= Son

1 male 10-15 1804-1810 = William (b. 1804-7)

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = ?

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Valentine

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Melinda (b. 1818)

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Ellen (b. 1806)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Rachel

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = mother? mother-in-law?

1 person engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25, which means any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. So, for an accurate representation of the household, the number in column three should be subtracted from the number in column four. If, after the subtraction, any individuals remain in column four, then they have to be age 19-25, thus creating a "new," more precise age class.

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 22 — indexed "Slandas"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 PA Cumberland Co. Silverspring Twp. Roll 150 p. 99A Ln. 23 Valentine Solanders 001 000 100 - 001 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Samuel (b. 1817/8)

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Valentine

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Melinda (b. 1818)

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Rachel

Listed next to son-in-law, Simon CULP.

5. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13-14 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 OH Marion Co. Pleasant Twp. Roll 411 pp. 65B-66A Ln. 18 Sylvester Boyd 000 010 010 - 000 010 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Sylvester (b. 1815)

1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = Valentine

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Melinda (b. 1819)

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Rachel

1 person employed in agriculture

The seniors here have to be Melinda's parents because they aren't enumerated on their own.

6. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 28 — "Nolentine Salander"): Pleasant Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll M432_708, p. 142B, 1073/1081, enumerated 19 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Valentine Selander 68 M Farmer 100 Pa

Rachael 63 F "

7. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 28): Waldo P.O., Waldo Twp., Marion Co., OH, Roll M653_1006, p. 404B, PN 84, 600/598, enumerated 9 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Sylvester Boyd 46 M Farmer 4000 600 Maryland

Malinda     " 40 F Penn

Austin A    " 19 M Do Ohio

William E   " 16 M Do Do

Joseph V    " 14 M Do

Lena        " 9 F Do

Valentine Selander 76 M Day laborer Pennsylvania

8. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. Paul J. Midlam & Barbara Midlam. 1985. Marion County, Ohio, Cemetery Inscriptions (online at Heritage Pursuit):

SELANDERS, Rachel w/o V. d Sep 18 1859 Aged: 75y 1m 20d Waldo [Cemetery] Waldo [Twp.]

10. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

SELANDERS, Rachel 18 Sep 1859 20d 01m 75y 29 Jul 1784

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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