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

Armitage Index