San Benito-Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Selleck, D. M. 1831 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 20, 2007, 8:48 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893) D. M. SELLECK, one of the leading citizens of Bitter Water valley, has been a resident of California since 1858. He was born in Fairfield county, Connecticut, December 6, 1831. His father, Nathaniel Selleck, and his mother, Eunice Hall Selleck, were both natives of Connecticut. Our subject left home when about twenty-two, and first obtained money to face the world by clerking in various stores. He next went to sea, shipping "before the mast," making voyages to China, Chili, Peru, and then clerked in a ship chandler's store for some time, in Hong Kong, China. In 1860 he located at Pajaro, Monterey county, where he engaged in farming and remained until 1873, when he located on his present farm in Bitter Water valley, San Benito county, where he now owns 500 acres of good farm land and a fine stock range. Mr. Selleck married in Santa Cruz county, California, in 1867, Miss Christina Rudolf, a native of Denmark. Five children, now living, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Selleck, namely, Eunice, David, Katie, Oliver F. and Emma L. Mr. Selleck is a substantial citizen, and is universally esteemed by all. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanbenito/bios/selleck1082nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb