Selah Ormsby

1812 - 1876

Father: Samuel Ormsby
Mother: Rachel Day
Date of Birth: March 28, 1812
Place of Birth: North Hampton, MA
First Marriage: April 28, 1836, Diana Clark
Second Marriage: about 1840, Henrietta P. Righter
Date of Death: March 28, 1876
Place of Death: Casey, Clark Co, Illinois

First Spouse: Diana Clark
Father: Simeon Clark
Mother: Rhoda Hannum
Date of Death: about 1838/39
Place of Death: Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, OH

Second Spouse: Henrietta P. Righter
Date of Birth: 1812
Place of Birth: NY

Children:

1. Charles Clark Ormsby, born August 20, 1838, Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, OH
2. Henrietta Ormsby, born 1840, Brecksville, OH
3. Mary D. Ormsby, 1845, Cumberland Co., IL
4. John S. Ormsby, born 1857, Casey, Clark Co, IL

Additional Facts:

Diana Clark was sister of Ester Clark. Diana married Selah and Ester married Selah's brother Calvin.

1850 Census, August 21, 1850, Greenup, Cumberland Co, IL

1850 Farmer, Long Point Precinct, Cumberland, IL

Illinois Public Land Purchase Record:

Type: FD, Section: NWSE Sect: 05, Township: 09N, Range: 10E, Acres: 4000, January 17, 1849

Simeon Clark was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA 10 Feb 1777. Simeon died in Huntsburg, Geauga, OH. He married Rhoda Hannum in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. Rhoda was born Northampton, Hampshire, MA 6 Sep 1777. Rhoda was the daughter of Joel HANNUM and Esther ?. Rhoda died 6 Apr 1852 in Huntsburg, Geauga, OH, at 74 years of age. Taken from 'The History of Easthampton' by Payson W. Lyman (1866) - "Simeon, the oldest son, was born Feb. 10, 1777, and spent the greater part of his life in Easthampton. He was a carpenter by trade, and was often entrusted with the care of difficult peices of work. Among other things, he built a bridge across Mill river in Northampton, about the year 1820. He finally went to Huntsburg, Ohio where he died. His children were eight in number, viz: Simeon Parsons, Coleman, Mercy, Tertius, Esther, Lewis, Diana, Abner Laurens."

Simeon CLARK and Rhoda HANNUM had the following children:

1. Diana CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. Diana died 1838 in Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co. Ohio. She married Selah ORMSBY. Selah was born Northampton, Hampshire, MA 28 Mar 1812. Selah died 28 Mar 1876 in Casey, Clark Co. Illinois, at 64 years of age. Diana CLARK and Selah ORMSBY had the following child: Charles Clark ORMSBY, born 20 Aug 1838.
2. Coleman CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. He married Esther JANES in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. Esther was the daughter of Obadiah JANES and Esther LYMAN. Removed to Ohio.
3. Mercy CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. She married Abner WADE.
4. Tertius CLARK.
5. Lewis CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA. Removed to Ohio.
6. Abner CLARK was born in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA.
7. Esther CLARK was born in Massachusetts 1811. She married Calvin ORMSBY in Easthampton, Hampshire, MA, 3 May 1834.

Mary D. Ormsby

1845 - 1868

Father: Selah Ormsby
Mother: Henrietta Righter
Date of Birth: 1845
Place of Birth: Cumberland Co., IL
First Marriage: Sept. 26, 1868, John Russell Shuey
Date of Death:
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Spouse: John R. Shuey
Father: John P. Shuey
Mother: Elizabeth Grass
Date of Birth: April 6, 1849
Place of Birth: Westfield, Clark Co, Illinois
Date of Death:
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Henrietta Ormsby

1840

Father: Selah Ormsby
Mother: Henrietta Righter
Date of Birth: 1840
Place of Birth: Brecksville, Ohio
First Marriage: Arthur W. Rundle
Date of Death:
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John S. Ormsby

1857

Father: Selah Ormsby
Mother: Henrietta Righter
Date of Birth: 1857
Place of Birth: Casey, Clark Co, Illinois
Date of Death:
Place of Death: Casey, Clark Co, Illinois

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