1 Samuel SELLERS1

SELLERS from FRANKLIN CO, PA

From MICHAEL

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1 Samuel SELLERS¹

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Birth: 14 Oct 1787, Montgomery Co, PA¹^,2

Death: 4 Mar 1855, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Jan 1788¹

Occ: Wheelwright³

Father: Henry SELLERS

Mother: Susanna

Birth listed 12 Nov 1787⁴

Listed 1843 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, tax list, 55 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows, 2 houses & lots, turnpike stock, $3114⁵

Listed 1850 Franklin Co Census, St Thomas Twp, p 279, 31-38

Owned “Mansion House” on main street, St Thomas⁶

Spouse: Magdalena GREIGER/GREGOR^1,7

Birth: 3 Aug 1791, Cumberland Co, Pa^1,2

Death: 10 Dec 1873, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Oct 1791¹

Father: Jacob GREIGER/GREGOR (-1821)

Mother: Magdalena BRINDLE (1764-1864)

Magdalena Sellers, 60, listed 1860 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 593-575

Children: Henry (1811-)

George (1814-1891)

Elizabeth (1816-1816)

Jacob (1817-1873)

Samuel (1820-1852)

William (1822-1824)

Jeremiah (1824-)

John Andrew (1827-1901)

Daniel (1830-1901)

Mary Elizabeth (1832-1925)

Amos Kremer (1840-1850)

Margaret Ann (1835-1873)

1.1 Henry SELLERS^1,6,8

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Birth: 22 Nov 1811, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Bapt: Feb 1812, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Carpenter⁹

Living Pittsburgh in 1855⁶

Listed 1850 South Pittsburgh, Allegheney Co, Census, 213-255

Charlotte Sellers 58, b PA, listed 1880 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA, census, Ward 23, precinct 2, ED 166, page 352B, 172-217 - daughters Elizabeth 35, Louisa 33, Charlotte 25, Loretta 22, Virginia 20, Clara 17, son Harry 28, daughter-in-law Mary 28, Albert Dobler, 33, nephew, carpenter - all b PA

Spouse: Charlott⁹

Birth: 1822, Pennsylvania^9,10

Children: Elizabeth (1840-)

Louisa (1844-)

Charlott V. (1848-)

Harry (1852-)

Loretta (1858-)

Virginia (1860-)

Clara (1863-)

1.2 George SELLERS^1,6,8

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Birth: 11 Mar 1814, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 31 Mar 1891, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: May 1814, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Farmer³

George Sellers listed 1843 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, tax list, 1 horse, 1 cow, $213⁵

Listed 1850 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 54-61-William Small, 15 & Margaret Harrison, 15, in household

Listed 1860 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 592-574, next family to mother Magdalena

Listed 1870 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 123-129

Listed 1880 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, census, 27-29

Spouse: Dolly/Dorotha WOLF²

Birth: 18 Sep 1823, Pennsylvania²

Death: 8 Jan 1887, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Children: William H. (1842-1843)

James A. (1843-1921)

Calvin G. (1845-1913)

George Wolf (1847-1887)

Monroe B. (1847-)

Samuel I. (1849-)

John Samuel (1849-1905)

Mary E. (1852-1923)

Amelia Jane (1854-)

Margaretta W. (1859-1936)

Alice Stull (1861-)

Hadassah Virginia "Dessie" (1866-1951)

1.3 Elizabeth SELLERS¹

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Birth: 14 Mar 1816, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 18 May 1816, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA¹

Bapt: 18 May 1816, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

1.4 Jacob SELLERS^1,5,6,8

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Birth: 4 Aug 1817, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 29 Sep 1873¹¹

Burial: Cedar Grove Cem, Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Sep 1817, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Bar tender; Owner Hotel Washington in Chambersburg^12,13

Jacob Sellers of S, listed 1843 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, tax list, 1 horse, 1 cow, $238⁵

Listed 1850 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 6-7

Clerk to Franklin Co Commissioners, 1856 & 1858¹⁴

31 Aug 1860 Jacob Sellers & Wm Kennedy bought “The Independent” in Chambersburg & converted to a Democratic paper in support of Stephen A Douglas¹⁵

Jacob Sellers First Lieutenant under Capt K Shannon, Pennsylvania Militia, 9 Sep-25 Sep 1862¹⁶

In Burning of Chambersburg by Confederate Troops, Jul 1864, Jacob Sellers lost "Two-story brick front & back building, stables & ice-house(hotel)", South side Market Street(now Lincoln Way)¹⁷

Listed 1870 NW Borough of Chambersburg, Franklin Co, Pa, census, 459-491(Sellars) - no wife

Owned Hotel Washington, Chambersburg, PA¹³

Spouse: Rebecca HASSLER¹⁸

Birth: 7 Jan 1819, Pennsylvania¹¹

Death: 24 Sep 1867¹¹

Burial: Cedar Grove Cem, Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA

Children: Charlotte (1841-)

Frances Rachel (1842-1924)

James Rush (1845-1873)

Samuel Greer (1848-)

Laura Ann Flovilla (1852-)

Webster (1855-)

John Boyd (1859-1914)

1.5 Samuel SELLERS^1,7

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Birth: 21 Mar 1820, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 31 Jul 1852, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA^7,2

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Jun 1820, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Cabinetmaker^3,7

Listed 1850 Franklin Co, Pa, Census, St Thomas Twp, p 279, 32-39

Louisa Little, 13, listed with Samuel Sellers, Jr, on 1850 Franklin Co, Pa, census.

Birth listed as 21 Apr 1820 in death register⁷

Spouse: Elizabeth HAWK^1,7,19

Birth: 19 Oct 1826, Franklin Co, PA¹

Death: 6 Nov 1875, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Dec 1826, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Father: Jacob HAWK (-1826)

Mother: Elizabeth WALBORN (1788-1858)

Youngest daughter of Elizabeth Hawk¹⁹

Marr: 29 Jul 1845, St Thomas , Franklin Co, PA¹⁹

Children: John Elliott (1845-)

Cyrus (1847-1847)

William Henry (1848-1889)

Rebecca Margaret (1851-1852)

1.6 William SELLERS¹

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Birth: Jul 1822, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 29 Feb 1824, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Bapt: Sep 1822, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

1.7 Jeremiah SELLERS¹

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Birth: 9 Sep 1824, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Bapt: Jan 1825, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Died early²⁰

1.8 John Andrew SELLERS^1,6,8

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Birth: 25 Nov 1827, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa^1,2

Death: 6 Oct 1901, Franklin Co, PA²

Bapt: Jan 1828, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Cabinetmaker; Franklin Co Auditor 1872-4;farmer^3,21,22

Fifer in military company in St Thomas before Mexican War²³

Listed with Samuel Sellers, Jr, on 1850 Franklin Co, Pa, census

Listed 1860 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 587-567

Listed 1870 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 118-124

Listed 1880 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, census, 146-157

Listed 1900 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 162-171 - no children

Charter member St Thomas Community Band, 1872²⁴

John A Sellers Franklin Co Auditor, 1873 & 4^25,21

During 1884 Franklin Co, PA Centennial Parade, John A Sellers aide for “Secret Societies”²⁶

Spouse: Sarah Bell SHRADER²

Birth: 28 Aug 1835, Pennsylvania²⁷

Death: 17 May 1911, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Sarah Sellers, 74, widow, listed 1910 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, ED 34, 110-113, living alone

Children: Emma Jane (1853-)

Margaret Frances (1856-)

Charles Roy (1859-)

John B. (1860-)

Elizabeth Helen (1861-)

William Edgar (1862-1868)

Harry Elliott (1864-)

Myrtle Irene (1866-1867)

Minnie G. (1869-1950)

Effie Viola (1871-)

George Elmore (1874-1875)

Maud (1876-1887)

Mary Bell (1878-1884)

Ida V. (1872-)

1.9 Daniel SELLERS^1,8,6

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Birth: 4 Jun 1830, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa^1,2

Death: 12 Dec 1901, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Aug 1830, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Cabinetmaker Undertaker³

Listed with Samuel Sellers, Jr on 1850 Franklin Co, Pa, census

Listed 1860 Franklin Co, PA, census, St Thomas Twp, 596-578

Listed 1880 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, census, 34-36

Listed 1900 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 139-146

During Confederate raid, Miss Adella Sellers had rash on face & saved father's house from being looted²⁸

Spouse: Susanna ALLEN²

Birth: 1 Feb 1833, Pennsylvania²

Death: 28 Feb 1898, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Children: J. Allen (1860-1932)

Sarah Delia (1862-1943)

Samuel Frisby (1865-1923)

Daniel Eby (1870-1903)

1.10 Mary Elizabeth SELLERS^1,3,6,8

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Birth: 16 Aug 1832, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 8 Feb 1925, Franklin Co, PA²⁹

Burial: Coble Cem, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Oct 1832, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Mary Coble, widow, listed 1900 Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, census, ED 36, 110-117, 6 children, 4 living; daughters Sue & Elizabeth, both single, along with grandson Paul Coble, age 7, in household

Mary E Coble, 87, widow, listed 1920 Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, census, ED 5, 5-5, grandson Paul Coble, 27, in household

Spouse: Daniel COBLE^3,6,8

Birth: 4 Feb 1821, Franklin Co, PA²⁹

Death: 13 Aug 1897, Franklin Co, PA²⁹

Burial: Coble Cem, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA

Father: Capt John COBLE (1790-1874)

Mother: Susana WILAND (1790-1867)

Listed 1860 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 319-307

Listed 1870 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA, census, 153-160

Listed 1880 St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa, census, 239-250

Children: Emma Jane (1852-1922)

Sellers (1854-1934)

Mary Grace (1863-1868)

Susanna M (1866-1920)

Charlotte Elizabeth (1874-1952)

1.11 Amos Kremer SELLERS^1,3

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Birth: 12 Sep 1840, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co Pa¹

Death: 10 Nov 1850, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA^1,30

Burial: Lutheran Cem, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Jun 1841, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

1.12 Margaret Ann SELLERS^1,6,8

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Birth: 9 Mar 1835, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA¹

Death: 5 Oct 1873, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA²

Burial: Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA

Bapt: Apr 1835, Ger Ref(Trinity UCC), St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Spouse: George W. BETZ^1,3,8

Birth: 20 Sep 1827, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, Pa¹

Bapt: Jul 1828, German Ref Ch, St Thomas, Franklin Co, PA¹

Occ: Teacher²⁷

Father: Henry BETZ (1795-1875)

Mother: Margaret STROCK (1795-1835)

Listed 1860 Franklin Co, PA, census, St Thomas Twp, 594-576

Children: Ida Hassler (1854-1872)

Mary Etta (1859-1860)

William Ault (1862-)

Harry Grant (1865-)

Grace Gertrude (1870-)

Maggie Ann Sellers (1873-)

Sources

1. “ German Reformed Church Records, St Thomas, Franklin Co, Pa.”

2. Cemetery Records, Trinity UCC Church, St Thomas, Franklin Co, Pa

3. “1850 Franklin County Pennsylvania Census.”

4. John T. Humphrey, Pennsylvania Births, Montgomery Co, 1682-1800, Family Line, 65 East Main, Westminster, MD, 21157.

5. 1843 Tax Records, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Robert F Cell, Box 3035, Edinburg, Texas, 78540, University of Texas-Pan American, 1991.

6. “Orphan Court Records, Franklin Co, PA.” X/17.

7. “Register of Deaths, Franklin Co, PA,” 1852-55, #12.

8. “Franklin Co, PA Deed,” 27 Oct 1855, Vol 29, p 442.

9. “1850 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA, census.”

10. “1880 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Pennsylvania Census.”

11. Cemetery Records Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA

12. “1870 Franklin County Pennsylvania Census.”

13. “Obituary of Mrs Frances Fahnestock,” Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, 7 Aug 1924.

14. Samuel Bates & J. Fraise Richards, History of Franklin Co, Pa, Warner, Beers & Co, Chicago, 1887, p 205.

15. Samuel Bates & J. Fraise Richards, History of Franklin Co, Pa, Warner, Beers & Co, Chicago, 1887, p 254.

16. Samuel Bates & J. Fraise Richards, History of Franklin Co, Pa, Warner, Beers & Co, Chicago, 1887, p 354.

17. Rev B S Schneck, DD, The Burning of Chambersburg, Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia, 1865 - Fourth Edition, page 67.

18. “Death Certificate of John B Sellers,” Feb 1914, Franklin Co, PA, 12719, 519.

19. “Wedding notice of Samuel Sellers & Elizabeth Hawk,” Franklin Telegraph, Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA, 4 Aug 1845.

20. Notes of Steve Sellers, ssellers35@comcast.net, 421 Rosewood Lane, Harrisburg, PA, 17111.

21. I H McCauley, Historical Sketch of Franklin Co, Pennsylvania, D F Pursel, Chambersburg, PA, 1878, p 180.

22. “1900 Franklin County Pennsylvania Census.”

23. Historical Data Concerning St Thomas Twp, 1734-1984, Eva B. Hoke, et al, p 14.

24. Historical Data Concerning St Thomas Twp, 1734-1984, Eva B. Hoke, et al, p 53.

25. Samuel Bates & J. Fraise Richards, History of Franklin Co, Pa, Warner, Beers & Co, Chicago, 1887, p 209.

26. Samuel Bates & J. Fraise Richards, History of Franklin Co, Pa, Warner, Beers & Co, Chicago, 1887, p 436.

27. “1860 Franklin County Pennsylvania Census.”

28. Historical Data Concerning St Thomas Twp, 1734-1984, Eva B. Hoke, et al, p 63.

29. Cemetery Records, Coble Cem, St Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA

30. “Cemetery Records, St Thomas Lutheran Church, Franklin Co Pa.”

Index

Charlott spouse of 1.1

ALLEN

Susanna spouse of 1.9

BETZ

George W. spouse of 1.12

Grace Gertrude child of 1.12

Harry Grant child of 1.12

Ida Hassler child of 1.12

Maggie Ann Sellers child of 1.12

Mary Etta child of 1.12

William Ault child of 1.12

COBLE

Charlotte Elizabeth child of 1.10

Daniel spouse of 1.10

Emma Jane child of 1.10

Mary Grace child of 1.10

Sellers child of 1.10

Susanna M child of 1.10

GREIGERGREGOR

Magdalena spouse of 1

HASSLER

Rebecca spouse of 1.4

HAWK

Elizabeth spouse of 1.5

SELLERS

Alice Stull child of 1.2

Amelia Jane child of 1.2

Amos Kremer 1.11

Calvin G. child of 1.2

Charles Roy child of 1.8

Charlott V. child of 1.1

Charlotte child of 1.4

Clara child of 1.1

Cyrus child of 1.5

Daniel 1.9

Daniel Eby child of 1.9

Effie Viola child of 1.8

Elizabeth 1.3

Elizabeth child of 1.1

Elizabeth Helen child of 1.8

Emma Jane child of 1.8

Frances Rachel child of 1.4

George 1.2

George Elmore child of 1.8

George Wolf child of 1.2

Hadassah Virginia "Dessie" child of 1.2

Harry child of 1.1

Harry Elliott child of 1.8

Henry 1.1

Ida V. child of 1.8

J. Allen child of 1.9

Jacob 1.4

James A. child of 1.2

James Rush child of 1.4

Jeremiah 1.7

John Andrew 1.8

John B. child of 1.8

John Boyd child of 1.4

John Elliott child of 1.5

John Samuel child of 1.2

Laura Ann Flovilla child of 1.4

Loretta child of 1.1

Louisa child of 1.1

Margaret Ann 1.12

Margaret Frances child of 1.8

Margaretta W. child of 1.2

Mary Bell child of 1.8

Mary E. child of 1.2

Mary Elizabeth 1.10

Maud child of 1.8

Minnie G. child of 1.8

Monroe B. child of 1.2

Myrtle Irene child of 1.8

Rebecca Margaret child of 1.5

Samuel 1

Samuel 1.5

Samuel Frisby child of 1.9

Samuel Greer child of 1.4

Samuel I. child of 1.2

Sarah Delia child of 1.9

Virginia child of 1.1

Webster child of 1.4

William 1.6

William Edgar child of 1.8

William H. child of 1.2

William Henry child of 1.5

SHRADER

Sarah Bell spouse of 1.8

WOLF

Dolly/Dorotha spouse of 1.2

jan 2005

>MICHAEL, I did find a few numbers for the films on Franklin Co, PA =

>TRINITY REFORMED, ST THOMAS LUTHERAN,EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN.

>THEY were on the LDS pages.

>Thanks.

>NOW, did you extract the SELLERS from the film you read?

>WERE they ALL SAMUEL SELLERS 1787 kids?

>CAN you share the other SELLERS extractions?

>Do you want paid?

>PLEASE explain what you have and will share, etc.

>and thank you for helping me.

>marie, iowa

>There are no other Sellers than those I sent in rtf file

MICHAEL, thanks.

Maybe there is more than one film #.

As members have extracted TWO other SELLERS families from Franklin Co, Pa that appear to be films from there?

Our LDS is open tomorrow and will try and contact them with names /numbers I have = they can probably help with more complete films, etc.

What is the last email you have for STEPHEN SELLERS?
My last email was returned.

THANKS for helping and answering my questions.

marie, iowa