Joseph Selbach and Helena Ford were probably married in mid 1850's in Concord (Morgan County), Illinois and lived there until the early 1860's and moving to Decatur county Indiana.
Note: Joseph Selbach wasted no time in remarrying. He remarried Elizabeth Lamping on January 28,1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Elizabeth had a daugther Mary (about three years old.)
Records show that Joseph and Elizabeth both were born in Dinklage, Germany. Census records show that Elizabeth is thirteen years difference in their ages. Mary's records show that she was born in Greensburg, Indiana. This is where Joseph and Helena lived before moving to Kansas in 1869.
Obituary for Joseph Selbach:
Joseph Selbach Dead --- After a long illness, Joseph Selbach, a blacksmith in the worthwest corner of Seneca, died last Saturday, of dropsy, in the 65th year of his age. Mr. Selbach came to this county in 1869 (Kansas). The deceased leaves a wife and a large family to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church last Monday Morning and the remains were interred in the parish cemetery.
From the COUIRER-DEMOCRAT, December 2 1898
Joseph Selbach and Helena Ford were probably married in mid 1850's in Concord (Morgan County), Illinois and lived there until the early 1860's and moving to Decatur county Indiana.
Note: Joseph Selbach wasted no time in remarrying. He remarried Elizabeth Lamping on January 28,1873 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Elizabeth had a daugther Mary (about three years old.)
Records show that Joseph and Elizabeth both were born in Dinklage, Germany. Census records show that Elizabeth is thirteen years difference in their ages. Mary's records show that she was born in Greensburg, Indiana. This is where Joseph and Helena lived before moving to Kansas in 1869.
Obituary for Joseph Selbach:
Joseph Selbach Dead --- After a long illness, Joseph Selbach, a blacksmith in the worthwest corner of Seneca, died last Saturday, of dropsy, in the 65th year of his age. Mr. Selbach came to this county in 1869 (Kansas). The deceased leaves a wife and a large family to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church last Monday Morning and the remains were interred in the parish cemetery.
From the COUIRER-DEMOCRAT, December 2 1898
Family Members
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Katherine "Katie" Selbach Haug
1856–1940
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John Michael Selbach
1858–1951
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Joseph Michael Selbach
1860–1952
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Mary Catherine Selbach
1864–1885
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Bernard Toney "Barney" Selbach
1869–1950
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Mary Ann Selbach Simmons
1870–1963
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Mina Selbach
1872–1872
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Pauline S. Selbach Haug
1873–1949
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Charles Francis Selbach
1876–1897
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Rose Mae Selbach Almquist
1878–1945
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Augustus Selbach
1880–1880
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Isadore W. Selbach
1881–1968
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George Joseph Selbach
1882–1968
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Lena E. Selbach Henning
1883–1976
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Julian Joseph Selbach
1885–1958
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