Joannes Antonius Sellman (1818 - 1875)

Born 16 Mar 1818 in Eslohe, Meschede, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Catherina (Theisen) Schrandt — married 26 Jun 1851 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1875 at age 57 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Anton Sellman was born in Westphalia, Germany around the year 1818 and died on 6 Jul 1875 in Hamtramck, Michigan.^[1] He was a harness maker by trade. Based on the ages of his children, he probably married Catherine around 1852.

Children

Anton and Catherine had eleven children.

1. Mary (b. 27 Dec 1853)
2. Anton Jr
3. Theresa
4. Catherine
5. Elizabeth
6. Anna
7. Ida
8. Josephine Julia b. 15 Mar 1868^[2]
9. Rosa
10. Johanna b. 5 Oct 1871^[3]
11. Francis b. 17 Nov 1874^[4]

Census Records

• Baptism Record Index^[5]
• 1850 US Census^[6]
• 1860 US Census^[7]
• 1870 US Census^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCN-K9X : 9 December 2014), Anthony Selleman, 06 Jul 1875; citing Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, reference p114; FHL microfilm 1,377,693.
2. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQJ4-Y4F : 4 December 2014), Josephine Julia Sellmann, 15 Mar 1868; citing item 2 p 331 rn 370, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,920.
3. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQNJ-GQ8 : 4 December 2014), Johanna Selman, 05 Oct 1871; citing item 1 p 366 rn 9821, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,930.
4. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQNB-6X2 : 4 December 2014), Francis Sellman, 17 Nov 1874; citing item 2 p 329 rn 3720, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,445.
5. ↑ "Deutschland, Paderborn, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1653-1875", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D2D1-87PZ : 18 November 2020), Joannes Antonius Sellmann, 1818.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8R-CL5 : 9 November 2014), Anthony Sielman in household of Anthony Langer, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing family 282, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDC-LN2 : 30 December 2015), Anthony Selman, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCP-PWT : 17 October 2014), Anton Sellmann, Michigan, United States; citing p. 56, family 416, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,208.