Ray/Rachal Seller 1870- 1957
1870. Rachel Seller was born Portland, Oregon on 6/6/1870- this from her husband's 1913 passport application . 1870 Portland US Census taken on 15 /6/1870!
This almost certainly her family there in 1870: - a Moses Seller was a witness on one of Rachel's husband's registration as a US citizen in Frankfurt 1908
The female infant, alias Rachel, has June entered as her birth month!! . Against Moses: Value of real estate: 2000. Value of Personal Estate 9000 . Both parents of Moses and of Rosa were of foreign birth , Names in blue not clickable!
Moses Seller | 36 born Bavaria Crockery Dealer |
Rosa Seller | 23 born Bavaria |
Freddy M Seller | 5 born California |
Laura Seller | 3 born Oregon |
Infant Seller | 1/12 born Oregon |
Mary Allen | 35 born Ireland domestic |
A Frankman | 21born Bavaria bookkeeping |
Look for above on FMP!
So. Rachel Seller was born to Moses Seller & Rosa Dilsheimer on 6/6/1870 Portland, Oregon
1889.Rachel Seller married Frederick Joseph Seller on 24/5/1889 in Frankfurt -Waldeck
1890. May Lucie Seller was born Frankfurt am Main on 3/3/1890 to Joseph & Rachel - to a Californian father and an Oregon mother
1899. Edwin Joseph Seller born Frankfurt 28/1/1899 Joseph & Rachel
Daughter May Lucie also married in Frankfurt in 1911- so perhaps her parents lived there 1890-1911? Although May had been in France, England, Italy, Switzerland from ~1905-1907, then Belgium & Holland from 1909
1908 . Her husband registered himself, his wife Rachel & his 2 children, as US citizens in Frankfurt; form endorsed by a Mr Moses Seller, a native of Frankfurt: this would be her father, Moses Seller 1834
1909. 16/11/1909. He applied for a US passport for himself, his wife Rachel & his 2 children, his existing passport being number 3639, issued 2/5/1907
1912. 20/1/1912. He applied for a US passport, his existing passport being number 16958, issued 10/12/1909
1913. Frederick Joseph Seller, merchant, a permanent resident of San Francisco, appled for a passport for himself, wife, Rachel, and son Edwin - passport applications viewable on FMP
1913. Fred Seller arrived, alone, in New York from Bremen on 15/4/1913. His US address being 2236 ?L...... ? Park West, San Francisco
1926. Fred Seller was residing 957 E Lynn, Springfield Missouri as a plumber, wife Rachel A Seller - Springfield Missouri City Directory. Not sure if this our Fred!
1920 & 1930 US Censuses - I cannot find Rachel or her husband! - have searched extensively!
1913-1940 . Ger husband, Fred.J Seller must die
1940 Ray Seller, 69, widow , was living as a lodger in San Francisco . She had been living in California in 1935
Irene | Kling | Head | Divorced | Female | 45 | 1895 | Hungary |
Leslie | Dekanlossy | Son | Single | Male | 28 | 1912 | Hungary |
Ray | Seller | Lodger | Widowed | Female | 69 | 1871 | Oregon |
Serge | Fisher | Lodger | Single | Male | 52 | 1888 | Russia |
Mabel | Bleich | Lodger | Single | Female | 45 | 1895 | California |
Elizabeth | Bisenius | Lodger | Single | Female | 28 | 1912 | North Dakota |
1957. Rachel S Seller, born 6/6/1870 Oregon, mother's maiden name Dilsheimer, father's name Seller, died 19/1/1957( this 6 monthe before her gggranddaughter, Carolyn Armitage, was born!) San Francisco - Ancestry California, death index