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CHARLES JEFFERSON SELLECK, gardener, post office Hulton, was born Jan. 1, 1838, in Erie, Pa., a son of Joseph Whiting and Mary Ann (Casper) Selleck. His father was born in Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1799, and died in 1858; he was one of the old pioneers of Erie, and for many years was a teacher of music, day school and penmanship, in his last days following gardening. His mother was born in December, 1812, and died in 1876. They were members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Selleck was educated in the Erie Academy and the west ward school. At the age of twenty-one he enlisted in the U. S. navy, on the ship Conestoga, carrying six guns. He served one year, and the next year enlisted on the Silver Lake, and participated in the battle of Nashville; he was discharged Aug. 19, 1865. Returning to Erie county, he learned the cooper’s trade, which he followed twelve years at Erie, Oil City, Titusville and Pittsburgh. Since then he has been engaged in the garden business in Verona. He was married, in 1868, to Mary R. Shade, of Coleman, this county. They have seven children, named as follows: Charles Francis, Harry Vincent, George Whiting, Emma Blanche, Milley, Willis and Ralph, all at home. The family are members of the M. E. Church; politically Mr. Selleck is a republican.