PHOTOS FROM GLASS NEGATIVES

DORA (ELMEGREEN) SELL


Dora (Elmegreen) Sell

From Manitowoc co. marriage records:
Henry Ch. Sell and Dorothea M. Elmgreen (v.6 p.35)
Married May 17, 1890 at Reformed Church, Town of Schleswig
Henry Ch. Sell
Son of Hans Sell and Katherine Kloth
Born Town of New Holstein –cheesemaker 
Dorothea M. Elmegreen
Daughter of August Elmegreen and Friederike Dachel
Born Town of Schleswig
Witnesses A. F. Elmgreen and Johannes Sell
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Mrs. Dora Sell, 87, of New Holstein, widow of the late 
Henry Sell, died suddenly Tuesday at Sunset Nursing Home 
here where she had been residing eight years.  
The former Dora Elmergreen, she was born March 22, 1870, 
in the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, a daughter 
of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Elmergreen. She was 
married to Mr. Sell in Schleswig, May 17, 1890. Following 
marriage the couple farmed for 10 years in the Schleswig 
area, then moved to a Calumet County farm west of New 
Holstein where they remained until Mr. Sell’s death in 
February 1935. She had lived in New Holstein until coming 
to the local nursing home.  
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Paul Tank (Gladys), rural 
Menasha; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Mary McBain, Madison, 
and Mrs. Ella Gensch, Oshkosh.  Two sons and a daughter 
also preceded her in death.
Services will be held Friday at the Erbe-Hoffmann Funeral 
Home, with Rev. Peter Schild officiating.  Burial will be 
in New Holstein City Cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, January 8, 1958
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New Holstein—Henry Christian Sell, aged 75, passed away at 
his home here on Pine Avenue Thursday as a result of a heart 
attack.  Mr. Sell had been in ill health for three years and 
was confined to his bed for the past three weeks. He was born 
here Sept. 11, 1859, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Sell 
and spent the greater part of his life in this vicinity.  He 
was a cheesemaker and farmer and ten years ago retired because 
of his poor health.  On May 17, 1900 he was married to Miss 
Dora Elmegreen of the town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County.
Besides his wife, Mr. Sell is survived by two daughters, Mrs. 
Mabel Schulte of Modesto, California and Mrs. Gladys Tank of 
Appleton, a son Attorney Melville H. Sell in Milwaukee, five 
grandchildren, two brothers, Frank Sell of Sheboygan and Walter 
Sell of Fond du Lac and a sister, Mrs. Ella Potts of Lansing, 
Ill. One son, Ralph, died in the spring of 1934.  
Funeral services will be held at the Erbe- Hoffmann Funeral 
Home here Monday.  Burial will be made in the New Holstein 
cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, February 8, 1935

ELIZABETH (GERHARDT) SELL


Elizabeth (Gerhardt) Sell

ELIZABETH (GERHARDT) SELL (2)


Elizabeth (Gerhardt) Sell (2)

From Sheboygan county marriage records:
Karl Anton Adolp Sell and Elizabeth Gerhardt (v.7 p.59)
Married Dec. 30, 1890 in Evangelical Church, Town of Rhine
Karl Anton Adolp Sell
Son of Hans Heinrich Sell and Katherine Knoop
Taylor at Glidden, Ashland County
Born Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Elizabeth Gerhardt
Daughter of Adam Gerhardt and Magdalena Hofmann
Born Town of Rhine
Witnesses Jacob Gerhardt and Wilhelmine Paulsen

FRED SELL


Fred Sell

FRED SELL


Fred Sell - Chilton - Oct. 1890


From Calumet county death records:
Fritz Friederick Sell (v.6 p.313)
Single
Dec. 21, 1865-May 6, 1915
Son Hans F. Sell and Katharine Kloth (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin –farmer 
Died from “dropsy –cirrohosis of liver”
Buried at New Holstein
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Frederick Sell, son of Hans Sell, passed away at the home of this father in this 
village Thursday morning from dropsy, after having been ill since last March. He 
was born on the old homestead two miles northwest of the village on the 2nd day 
of December 1865.  For many years he assisted his father on the farm after which 
he learned the cheesemaker’s trade and later had a factory of his own.  He sold 
his factory and then spent many years in the Dakotas.  From there he went to the 
state of Washington.  After returning from the west he again made his home with 
his father until a few years ago when he went to live with his brothers at 
Sheboygan. When taken ill three weeks ago he asked to be taken home to his father. 
The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the home and the 
Reformed church, Rev. Plappert will officiate.
Calumet County Reporter, May 7, 1915

GEORGE SELL


George Sell

From Calumet county marriage records:
George C. Sell and Anna E. Langer (v.3 p.310)
April 8, 1902 in Catholic ceremony, Jericho, Calumet County
George C. Sell
Son of Juergen Sell and Juliana Wilkens
Born Town of New Holstein –farmer 
Anna E. Langer
Daughter of Frank Langer and Mathilda Schneider
Born Chilton, Calumet County
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From Calumet county death records:
George Carl Sell (v.10 p.179)
June 2, 1870-Jan. 8, 1938
Husband of Anna Langar Sell
Son of Juergen Sell and Juliana Wilkens
Born Town of New Holstein –farmer 
Died by “hanging with rope –suicide –hanging with rope by neck”
Buried at New Holstein Cemetery
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Funeral services for George C. Sell, who died Saturday morning at his home in 
the town of New Holstein, two miles northwest of here, were held at the Erbe-
Hoffmann Funeral Home here, with the Rev. A George Schmid officiating. Burial 
was made in the city cemetery.  
Mr. Sell was born in the town of New Holstein on June 2, 1870, the son of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. Juergen Sell.  He was united in marriage to Miss Anna Langer 
of Jericho on April 8, 1902. The couple moved to the farm which they have ever 
since made their home.  He is survived by the following:  His wife; five 
daughters, Mrs. William (Evangeline) Purdue of Waukegan, Ill.; Mrs. Robert 
(Verena) Lauson of Corpus Christi, Texas; Margaret of Milwaukee; Mrs. Milton 
(Irene) Heimbecker of Detroit, Mich.; and Minola of Chicago; two sons, Victor 
and Daniel at home; two grandchildren; a brother, Robert Sell of Rose Mount, 
Minn.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Sell of Milwaukee; and five sisters, Mrs. 
George Thede, Sr. and Mrs. John Boockmeier of here; Mrs. Clara Berendt of 
Gwinner, N. D., Mrs. Bertha Rickman and Mrs. Juliana Kindgrin of Sioux City, 
Iowa.
Tri-County Record, January 13, 1938