Denton Georghegan Sellman was born in Brown County, Ohio. He married Ritta Ann Marshall Feb 6, 1845 in Brown County. She was the daughter of John & Alta "Glaze" Marshall and granddaughter of Nathaniel & Hannah "Kerr" Glaze.
After their marriage, they lived on a farm three miles southwest of Winchester, Ohio. Ritta inherited the farm from her maternal grandparents, Nathaniel & Ritta Ann "Thompson" Glaze. (Ritta Ann Thompson was her mother Alta's stepmother who raised her.)
Denton & Ritta had five children:
1. Nathaniel Thomas Sellman - b. 06 Jun 1846
2. John Humphries Sellman - b. 11 Apr 1848
3. Mary Elln Sellman - b. 02 Oct 1849
4. Wilson Benton Sellman - b. 25 Sep 1856
5. Horace Reynolds Sellman - b. 24 Mar 1862
On September 3, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, 173rd Ohio Infantry. This regiment was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and Denton G Sellman died there while in the service, and was buried in the National Cemetery, six miles northeast of Nashville.
After their marriage, they lived on a farm three miles southwest of Winchester, Ohio. Ritta inherited the farm from her maternal grandparents, Nathaniel & Ritta Ann "Thompson" Glaze. (Ritta Ann Thompson was her mother Alta's stepmother who raised her.)
Denton & Ritta had five children:
1. Nathaniel Thomas Sellman - b. 06 Jun 1846
2. John Humphries Sellman - b. 11 Apr 1848
3. Mary Elln Sellman - b. 02 Oct 1849
4. Wilson Benton Sellman - b. 25 Sep 1856
5. Horace Reynolds Sellman - b. 24 Mar 1862
On September 3, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, 173rd Ohio Infantry. This regiment was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and Denton G Sellman died there while in the service, and was buried in the National Cemetery, six miles northeast of Nashville.
Denton Georghegan Sellman was born in Brown County, Ohio. He married Ritta Ann Marshall Feb 6, 1845 in Brown County. She was the daughter of John & Alta "Glaze" Marshall and granddaughter of Nathaniel & Hannah "Kerr" Glaze.
After their marriage, they lived on a farm three miles southwest of Winchester, Ohio. Ritta inherited the farm from her maternal grandparents, Nathaniel & Ritta Ann "Thompson" Glaze. (Ritta Ann Thompson was her mother Alta's stepmother who raised her.)
Denton & Ritta had five children:
1. Nathaniel Thomas Sellman - b. 06 Jun 1846
2. John Humphries Sellman - b. 11 Apr 1848
3. Mary Elln Sellman - b. 02 Oct 1849
4. Wilson Benton Sellman - b. 25 Sep 1856
5. Horace Reynolds Sellman - b. 24 Mar 1862
On September 3, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, 173rd Ohio Infantry. This regiment was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and Denton G Sellman died there while in the service, and was buried in the National Cemetery, six miles northeast of Nashville.
After their marriage, they lived on a farm three miles southwest of Winchester, Ohio. Ritta inherited the farm from her maternal grandparents, Nathaniel & Ritta Ann "Thompson" Glaze. (Ritta Ann Thompson was her mother Alta's stepmother who raised her.)
Denton & Ritta had five children:
1. Nathaniel Thomas Sellman - b. 06 Jun 1846
2. John Humphries Sellman - b. 11 Apr 1848
3. Mary Elln Sellman - b. 02 Oct 1849
4. Wilson Benton Sellman - b. 25 Sep 1856
5. Horace Reynolds Sellman - b. 24 Mar 1862
On September 3, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, 173rd Ohio Infantry. This regiment was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, and Denton G Sellman died there while in the service, and was buried in the National Cemetery, six miles northeast of Nashville.
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