picture of Samuel born May 1842, Monroe Co..
Ohio. Son of John and Sarah (Crouse) Sellers
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Samuel Sellers was the son of John and Sarah
Sellers. He was born May 10,
1842, in Monroe Co. Ohio. He died October
23, 1924, age 82. in Clay County
Ill. He is buried at Odd Fellow Cemetery
in Zenia, Ill. At the age of 18
Samuel was shown to be living in Noble County
Ohio, with his sister and her
family. Ellen (Sellers) Porter and her husband David Porter.( 1860
Census
)--
In the month of November 1863, he enlisted into Company H. 31st
Regiment
Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. He fought in the Civil war, and was discharged
in 1865.
He married Permillia J. Miller on September 14, 1865, in Noble Co.
Ohio.
She
was the daughter of Jacob and Jane Miller. She was born Dec, 24,
1847. and
died at age 29, date Nov, 13, 1876 in Wayne Co. Ill. Samuel was
described
as
5 foot 3 inches tall, gray eyes and sandy hair. In the year of 1867
Samuel
and his family (6 children) moved to Wayne
Co. Ill. The children of this
union were Mary Jane born July 20.1867 in Noble Co. Ohio.--John
James born
Oct, 15, 1868, he married Hester Wimberly May 10, 1890, John J.
died July
28,
1908.--Phoeba Ellen born June 20, 1869, she married Dudley Wimberly
May
10.1885 she died April 27,1935.--Nancy Ann born June 15, 1870, married
Alexandria Corr? Feb, 20, 1888, she died Dec, 15,1891.--Sarah M.
born Dec,
29.1873, she married Daniel Ott April 5, 1891, she died Jan, 3,
1947.--Elmer
Jacob born Sept, 5, 1875, married IDA Grandon April 5, 1891, he
died______.
Samuel remarried to a Writha J. Centers date Nov, 23, 1879, no children
were
born of this union. They lived on a farm in Clay
Co, Ill. Writha died on
Jan,
20, 1918. and Samuel lived about another six years. They are both
buried in
Zenia. Ill.---------- John James son of Samuel, with wife Hester
lived in
Salem Ill. When John was age 41, he was hit by a passing train and
killed.
It
was said that John was robbed and pushed under the train, but this
was
never
proven. This happen in Salem Ill. In this union were eight children
born.-Minnie M. born 12-29- 1891.--Charlie Lee born 2-1-1894, died
10-14-1982.--William Robert, born 2-10-1896 died 4-21-1962.--Samuel
D. born
4-19-1898, died 5-12 1923.--Harry D. born 9-12-1900, died
11-23-1932.--Harvey
E. born 2-6-1903, died 3-14-1975.--Cleo, born 5-2-1905, died
1-28-1974.--Henry Otis, born 5-10-1908, died
3-24-1976.----------------------------------------
Charles Lee son of John James was born and died in Salem Ill. he
was
married
at St. Genevieve Mo. on May 17, 1915. to a Miss Ethel Jourdan. To
this
union,
were born three children.--Charlie Ottis, born 2-19-1916, he died
4-5-1987.--Robert Irene, born 6-14-1918 Salem Ill. died 8-21-1980
Salem
Ill.--Wilma Rose, born 12-9-1923 Salem Ill.
Charlie Ottis Sellers, son of Charlie Lee Sellers, married first
Erma
Brannon
on July 1, 1938. and were divorced 10-10-1946 at Salem Ill. His
second
marriage was to Iona Wygretta Chasteen, she was born 9-13-1916 in
Centralia
Ill. she died 9-20-1987 in Salem Ill. He and Iona were married in
Texarcana
Ark. 6-9-1953. To this first marriage a child was born, date? died
shortly
after birth.--another son was born to this union, Larry Neal, born
2-16-1939
Salem Ill. He died 7-31-1978 in Centralia, Ill. from this second
marriage
was
born, James Lee. born 2-24-1954 in Salem Ill.-----------
James Lee Sellers son of Charlie Otis Sellers, married a Miss Carol
Diana
Gordon on the date of 1-29-1977 in Centralia, Ill. she was born
7-24-1954
in
Centralia, Ill. Three children has been born of this union. Jeannie
Diane
Sellers born 6-22-1978 Centralia.----Benjamin Lee Sellers born 1-15-1981
also
in Centralia. and James Andrew born 12-26-1989 in Mt Vernon ,IL.
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