Family:Rex McLuen and Ruth Sellman (1)

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Parents: Benjamin McLuen and Anna Lemon
Rex McLuen
b. 21 Mar 1888 Guthrie, Iowa, United States
d. May 1968 Atlantic, IA
Parents: William Sellman and Henrietta Biggs
Ruth Sellman
b. 3 Dec 1891 Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, United States
d. 23 Nov 1923 Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States
m. 4 Nov 1909 Guthrie County, Iowa
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Marriage? 4 Nov 1909 Guthrie County, Iowa
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BirthDeath
1.
Lake Lucile Evelyn McLuen
4 Mar 1910 Guthrie Center, Guthrie, Iowa, United States
22 Nov 1972 Guthrie, Iowa, United States
2.
Benjamin McLuen
7 Jan 1914 Guthrie Center, Guthrie, Iowa, United States
22 Dec 1998
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One of their sons was William Benjamin McLuen, b. 1914, d. 1998 and lived in Anita, IA. He was a banker.

William Benjamin's, son of Rex, great grandmother Jane McCutcheon (1840-1939) was born at Meadeville, PA. She came to Iowa by oxen team in 1857 and first settled at Crawfordsville, IA. She was married to Great grandfather Michail McConnah Lemon (1842-1922) in 1866 and moved to Guthrie county via covered wagon. They forded the Des Moines river at the site of the Des Moines post office. Great grandfather Lemon was a Captain in the Civil War. His great-great-great-great grandfather Ephriam Dilley, Sr. (1755-1844) served as a private in the Revolutionary War with several companies over a period of about 4 years. (written by a family member)


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