Ferne STEPHEY was the daughter of Emma B. HIGGINS and David STEPHEY
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Ferne STEPHEY was born on 20 August 1888 in Ruskin, Nebraska.
Harry SELLECK was 17 October 1889.
From the 1900 census, Ferne was born in August 1888 in Nebraska,
living with her parents and her siblings Berton C. Stephey and
Ethel T. Stephey at Parson Creek, Linn County Missouri
From the 1910 census she is still living in the same place with the same family members. Her brother is now listed as Clyde.
From the 1920 census, her mother is now a widow, everything else remains the same.
From the 1930 census, Ferne is now listed as M. Ferne Stephey, living in Meadville, Linn County, Missouri. She is listed as sister to the head of the household Clyde. Also in the household is 4 year old Jean R. Leslie, niece.
From the 1940 census we find Mildred Ferne STEPHEY, age 51 and
niece Jean Romaine LESLIE, age 14, living in Meadville, Linn County,
Missouri. Ferne is listed as born in Nebraska and Jean in Kansas.
Ferne STEPHEY married Harry SELLECK on 12 April 1941. This was Harry SELLECK'S second marriage.
Ferne passed away in 1963 in Meadville, Missouri.
Harry passed away on 17 January 1977.
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This page was last updated on 15 May 2013