Lewis Selover

From Hadler 1942:

Md Prudence Obert and moved to Lake City, Minn. in 1857. His education was very meager as he was apprenticed to a German farmer in N.J. at an early age and was greatly overworked. Had a fine tenor voice even in his old age and in his youth was choir leader. He was much disappointed when his seventh child turned out to be a girl, after having had six sons. Margaret was never popular with her father, although her brothers worshipped her. Census of 1830 , shows Lewis living in Middlesex Co. and 1850 living in Middletown Twp., Monmouth Co. N.J. Prudence died shortly after reaching Minn. and the daughter, Margaret, kept house for her father. He was active, even when very old and never seemed to mind the cold, wearing little clothing.

He lived with his son Henry in Lake City, Minnesota, in 1880.

On February, 15, 1834, Lewis bought 70 acres of land in Middlesex Co., N.J., from Peter G. Obert (born 1771, NOT his father-in-law Peter Obert, born 1775). He "built a dwelling house and made other improvements thereon," and, "by mesne conveyances" vested the land to William Simpson in February, 1839.