Hi, everyone. I'm just getting into the SELLERS line of my
family, but I
can provide additional information on the SELLERS. A cousin
that I just
discovered provided the connection to Davis SELLERS as the father
of Frances
M SELLERS.
My family line is as follows:
Frances M SELLERS, born
in Illinois, b-1854, d-21 Jun 1935
-m- (on 1 Oct 1873, in
Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA)
Burnum Lafayette SIMPSON,
born in Illinois, b-1852, d-19 Sep 1931
had a child:
Sylvia Etta SIMPSON, born in Marshalltown, IA, b-15 Apr
1875, d-2 Feb 1954
-m- (on 27 June 1907, in Santa Cruz,
CA)
Ralph W KIMMELL (KIMMEL), born in OH, b-1872, d-16 Jul 1935
Sylvia and Ralph had first child:
Alma Mae KIMMELL, born in CA, b-15 Sept 1908, d-Apr
1985
-m- (on 15 Sept 1931, in CA)
Antonio Joaquin PINQUE (PENQUE), born in Merced Co,
CA, b-15 Sep 1904,
d-July 1976
Alma & Tony had first child:
Ralph PINQUE (still living)
-m-
Rownelia PAYNE
Ralph and Rownelia had 3 children:
Laree PINQUE
Audre PINQUE (has two children)
Blair PINQUE
Alma & Tony had second child:
Hazel PINQUE (still living)
-m-
James LARSEN
Hazel & Jim had two children, first:
Jamie LARSEN **me
-m-
Thomas JOHNSON
Jamie & Tom had two children:
Joshua JOHNSON
Lucas JOHNSON
Hazel & Jim's second child:
Lawrence LARSEN
-m-
Denise DeWITT
Sylvia & Ralph had second child:
Burnum William KIMMELL, born in CA, b-2 Jan 1912,
d-Apr 1948
-m-
Dorothy BANKER
Burnum and Dorothy had no children
In addition, I have the following information, including several
clippings
and info on Frances' headstone...
********************************
Newspaper clipping [from Fresno BEE -- ?] in "The Marriage Vow"
memory book.
Text as follows:
"At high noon Tuesday
Ralph W. KIMMEL and Miss Sylvia E. SIMPSON
were
married at the home of the bride's parents one-half mile east of
Santa Cruz.
Mr. KIMMEL is a railroad employee at Mojave and the bride is a resident
at
Santa Cruz.
"The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DeJARNETTE, pastor of the
Christian
Church. Only a few friends and the parents of the bride were
present. The
bridegroom and bride are well and favorably known at Mojave, where
both have
resided for some time, and their many friends will wish them much
joy and a
long life.
"After the ceremony all
were ushered into the dining-room, where a
bountiful spread of good things was waiting.
"Mr. and Mrs. KIMMEL
will spend their oneymoon in Santa Cruz and Los
Angeles and then return to Mojave."
hard copy on file. --JG
********************************
Obituaries [from Fresno BEE -- ?] found in "The Marriage Vow" memory
book.
Newspapers not identified.
1 -- "Mrs. Frances SIMPSON Summoned By Death
"Mrs. Frances M. SIMPSON,
81, who had lived in and near Fresno forty
years,
died last night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Sylvia KIMMEL, at
3739 Lewis
Avenue. Mrs. SIMPSON was the widow of B. L. SIMPSON, retired
rancher, who
died in 1931.
"She leaves three brothers,
William H. SELLERS of Lancaster,
Lloyd
SELLERS
of Wheeler Ridge and Luther
SELLERS of Boyero Colorado, and two
sisters,
Mrs. Malinda HAUSER of Newhall and Mrs. Flora HYMAN of Beloit, Kansas.
"Mrs. SIMPSON came here
in 1895 from Illinois where she was born.
Funeral
services will be conducted at 10 A. M. at the Mission Chapel."
2 -- "The Mission Chapel
"SIMPSON -- In Fresno,
June 18, 1935, Francis M SIMPSON, beloved
mother of
Mrs. Sylvia KIMMELL of Fresno; sister of Malinda HAUSER of Newhall,
Flora
HYMAN of Beloit, Kan, William A. SELLERS of Lancaster, Loyd SELLERS
of
Wheeler Ridge and Luther SELLERS of Boyero, Colo; a native of Illinois,
aged
81 years. Funeral services will beheld at the Mission Chapel,
Broadway at
Belmont, Friday morning, June 21, 1935, at 10 o'clock. Friends
are invited
to attend. Interment in I. O. O. F. Cemetery."
********************************
Buried in Oddfellows section of cemetery with her husband.
Inscription
reads as follows:
FRANCIS <sic> M
SIMPSON
1854 - 1935
MOTHER
I hope this is helpful to those filling out the SELLERS line.
I would
appreciate any information that you could help fill in for me, as
well.
Thank you.
Jamie
How terrific to hear from you. Yes, indeed, it does appear
that we are
related. I have in my extensive Sellers family file a Frances
M. Sellers
(b. 1 April 1855, d. After 1951) who is the oldest daughter of Davis
John
Sellers and who married "Unknown Simpson." Most of the information
I have
on the descendants of Davis Sellers was given to me by a good friend
and
fellow Sellers cousin, Mervin Gene "Ol' Gene" McMillan, who formerly
lived
outside Grant's Pass, Oregon, but is now traveling the country in
his RV.
I will print out some information I have and mail it to you, if you
are
willing to share your U. S. Post Office address.
I am teaching meteorology and physical science this fall semester
at
California State University, Chico, where after a 33-year career
of college
science teaching I am a participant in their early retirement program.
(That's how I have enough time to engage in the wonderful pastime
--
obsession? -- of genealogy.)
How wonderful to hear from you. You have made my day!
Hope to hear from you again soon.
Cheers. Rollie Hauser
Rolland K. Hauser
1075 Tracy Lane
Chico, California 95926-1446
voice: (530) 891-4033
e-mail: rhauser@csuchico.edu