TRACY, thank you for sharing and putting this together . This will help many of us to continue on with these families . Hopefully, if anyone knows where any of the other families went to, etc. Please advise. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Toricon8@aol.com [mailto:Toricon8@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:24 AM To: mari@netins.net; bonanza@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: Betcy Sellars/Henry Beever/MICHAEL SELLERS IN 1815 LINCOLN CO, NC Hey Marie, this is what I have theorised from what info you have on your site and in conversation with Mel Green bonanza@nc.rr.com. He wrote the following to me, which verified my belief that the names I have (see below) are all children of George Sellers and Susannah Best, or perhaps the latter two boys(Abraham and Samuel) are grandchildren through Jacob or Michael. Note that Abraham is a family name; one of George Sr's brothers. " From the 1814 will of John Sellers (brother of George, probably unmarried) we know that George had two sons named Henry and John; and from John's estate record, purchasers listed were John, George, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Peggy Sellers. These are all potential names for George. Sr.'s children." also: from Lincoln Cty marriage records: Philip Cellars m. Barbara Fronebarger 16 Sept 1815, Jacob Sellars bondsman John Fronabarger m. Caty Sellers 11 May 1809 Georg Sellers m. Anna H. Froneberger 3 March 1818; John Sellers bondsman John Sellers m. Mary Rush 2 December 1818; Isaac Price bondsman Henry Beever m. Betcy Sellers 31 July 1815, Michael Sellers bondsman. John Baker m. Margaret Sellers 3 Jan 1816; Jacob Sellers bondsman. Jacob Baker m. Susannah Sellers, 10 Jun 1819; Henry Sellers bondsman. "Bondsmen were usually a relative who put up money for the marriage bond... I also have a memory of an Isaac Sellers from early Lincoln County records, but I could not at the moment find my documents on him...)" (Mel Green) (Note that there was an Isaac Sellers in Butler OH 1830- Tracy) Below is what I have in my file on the Sellers. Note that my connection is through the Rumple and Beaver lines. My gggg grandparents were Daniel Rumple and Mary Beaver, who were parents to Lydia Rumple, Abraham Sellers first wife, and Catherine Rumple, who was known to be connected to Henry Sellers. (ie this according to family legend, they had an ongoing affair, even though both spouses were living). Mary Beaver was an older sister to Henry Beaver, who married Elizabeth Sellers. Still more (quite unproven) family rumour has it that a Rumple cousin b 1780 married a Sellers, possibly in PA. The Rumples were from Northampton originally, the Beavers (Biebers) from an adjacent area in Berks. However it is unknown if they actually knew of each other before moving down to NC. They migrated down between 1785-1790. Daniel Rumple married Mary Beaver in 1792. The Beaver clan, along with many in-laws (Rumples, Hilemans) migrated out to Butler County between 1811-1817. They mostly settled in the german speaking settlement of Hanover Township and Ross, usually quite close to each other. Elizabeth Sellers and her husband were among them. I believe Abraham and Henry Sellers came out after 1822. About 1828-1833, several Beavers and related kin then moved out to Hamilton Cty, IN. Among them were Abraham Sellers/Lydia Rumple and Henry Beaver/Elizabeth Sellers. Notes for GEORGE SELLERS: Regarding the children I have listed for George and Susannah, the names mentioned were all present in some form of documentation in Lincoln County, NC (except for Abraham, who I am assuming). Whether these names were all children of George or perhaps children of an elder son of George is uncertain. The names Philip, John, Caty, George Jr and Henry are all believed to be offspring of George and Susannah. The other names for Michael, Jacob, Elizabeth, Margaret, Susannah, Abraham and possibly Samuel and Isaac were gleened from marriage records, or association to Lincoln, NC. (I found Samuel listed on an Ancestry site.) Children of GEORGE SELLERS and SUSANNAH BEST are: i. PHILLIP SELLERS, b. Abt. 1785; d. Abt. 1852; m. BARBARA FRONEBERGER, 16 September 1815. ii. MICHAEL SELLERS, b. Bet. 1785 - 1790; d. Aft. 1815. Notes for MICHAEL SELLERS: mentioned in an 1815 marriage record between Henry Beever and Betcy Sellers. I am assuming the relationship. There may have been a Michael Sellers living in Burke County in 1810. However there were several; perhaps cousins or offspring of an elder brother? iii. JACOB SELLERS, b. Bet. 1785- 1790; d. Aft. 1816, Lincoln County, NC. Notes for JACOB SELLERS: mentioned in 1815 and 1816 Lincoln County, NC marriage records. iv. CATY SELLERS, b. Abt. 1792, Lincoln County, NC; d. Lincoln County, NC; m. JOHN FRONEBERGER, 11 May 1809, Lincoln County, NC. v. GEORGE SELLERS, JR., b. Abt. 1794, Lincoln County, NC; d. Abt. 1825, Lincoln County, NC. vi. JOHN SELLERS, b. Abt. 1796, Lincoln, NC; d. Abt. 1857; m. MARY RUSH, 02 December 1818. vii. HENRY SELLERS, b. 23 August 1797, NC; d. 23 February 1879, Butler County, OH. viii. ELIZABETH ANN SELLERS, b. Abt. 1799, Lincoln, NC; d. 28 May 1838, Hamilton County, IN. ix. MARGARET SELLERS, b. Abt. 1800, Lincoln County, NC; m. JOHN BAKER, 03 January 1816. x. SUSANNAH SELLERS, b. Abt. 1803, Lincoln County, NC; m. JACOB BAKER, 10 June 1819. xi. ABRAHAM SELLERS, b. 05 January 1805,NC; d. 10 March 1875, Lawrence Twp, Marion Cnty, IN. xii. SAMUEL SELLERS, b. 07 April 1807; m. AVALINE MOORE. Generation No. 2 HENRY SELLERS was born 23 August 1797 in Lincoln County, NC, and died 23 February 1879 in Madison Township, Butler County, OH; age 81 y 6 m. He married (1) ANNA CATHERINE YEAKLE 10 January 1827 in Butler County, OH, daughter of MICHAEL YEAKLE and JULIANA BOBB. She was born 12 October 1794 in Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA, and died 29 July 1871 in Trenton, Madison Township, Butler County, OH. He is also associated with (2) CATHERINE RUMPLE, daughter of JOHAN RUMPEL and MARIA BEAVER. She was born 22 February 1795 in Rowan County, NC, and died in Butler. Notes for HENRY SELLERS: Jacob Baker and Susannah Sellers, 10 Jun, 1819; Henry Sellers (witness); James T Alexander {according to this Lincoln County, NC marriage record, Henry was most likely still present in Lincoln, NC. I believe he did not leave until about 1821-1825 for Butler County, OH with his brother Abraham. He married there in 1827.} Sellers, Henry fc 1830 census St Clair Twp, Butler County, OH 100111/101001 Sellers, Isaac fc 1830 Cen 9 City of Hamilton Butler also present 1850 Madison Township, Butler County, OH Census p. 330 HENRY SELLERS 53 NC CATHARINE 56, PA GEORGE 22 OH MARGARET 20 OH MICHAEL 17 OH JACOB 15 OH SUSAN C. 12 OH JACOB DESCOMBES 5 --- (an orphaned nephew of of Catherine Yeakle) 1870 census Wayne Twp, Butler County, OH Sellars, Henry(head), Catherine, & Jacob Sellars, Michael (head) Henrietta, & William Henry SELLERS was probably the first blacksmith in the eastern part of the township (of St. Clair). His shop was near BUSENBARK's, on the farm now owned by Robert RICHTER. Horse Rangers became a popular organization and in Ohio were governed by Ohio Statutes enacted by the General Assembly that provided that "any number of persons not less than 15 ... residents of the state of Ohio" were authorized to become a group recognized "for the purpose of apprehending and convicting horse thieves and other felons including counterfeiters." Jeremiah Marston was the first president and Ezra Potter, the first secretary of the Madison group. During its early years the following men served as leaders (Captains): ..., Henry Sellers, ... from Madison Twp sketches, Butler County In 183?, Ezra Potter purchased a tract of land now known as the Henry SELLERS farm in Madison Township. There was a log cabin upon this land, and two or three acres partially cleared when he purchased it. Among the most important of churches in Ross Township has been the United Brethren, erected about 1822, on the hill above Millville, on the south side of the old dirt road. This house, like the one built in the village in 1851, was a brick building about thirty-six by forty feet. For many years this society was by odds the leading congregation in this vicinity. It led in membership the famous Bethel Society, until some ten years ago, when the latter organization took the lead, since which time it has held it. Some of the most distinguished of the early ministers were Henry KUMLER and Mr. SELLERS More About HENRY SELLERS: Burial: Aft. 23 February 1879, St Peter's Cemetery, Trenton, Butler County, OH Census 1: 1830, St Clair Twp, Butler County, OH Census 2: 1850, Madison Township, Butler County, OH Notes for ANNA CATHERINE YEAKLE: Found at: http://www.netins.net/showcase/sellerfamily/ohmarr.htm hubie19@swbell.net (new url = http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellers2/ohmarr.html , msh) More About ANNA CATHERINE YEAKLE: Burial: St Peter's Cemetery, Trenton, Butler County, OH Children of HENRY SELLERS and ANNA YEAKLE are: i. GEORGE SELLERS, b. Abt. 1828. ii. MARGARET SELLERS, b. Abt. 1830. iii. MICHAEL SELLERS, b. 07 March 1833, Butler Cty, OH; d. 29 March 1907, Butler County, OH. iv. JACOB SELLERS, b. 24 December 1835, Butler County, OH; d. 12 June 1884, Butler Cty, OH. v. SUSAN C. SELLERS, b. Abt. 1838. 4. ELIZABETH ANN SELLERS was born Abt. 1799 in Lincoln, NC, and died 28 May 1838 in Hamilton County, IN. She married HENRY BEAVER 31 July 1815 in Lincoln County, NC, son of HEINRICH BIEBER and EVA DRIESS. He was born 21 July 1796 in Rowan County, NC, and died 12 December 1874 in Hamilton County, IN. More About ELIZABETH ANN SELLERS: Burial: May 1838, Highlands Cemetery, Hamilton County, IN Nicknames: "Betsey" and "Annie" Notes for HENRY BEAVER: BEAVER (Henry, George, Christian, Henry jr., John) St. Clair and Ross Twps. 1813 to 1833. From: - Ron Stoner (May 16, 1999) Butler County, 1820 census John, George, Christian in Ross twp, Henry and Henry Jr. in Hanover. "entered a tract of government land containing half a section, and lived on this farm until his son, William H., was about 35 years of age. "Henry Beaver, Justus Scott, and Wm Brown came in the same year (1830), each having entered land in 1829." A land patent issued to Henry in 1829 for Indiana land showed he was a resident of Butler County, Ohio" email excerpt from dieckhorst@earthlink.net Children of HENRY BEAVER and ELIZABETH SELLERS are: i. ANNA BEAVER, b. Abt. 1818, Ohio; m. JOHN BROWN, 21 January 1836, Hamilton/Marion Cty, IN ii. SUSAN(NA) BEAVER, b. 1818, OH; d. Bef. 1915; m. ROBERT P. KIMBERLIN, SR., 18 February 1836, Hamilton (formerly Marion) Cty,IN; b. 1810, IN13; d. 31 July 1860 - 5 January 1866, Hamilton, IN iii. JOHN BEAVER, b. 24 November 1819, OH; d. 13 August 1901, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN; m. DESIRE (DIGIOS) LACKEY, 20 December 1843, Hamilton County, Indiana; b. 1824; d. 1912. iv. PHELIX BEAVER, b. 1820-1822, OH; d. April 1883, Hamilton, IN; m. RACHEL BROWN, 16 Mar 1843, Hamilton Cty, IN; b. 1822,IN; d. 1 January 1876, Hamilton Co, IN v. LYDIA BEAVER, b. Abt 1829,OH; m. JOSEPH H. EMRY, 25 October 1849, Marion Cty,IN; b. 1829, OH vi. SARAH BEAVER, b. 1832; m. THOMAS N. PARKINS, 20 October 1851, Hamilton County, Indiana. vii. MOSES BEAVER, b. 28 May 1833, Hamilton Cty, IN; d. 10 September 1886, Hamilton Cty, IN; m. ELIZABETH MAXWELL, 22 August 1864, Marion Cty, IN; b. 26 September 1844, near Oaklandon, Marion Cty, IN; d. 12 June 1924, Kokomo, Howard County, IN. viii. WILLIAM HENRY BEAVER, b. 13 January 1836, Fall Creek Twp, Hamilton Co., IN; d. 28 October 1916, Hamilton County, IN; m. (1) SARAH EMILY GRICE, 24 November 1879, Hamilton Cty, IN; b. 1842; d. 1890, IN; m. (2) CATHERINE GRICE, Abt. 1906; b. 1847; d. 5 February 1912, Fall Creek Twp, Hamilton Cty, IN. ix. PHILIP BEAVER, b. 1838, Ohio; d. 1910 - 1915; m. JANE HIDAY, 25 September 1869, Hamilton Cty, IN; b. 1842; d. 27 October 1925, Hamilton County, Indiana. Children of HENRY BEAVER and ANNA BRANHAM are: x. THOMAS BEAVER, b. 1840, IN; m. MARY SHAFFER; b. 1844, PA. xi. REBECCA A. BEAVER, b. 1841, IN. xii. ELIZABETH "BETSY" BEAVER, b. 1843; d. 1895; m. JAMES D. MCCARTY, 12 May 1869, Hamilton Cty, IN; b. 1844; d. 19 June 1933, Hamilton Cty, Indiana. xiii. JOSEPH BEAVER, b. 1844, Hamilton County, IN; m. KATIE; b. 1858, OH. xiv. MARRION LINDSEY BEAVER, b. 24 May 1848, Fishers, Hamilton, IN; d. 11 April 1906, Hamilton, IN; m. NANCY OLIVE MCCARTY, 24 December 1866, Hamilton Cnty, IN; b. 10 May 1850, IN; d. 1937, IN. xv. JOSHUA BEAVER, b. 1851, Hamilton Co, IN; d. Aft. 1880; m. MISSOURI JANE FRENCH, 25 April 1868, Marion County, IN; b. 1852, IN; d. Aft. 1880. xvi. JOANNA BEAVER, b. 1854, Hamilton Co, IN; m. THOMAS LINSEY CRAIG, Abt. 1862. Notes for IN BEAVER courtesy of: Margie von Marenholtz, dieckhorst@earthlink.net vii. WILLIAM HENRY BEAVER, b. 13 January 1836, Hamilton County, IN. Notes for WILLIAM HENRY BEAVER: "William H., returned home to manage his father's farm as Henry became older. Before he died, Henry gave each of his children some of his property, dividing the farm among the children, or rather giving them notes for $500 each, which were to stand as liens against his estate. Son William H. Beaver acquired his father's farm by paying off every note." email excerpts from dieckhorst@earthlink.net; Margie von Marenholtz William H. Beaver was one of the more prominent farmers of Hamilton County, Indiana. He was the last of nine children of Henry Beaver and Annie Sellers. His father remarried when he was two years of age and nine more children joined the household. William married two sisters, Catherine and Sarah Grice. No children were born to either union. In 1880, he and Sarah were living in Fall Creek township with Newton Craig, a nephew and an unknown laborer, whose name is undecipherable on the printed page of the census [to this family historian]. He lived between the dwellings of Joseph and Joshua Beaver. In his old age, his nephews took him to court to have him declared not competent to handle his affairs. A nephew took care of him for awhile and then returned control of his affairs. When William died, his two wives had already died. He excluded the children of his half-brothers and sisters from his vast estate, valued at $75,000 in 1917. Those children sued their cousins that were mentioned in the will. In July 1927, after ten years in litigation, the Indiana Supreme Court decided that Will Beaver's estate be distributed as he willed. ABRAHAM SELLERS was born 05 January 1805 in NC, and died 10 March 1875 in Lawrence Township, Marion County, IN. He married (1) LYDIA ELIZABETH RUMPLE 10 May 1827 in Butler County , OH, daughter of JOHAN RUMPEL and MARIA BEAVER. She was born 24 July 1809 in Rowan County , NC, and died 23 January 1851 in Marion or Hamilton County, IN. He married (2) MARGARET SNYDER 21 May 1851 in Marion County, IN, daughter of JOHAN SNYDER and MARGARET BARTHOLEMEW. She was born Abt. 1824 in Walker Twnp, Clinton County, PA, and died 19 October 1878 in Lawrence, Marion Cty, IN. Notes for ABRAHAM SELLERS: 1840 census for Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN 111101/002001 1850 census for Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN; living close to Henry Beaver (son of Christian?) Abraham 44 Lydia 39 Henry 16 Daniel 11 George 09 Margaret 07 John 05 1860 census for Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN Series: M653 Roll: 279 Page: 214 Sellers, Abraham 55 M W NC farmer 7500/941 Margaret 33 F W PA house keeping Daniel 21 George 18 Margaret 17 John 14 Delilah 06 Jacob 04 Marshall 01 Jacob Snyder 68 1870 Census for Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN Series: M593 Roll: 337 Page: 412 Sellers, Abraham 64 M W NC farmer 6000/820 Margaret 46 Delilah A 16 Jacob H. 14 Marshall A. 09 A. Clay 07 More About ABRAHAM SELLERS: Burial: March 1875, Highlands Cemetery, Marion County, IN Census 1: 1840, Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN; living with extra people, possibly younger siblings or farmhands Census 2: 29 August 1850, Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN Census 3: 02 July 1860, Germantown, Lawrence Twp, Marion County, IN Notes for LYDIA ELIZABETH RUMPLE: Possibly died in childbirth as infant Sellers died Oct 1851, only 5 months after Abraham remarries. Most likely that Abraham remarried so soon (4 mos after Lydia died) because he had several small children and baby. More About MARGARET SNYDER: Burial: October 1878, Highlands Cemetery, Marion County, IN Children of ABRAHAM SELLERS and LYDIA RUMPLE are: i. POSSIBLE SELLERS, b. Bet. 1828 - 1830. ii. HENRY SELLERS, b. Abt. 1834, Indiana; d. Abt. 1911. iii. DANIEL SELLERS, b. Abt. 1839, Indiana. More: Census: 1870, age 31, living in Indianapolis with bro John age 25, harness makers iv. GEORGE SELLERS, b. Abt. 1841. v. MARGARET SELLERS, b. Abt. 1843. vi. JOHN SELLERS, b. Abt. 1845. vii. SARAH SELLERS, b. Abt. April 1848, Marion County, IN; d. 23 August 1848, Marion Cty, IN. viii. INFANT SELLERS, b. Bet. 1849-1850, Hamilton Cty, IN; d. October 1851, Hamilton Cty, IN. Children of ABRAHAM SELLERS and MARGARET SNYDER are: ix. DELILAH SELLERS, b. Abt. 1854. x. JACOB SELLERS, b. Abt. 1856. xi. MARSHALL SELLERS, b. Abt. 1860. xii. A. CLAY SELLERS, b. Abt. 1863. Generation No. 3 6. MICHAEL SELLERS was born 07 March 1833 in Butler County, OH, and died 29 March 1907 in Trenton, Madison Township, Butler County, OH. He married HENRIETTA Aft. 1860 in Butler County, OH. She was born 28 October 1839 in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, and died 18 March 1924 in Trenton, Madison Township, Butler County, OH. More About MICHAEL and Henrietta SELLERS: Burial: both buried at St Peter's Cemetery, Trenton, Butler County, OH, along with Henry and Catherine Sellers and several others. Children of MICHAEL SELLERS and HENRIETTA are: i. WILLIAM SELLERS, b. Bef. 1870. ii. LILIA CHRISTINE SELLERS, b. 02 December 1870, Trenton, Madison Township, Butler County, OH; d. 15 February 1873, Trenton, Madison Township, Butler County, OH; age 2 y, 2 m, 13 d.. Burial: St Peter's Cemetery, Trenton, Butler County, OH 7. HENRY SELLERS (Abraham) was born Abt. 1834 in Indiana, and died Abt. 1911. He married RACHEL Abt. 1857 in Indiana. She was born Abt. 1836 in Indiana. Notes : SELLERS HENRY 36 M W IN IN MARION LAWRENCE TWP 1870 Children of HENRY SELLERS and RACHEL are: i. MARY E. SELLERS, b. Abt. 1858. ii. JOHN SELLERS, b. Abt. 1862.