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Jackson City Patriot
Jackson Daily Citizen
Jackson, Michigan
Thursday Afternoon
15 May 1873
DIED
SELFRIDGE---Killed by the cars, near Washington, Missouri, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, May 6th, 1873, Lieutenant Colonel R. O. [Robert Oliver] Selfridge, aged 51 years, 8 months and 15 days
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Nashville Union and Dispatch
Nashville, Tennessee
1 May 1868 … Page 3
A SHYSTER IN LIMBO
Arrest of a Chicago Conductor, Army Officer and Aurora Oil Speculator---Vicissitudes of Accomplished Scoundrelism.
Acting on information from the Chief of Police at St. Louis, Detective L. G. Ryan arrested at the Stacey House, last night about eleven o’clock, Col. R. O. Selfridge, on charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses in that city in November last. From all that can be learned, this Selfridge is one of the most accomplished scoundrels traveling, and would have been locked up long ago had he met his deserts.
Not a great while ago, he absconded from Nashville with a power of attorney given by O. Collins of this city, to sell territorial rights for the patent Aurora oil, at the same time taking with him several bland deeds signed H. C. Dewitt, by O. Collins.
He is said to reside in Chicago, where he has a sign out as a builder and contractor. His wife, a woman hailing from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is believed to have deserted him. At one time during the war, he was on Gen. Pope’s staff in Milwaukee, and was afterwards on the staff of Gen. Gordon Granger as Inspector of the fourth army corps. One of his peculiar traits seems to be that of getting money and favors from ex-army officers on the strength of his former connection with the Federal forces. He had on his person when arrested a railroad pass signed by Gen. Innes, of the Northwestern road.
Previous to the arrest last night, he was last heard of as being in Milwaukee on the 30th of November, where he was turned out of a hotel in company with a woman occupying the same room with him.
The arrest was made quietly, and he was turned over by Detective Ryan to Sergeant Frame, of the Metropolitan Police, who committed him to the workhouse, where he will remain until further orders from St. Louis.
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The Daily Memphis Avalanche
Memphis, Tennessee
Tuesday, May 5, 1868
R. O. Selfridge, of Chicago, formerly of the staff of General Pope, and at one time on the staff of General Gordon Granger, has been arrested in Nashville at the instance of the St. Louis Chief of Police, who accuses him of obtaining goods under false pretenses, and playing the confidence man generally.
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Marriage: 15 June 1853
Hill County, Michigan
Bride: Lois Frances Baxter
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1855 New York Census
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Robert Selfridge, 33 years old, Male, Boarder, Born Tompkins County, New York, Merchant
Lois Selfridge, 22 years old, Female, Boarder, Born Michigan
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Ripon, Ford Du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present
By Maurice McKenna ... Page 390
The two principal lodges in Ripon are the Masonic and Odd Fellows. Ripon Lodge, No. 95, F. & A. M. was granted dispensation in September, 1857. The charter members were Robert O. Selfridge .... The first officers were: R. O. Selfridge, W.M.
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1860 United States Census
Liberty County, Texas
Date: 25 June 1860
31 ... R. O. Selfridge, 38 years old, Male, Merchant, $2000 personal assets, Born in New York
32 ... L. F Selfridge, 24 years old, Female, Born in Michigan
33 ... Harry Selfridge, 2 years old, Male, Born in Wisconsin
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Civil War Records
Enlistment Date: 7 September 1861
Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 36 Years Old
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant: 7 Sept 1861
Enlisted in Company S, Michigan 3rd Cavalry Regiment: 3 Oct 1861
Promoted to Full Captain: 28 Apr 1862
Mustered out: 28 Apr 1862
Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept Infantry Regiment: 28 Apr 1862
Promoted to Full Major: 14 Jul 1862
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel: 1 Nov 1863
Mustered out: 21 Feb 1865.
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Jackson City Patriot
Jackson Daily Citizen
Jackson, Michigan
Thursday Afternoon
15 May 1873
DIED
SELFRIDGE---Killed by the cars, near Washington, Missouri, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, May 6th, 1873, Lieutenant Colonel R. O. [Robert Oliver] Selfridge, aged 51 years, 8 months and 15 days
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Nashville Union and Dispatch
Nashville, Tennessee
1 May 1868 … Page 3
A SHYSTER IN LIMBO
Arrest of a Chicago Conductor, Army Officer and Aurora Oil Speculator---Vicissitudes of Accomplished Scoundrelism.
Acting on information from the Chief of Police at St. Louis, Detective L. G. Ryan arrested at the Stacey House, last night about eleven o’clock, Col. R. O. Selfridge, on charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses in that city in November last. From all that can be learned, this Selfridge is one of the most accomplished scoundrels traveling, and would have been locked up long ago had he met his deserts.
Not a great while ago, he absconded from Nashville with a power of attorney given by O. Collins of this city, to sell territorial rights for the patent Aurora oil, at the same time taking with him several bland deeds signed H. C. Dewitt, by O. Collins.
He is said to reside in Chicago, where he has a sign out as a builder and contractor. His wife, a woman hailing from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is believed to have deserted him. At one time during the war, he was on Gen. Pope’s staff in Milwaukee, and was afterwards on the staff of Gen. Gordon Granger as Inspector of the fourth army corps. One of his peculiar traits seems to be that of getting money and favors from ex-army officers on the strength of his former connection with the Federal forces. He had on his person when arrested a railroad pass signed by Gen. Innes, of the Northwestern road.
Previous to the arrest last night, he was last heard of as being in Milwaukee on the 30th of November, where he was turned out of a hotel in company with a woman occupying the same room with him.
The arrest was made quietly, and he was turned over by Detective Ryan to Sergeant Frame, of the Metropolitan Police, who committed him to the workhouse, where he will remain until further orders from St. Louis.
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The Daily Memphis Avalanche
Memphis, Tennessee
Tuesday, May 5, 1868
R. O. Selfridge, of Chicago, formerly of the staff of General Pope, and at one time on the staff of General Gordon Granger, has been arrested in Nashville at the instance of the St. Louis Chief of Police, who accuses him of obtaining goods under false pretenses, and playing the confidence man generally.
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Marriage: 15 June 1853
Hill County, Michigan
Bride: Lois Frances Baxter
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1855 New York Census
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Robert Selfridge, 33 years old, Male, Boarder, Born Tompkins County, New York, Merchant
Lois Selfridge, 22 years old, Female, Boarder, Born Michigan
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Ripon, Ford Du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present
By Maurice McKenna ... Page 390
The two principal lodges in Ripon are the Masonic and Odd Fellows. Ripon Lodge, No. 95, F. & A. M. was granted dispensation in September, 1857. The charter members were Robert O. Selfridge .... The first officers were: R. O. Selfridge, W.M.
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1860 United States Census
Liberty County, Texas
Date: 25 June 1860
31 ... R. O. Selfridge, 38 years old, Male, Merchant, $2000 personal assets, Born in New York
32 ... L. F Selfridge, 24 years old, Female, Born in Michigan
33 ... Harry Selfridge, 2 years old, Male, Born in Wisconsin
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Civil War Records
Enlistment Date: 7 September 1861
Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 36 Years Old
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant: 7 Sept 1861
Enlisted in Company S, Michigan 3rd Cavalry Regiment: 3 Oct 1861
Promoted to Full Captain: 28 Apr 1862
Mustered out: 28 Apr 1862
Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept Infantry Regiment: 28 Apr 1862
Promoted to Full Major: 14 Jul 1862
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel: 1 Nov 1863
Mustered out: 21 Feb 1865.
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Jackson City Patriot
Jackson Daily Citizen
Jackson, Michigan
Thursday Afternoon
15 May 1873
DIED
SELFRIDGE---Killed by the cars, near Washington, Missouri, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, May 6th, 1873, Lieutenant Colonel R. O. [Robert Oliver] Selfridge, aged 51 years, 8 months and 15 days
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Nashville Union and Dispatch
Nashville, Tennessee
1 May 1868 … Page 3
A SHYSTER IN LIMBO
Arrest of a Chicago Conductor, Army Officer and Aurora Oil Speculator---Vicissitudes of Accomplished Scoundrelism.
Acting on information from the Chief of Police at St. Louis, Detective L. G. Ryan arrested at the Stacey House, last night about eleven o’clock, Col. R. O. Selfridge, on charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses in that city in November last. From all that can be learned, this Selfridge is one of the most accomplished scoundrels traveling, and would have been locked up long ago had he met his deserts.
Not a great while ago, he absconded from Nashville with a power of attorney given by O. Collins of this city, to sell territorial rights for the patent Aurora oil, at the same time taking with him several bland deeds signed H. C. Dewitt, by O. Collins.
He is said to reside in Chicago, where he has a sign out as a builder and contractor. His wife, a woman hailing from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is believed to have deserted him. At one time during the war, he was on Gen. Pope’s staff in Milwaukee, and was afterwards on the staff of Gen. Gordon Granger as Inspector of the fourth army corps. One of his peculiar traits seems to be that of getting money and favors from ex-army officers on the strength of his former connection with the Federal forces. He had on his person when arrested a railroad pass signed by Gen. Innes, of the Northwestern road.
Previous to the arrest last night, he was last heard of as being in Milwaukee on the 30th of November, where he was turned out of a hotel in company with a woman occupying the same room with him.
The arrest was made quietly, and he was turned over by Detective Ryan to Sergeant Frame, of the Metropolitan Police, who committed him to the workhouse, where he will remain until further orders from St. Louis.
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The Daily Memphis Avalanche
Memphis, Tennessee
Tuesday, May 5, 1868
R. O. Selfridge, of Chicago, formerly of the staff of General Pope, and at one time on the staff of General Gordon Granger, has been arrested in Nashville at the instance of the St. Louis Chief of Police, who accuses him of obtaining goods under false pretenses, and playing the confidence man generally.
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Marriage: 15 June 1853
Hill County, Michigan
Bride: Lois Frances Baxter
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1855 New York Census
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Robert Selfridge, 33 years old, Male, Boarder, Born Tompkins County, New York, Merchant
Lois Selfridge, 22 years old, Female, Boarder, Born Michigan
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Ripon, Ford Du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present
By Maurice McKenna ... Page 390
The two principal lodges in Ripon are the Masonic and Odd Fellows. Ripon Lodge, No. 95, F. & A. M. was granted dispensation in September, 1857. The charter members were Robert O. Selfridge .... The first officers were: R. O. Selfridge, W.M.
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1860 United States Census
Liberty County, Texas
Date: 25 June 1860
31 ... R. O. Selfridge, 38 years old, Male, Merchant, $2000 personal assets, Born in New York
32 ... L. F Selfridge, 24 years old, Female, Born in Michigan
33 ... Harry Selfridge, 2 years old, Male, Born in Wisconsin
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Civil War Records
Enlistment Date: 7 September 1861
Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 36 Years Old
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant: 7 Sept 1861
Enlisted in Company S, Michigan 3rd Cavalry Regiment: 3 Oct 1861
Promoted to Full Captain: 28 Apr 1862
Mustered out: 28 Apr 1862
Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept Infantry Regiment: 28 Apr 1862
Promoted to Full Major: 14 Jul 1862
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel: 1 Nov 1863
Mustered out: 21 Feb 1865.
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Jackson City Patriot
Jackson Daily Citizen
Jackson, Michigan
Thursday Afternoon
15 May 1873
DIED
SELFRIDGE---Killed by the cars, near Washington, Missouri, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, May 6th, 1873, Lieutenant Colonel R. O. [Robert Oliver] Selfridge, aged 51 years, 8 months and 15 days
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Nashville Union and Dispatch
Nashville, Tennessee
1 May 1868 … Page 3
A SHYSTER IN LIMBO
Arrest of a Chicago Conductor, Army Officer and Aurora Oil Speculator---Vicissitudes of Accomplished Scoundrelism.
Acting on information from the Chief of Police at St. Louis, Detective L. G. Ryan arrested at the Stacey House, last night about eleven o’clock, Col. R. O. Selfridge, on charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses in that city in November last. From all that can be learned, this Selfridge is one of the most accomplished scoundrels traveling, and would have been locked up long ago had he met his deserts.
Not a great while ago, he absconded from Nashville with a power of attorney given by O. Collins of this city, to sell territorial rights for the patent Aurora oil, at the same time taking with him several bland deeds signed H. C. Dewitt, by O. Collins.
He is said to reside in Chicago, where he has a sign out as a builder and contractor. His wife, a woman hailing from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is believed to have deserted him. At one time during the war, he was on Gen. Pope’s staff in Milwaukee, and was afterwards on the staff of Gen. Gordon Granger as Inspector of the fourth army corps. One of his peculiar traits seems to be that of getting money and favors from ex-army officers on the strength of his former connection with the Federal forces. He had on his person when arrested a railroad pass signed by Gen. Innes, of the Northwestern road.
Previous to the arrest last night, he was last heard of as being in Milwaukee on the 30th of November, where he was turned out of a hotel in company with a woman occupying the same room with him.
The arrest was made quietly, and he was turned over by Detective Ryan to Sergeant Frame, of the Metropolitan Police, who committed him to the workhouse, where he will remain until further orders from St. Louis.
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The Daily Memphis Avalanche
Memphis, Tennessee
Tuesday, May 5, 1868
R. O. Selfridge, of Chicago, formerly of the staff of General Pope, and at one time on the staff of General Gordon Granger, has been arrested in Nashville at the instance of the St. Louis Chief of Police, who accuses him of obtaining goods under false pretenses, and playing the confidence man generally.
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Marriage: 15 June 1853
Hill County, Michigan
Bride: Lois Frances Baxter
==========
1855 New York Census
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Robert Selfridge, 33 years old, Male, Boarder, Born Tompkins County, New York, Merchant
Lois Selfridge, 22 years old, Female, Boarder, Born Michigan
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Ripon, Ford Du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin Past and Present
By Maurice McKenna ... Page 390
The two principal lodges in Ripon are the Masonic and Odd Fellows. Ripon Lodge, No. 95, F. & A. M. was granted dispensation in September, 1857. The charter members were Robert O. Selfridge .... The first officers were: R. O. Selfridge, W.M.
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1860 United States Census
Liberty County, Texas
Date: 25 June 1860
31 ... R. O. Selfridge, 38 years old, Male, Merchant, $2000 personal assets, Born in New York
32 ... L. F Selfridge, 24 years old, Female, Born in Michigan
33 ... Harry Selfridge, 2 years old, Male, Born in Wisconsin
==========
Civil War Records
Enlistment Date: 7 September 1861
Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Age: 36 Years Old
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant: 7 Sept 1861
Enlisted in Company S, Michigan 3rd Cavalry Regiment: 3 Oct 1861
Promoted to Full Captain: 28 Apr 1862
Mustered out: 28 Apr 1862
Commissioned an officer in the U.S. Volunteers Adjutant General Dept Infantry Regiment: 28 Apr 1862
Promoted to Full Major: 14 Jul 1862
Promoted to Full Lt Colonel: 1 Nov 1863
Mustered out: 21 Feb 1865.
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