1857
Walter Selleck and his twin brother Arthur were born 30 June 1857.
About 1867
Walter Selleck lost most of his hearing due to scarlet fever when he was 10 or 11 years old. In an attempt to reduce the fever, Walter was packed in cold beef liver. Either the effort was too late or it didn't work because Walter was left with a great deal of hearing loss. As an example of how deaf Walter was, his youngest son Walter Beaulou Selleck told his son Steven the following story. One day near Marydell, southeast of Culver, Walter was on the railroad tracks while Walter Beaulou was in a wheat field near the tracks looking at the crop when a train came along. Walter's back was to the train so he did not see the train coming and was so hard of hearing that he did not hear the train. Walter Beaulou said he ran up and shoved his dad off the tracks just before the train would have hit him. That's how deaf he was. (Story from Steven J. Selleck.)
1870
During the time that James and Arthur were on their way to Texas and back, Walter Selleck broke the sod at Lindsay on 160 acres of ground with a one bottom plow and a mule. The quarter section went from Lindsay and south to the road that crosses the Soloman River. (According to Avon Selleck as told to Steven J. Selleck.)
About 1880
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| Walter Selleck. Tintype |
1881
Eliza Selleck conveyed to Walter Selleck 110 acres in consideration of $1,260 consisting of the W½ of the NE¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West of the Prime Meridian and 30 acres on the west side of SW¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West by Warranty Deed. Recorded 15 November 1881. Walter's 30 acres started at the SW corner of the SW¼ of Section 18, ran 30 rods east, then 160 rods north, then 30 rods west and back south 160 rods to the starting point. (Cloud County, Kansas, Deed Book N, p. 104)
1882
on Walter Selleck conveyed to his mother Eliza Selleck 110 acres in consideration of $1,200 consisting of the W½ of the NE¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West of the Prime Meridian and 30 acres on the west side of SW¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West by Warranty Deed. Recorded 9 October 1882. This was the same property sold to him by Eliza the year before. (Cloud County, Kansas, Deed Book W, p. 213)
1885
From the Simpson, Kansas, newspaper, Simpson Siftings:
"South of Simpson on the Sunny Side of the River" "A few things that would look nice:--Walter Selleck get [sic] a bird for his cage." March 13, 1885, p. 4. In an e-mail Steven Selleck wrote, "I believe the reference to the bird in Walter's cage means, he was courting someone (maybe Leuna Cool, nickname 'Una')."
"Walter Selleck has a new watch, he says he can tell what time to go home." April 10, 1885, p. 5.
"Walter Selleck has traded off his watch. He says he can guess at the time to go home." April 17, 1885, p. 5.
"Walter Selleck crosses on the Glasco bridge often of late." May 15, 1885, p. 5. Walter loved to dance and that is how he came to know Polly Motes. Walter's eldest son, Avon, said that Walter used to "hum and clog" while cooking breakfast.
"Walter Selleck seems interested in the price of cook stoves." June 12, 1885, p. 4.
"The Sellick Brothers have erected a neat barn on their place south of town." July 30, 1885, p. 4.
"Walter Sellick trots out a new Bain wagon this week." August 6, 1885, p. 4. According to Steven Selleck, "A bain wagon was pretty much a standard wagon that a person would see on 'Gunsmoke' or other westerns. It had a black box with red wheels and a spring mounted front seat and had no cover. They were hand-made in Kenosha, Wisconsin."
"Walter Sellick go [sic] to Glasco." August 20, 1885, p. 6.
1886
Walter married Leuna COOL 23 December 1886 in Bennington, Kansas. December 23, was his Dad's (James's) birthday.
1897
On 26 February 1897, Edwin and Jennie B. Fowler, husband and wife, of Jackson County, Missouri, in consideration of $1,000 conveyed to Walter Selleck of Cloud County the E½ of the NE¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West of the Prime Meridian. (Cloud County, Kansas, Deed Book 17, p. 528)
On 7 May 1897, Walter Selleck of Cloud County, conveyed to Eliza Selleck of Cloud County the E½ of the NE¼ of Section 18, Township 8 South, Range 5 West of the Prime Meridian. (Cloud County, Kansas, Deed Book 19, p. 575)
1904
Walter Selleck married Polly Motes on 06 July 1904 in Minneapolis, Kansas. When Walter and Polly got married he was 48 and she was 20. According to Steven Selleck, Walter Beaulou was the last child born when Walter was 63 and Polly, 35. The marriage would have been very short as Walter filed for divorce from Polly in 1904-05 but, when he found out she was pregnant with Avon, he stopped the process.
1906
On 27 August 1906, Arthur and Julia Selleck, husband and wife, of Cloud County, Kansas, in consideration of $6,000 conveyed to Walter Selleck of Mitchell County the SE¼ of Section 5, Township 7 South, Range 8 West of the Prime Meridian. (Mitchell County, Kansas, Deed Book 27, p. 11) This farm is around the Solomon Rapids area. Steven Selleck believes that they farmed there from 1906 until around 1911.
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| Walter Selleck obituary that was in the Beloit Daily Call, Beloit, Kansas. |
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