He was born in 1840/41 (2 (22 yrs, 2 mos, 21 dys at death), 5 (20 in 1861), 7 (9 in 1850)). He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania (5, 7).
In 1850, he was living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Charles and Ann Selah (presumably his parents), and with Theodore, Aaron, Josiah, and Isaac Selah (presumably siblings) (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
When he enlisted, he was a nailor (5).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark b[rown?] hair (5).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 November 1861 (1, 5, 8). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Gilbert (5). He was a private, in company G (1, 9).
He was promoted to seventh corporal on 3 September 1862 (4).
He was killed on 3 July 1863 at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). He was a corporal, in company G (1, 9). He was buried in Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2, 7, 8).
Paula Gidjunis gives tours at the Montgomery Cemetery, and is interested in Selah. Contact her at [email protected].
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Samuel U Selah)
2 Montgomery Cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (including the inscription on the tombstone) (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Samuel Selah)
3 company G, register of deaths (Samuel N Selah)
4 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (Samuel N Selah)
5 company G, descriptive roll, #68 (Samuel N Selah)
6 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Samuel U [sic] Selah)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Norristown, U. Ward, microfilm series M432, film 800, page 236 verso = 470 handwritten (Samuel Selah)
7 Find a Grave, memorial 14798402, added by Pat Callahan, 2 July 2006, accessed 19 March 2011 [the memorial refers to his service in G 93rd PA] (Samuel N Selah)
8 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 23 March 2011) (Samuel Selah)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Samuel N Selah)
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Dwellings visited | 220 | ||||||
| Families visited | 220 | ||||||
| Name | Charles Selah | Ann " | Theodore " | Samuel " | Aaron " | Josiah " | Isaac " |
| Age | 34 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Laborer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | New Jersey | Penna | Norristown Pa | Do | Do | Do | Chester Co Pa |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Dwelling number | 1125 | |||||||
| Family number | 1195 | |||||||
| Name | Charles Selah | Ann Selah | Theodore " | Aaron " | Josiah " | Isaac " | Charles " | Catharine " |
| Age | 43 | 43 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | f |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Laborer | Nailor | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | Pa | " | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | ||||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |