"FATHER / S. S. LINGO / 1849 - 1916"
Selkirk Samuel "S.S." LINGO (b. 26 Dec 1849 OH - d. 26 Jun 1916 IA) was the son of Gideon W. LINGO and Naomi Ann BOLON of Belmont Co, OH. He m. 19 Mar. 1875 to Martha Ann MARTIN in Belmont Co, OH. This couple had four children all born in Page Co, IA.

Buried in Original Section, Lot 31.
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Shenandoah Sentinel-Post on 27 or 28 Jun 1916 -
"S.S. LINGO - Shenandoah Sentinel-Post: Selkirk Samuel Lingo, one of the influential and representative men of Page county, died at his home in Lincoln township near Norwich on Monday evening at 8:25 o'clock. The funeral will take place from the home Thursday afternoon, June 29, at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Edgar Price, pastor of the Christian church in Council Bluffs, IA. The Masons will have charge of the burial and interment will be in the Rose Hill cemetery, Shenandoah. The deceased was born in Belmont county, OH, near Speidel, Dec 28, 1849. His parents Gideon and Niomi (Bolen) were natives of Delaware and Virginia respectively. he was a member of a family of thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters. He was reared on a farm and obtained his education in the district school by spending three months during the winter in them. In 1875 he came to Lincoln township, Page county, Ia., and engaged in the live stock business. He was the first man to ship a load of stock on the Humeston and Shenandoah railroad which is now known as the Keokuk and Western railroad. In February of that year he purchased 240 acres of choice land in section 9, Lincoln township, which he improved and which he still owned at his death and in fact where he lived when he died. But that was not all the land he owned by eight hundred acres. He continued his live stock business until his death and was one of the most influential farmers in Page county. He was united in marriage March 9, 1875, to Miss Martha A. Martin of Belmont county, O., she being a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Amos Martin. To them were born four children: Walter M., Earnest Selkirk, Mary Mable Gamble and Otis Allen Lingo. They are all married and live in Page county and will attend the funeral of their father. Mrs. Lingo died June 15 1895. February 1, 1910 [should read 1900 - GFM] Mr. Lingo was united in marrieage to Miss Hattie Cole who survives him and who has been greatly devoted to him during his long sickness. He and his deceased wife were charter members of the Shenandoah chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. He is also a member of Mountain Lodge, No. 360, A F & A M of Essex, Iowa. He always took a deep interest in schools and betterment of society. he was a republican in politics and nearly always was pressed into some township office.
"Besides his wife and children mentioned above the deceased leaves one brother, John of Essex, who is also one of the most prominent farmers and stockmen of Page county, and five sisters who names are: Mrs. Lindley Gregg, Mrs. D. Orrison of Ohio, Mrs. Ellen Bailey of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Julia Corbin of California and Mrs. George Cheshire of Coin, Iowa.
"Mr. Lingo was a man of large influence in Page county. He believed in the right and stood for the right and leaves a very large circle of friends who now extend the hand of sympathy to the bereaved wife and children."