I am sharing my 'favorite' Traveler.

Laura Sellman was a teacher and a risk taker. Her permanent home was in Carroll County, Maryland, but she set up, with a friend, one of the first 'AirB&B's' in the 1890's in Chicago for the World's Fair.

     "Mrs Laura S Sellman, of the vicinity of Warfieldsburg, and her son Willie are visiting Mrs Sellman's sister, Mrs E C Coxwell, De Soto, Mo. They expect to return home in July, and on the return trip will stop awhile to visit Mrs Sellman's brothers, Messrs J Wesley and Ezra J Pool, at Pullman, Ills. Mrs S writes to order the Sentinel for her sister, Mrs Coxwell.

The American Sentinel Saturday, June 14, 1890.

     "Mrs Laura S Sellman and Miss M T Hartsook, of Warfieldsburg, are settled in their new home at 7050, Oglesby avenue,Brookdale, adjacent to Chicago and within walking distance of the south entrance to the World's Fair grounds, where they are ready to provide lodgings for their eastern friends at $1.25 per day.  They attended the opening of the exposition on the

1st inst, and are sure it surpasses anything of the kind heretofore attempted. The American Sentinel Saturday, May 13, 1893

     "Among those who registered during the month of July, at the lodging house kept by Mrs L S Sellman and Miss Hartsook, at No. 7050 Oglesby avenue, Chicago, were Mr and Mrs Jno T Orndorff, of this city; Messrs. F D and J B Reese, of Owings' Mills; Mr and Mrs Robert Coxwell, Miss Hetty Coxwell, Mrs Ernest Coxwell and daughter, of De Soto, MO; Miss Mary Prugh, Mr Prugh and nephew, of Dayton, Ohio; Mr Milton G Pfoutz and Mr H M Waybright, of Trotwood, OH   The American Sentinel Saturday, August 5, 1893"

After the fair, they closed up and moved back to Maryland.

A Contemporary Family Research Study.

I abstract information out of the Northern Neck News, a Warsaw, Virginia publication in my search for cousins.
There was an article in the Sharps section of the February 8, 2007 issue which listed 3 sisters. They were Judy, wife of Al Newman; Betsy, wife of Chip Quick; and Barbara, wife of Sam Moore.
Now there are a lot of transient people in this area Virginia who come and visit relatives and friends who live there. I was not sure if the 3 sisters had other relatives in the area, I didn't know their last name.
I used a people finder called Pipl.com and found a Judi C Newman in Sharps. ‘Creery’ was among her associated names.
Then using Newslibrary.com I found the story of the same Judi Newman selling a business in South Hill, Virginia.
With the new information I started looking for combinations of the names of the 3 sisters in the same database and found the girl's mother. The girl’s mother’s obituary gave me their fathers name so I now had their maiden name.

The data that I found are listed below with the documentation. Especially interesting to me are the variations of the names which were causing me so much trouble.

1 Sister: Judith  Connelly w/o Alfred Haskins Newman, Jr also wife of male Creery
SOUTH HILL - After 33 years in the retail business, the last five of which was owning and operating Southern Belle in South Hill, Judi Newman passed the torch to new owner Sheila Dunn on Dec. 30.
For Newman, the selling of the business offers an opportunity to spend more time with her husband, who now works for O'Malley Timber Company in Tappahannock.[South Hill Enterprise (VA) January 11, 2005 Section: News "Southern Belle changes ownership" Author: Charlie Wilson]

2 Sister Barbara Connelly wife of Sam Moore.

3 Sister Elizabeth Connelly [Betsy] wife of Robert Quicke, Jr [Chip Quick]

Father of the sisters:
William Wirt Connelly June  29, 1925;[SSDI] d November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital [but was living in South Hill, Mecklenburg Co, VA according to the SSDI
William Wirt Connelly, 55. employee of Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control, died November 27. 1980. in a Richmond hospital. A PurpleHeart 'recipient. U.S. Navy, World War Il: played professional baseball for thirteen years. He is survived by hiswife, Barbara M. Connelly of South Hill; three daughters. Mrs. Judy C. Greery.[sic] South Hill. Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, Union Level, Miss Elizabeth C. Connelly, Richmond; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Livingstone Meredith, Meredithville. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 P.M.InCrewsFuneral Home, with burial in Crestview Memorial Park. The familywill receive friends Saturday. from 7 to 8:30 P. M. in Crews Funeral Home. Friends mayconsider their favorite Charity. Richmond Times Dispatch. Saturday, November 29, 1980 Richmond, Virginia Page:   33]

Mother of the sisters:
Barbara Montgomery d Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond 2nd husband Otis Bland Crowder, Jr died in 2008[ Barbara Montgomery Connelly Crowder of South Hill died Monday, May 7, 2012 in MCV Hospital, Richmond. She was predeceased by her parents Dr. Ben James Montgomery and Julia Chandler Montgomery; a sister, Amis Raynor and a brother, B. J. Montgomery. She was the widow of William Wirt Connelly (1980) and Otis Bland Crowder, Jr. (2008).
Barbara is survived by three daughters, Judith Newman (Al), Barbara Moore (Sam) and Elizabeth Quicke (Robert, Jr.); three step-sons, Bland Crowder, David Crowder (Mary Ann) and Allen Crowder; six grandchildren, Kate Pulliam, Bill Creery, Sarah Moore, Sally Adams (Josh), Robert Quicke and Chandler Quicke; great-grandhildren, Will, Hannah and Taylor Pulliam and Paige Creery; step-grandsons, Cory and Ethan Crowder; two sisters, Mary V. Dortch and Ruth M. Peters; sisters-in-law, Mary Byrd Meredith and Ruth Crowder; many nieces, nephews, cousins and an especially dear niece, Linda Montgomery and special caregivers Shirley Young and Tiffany Hargrove.[South Hill Enterprise (VA)
May 11, 2012 Section: Obituaries Barbara M. Connelly Crowder Author: Staff Writer]