Selah Burt
Selah W. Burt, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, June 15, 1835; son of Warren and Lydia (Shurtliflf) Burt. His paternal grandparents, Martin and Philamela (Robinson) Burt, formerly of Hampshire County, Mass., settled in Franklin Township in 1821, and his maternal grandparents, Selah and Pruanna (Phillips) Shurtliff, formerly of Hampden, Mass., settled in Franklin Township in 1819. Our subject was reared in Franklin Township, and was educated in the common schools and Hiram College. He has been twice married. His first wife was Sarah Stowe, of Franklin Township, this county. May 24, 1863, he married his present wife, Susan, daughter of Joseph B. and Ruth (Olin) Stratton, of Franklin. The issue of this union is one child —Cora M. Mr. Biirt is now serving his eleventh term as Trustee of Franklin Township. He is a F. & A. M. ; in politics a Republican.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885