John Henry Selman:
Born: November 16, 1839
Birthplace: Madison County Arkansas
Father: Jeremiah Selman Unknown – 1861
Mother: Permelia Norwood 1810 – 1867
(Buried: Newcomb Cemetery Crystal Falls Texas)
1st Wife: Edna Beatrice DeGraffenreid 1847 – 1879
(Buried: Edna Selman Burial Place Fort Davis Texas)
2nd Wife: Romula Granadine
Children:
Henry Smith Selman 1868 – 1949
(Buried: Monahans Memorial Cemetery Monahans Texas)
William Mathis Selman 1870 – 1952
(Buried: Oak Lawn Cemetery Rockdale Texas)
Margaretta Mazeene Etta Selman Anderson 1872 – 1950
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery Mangum Oklahoma)
John Marion Selman Jr. 1875 – 1937
(Buried: South San Gabriel Cemetery South San Gabriel Texas)
Civil War Career:
Private Company B 22nd Texas Cavalry Regiment
Known to have deserted from the Confederate Army
Occupation after War:
1877 – 1878: Deputy of Hides in Shackelford County Texas
Organizer and leader of Selman's Scouts during Lincoln County War
1880: Captured by Texas Ranger Joe McKidrict in Texas
Fled from Prison and lived in Chihuahua Mexico until 1888
1888: His name was cleared and all charges were dropped
1893 – 1894: Constable in El Paso Texas
1894: Killed former Texas Ranger Bass Outlaw
1895: Killed John Wesley Hardin at the Acme Saloon
Died: April 6, 1896
Place of Death: El Paso Texas
Cause of Death: Killed by U.S. Marshal George Scarborough
Age at time of Death: 56 years old
Burial Place: Concordia Cemetery El Paso Texas
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