Census Records of Alexander Jackson "Jack" Sellers, son of Absalom A. Sellers and Jane Unknown 1850 Lee County, Iowa 1860 Lee County, Iowa 1870 Douglas County, Kansas Lecompton Township 1880 Lee County, Iowa Pleasant Ridge Township 1900 Leavenworth County, Kansas Elanender J. Sellers 1910 Jefferson County, Kansas 1920 Jefferson County, Kansas living in household of son, Roy Sellers. 1930 Jefferson County, Kansas Sorry, but I did not have time to transcribe the census records tonight. Georgia #1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 10:55 AM Subject: [SELLERS] family of Richard Warren SELLERS > DANIEL, I believe if you reread the notes, etc, you will find the gfather > to > be JACKSON SELLERS 1844 IOWA, maybe Alexander Jackson? marie, iowa > > 1870 > > Jackson Sellers Lecompton, Douglas, KS abt 1844 Iowa White Male (where > 1880? > )ck Lee Co, Ia, Alexander? > Susan Sellers Lecompton, Douglas, KS abt 1849 Ohio White Female > Warren Sellers Lecompton, Douglas, KS abt 1868 Kansas White Male > Maude Sellers Lecompton, Douglas, KS abt 1870 Kansas White Female > > > 1880 > Jackson Sellen Susan Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1844 Iowa Self , DAD OH, > MOM CT !!! > Susan Sellen Jackson Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1849 Ohio Wife > Warren Sellen Jackson, Susan Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1868 Kansas Son > Maud Sellen Jackson, Susan Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1870 Kansas > Daughter > Mary Sellen Jackson, Susan Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1873 Kansas > Daughter > Claude Sellen Jackson, Susan Pleasant Ridge, Lee, IA abt 1877 Kansas Son > > Then I don't know what happened, did we both die, divorce? msh > 1900 > Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas > Lucull r Sellers 56 ck Linn, KS) 1920 Pawnee County, Kansas > Alice Sellers 44 > Pearl Sellers 19 > Claude Sellers 16 KS, SON > Roy Sellers 10 > > 1880 LINN , KS > Lucullus R. Sellers 32 ,IN, PHYSICIAN, BOTH PARENTS IN (WHERE 1870, > married > before?) > Alice G. Sellers 24 OH, BOTH PARENTS KY > NO KIDS > ========= > Some of the names on LeRoy Sellers obit could be contacted by you. Do a > search, maybe white pages,telephone numbers? > marie, iowa > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Suniga [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 8:08 AM > To: marie sellers hollinger > Subject: this is it! > > > Bingo! > Marie you nailed it right on the head. >>From what I see in your email, the lineage is as follows: > -my grandafther was William (Guillermo) Sellers > -my great grandfather was Richard "Dick" Sellers (whose death preceded > Roy's > and it seems by a long time b/c Dick is not alive when Roy is 10 years > old. > Makes sense because Dick was tragically killed by one of the trains he was > working on in Ecuador) -my great great grandfather was Dr. Lucullus R. > Sellers (this is where I got emotional b/c these are people I've never > heard > of. Or maybe it's all the 9/11 homage being paid today; nevertheless, I > was > moved) > > Marie, this is very exciting. I appreciate your help and would sincerely > welcome more of it but if I am bothering you, I understand. I would like > to > make contact (and hopefully meet) the Sellers. What are the next steps you > recommend I take? > > Warm regards.. > Danny > 305-798-1230 > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [SELLERS] RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> Sellers: Topeka, KS >> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:42:44 -0500 >> >> >> GEORGIA, thanks. >> >> I think this might help, just found it and haven't traced it thro yet, >> but, wanted you to have in case you are still looking around, like I >> do sometimes. marie, iowa >> >> The Perry Mirror-Times >> Jefferson County >> Thursday >> April 27, 1961 >> >> Roy Sellers >> LeRoy A. SELLERS, son of A.J. and Susan Sellers, was born in Lee >> County, Iowa, August 25, 1880 and after a long illness passed away at >> a rest home near Oskaloosa April 19, 1961. When a small boy he moved >> with his family to Lecompton. From there they came to settle on a farm >> in Jefferson County. In 1909 he was united in marriage with Lena ADAMS >> of Perry and they made their home on a farm near Oskaloosa where he >> lived until too ill to care for himself. He was a member of the >> Ozawkie E.U.B. Church and Hays Grange. Surviving are his daughter, >> Mrs. Marian STEFFEY of Ozawkie, one granddaughter, Mrs. Anita KNUDSEN >> of Topeka, two great-granddaughters, Mona and Linda, one niece, Mrs. >> Ruth O'BRIEN of Los Angeles and three nephews Alexander, Arthur, and >> William Sellers of Guayaquil, Ecuador. He was preceded in death by his >> wife Lena in 1943, two brothers Dick and Claude, two sisters, Delia >> and Maude and a nephew Harold BUSH. Funeral services were held in the >> Ozawkie E.U.B. Church with Rev. Lloyd Krutz in charge. Burial in >> Fairview Cemetery. >> >> =============== >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Georgia L. Fletcher [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 4:40 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [SELLERS] RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> Sellers: Topeka, KS >> >> >> Marie, I have tried to help Daniel on this family and am drawing >> blanks. Dr. Lucullus R. Sellers (born about 1844-1849 Indiana) had >> sons Roy (further >> >> research shown name is John Roy Sellers) and Claude but no Richard >> Warren Sellers. They are in 1920 Pawnee County, Kansas. However, in >> the 1910 Miama County, Kansas, census there is a Charles S. Stokes >> living next door to Dr. L. R. Sellers and he has a son, Warren, born >> 1892 in Kansas. Dr. Lucullus R. Sellers and Charles S. Stokes are >> working at the Kansas State Insane Asylum as a doctor and Charles >> Stokes is a steward. >> >> 1900 Miami County, Kansas >> enumerated by Lucullus R. Sellers >> Osawatomie Township >> Kansas State Insane Asylum >> Page 111A >> Lucullus R. Sellers, W, M, March 1844, age 56, married 21 years, IN, >> IN, IN, >> >> physician >> Alice Sellers, wife, W, F, November 1855, age 44, married 21 years, 4 >> children born, 3 children living, IN, IN, IN Pearl Sellers, daughter, >> W, F, November 1880, age 19, single, KS, IN, IN Claude Sellers, son, >> W, M, January 1884, age 16, single, KS, IN, IN Roy Sellers, son, W, M, >> October 1889, age 10, single, KS, IN, IN >> >> We really need to know an approximate age of Richard Warren Sellers. >> >> Anyone know who this family is? >> >> 1860 Madison County, Indiana >> John Sellers, 37, M, farmer, $9,000/$900, IN >> Elizabeth Sellers, 34, F, IN >> Lucullus Sellers, 12, M, IN >> Estaty Sellers, 10, F, IN >> Gitteller? Sellers, 8, M, IN >> Viola Sellers, 6, F, IN >> Elvira? Sellers, 4, F, IN >> Solena Sellers, 1, F, IN >> Granville Henry, 13, M, IN >> >> Georgia #1 >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:13 PM >> Subject: [SELLERS] RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> Sellers: Topeka, KS >> >> >> > DANIEL, thanks. Keep in touch. >> > >> > You can use USGENWEB and go to that county in KS/Shawnee and ask >> > for a lookup . May help. >> > >> > >> > marie, iowa >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Daniel Suniga [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:53 PM >> > To: marie sellers hollinger; SELLERS >> > Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren Sellers: >> > Topeka, KS >> > >> > >> > Interesting. >> > This woman Jennifer is related to me through her father's maiden >> > last name, Carrion. In her posting, she is asking for info >> > concerning her parent's direct ancestors and separately asking about >> > her uncles' Sellers family who she was told are from Kansas. >> > I am going to write to her in Spanish and hopefully get a response (i > hope >> > her email address is still valid!). I promise to keep you posted Marie. > Hey >> > by the way, are you from Kansas. I ask b/c I've been thinking that the >> > railroad company ought to have some sort of record of Richard Sellers. >> > -Daniel >> > >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> >> >> To: "'Daniel Suniga'" <[email protected]>, SELLERS >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren Sellers: > Topeka, >> > KS >> >> Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 14:37:44 -0500 >> >> >> >> >> >> DANIEL, thanks. >> >> First, what does this say, it was on genforum, marie, iowa >> >> http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?sellers::ecuador:: >> >> 3 >> >> 40.htm >> >> l= >> >> >> >> Busco origenes de las familias Carrion (Quito), >> >> Salazar-Asanza, Sellers-Carrion Posted by: Jennifer Abramovich >> >> (ID *****2102) Date: January 19, 2004 at 00:16:29 >> >> of 469 >> >> >> >> >> >> Estoy tratando de buscar el origen o los ancestros de mis >> >> padres. Mi papa nacio en Riobamba (apellido Martinez-Carrion) y >> >> mi mama nacio en Zaruma (Cabrera-Salazar). Mi abuela materna era >> >> apellido Salazar-Asanza (no se si lo estoy escribiendo bien). >> >> Tambien tenia unos tios apellido Sellers-Carrion. Mucho antes de >> >> morir un tio me pidio que buscara la familia de su padre en >> >> Kansas. >> >> >> >> Perdonen mi espanol:-) Cualquier informacion seria una gran ayuda. >> >> >> >> Gracias, >> >> >> >> Jennifer >> >> === >> >> N. Espinosa (ID *****2867) Date: April 13, 2004 at 20:19:54 In >> >> Reply >> >> to: Busco origenes de las familias Carrion (Quito), >> >> Salazar-Asanza, Sellers-Carrion by Jennifer Abramovich of 469 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Jennifer! >> >> >> >> Well! >> >> >> >> En la busqueda de mi arbol geneologico, he encontrado alguna >> >> info. que puede servirte. Mi abuela fue Custodia Abarca-Asanza, >> >> nacida en Zaruma en 1909 (ya >> >> fallecida) estuvo casada con Juan Espinosa nacido en 1881. Su >> >> madre, es decir mi bisabuela fue Angeles Asanza, tambien nacida >> >> en Zaruma no tengo fecha exacta de su nacimiento, el registro >> >> civil en Ecuador solo existe desde 1900. Angeles fue casada con >> >> Francisco Abarca, de ambos sigo buscando informacion. Por >> >> cierto, I live in New Jersey. Saludos, N. Espinosa >> >> >> >> >> >> ======= >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Daniel Suniga [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 2:08 PM >> >> To: marie sellers hollinger >> >> Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren Sellers: >> >> Topeka, KS >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Marie, >> >> Any help is appreciated immensely. Let me know what other >> >> sources you recommend I contact. >> >> >> >> > So Richard Warren Sellers son = ** Guillermo (William) Sellers >> >> > Carrion who was my grandfather and who was born and died in > >> >> Ecuador. Born ca 1915, died at 75 at 1990. **yes if you are > >> >> referring to my grandfather Guillermo. Was he born ca 1915 in >> >> US? > BEFore he went to Ecuador? **no. Guillermo was born in >> >> Ecuador. >> >> > >> >> > Two brothers? Names = they could be on a 1920 census if we >> >> know > names. **Guillermo's brothers were Alejandro (Alexander) >> >> and Arturo > (Arthur) and they too were born and died in Ecuador. >> >> > >> >> > Most genealogy records are before 1930 unless you have family >> >> info. > So, places and dates are very important. Otherwise, you >> >> need to > order some death info OR? Help where you can. >> >> > >> >> > marie, iowa >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > From: Daniel Suniga [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 4:36 PM >> >> > To: marie sellers hollinger >> >> > Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> >> Sellers: > Topeka, KS >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Thank you for the response Marie. >> >> > Before answering your questions, I should tell you that most >> >> of the > info that has been passed down to me is limited b/c the >> >> family > members in Ecuador who had at one point made direct >> >> contact, have > all died. >> >> > >> >> > ----- >> >> > do you have any dates on your RICHARD WARREN SELLERS? **no. >> >> The > only time reference I have is that his son (my >> >> grandfather) died in > 1990 at the age of 75. We can assume my >> >> grandfather was bonr when > Richard was early thirties perhaps. >> >> > >> >> > Was he born in Topeka , KS or family lived there certain >> >> years? > **One of the living family members in Ecuador recalls >> >> Topeka from > the mailed correspondence they (U.S. Sellers) had >> >> sent the Ecuador > Sellers. They certainly lived there in the >> >> early 1980's but not > sure if born there as well. >> >> > >> >> > Where did CLAUDE and ROY SELLERS live, die? May help also. >> >> **Would > guess they lived and died in Topeka. >> >> > >> >> > **Three additional comment that may help: >> >> > - the family was of German decent >> >> > - Richard was sent to Ecuador by a U.S. railroad company as a >> >> > railroad engineer. I am guessing not too many railroad >> >> companies > existed in Kansas back then. There must be >> >> documented info. >> >> > - shortly after Richard's death, the family in the U.S. tried >> >> to > locate his three sons through the US consulate in Ecuador. >> >> There > must be documented info. Scared of having here children >> >> drafted to > the U.S. armed forces during war, Richard's widow >> >> (maiden name >> >> > Carrion) never replied and totally cut off communication and > >> >> > remarried. >> >> > >> >> > Thank you so much! >> >> > Daniel >> >> > >> >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > > From: "marie sellers hollinger" <[email protected]> >> >> > > To: "'Daniel Suniga'" <[email protected]>, >> >> > > [email protected] >> >> > > Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> >> > Sellers: > Topeka, KS >> >> > > Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:58:05 -0500 >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > DANIEL, do you have any dates on your RICHARD WARREN >> >> SELLERS? Was > > he born in Topeka , KS or family lived there >> >> certain years? >> >> > > >> >> > > Where did CLAUDE and ROY SELLERS live, die? May help also. >> >> > > >> >> > > Will send thru our SELLERS group for help. >> >> > > marie, iowa >> >> > > >> >> > > -----Original Message----- >> >> > > From: Daniel Suniga [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:29 PM >> >> > > To: [email protected] >> >> > > Subject: {not a subscriber} family of Richard Warren >> >> Sellers: > > > Topeka, KS >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Hello. >> >> > > My name is Daniel Suniga Sellers. I was born in Ecuador in >> >> 1975. > > My parents are also from Ecuador. We've lived in >> >> Miami, Florida > > since I was five. >> >> > > >> >> > > QUERY: I am searching for the Sellers family in Topeka, >> >> Kansas to > > which I am related through my maternal great >> >> grandfather named > > Richard Warren Sellers. Richard went to >> >> Ecuador aprox during >> >> > the > 1920's as a railroad engineer and died in a tragic railroad >> >> > > accident. His brothers Claudio (or perhaps "Claude", >> >> > "Claudius") > and Roy stayed in the U.S. Roy had a daughter >> >> named > Mary Anne (or > "Marian") who in turn had a daughter >> >> Anita. The > U.S. Sellers > family had made contact with the >> >> Ecuador Sellers in > the early > 80's and were even scheduled to >> >> travel there but their > travel > plans were interrumpted by a >> >> death in the U.S. family. > Shortly > thereafter, there was a >> >> flood in Guayaquil, Ecuador that > > destroyed all records >> >> (letter, pictures, etc) and the elders in > > Ecuador who had >> >> made contact have since passed away. THANKS! >> >> > > >> >> > > My cel (305)798-1230 >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > >