From FRANK
Sellersgen@aol.com
Mike and all,
John Sellers, b. VA 1797 and son of
Henry Sellers of Hardy Co., VA and
Greene Co., OH was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Records show he served in two
units.
He served with the Watkins Battery
at Norfolk as a private. He said his
commanding officer was Lt. Thomas
Perkins. He made claim number
19093 and was
issued certificate number
11215. He was awarded a pension of
$8 per month and
made a bounty land claim
W44391-160-55, which was issued to him.
He had earlier been a member of a
unit that was part of the Virginia
militia
that served in the War of 1812. He said this unit was commanded by Capt. D.
Van Meter. He said he was known in military records as John Sellers of
Moorefield, VA.
He is listed in the 1820 Greene Co.,
OH census, conducted in Feb. 1821, as a
resident of Xenia Township, aged
16-26, and listed as having "no settled
place of residence."
He is found once again in the 1830
Greene Co., OH census in Xenia
Township.
It is noted that he is not a
resident of Xenia proper. John Sellers
family
now totals four: John aged 30-40, his wife aged 20-30 and two sons, one
under 5 and one aged 10-15. The latter should be an error since they had only
been married three years in
1830.
John Sellers and family lived at 102
E. Market St. in Xenia.
I have found the following further
information about four of John Sellers
and Elizabeth Martin Sellers'
children:
1. Sarah E., b. Apr 23, 1841 and d.
Apr 24, 1863. Buried Woodland Cem.,
Xenia, OH
2. John, b. Feb 23, 1840 or 1845-46
and d. May 20, 1863 or 1868-69. Buried
Woodland Cem., Xenia, OH. Uncertain dates due to dates unclear in the
cemetery records.
3. George, b. Jun 3, 1836 and d.Nov
15, 1928, buried Woodland Cem., Xenia,
OH.
Married Margaret Drake. Burial
Woodland Cem., Xenia, OH. Signed
affidavits in 1878 assisting his
mother to obtain a widow's pension as a
widow of a
soldier of the War of 1812.
4. Alexander, b. 1829. Married Sarah D. Spahr. Prominent
citizen of
Reesville, Clinton Co., OH (found in
book History of Clinton County, OH, pg.
1112).
Began living in Reesville in 1862 and operated a sawmill from land he
owned. At one time he owned 300 ac. in Clinton County and 190 ac. near Xenia.
He
was a principal stockholder of
the Sabina Fair.
Frank Sellers
Sellersgen@aol.com
Feb 2005
From FRANK
Sellersgen@aol.com
Addison C. Sellers is in the 1850 census
of Xenia Township, Greene Co., OH,
as a son in the home of John Sellers
who d. in Xenia, OH in 1874 and
Elizabeth Martin, his wife.
Addison was b. in 1839 and d. May
19, 1929, according to burial records
of
Woodland Cem., Xenia, OH. I don't have any information about wife or children.
This adds child No. 5 to the list of
four children on whom there was
information in my earliier emails
about John Sellers.
Frank Sellers
Hey Frank,
Thanks for the info. Alot of good work in there.
I'm a little confused, though. Is this info about John Sellers (1797-1874)
and the 5 children connected in any
way to my earlier inquiry about Henry
Sellers, son of John Sellers
(1735-1804) or is it separate info pursuant to
an earlier discussion or query?
Sorry for my confusion. Just trying to get it straight in the old
noodle.
Michael
Mike and Amber Sellers [mikeamber@cox.net]
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Mike and All,
I'm sketching out the nineteenth
century Ohio grandchildren of Virginia
native Henry Sellers so other
Sellers can find their ancestors.
I'm not at all sure Henry d. 1829 in
Xenia, OH is the Henry son of John you
are seeking. But the potential exists. Henry who died 1829 in Xenia was the
right age and had the right names
for his children: John, Jacob and Henry,
plus Elizabeth. But proof hasn't been found.
More later.
Frank
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Hey Frank,
The info is very valuable, and I
appreciate seeing it posted to the list.
Thank you very much for doing so.
I totally agree in that the
potential does exist that your Henry d. 1829 in
Xenia, OH, is the Henry, son of
John, that I'm looking for. He does fit
the
right age, and the names of his
children are certainly in line with what is
normally seen in lines descending
from ole Heinrich Zeller. He's
definitely
one to keep an eye on in my quest
:-)
The only other thing that has been
'rumored' about Henry, son of John
(1735-1804) is that its possible his
wife's name was Barbara Link. I've
found no evidence to support the
supposition, so I'll treat it as rumor for
the time being ...
Again, good hearing from you and
thanks for the great info you're posting
:-)
Now, Marie and all, I've looked thru
the Sellers Family site and see some
data about John Sellers (Johannes
Zeller), but I haven't seen anything
posted specifically about his son,
Henry. Is there something there about
him that I'm missing or do we have
some data on him that I'm just not
seeing?
Thanks,
Michael
Mike and
Amber Sellers [mikeamber@cox.net]
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MICHAEL, thanks. some info
http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellers2/henrysellers1829.htm
marie, iowa
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LINK FAMILY info =
http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellers2/link_rockva.htm
http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellers2/link_linnc.htm
some of the church documents give a
lot of maiden names for this
area/period, but you probably
already have.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellers2/varockpeakedmtn_church.doc
marie, iowa
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