Marie - It was a long shot, but my g-g-grandmother was born in 1800 in Middletown, PA. Unless there was a miraculous pregnancy of an 8 year old girl, this Mary couldn't be her daughter. Thanks for the follow up. Carl Sellers ----- Original Message ----- From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers/Fluckey > CARL, > On the 1850 MORROW CO, OH census she says she was born ca 1808 OHIO > Son George said both parents born PA. > Brother Jacob born 1805 PA > > This is a very early SELLERS family into OH and we don't have 1810 census, > just tax lists and court minutes. > > I haven't checked the other kids out yet for birth place of parents. > WE must study the early land records of OH or PA census and see if same. > Best wishes, marie, iowa > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of ksellers > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers/Fluckey > > > Does anyone know where in PA Mary Sellers came from, or who her parents > were? > > Carl Sellers > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:37 PM > Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers/Fluckey > > >> JIM, thanks, needed. marie, iowa >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:28 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers/Fluckey >> >> >> Hi Marie, >> >> I saw this at Ancestry.com... Not sure if it has been posted or not. >> Jim >> >> >> Ancestry.com. Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois Biographical >> Dictionary [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations >> Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: Portrait and Biographical Record >> of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, >> Illinois. Chicago, IL, USA: Biographical Publishing, 1891. >> GEORGE W. FLUCKEY is a resident on a farm located on section 17, of >> Tower >> Hill Township, Shelby County. His father was Adam Fluckey, who was >> probably >> a >> native of Pennsylvania. His mother was Mary Sellers. After marriage they >> settled in Perry County, Ohio, and from there moved to what is now >> Morrow >> County, >> Ohio; there they died. They were parents of seven children, of whom our >> subject was the second in order of birth. He first saw the light of day >> in >> Perry >> County, Ohio, August 12, 1830. His early life was spent on a farm in >> Morrow >> >> County, Ohio, and there he learned the duties incident to farm life. >> Mr. Fluckey was married October 2, 1856, to Miss Arvilla Brown, their >> nuptials being celebrated in Morrow County, Ohio. By her he became the >> father of three children, whose names are: Sarah E., Ira A., and >> Winfield S. The first >> named is the wife of Charles Summers. Ira married Melinda Fagg. Mrs. >> Arvilla >> Fluckey, died in their home in Morrow County, in April 1862. Two years >> later. He >> again took upon himself the duties and obligations of marital life and >> was >> >> united to Edith A. Bennett. She also was a native of Morrow County, >> Ohio. Six children cluster about the home board. Their names are >> Isaac N., Lewis B., >> George B., William E., James A. and Bertha A. >> The removal from Ohio to Shelby County, this State, was made in April >> 1868, >> >> and at that time they settled in Tower Hill Township, of which place >> our subject has ever since been a resident. He has always been >> engaged in agricultural pursuits and is the owner of three hundred >> and seventeen acres of land. Mr. >> Fluckey has erected a very attractive residence on his place. It is >> tastefully built and conveniently arranged. This place is graciously >> presided over by >> his wife, who has been his aid and helpmate in gaining the position >> which >> he >> at present enjoys. He of whom we write is held high in the esteem of the >> people in the community where he resides. A thoughtful and earnest man >> he >> is >> genial and whole-souled. Several local offices in the gift of the >> township >> have >> been thrust upon him and his service as a School Director has been >> appreciated by the fact that he desires to keep abreast with the times >> in >> educational >> matters, seeking to make the standard of the schools in his district, >> irreproachable. In politics he is an adherent of the Republican Party, >> the >> views as >> taken by that party of commercial affairs and general government being >> such >> as >> harmonize best with our subject's theories. Religiously both he and his >> wife >> are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which they are ardent >> workers and generous supporters. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message