In " "AN OUTLINE HISTORY of Tioga and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania,
Chemung,
Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York by TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES,
BORO'S AND CITIES", written expressly for the Gazette Company, ELMIRA, N.Y.
for a Premium to subscribers of the Weekly Gazette and Free Press.
Copyright, 1885 by The Gazette Company"", there are two listed for Elmira.

US Congressman Selah Tuthill of NY died in 1821.

Selah Holcomb settled 2 mi. E. of Jerusalem in Herkimer County.

Several of the 8 or 9 hits on my hard drive alone. Common enough, I guess.

David Minor



>        Ok, this may be a stupid question, but was "Selah" a common first
>name in the 19th century?  I keep finding it in my records here, and I think
>it's being used as a male first name, but my only other recollection of it
>is as a kind of exclamation in the Bible.
>        Does anybody have any information on this?
>
>Sharon A. Pullen, C.A.
>Archivist
>Office of the County Clerk
>Historic Documents Library
>310 Center Drive
>Riverhead, NY 11901-3392
>
>Phone: 631-852-2015
>Email:  [log in to unmask]


David Minor
Eagles Byte Historical Research
Pittsford, New York
585 264-0423
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