WOOD CO, WEST VIRGINIA
ORIGINALLY VIRGINIA (West Virginia made from this area of
Virginia)
(1798 HARRISON CO & KANAWHA CO)
lays next to Jackson, Wirt, Pleasants
Co's WV
lays next to Meigs, Athens, Washington
Co's OH
Counties later formed from Wood were
:
Jackson in 1831
Ritchie in 1843
Wirt in 1848
Pleasants in 1851
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1810 WOOD CO, VA
ALKIRE, Adam (land /tax list)
NO SELLERS, ETC
1816
SUTHERLAND, John (land/tax list)
1817 LAND
Alkire, John
1820
WOOD CO, VA
ALKIRE, John-1B-1C-1D-1F-3G-3H-1K (where 1810) where 1830)
Alkier, John (land owner)
NO SELLERS
1820 HARDY CO, VA
MALES UNDER 10
MALES 10 AND UNDER 16
MALES 16 TO 18
MALES 16 AND UNDER 26
MALES 26 AND UNDER 45
MALES 45 AND UP
FEMALES UNDER 10
FEMALES 10 AND UNDER
16
FEMALES 16 AND UNDER
26
FEMALES 26 AND UNDER
45
FEMALES 45 AND UP
ELIAS SELLERS = 2000301011109 (NINE may be crossed thro or just a mark ?)= NO SLAVES LISTED
2 MALES U 10
3 MALES 26/45 = 1775/1794
1FEMALE U 10
1FEMALE 16/26
1FEMALE 26/45
1 FEMALE OVER 45 = before 1775
HENREY SELLERS = 0310010010105?= NO SLAVES LISTED (Where 1810?
3 MALES 10/16=
1 MALE 16/18
1 MALE OVER 45 = bef 1775
1 FEMALE 16/26
1 FEMALE OVER 45 = bef 1775
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1830 WOOD CO, VIRGINIA=
abc list =
NO ALKIRE’S
GEO
SELLERS, page 40l = no twn = ALL BLANK = FREE COLORED PERSONS =211000-201=
total 7
MALE 24/36 =1794/1806
MALE 10/24
2 MALES U 10
FEMALE 24/36
TWO FEMALES U 10
JONATHON SELLERS, page 401 =NO TWN = ALL BLANK = FREE COLORED PERSONS
= 201000-01= total 4 =
male 24/36= 1794/1806
two males u 10
female 10/24
1840 WOOD CO = 0
ck 1840/50 WASHINGTON CO, OH and JACKSON CO, WV
1850 WOOD CO =
Wood Co. census 1850 - #1299-1299-#65 district
John A Bailey 42 Va Farmer
David 19 Va
Farmer
George 13 Va
Hugh 10
Va
Catherine 9 Va
William LALIARDS/SALIARDS 19 Oh Laborer
FROM DENNIS
FDHaun@aol.com
Monroe County Ohio.--October 29, 1856. Notice-Partition;
Phebe, Sellers,
widow, Christina Brown and Michael Brown her husband, Susannah Fox and
Columbus Fox her husband, Lenord Sellars and John J. Sellars, minors of
Monroe Co., Mary Jane Fulmer and Isaac Fulmer her husband of Washington Co.
Ohio will take notice that a petition was filed against
them by Peter
Sellers of Wood Co. Va. demanding partition of real estate of which
George Sellars
died seized, 80 acres in E 1/2 of NE1/2 of S, 17, T,2,
R.3. fdh. Dennis.
1860 WOOD CO, WV
PETER SELLERS, PAGE 407 BELLEVILLE =
Peter Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 29 abt 1831 O Male
Nancy Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 34 abt 1826 Virginia Female
Wm Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 6 abt 1854 Virginia Male
George Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 4 abt 1856 Virginia Male
Harriet Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 2 abt 1858 Virginia Female
Enos Sellers Not Stated, Wood, VA 5.12 abt 1860 Virginia Male
BIRTHS
SELLERS, Enos F.
1860 Peter & Nancy Sellers
SELLERS, George
3/3/1856 Peter & Nancy Sellers
SELLERS, John L. 12/10/1861 Peter & Nancy
Sellers
SELLERS, John L. 1/1/1862 Peter &
Nancy Sellers
SELLERS, Phebe A. 5/31/1864 Peter & Nancy
Sellers
CIVIL WAR
Captain L.A. Beckwith,First Lieutenant John Fleek,
Second Lieutenant James Muncy
Enlisted
Men
P. Sellers,
1870 WOOD CO, WV
From:Jim Stinespring
MeJMS@aol.com
U. S. Census, 1870 Wood County, WV
108-90
Peter Sellers 38
OH Farmer ( ck Wash Co., OH)
Nancy
44 VA Keep House
William
16 OH Farm Hand
George
13 VA
Harriet
E.
12 VA
Enos F.
9 VA
John
L.
7 VA
Phoebe
5 WV
Mary
J.
3 WV
This is the Peter that is the son of George and Phoebe (Crouse) Sellers of
Monroe Co., OH.
More to come.
Jim Stinespring
Wood County, WV 1860/1880
From: JIM Stinespring
MeJMS@aol.com
U. S. Census,
Wood Co., VA (WV)
199-199
Peter
Sellers 29
OH Farmer
Nancy
34 VA Wife
William
6 VA
George
4 VA
Harriet
2 VA
Enos
5/12 VA
U.
S. Census, 1880, Wood County, WV
S036
George Sellers
WM 24 Farmer
WV OH OH
Ellen
WF
20
Wife Keeping House
OH OH WV
Charles
WM 9/12 Son
WV WV OH
S036
Martha(?) Bleavins(w)
WF
59 Keeping House
NC NC NC
Lucinda
Sellers(m)
WF
37
Dau
House Keeper
TN NC NC
William
Sellers(m)
WM
32
Sil Farm Laborer
OH OH OH
S035
Peter
Sellers
WM 49
Farmer
OH PA PA
Nancy
WF
53
Wife Keeping
House
WV WV MD
Harriet
WF
21
Dau
At
Home
WV OH WV
Enos
WM
19
Son
Works on Farm
WV OH WV
John
L.
WM 17
Son
Works on Farm
WV OH WV
Phebe
A.
WF
15
Dau
At
School
WV OH WV
Mary
WF
13
Dau
At
School
WV OH WV
America
WF
9
Dau At
School
WV OH WV
James S. Achoibald(s) WM
37
School
Teacher
WV DC WV
S034
William
Sellers
WM 26
Farmer
OH OH OH
Mary
J.
WF
21
Wife Keeping
House
WV WV WV
Ada
WF
3
Dau
WV OH WV
Alice
WF
6/12 Dau
WV OH WV
Absolom
Echols(s)
WM 22
Farm Laborer
WV WV WV
I will show some of the relationships after
I have finished posting the
Census
and other materials.
More to come
Jim Stinespring
1920 WOOD, WEST VIRGINIA CENSUS
Wood County, West Virginia - Biographies
SELLERS,
PETER - was united in marriage with Nancy Barton in Monroe county,
Ohio, May 24, 1853. He was born in that State and county November 4, 1831,
and settled in Wood county, West Virginia, June 5, 1856. His parents are
George and Phoebe (Crouse) Sellers. His wife, daughter of Enos and Nancy
A. (Francis) Barton, was born in Tyler county, West Virginia. They have
eight children, the two oldest of whom live in Steele district, the others
at home. They are; William, born May 6, 1854; George, May 4, 1856; Harriet
E., January 15, 1859; Enos F., December 5, 1860; John L., November 29, 1862;
Phoebe A., May 31, 1864; Mary J., December 1, 1866; America I., June 6,
1870. Mr. Sellers has held several district offices. He has a farm of 260
acres, 150 of which are cleared. His father was in the war of 1812; his
wife's brother was in the late war. He and his wife are members of the
Christian Church. He is a firm believer in the Scriptures, and a minister
of the gospel. Address, Tyner, Steele district, Wood county, West Virginia.
FROM : DEBRA
"Debra Mooney" <debimooney@citynet.net>
FROM HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY, WV
PETER SELLERS FAMILY
My grandfather, Peter Sellers was born in Monroe County, Ohio November 4,
1831,
The son of George and Phoebe (Crouse) Sellers. He married my grandmother,
Nancy M. Barton on May 24, 1853 in Monroe County, Ohio, and on June 5, 1856
they came to make their home in Wood County.
Nancy M. Barton Sellers was born on October 17, 1825 in Tyler County, WV
the daugh ter of Enos and Nancy A. (Francis) Barton. George
Sellers
father of Peter was a soldier in the War of 1812.
The children and grandchildren of Peter and Nancy (Barton) Sellers are
as
follows:
1. William 5/6/1854-11/27/1928. Married Mary Jane Swain. Children: (I)
Addie
(2) Lulu Belle (3) Alice (4) Ella (5)MinnieAnn (6)Montgomery (7)Peter
Franklin (8) Clifford Harrison (9)Mary (10) Katherine (11) Williarn Enoch
(12) Florence.
2. George 3/3/1856-10/30/1905. Married Minerva Grewell. Children: (1)
Charles E. (2) John Garfield (3)
Ida
Pearl (4) George
Lawrence (5) Mary Rue.
3. Harriet E. 1/15/1858-6/10/1921. Never married.
4. Enos Francis 12/5/1859-1/23/1923. Married Phoebe Caroline Beckett.
Children: (1) Elsie Mae (2) James Peter (3) Charles William (4) Maurice
Edward (5) Ira Francis (6) Infant Daughter (7)Russell Leonard.
5. John Leonard 11/29/1862-8/1/1885. Married Sarah Burdette. Children:
(1)Lucille (2) Leonard.
6. Phoebe Ann 5/31/1864-2/23/1939. Married Solomon Shears. Children: (1)
Infant Daughter (2) Paul S. (3) Peter A.(4) Carroll S. (5) Mark Dean.
7. Mary Jane 12/1/1866-10/1/1948. Married James J. Amos. Children (1) Ira
Vaughn (2) P. Everett (3) Susannah (4)Eunice (5) James Lloyd (6) Wilbur
Earl
(7) Alvin (8) Olive (9) Harold Wayne (10) Blaine (11) Richie (12) Infant.
8. America I. 6/6/1870-2/18/1953. Married James Franklin Toomey Children:
(1) Harley Hilton (2) Cynthia Ellen.
Peter Sellers died May 12. 1899 and Nancy M. (Barton) Sellers died July
29. 1902. They are buried in the Sellers Cemetery near Bellville.
My
maternal grandparents were James Ransom Beckett (9/l3/l85l-6/l6/l920)
and
Mary Catherine (Buckley) Beckett (3/5/1849-1/23/1922). They were the
parents
of (1) James William Beckett 5/28/l872-l/l3/l948 (2) Samuel Edward Beckett
10/25/l873-ll/9/1946. (3) Charles Franklin Beckett 7/1/1876-2/19/1962. (4)
Mary Alice Beckett (Seebaugh) 7/l4/l878-3/l2/l958.
(5) Phoebe Caroline Beckett (Sellers) 3/5/l88l-l2/l3/l962 (6) Infant
Daughter Beckett 7/?/l883-7/?/l883. My maternal great grandparents were
William and Caroline (Logston) Beckett and James S. and Susannah (Lowers)
Buckley, all of which were residents of Wood County. Submitted by Elsie
Sellers Pyles