Family Group Sheet


Name John Henry Sellers, GGG Uncle
Birth 24 Feb 1835, Logan Co., Ohio
Death 31 Aug 1912, Marshall Co., Indiana
Father Henry ("Harry") Sellers Jr. (1800-1848)
Mother Barbara Ohmart (1801-1883)
Marriage 19 Jan 1858, Wabash Co., Indiana
Spouse Elmira Miller
Birth abt 1838
Death 1911
Mother UNKNOWN F Miller
Children
1 F Mary Sellers, 1C3R
Birth 1858/1859, Wabash Co., Indiana
2 F Anna Sellers, 1C3R
3 F Lydia Sellers, 1C3R
4 F Emma Sellers, 1C3R
5 F Barbara E. Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1864
6 F Sarah C. Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1866
7 F Margarite Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1868
8 M John W. Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1870
9 M Charles H. Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1875
10 F Elmira Sellers, 1C3R
Birth abt 1878
11 M Owen E. Sellers (Died as Infant), 1C3R
Birth abt 1880
Notes for John Henry Sellers
Dates are from his obituary in The News-Mirror, 5 Sep 1912.

Another son, name and birth order unknown, died in infancy.
Census
1850 census of Preble Co., OH, Washington twp, lists a John H. Sellers, age 14, born in Ohio, living with the family of Abraham V. Auter (a tailor) & his wife Elvina. Could this be our John Henry? If so, who is the John age 17 living with the Daniel Sellers family in Montgomery Co., IL, 1850 (see his notes)? (According to the date of birth given on his death record, John should have been 15 in 1850.)

1860 census of Chester twp, Wabash Co., Ind.

1880 census of Bourbon twp, Marshall Co., Ind.
Notes for Elmira Miller
Elmira died "less than a year" before her husband.
Last Modified 12 Sep 1997 Created 7 Jan 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh