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Guy C. Selden, who is engaged in carrying on agricultural operations on his farm of 140 acres in section 6, Independence township, Oakland County, was born on the place that is still his home, June 26, 1863. He is a son of Guy W. and Nancy (Kitchen) Selden and a grandson of Elisha B. and Sarah F. Selden.

Elisha B. Selden, who was a native of New York, came to Michigan at an early date, about 1849, secured a farm in Oakland County and engaged in farming. He was the father of five children, namely: Augustus, Theodore, Guy W., Hannibal and Green.

Guy W. Selden was born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, and came to Michigan with his father when he was 25 years of age. He was always engaged in farming, and with very satisfactory results, for he became one of the large land owners of Oakland County. He started a poor boy and reached success through his untiring work on the farm. Politically he was a Republican and held several local offices. He was a member of the Grange and interested in movements intended for the good of the farming community. He was held in high esteem as a man of good, sound judgment. He was married, first, to Sarah M. Dake, a native of New York, and they were blessed with one child, Sarah P., who lives in Clarkston, Oakland County. His second marriage was to Nancy Kitchen, a native of New Jersey, and a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Young) Kitchen, both natives of New Jersey. This union resulted in the birth of three children, namely: Mary V. (Brown), of Clarkson, Oakland County; Adella E., of Clarkston, Oakland County, who is living with her half sister; and Guy C.

Guy C. Selden has always followed farming. He has an excellent farm and makes stock raising a feature, having thoroughbred Durham cattle, Hampshire sheep and Poland-China and Duroc-Jersey hogs. His farm produces annually about 600 bushels of oats, 200 bushels of wheat, 1,700 bushels of corn, 800 bushels of potatoes and 25 tons of hay.

Mr. Selden was married February 19, 1890, to Annie F. Cross, a native of Independence township, Oakland County, and a daughter of Aaron H. and Matilda (Jones) Cross, natives of Independence township, Oakland County, Michigan, and New Jersey, respectively. They were blessed with two children, namely: Blanche A. and Guy H. Mr. Selden is a Republican, but gives little attention to political matters. In social circles he is a member of the K. O. T. M. and the Grange.