Selleck S. Scofield
Parents
| Father | Jonathan S. Scofield ( - ) |
| Mother | Anna M. Andrews ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 February 2014; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 6389 |
| Name | Selleck S. Scofield |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | February 1845 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 12 June 1867 in New York, New York to Caroline Johnson4 |
| Married | 17 July 1881 in New York, New York to Susie Bennett5, 6 |
| Married | April 1885 in New York, New York to Frances Louise McCabe6 |
| Married | 7 October 1885 in New York, New York to Belle S. Gilliland7, 8 |
| Married | ca. 1891 to Mary Miller3 |
| Died | 5 April 19019 |
| Buried | in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens County, New York9 |
Biography
Several newspaper articles in various newspapers provide the details of Selleck’s multiple wives, and charges of bigamy. The following articles from the New York Times tell the story:10
CLAIMED BY THREE WIVES.
Selleck S. Schofield, who was an Inspector in the City Works Department under Hubert O. Thompson, and later a pool seller on the various race tracks in the vicinity of the city, spent yesterday in the Adams-street police station, in Brooklyn, on a charge of bigamy preferred by Frances McCabe, of No. 94 Reid-avenue. She said she was married to the prisoner, who was then known as Charles Mandeville, on April 28, 1885, by the Rev. Dr. George E. Reed, of the Hanson-Place Methodist Church. A few months later he told her that his name was Schofield and that he had a wife and family living. She did not believe his story, but about six months ago he disappeared with $400 of her money.
While searching for him Mrs. Schofield came across his first wife at No. 331 East Sixteenth-street, in this city. This lady married Schofield on July 17, 1881, and has had two children by him. Upon the affidavit of these ladies Judge Walsh issued a warrant for Schofield’s arrest, and a detective found him living at N. 129 East Seventy-sixth-street with a young woman who represented to be his wife. She had a little baby in her arms, and it, too, was Schofield’s, she said.
The prisoner refused to talk about the charge made against him except to deny it. He had still another wife, who is now dead. He is a fine-looking man, about 40 years of age, with a blonde mustache and bright blue eyes. He dressed stylishly and wears several flashy diamonds. This morning he will be given a hearing before Judge Walsh.
MR. RIDGWAY GROWS BITTER.
When the trial of Sellick S. Schofield on the charge of bigamy was called in the Sessions Court, Brooklyn, yesterday, the Rev. Dr. George E. Reed, one of the witnesses, was not present, and District Attorney Ridgway immediately moved for an attachment against his person and a warrant for his arrest for contempt of court. Mr. Ridgway spoke in an exceedingly bitter way about “that man” delaying the court, which sounded very curious to the spectators and visibly astonished Judge Moore, who suggested that Dr. Reed would be along in a few minutes, but Mr. Ridgway insisted upon an attachment, and the papers were being drawn up when Dr. Reed entered the room. He is one of the clergymen who petitioned the Legislature to send a committee to investigate the present City Government. Schofield, the prisoner, was tried on the charge of wife No. 4, whom he married on April 25, 1885, while he had another wife, whom he married in 1881, still living. Both these women testified to these facts yesterday, and Dr. Reed identified the prisoner as the man he married to the plaintiff on April 25, 1885, under the name of Mandeville. The jury convicted him without leaving their seats. Schofield has two other wives living besides those appearing in court yesterday.
BROOKLYN.
Two bigamists, Sellick S. Schofield and John L. Lockwood, were sentenced by Judge Moore, at Brooklyn, yesterday, Schofield to five years in the penitentiary and Lockwood to one.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Caroline Johnson (daughter of John Johnson and Anna Harney) |
| Born | 1845 in New York |
| Married | 12 June 1867 in New York, New York to Selleck S. Scofield |
| Children | of Selleck S. Scofield and Caroline Johnson: |
| 1. | Bella Scofield |
| Born | ca. 1867 in New York |
| 2. | Irena Scofield |
| Born | 1869 in New York |
| 3. | Clarence Devere Scofield |
| Born | October 1873 in New York |
| Married | 28 June 1898 in Kings County, New York to Fanny R. Jaquays |
| Married | 21 June 1919 in Kings County, New York to Lillian S. Cowan (née Gazlay) |
| Died | 18 August 1961 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York |
| 4. | Daisy Scofield |
| Born | ca. 1879 in New York |
| Spouse 2 | Susie Bennett (daughter of William Bennett and Jane Ladler) |
| Born | ca. 1858 in New York |
| Married | 17 July 1881 in New York, New York to Selleck S. Scofield |
| Married | ca. 1892 to Bernard J. Kelly |
| Children | of Selleck S. Scofield and Susie Bennett: |
| +1. | Selleck Joseph Scofield |
| Born | 16 June 1883 in New York |
| Married | 31 March 1907 in New York, New York to Lucy Susan Beaghan |
| Died | 7 August 1935 in St. Albans, Queens County, New York |
| 2. | Richard A. Scofield |
| Born | ca. 1885 |
| Spouse 3 | Frances Louise McCabe |
| Born | ca. 1855 |
| Married | April 1885 in New York, New York to Selleck S. Scofield |
| Spouse 4 | Belle S. Gilliland (daughter of John Gilliland and Mary Haron) |
| Born | |
| Married | 7 October 1885 in New York, New York to Selleck S. Scofield |
| Spouse 5 | Mary Miller |
| Born | May 1872 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1891 to Selleck S. Scofield |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, New York County, New York, 9th Election District, 21st Ward, Page No. 22, family of Selleck Scofield (24, New York, maulding mill [probably meaning moulding]); Caroline Scofield (25, New York); Bella Scofield (3, New York); Irena Scofield (1, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 656, Page No. 25, family of S. S. Scofield [erroneously indexed as B. B. Scofield in several census indexes] (34, Conn., widow, clerk dep pub works); daughter Bell Scofield (12, New York); daughter Clarine Scofield (9, New York); son Clawrence Scofield (7, New York); daughter Daizie Scofield (1, New York); Ellentine D. Loucks (56, New York, widow, visiting); Josephine C. Loucks (22, New York, visiting); servant Mary Callaghan (19, Ireland, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 613, Sheet No. 3A, family of Seleck S. Scofield (55, New York, Febr 1845, accountant); wife of 9 years Mary M. Scofield (28, New York, May 1872, no children); sister in law Minnie Miller (22, New York, Feb 1878, single); servant Nellie Grimshaw (29, New York, Aug 1870, servant).
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Selleck S. Scofield, father: Jonathan S. Scofield; mother: Anna M. Andrews; and Carrie L. Johnson, father; John Johnson; mother: Anna Harney; married on 12 June 1867 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Selleck S. Scofield, father: Johnathan L. Scofield; mother: Annie M. Andreus; and Susie Bennett, father: William Bennett; mother: Jane Ladler; married on 17 July 1881 in Manhattan, New York, New York.
- The New York Herald, 17 January 1887, His Wives and Families. Selleck S. Article detailing Selleck S. Scofield and his multiple wives and children, including various marriage dates and ages, and other biographical details.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Frank S. Schofield [an alias of Selleck S. Scofield], father: Charles E. [probably also an alias]; mother: Madalene S. Anderson [probably also an alias]; and Bella Gilliland, father: John Gilliland; mother Mary Haron; married on 7 October 1885 in Manhattan, New York,New York.
- The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York (available at fultonhistory.com); 17 January 1887, Three Wives. Article providing details of Selleck S. Scofield, his multiple wives and children, including his aliases (Charles Edward Mandeville with his wife Frances Louise McCabe, and Frank S. Scofield with his wife Belle Gilleland), vital and biographical details.
- Find a Grave (website). Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens County, New York, Selleck S. Scofield: born: unknown; died: 5 April 1901 [from record, which includes a note: cremation at Fresh Pond].
- The New York Times, 17 January 1887, 11 February 1887, and 3 March 1887, providing details of the trial, conviction, and sentencing of Sellick S. Scofield [spelled Schofield in the articles] for bigamy.