Willis
Lafayette
Selman
Born in Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Franklin Selman
and Sarah (Bean) Selman
Brother of
Martha (Selman) Boyd, Greenlee Beane Selman, Elizabeth Bean (Selman) McNeil, Mary Ann (Selman) Scott and Anna Olevia (Selman) Baker [half]
Husband of
Margaret Rebecca (Evans) Selman
— married
29 Nov 1849 in Cherokee County, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ann Isabella (Selman) Weakley, Benjamin Edward Selman, Mary Louise Selman, Thomas Benton Selman, Joseph Scott Selman, Martha Frances (Selman) Brown, W. B. Selman, Rebecca Lee (Selman) Bell, Julia Esther (Selman) Brown, Margaret Beulah (Selman) Gresham, Willis Lee Selman and James Henderson Selman
Died
at age 81
in Jewett, Leon County, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2017
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Biography
Willis Lafayette Selman was born on 25 May 1825 in Marion County, Tennessee, United States, son of Benjamin Franklin Selman (1795 - 1873) and Sarah Sally (Bean) Selman (1798 - 1868).
Some of his siblings were:
- Martha (Selman) Boyd (1819 - 1862)
- Greenlee Beane Selman (1820 - 1888)
- Elizabeth Bean Selman (~1827 - 1881)
- Anna Olevia (Selman) Baker (1870 - 1928)
Willis married Margaret Rebecca Evans (1833 - 1905) on 29 Nov 1849 in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. Their children were:
- Sarah Ann Isabella (Selman) Weakley (1850 - 1880)
- Dr. Benjamin Edward Selman (1851 - 1938)
- Mary Louise Selman (1853 - 1870)
- Dr. Thomas Benton Selman (1855 - 1935)
- Joseph Scott Selman (1857 - 1942)
- Martha Frances (Selman) Brown (1860 - 1940)
- W. B. Selman (1862 - 1905)
- Rebecca Lee (Selman) Bell (1864 - 1949)
- Julia Esther (Selman) Brown (1868 - 1959)
- Margaret Beulah (Selman) Gresham (1871 - 1953)
- Willis Lee Selman (1874 - 1958)
- James Henderson Selman (1878 - 1932).
Willis died on 17 Sep 1906 in Jewett, Leon County, Texas aged 81.
Sources
- "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3F-YL2 : 5 December 2014), Willis L. Selman and Margaret Evans, 29 Nov 1849; citing , Cherokee, Texas, , reference 2:14BNBKB; FHL microfilm 988,075. [1]
- Find A Grave: Memorial #12282513
- "Killed by train", Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, 18 Sept 1906,
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
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~3.12%
HD Murphy
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #123149
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Rebecca (Prigmore) Priddy :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Beth Dendy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M109498 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 1353719 [compare], Ancestry member Elizabeth_Dendy
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~0.78%
Frances (Kelley) Spivey :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Amanda (Crownover) Jordan :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Steve Marsh :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A308037 [compare], Ancestry member marshdsl1
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~0.78%
Debbie Owen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HD8840109 [compare], Ancestry member debbie_do_owen
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HD8840109 [compare], FTDNA kit #B452300
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~0.78%
Anna Margaret (Webb) Skinner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SD4709083 [compare], yourDNAportal ANN55740b28, Ancestry member annaskin34
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~0.78%
John Owen :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T927791 [compare], FTDNA kit #20820
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