Selmes, Tilden Russell
Item
Title
Selmes, Tilden Russell
Gender
Male
Biography
"Tilden was born in Hannibal, Missouri, to Tilden and Sarah Benton Selmes. A graduate of Yale, he moved to St. Paul to practice law. It was there that he met and married Patty Flandrau. The couple moved to Tilden’s ranch near Mandan, Dakota Territory, where they befriended Teddy Roosevelt. Tilden was diagnosed with stomach cancer at the age of forty-one and died at the Dinsmore farm. " --Cathy Callopy
Member
Selmes family
Birth date
10 Nov 1853
Place of birth
Hannibal (Mo.)
Father
Selmes, Tilden
Mother
Benton, Sarah
Life event(s)
Marriage: 7 Jun 1883; Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s)
Child(ren)
Death date
1 Aug 1895
Place of death
Death and burial information
Occupation(s)
Lawyer (Assistant Counsel)
Resided in
St. Paul (Minn.)
Dakota Territory
Bibliographic citation(s)
FindAGrave.com, memorial #107322106
North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Flandrau, Martha Macomb | Spouse(s) | Person |
| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Greenway, Isabella Selmes |
Father | Person |