Selina James Dean
- Member for
- 6 years 4 months 15 days
- Find a Grave ID
Bio
Hello!
I have always enjoyed researching the history and genealogy of my family, but didn't get more serious about it until adulthood. I was very fortunate to be adopted by my loving step-mom in 10th grade so you may notice I have familial relations listed for both my adoptive and biological family (I have 6 grandparents, 12 great grandparents, etc.). I am also recently married (2022) and have started research on some of my in-laws. Some family names I research: Barron, Balieu, Boring, Dean, Dunn, Eckhardt, Emert, James, Jones, Marsh, Peffer, Sabo, Wambaugh, and Yeager.
I find cemeteries to be very peaceful places and have always enjoyed strolling through, taking note of the folks we have lost and paying respects to them. Thank you to all the volunteers who do this with care and reverence, honoring those who are no longer with us. Many older cemeteries that l have been to have deteriorating stones that are hard or impossible to read. We are losing our history every day this happens. Places like Find A Grave help us to preserve memorials before it is too late.
I do my best to add as much information as possible when adding a memorial, but I am human and sometimes make mistakes or miss things. If I am missing info or have made a mistake, please reach out via the "edit" button and note your source in the comment area. I say this, not to be difficult, but to ensure that the information included is as accurate as possible.
You may notice that I currently manage more memorials than I have created. This is because I have requested management of several close family members' and friends' memorials. If you are a family member or close friend of a person's memorial that I manage, I will absolutely transfer a memorial to your care, often times even outside of the Find A Grave requirements (barring a few exceptions - see * below.) I will never understand why some contributors hoard/collect memorials of those they have no connection to, when a loved one is asking to take over care. Managing a loved one's memorial can be a wonderful way to honor and remember them. You want to manage your best friend's memorial? Done. What about a great great great grandparent/aunt/uncle, etc.? Absolutely. Just reach out to me via email or the contact manager button with your Find A Grave ID, their Memorial ID, and a brief explanation of the relationship and I will happily transfer the memorial to your care. I have a dedicated email for my genealogy and Find A Grave work that I check regularly.
If I do not respond to a transfer request or edits within 3 business days, please follow up with me via email. Please remember to be kind.
* I will NOT transfer memorials of my direct relatives to you unless dictated by Find a Grave policy. I almost always list my relationship publicly, which can be found in the Maintained by/Originally Created by field, so if you see this in the source, please refrain from asking.
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Remembrance
We talk openly of life.
Of the joyful times we had.
And the joyful times we will have together.
Death gives no joy.
It has no voice.
We have muted it because there are no more
times to have together.
While the remembrance of death is painful,
the remembrance of those who lived,
those we loved, is joyous.
They have left footprints implanted in our minds,
in our hearts, and in the very essence of our being
that shall remain forever.
Death is sad.
Remembrance is not.
So let us remember their lives.
Forever.
-Patrick Cunningham
I have always enjoyed researching the history and genealogy of my family, but didn't get more serious about it until adulthood. I was very fortunate to be adopted by my loving step-mom in 10th grade so you may notice I have familial relations listed for both my adoptive and biological family (I have 6 grandparents, 12 great grandparents, etc.). I am also recently married (2022) and have started research on some of my in-laws. Some family names I research: Barron, Balieu, Boring, Dean, Dunn, Eckhardt, Emert, James, Jones, Marsh, Peffer, Sabo, Wambaugh, and Yeager.
I find cemeteries to be very peaceful places and have always enjoyed strolling through, taking note of the folks we have lost and paying respects to them. Thank you to all the volunteers who do this with care and reverence, honoring those who are no longer with us. Many older cemeteries that l have been to have deteriorating stones that are hard or impossible to read. We are losing our history every day this happens. Places like Find A Grave help us to preserve memorials before it is too late.
I do my best to add as much information as possible when adding a memorial, but I am human and sometimes make mistakes or miss things. If I am missing info or have made a mistake, please reach out via the "edit" button and note your source in the comment area. I say this, not to be difficult, but to ensure that the information included is as accurate as possible.
You may notice that I currently manage more memorials than I have created. This is because I have requested management of several close family members' and friends' memorials. If you are a family member or close friend of a person's memorial that I manage, I will absolutely transfer a memorial to your care, often times even outside of the Find A Grave requirements (barring a few exceptions - see * below.) I will never understand why some contributors hoard/collect memorials of those they have no connection to, when a loved one is asking to take over care. Managing a loved one's memorial can be a wonderful way to honor and remember them. You want to manage your best friend's memorial? Done. What about a great great great grandparent/aunt/uncle, etc.? Absolutely. Just reach out to me via email or the contact manager button with your Find A Grave ID, their Memorial ID, and a brief explanation of the relationship and I will happily transfer the memorial to your care. I have a dedicated email for my genealogy and Find A Grave work that I check regularly.
If I do not respond to a transfer request or edits within 3 business days, please follow up with me via email. Please remember to be kind.
* I will NOT transfer memorials of my direct relatives to you unless dictated by Find a Grave policy. I almost always list my relationship publicly, which can be found in the Maintained by/Originally Created by field, so if you see this in the source, please refrain from asking.
~~~~~~~~~
Remembrance
We talk openly of life.
Of the joyful times we had.
And the joyful times we will have together.
Death gives no joy.
It has no voice.
We have muted it because there are no more
times to have together.
While the remembrance of death is painful,
the remembrance of those who lived,
those we loved, is joyous.
They have left footprints implanted in our minds,
in our hearts, and in the very essence of our being
that shall remain forever.
Death is sad.
Remembrance is not.
So let us remember their lives.
Forever.
-Patrick Cunningham
Hello!
I have always enjoyed researching the history and genealogy of my family, but didn't get more serious about it until adulthood. I was very fortunate to be adopted by my loving step-mom in 10th grade so you may notice I have familial relations listed for both my adoptive and biological family (I have 6 grandparents, 12 great grandparents, etc.). I am also recently married (2022) and have started research on some of my in-laws. Some family names I research: Barron, Balieu, Boring, Dean, Dunn, Eckhardt, Emert, James, Jones, Marsh, Peffer, Sabo, Wambaugh, and Yeager.
I find cemeteries to be very peaceful places and have always enjoyed strolling through, taking note of the folks we have lost and paying respects to them. Thank you to all the volunteers who do this with care and reverence, honoring those who are no longer with us. Many older cemeteries that l have been to have deteriorating stones that are hard or impossible to read. We are losing our history every day this happens. Places like Find A Grave help us to preserve memorials before it is too late.
I do my best to add as much information as possible when adding a memorial, but I am human and sometimes make mistakes or miss things. If I am missing info or have made a mistake, please reach out via the "edit" button and note your source in the comment area. I say this, not to be difficult, but to ensure that the information included is as accurate as possible.
You may notice that I currently manage more memorials than I have created. This is because I have requested management of several close family members' and friends' memorials. If you are a family member or close friend of a person's memorial that I manage, I will absolutely transfer a memorial to your care, often times even outside of the Find A Grave requirements (barring a few exceptions - see * below.) I will never understand why some contributors hoard/collect memorials of those they have no connection to, when a loved one is asking to take over care. Managing a loved one's memorial can be a wonderful way to honor and remember them. You want to manage your best friend's memorial? Done. What about a great great great grandparent/aunt/uncle, etc.? Absolutely. Just reach out to me via email or the contact manager button with your Find A Grave ID, their Memorial ID, and a brief explanation of the relationship and I will happily transfer the memorial to your care. I have a dedicated email for my genealogy and Find A Grave work that I check regularly.
If I do not respond to a transfer request or edits within 3 business days, please follow up with me via email. Please remember to be kind.
* I will NOT transfer memorials of my direct relatives to you unless dictated by Find a Grave policy. I almost always list my relationship publicly, which can be found in the Maintained by/Originally Created by field, so if you see this in the source, please refrain from asking.
~~~~~~~~~
Remembrance
We talk openly of life.
Of the joyful times we had.
And the joyful times we will have together.
Death gives no joy.
It has no voice.
We have muted it because there are no more
times to have together.
While the remembrance of death is painful,
the remembrance of those who lived,
those we loved, is joyous.
They have left footprints implanted in our minds,
in our hearts, and in the very essence of our being
that shall remain forever.
Death is sad.
Remembrance is not.
So let us remember their lives.
Forever.
-Patrick Cunningham
I have always enjoyed researching the history and genealogy of my family, but didn't get more serious about it until adulthood. I was very fortunate to be adopted by my loving step-mom in 10th grade so you may notice I have familial relations listed for both my adoptive and biological family (I have 6 grandparents, 12 great grandparents, etc.). I am also recently married (2022) and have started research on some of my in-laws. Some family names I research: Barron, Balieu, Boring, Dean, Dunn, Eckhardt, Emert, James, Jones, Marsh, Peffer, Sabo, Wambaugh, and Yeager.
I find cemeteries to be very peaceful places and have always enjoyed strolling through, taking note of the folks we have lost and paying respects to them. Thank you to all the volunteers who do this with care and reverence, honoring those who are no longer with us. Many older cemeteries that l have been to have deteriorating stones that are hard or impossible to read. We are losing our history every day this happens. Places like Find A Grave help us to preserve memorials before it is too late.
I do my best to add as much information as possible when adding a memorial, but I am human and sometimes make mistakes or miss things. If I am missing info or have made a mistake, please reach out via the "edit" button and note your source in the comment area. I say this, not to be difficult, but to ensure that the information included is as accurate as possible.
You may notice that I currently manage more memorials than I have created. This is because I have requested management of several close family members' and friends' memorials. If you are a family member or close friend of a person's memorial that I manage, I will absolutely transfer a memorial to your care, often times even outside of the Find A Grave requirements (barring a few exceptions - see * below.) I will never understand why some contributors hoard/collect memorials of those they have no connection to, when a loved one is asking to take over care. Managing a loved one's memorial can be a wonderful way to honor and remember them. You want to manage your best friend's memorial? Done. What about a great great great grandparent/aunt/uncle, etc.? Absolutely. Just reach out to me via email or the contact manager button with your Find A Grave ID, their Memorial ID, and a brief explanation of the relationship and I will happily transfer the memorial to your care. I have a dedicated email for my genealogy and Find A Grave work that I check regularly.
If I do not respond to a transfer request or edits within 3 business days, please follow up with me via email. Please remember to be kind.
* I will NOT transfer memorials of my direct relatives to you unless dictated by Find a Grave policy. I almost always list my relationship publicly, which can be found in the Maintained by/Originally Created by field, so if you see this in the source, please refrain from asking.
~~~~~~~~~
Remembrance
We talk openly of life.
Of the joyful times we had.
And the joyful times we will have together.
Death gives no joy.
It has no voice.
We have muted it because there are no more
times to have together.
While the remembrance of death is painful,
the remembrance of those who lived,
those we loved, is joyous.
They have left footprints implanted in our minds,
in our hearts, and in the very essence of our being
that shall remain forever.
Death is sad.
Remembrance is not.
So let us remember their lives.
Forever.
-Patrick Cunningham
