Gwendolyn Alice Sellers

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Gwendolin A. Sellers, daughter, in the household of Owen M. Sellers; Address:
  322 N. Broadway

Notes:

The only daughter that I recall, I believe her name was Gwendolyn, and I do not recall her married name; but her husband's given name was Quincy. The reason I can recall this so well is that in 1913 - the time of the Dayton flood - I went with Uncle Walter Lackey and Dad over to Dayton and we got as far as Ludlow Street at the Montgomery County, fairground. While there, we met Quincy, who was a traveling salesman. He had returned to Dayton and walking the streets. He could not get over to Riverdale where his family lived, and he was a very worried man. Later on, after the flood waters receded, we again went to Dayton and had to get a pass because everything was under Martial Law, and we drove over to Riverdale to his home. His family had survived the flood and water had reached up to the second story of their home and everything on the first floor was practically ruined. [Source: Letter from Amos Clark Lackey addressed to David Randolph Sellers, dated May 23, 1966]

Gwendolyn married Quincy Linville Flarida on 3 Oct 1904 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Quincy was born in 1872; died on 23 Sep 1954; was buried in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: Greenville Daily Advocate (Greenville, Ohio) 28 December 1931, p1
• Occupation: Methodist Minister
• Census: 1860, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Owen M. Sellers, in the household of Fred Sellers
• Census: 1870, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Owen Sellers, farm laborer, in the household of Ferdinand Sellers
• Census: 1880, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Owen M. Sellers, country store keeper, head of household; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1900, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Owen M. Sellers, preacher, head of household; Address:
  322 N. Broadway
• Census: 1910, West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as O. M. Sellers, preacher, head of household; Address:
  Third Street
• Census: 1920, West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  Miami Street
• Census: 1930, West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  424 South Miami Street

Notes:

Owen Milton Sellers was a Methodist minister who became noted not only for his sermons at the pulpit, but also for Memorial Day and Commencement Day addresses. He married Flora Haydock and had by her, five children, including three sons. The eldest son worked as a school teacher and superintendent, another for Goodwill Industries, and the youngest as Executive Secretary of the Downtown Property Owners' Association in Cincinnati, Ohio. [Source: Compiled and written by David Randolph Sellers, "A History and Genealogy of the Sellers Family", Cincinnati, Ohio: Robbins Advertising, Inc., 1966]

Obituary:

Troy, O. Dec. 28.—Rev. Owen M. Sellers, West Milton, for 33 years an active minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and at various times pastor of many of the Churches of that denomination in Miami county, died at Christ hospital, Cincinnati, at 7:15 o'clock on Christmas morning. He had gone to the hospital just before Thanksgiving and some two weeks ago underwent a preliminary operation. He had seemed to be getting along well and it had been anticipated he would undergo further surgery.
Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church in West Milton at one o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. E. D. Baker of Troy, pastor of the West Milton church, will officiate, and Dr. E. H. Roberts, of Springfield, district superintendent, will participate in the service. Burial will be made at New Burlington, Clinton county.
The decendent was born on a farm north of Lebanon, Warren county, Feb. 17, 1953, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Sellers. The greater part of his life was devoted to the ministry and he served many churches oin this section, among them being Tippecanoe City, Covington, Casstown, Bethel, West Milton, and Grace, at Piqua, all in Miami county, and Trinity at Dayton, New Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Jamestown and Leesburg. Since his retirement he has resided most of the time at West Milton.
He retired from active pastoral work in 1910 but continued to do much supply work as he was happiest when he was engaged in the service of the church and it's head.
He was united in marriage to Miss Flora Haydock of New Burlington, who died three years ago last May. There survive three sons; Damon H. Sellers, superintendent of schools of Miami county, who resides at Troy; Evan O. Sellers, of Lima, and Randolph F. Sellers of Cincinnati.

Owen married Ella Flora Haydock on 1 Jun 1876 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. Ella was born on 11 Mar 1851 in New Burlington, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; died on 14 May 1928 in West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 16 May 1928 in New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Flora Haydock, in the household of James Haydock
• Census: 1880, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Flora H. Sellers, wife, in the household of Owen M. Sellers; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1900, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Flora H. Sellers, wife, 5 children/4 living, in the household of Owen M. Sellers; Address:
  322 N. Broadway
• Census: 1910, West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Flora H. Sellers, wife, 5 children/4 living, in the household of O. M. Sellers; Address:
  Third Street
• Census: 1920, West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  Miami Street

Other Events:

• Occupation: Ohio, United States; Farmer, operated a sawmill, general merchandising and postmaster in
• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Ferdinand Sellers, huckster, head of household
• Census: 1860, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Fred Sellers, merchant, head of household
• Military: 21 Oct 1861, New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Private, Co. A, 149 Ohio Infantry
• Military: 16 Oct 1862; was discharged from the military
• Military: Jun 1863; was subject to do military duty in the 6th Congressional District
• Beneficiary: 5 Jul 1869; in the will of his father, William R. Sellers
• Executor: 5 Jul 1869; Ferdinand Sellers and Robert Sellers were named executors in the will of their father, William Runkle Sellers
• Census: 1870, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Ferdinand Sellers, farm laborer, head of household
• Newspaper: 8 Feb 1872; The Weekly Western Star. Lebanon, Ohio, 8 February 1872, p2
• Census: 1880, Spring Valley Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Ferdinand Sellers, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1890, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Ferdinand Sellers, Private, Co. A, 149 Ohio Infantry; Address:
  New Burlington
• Newspaper: 20 Feb 1890; The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), 20 February 1890, p4

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of William R. Sellers as Ferdinand Sellers, also as one of the executors.

An 1850 Warren County, census record shows the couple living in Clear Creek, and Ferdinand working as a huckster. However, A. Clark Lackey "Always understood that Great Grandfather Sellers was a cabinet maker." Later census records have him working as a farm laborer and a farmer. In later life Ferdinand Sellers lived in Springfield, Ohio with his daughter Addie, who took care of him until his death. [Source: Compiled and written by David Randolph Sellers, "A History and Genealogy of the Sellers Family", Cincinnati, Ohio: Robbins Advertising, Inc., 1966]

Will:
WILL
Springfield, Ohio 1910
—..I, Ferd. Sellers, being of a sound mind and setting of my own free will, do make herby my last will and testament.
—I desire, first, thast suitable markers should be placed at the graves of my beloved wife and myself and that the expenses of this and also my funeral be paid in full.
—..I will and bequeath Twenty five dollars ($25.00) each to the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal church.
—..After the payment of the above enumerated expenses and the bequests specified, I will and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Addie Sellers, all my remaining property of every character and description without reserve, and request that my son Harry H. Sellers and the beneficiary herein named act without bond and without compensation as joint administrators of my estate.
—..Signed in the presence of (signature) F. Sellers
Witnesses:
J. C. Baker
Geo. Burroughs
D. R. Fox

Newspaper:

Probate Notice
The following names persons, to-wit:
Robert and Ferdinand Sellers ex'rs of William R. Sellers, deceased. 1st account

Census:

Also in this household is William Hull, age 29, servant

Census:
DW 284-194
Ferdinand Sellers, Private, Co. A, 149 Ohio Infantry, Enlisted: Oct 21, 1861, Discharged: Oct. 16, 1862, Length of Service: 9m 7d, Post Office: New Burlington, Ohio

Newspaper:

New Burlington
Ferdinand Sellers had a sale Tuesday.

Ferdinand married Rebecca Hormell on 18 Feb 1847 in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Henry Hormell, Jr. and Margaret Fry) was born on 27 May 1828 in Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio, United States; died on 9 Mar 1887 in New Burlington, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Mar 1887 in Corwin, Warren County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Rebecca Sellers, in the household of Ferdinand Sellers
• Census: 1860, Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States; as Rebecca Sellers, in the household of Fred Sellers
• Census: 1870, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Rebecca Sellers, in the household of Ferdinand Sellers
• Census: 1880, Spring Valley Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States; as Rebecca Sellers, wife, in the household of Ferdinand Sellers

Notes:

OBITUARY
Sellers - Rebecca Hormell was born May 27, 1828. She was converted and joined the Church in her 14th year. She never missed a prayer or class meeting when she could attend. She was married to Ferdinand Sellers, Feb. 18, 1847. There were born to them 9 children, 7 of whom survive.

All are in the church, and one, O. M. Sellers, is a minister. For over 30 years her house was the preacher's home. When confined at home and in bed, the family had to repreach the sermon to her. For 15 years she was a constant sufferer, often at the point of death. Three times in two years we looked for her death daily. She said "I live in sight of death." A short time before her death she called her husband to her and said "O help me to praise the Lord for His goodness to me." A little later she repeated the 23rd Psalm till her voice failed: "Though I walk," etc. She whispered. "Yes, yes, yes!" She died march 9, 1887. [Source: Compiled and written by David Randolph Sellers, "A History and Genealogy of the Sellers Family", (Cincinnati, Ohio: Robbins Advertising, Inc., 1966), pg. 5, 7]

Other Events:

• Religion: Methodist
• Name: 1816; William Runkle Zellers
• Census: 1830, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as William R. Sellers
• Newspaper: 3 Apr 1830; Look Here
• Newspaper: 2 Dec 1836; John M. Houston vs. W. R. Sellers and others
• Census: 1840, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as William R. Sellers
• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as William Sellers, farmer, head of household
• Beneficiary: 12 May 1852; in the will of his father, Jacob Sellers
• Census: 1860, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as William Sellers, farmer, head of household
• Will: 5 Jul 1869, Warren County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1870, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as William R. Sellers, farmer, head of household
• Probate: 3 Oct 1870, Warren County, Ohio, United States
• Newspaper: 2 Feb 1872; The Weekly Western Star. Lebanon, Ohio, 8 February 1872, p2

Notes:

It was during the canal boat age, when William R. Sellers was at his prime, that an omnibus stagecoach line operated between Lebanon and Cincinnati, often terminating in the former city at The Golden Lamb, the oldest inn in Ohio. A man who drove this coach was named William Sellers. An advertisement written and signed by William Sellers is reproduced on the back cover of the menu of The Golden Lamb's restaurant. The author (David Randolph Sellers) believes that this man was merely a contemporary, at most a distant relation, of the William R. Sellers. William R. Sellers was a farmer in Clear Creek Township, and census records suggest that he remained there until his death on September 28, 1870. His wife died on July 3, 1873. The couple were buried in Kirby Cemetery, a few miles north of Lebanon. [Source: Compiled and written by David Randolph Sellers, "A History and Genealogy of the Sellers Family", Cincinnati, Ohio: Robbins Advertising, Inc., 1966]

Newspaper:

LOOK HERE,
The undersigned Trustees, wish to contract for the building of a new Meeting House for the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the town of Lebanon. The contractor to furnish all materials, and finish the house complete, according to a plan which may be seen at the store of John Reeves & Co. at which place persons desirous of undertaking the work, are requested to deposite their proposals in writing on or before the twentieth day of the present month.
George Foglesong, Samuel Nixon, John Reeves, Tobias Bretney, Obediah Hackney, James Clarke, Henry B. Miller, William R. Sellers, William McLean.

Newspaper:


The State of Ohio, Warren County Court of Common Pleas--June Term, A. D., 1836
John M. Houston surviving executor of George Harnsberger, deceased,
vs.
Wm. Sellers, Eliza Ann Harnsberger, Jacob Harnsberger, Elizabeth Kite and ____ Kite her husband, Anne Baugher and _____ Baugher her husband, Barbara Harrison and Reuben Harrison her husband, Sarah Conrod and _____ Conrod her husband, Margaret Mack, and _____ Mack her husband, Susan Miller and _____ Miller her husband, George H. Harrison and Jas. Clark, James B. Hays, Tobias Brotney, Joseph Sauser, Asberry Frazier, William R. Sellers and Samuel Nixon trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lebanon and Samuel Nixon and Amos Barr stewards of said church.
The complainant has filed his bill of complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for said county, setting forth in substance amongst other things, that he is surviving executor of George Harnsberger, dec. and has partially settled said estate--that the defendant Eliza Jane Harnsberger is the widow of said decedant--that in his life time a partnership exised between the deceased and the defendant Sellers--that there are unsettled claims in favor of the estate against the said widow, said defendant Sellers and others; that the said Eliza Jane Harnsberger ever since the decease of her said husband has occupied the whole of his real estate and received a large amount of rents therefor; that he is fearful that one half of said rents may be claimed by the brothers sisters of said deceased and the trustees and stewards of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lebanon as they by the will are entitled to one half of said estate on the decease of said widow after payment of debts and a legacy of $500 to the defendant George H. Harrison; that he cannot settle the estate of said decendent until the above claims are settled and paid.
—The complainant therefore prays amont other things, substantially, that the defendant Sellers answer and make a full exhibit of his transactions in the settlement of the affairs of the firm of Harnsberger and Sellers; that said widow may state the amount she is indebted to said estate, whether she has not occupied the real estate as above stated and the amount of rents received therefrom; that the court would by decree direct the further destinations of said real estate after paying all the debts--that the account of the complainant with the estate of said deceased may also be settled--that the said William Sellers and Mary Jane Harnsberger shall come to a settlement with complainant. He also prays general relief.
J. K. Wilds, Clk.
Ross & Corwin, Esq'rs. sols. for complainant.

Will:


Last Will and Testament of William Runkle Sellers
—Know all whom it may concern that I William R. Sellers of the County and State of Ohio being advanced in life, and feble in body but still possessing a sound mind make this as my last will and testament.
—1st After paying funeral expenses & all other just debts I bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Sellers fourteen chairs, two tables, all the bed & bedding, all the carpets, all the cupboardware, two stoves, one bureau, one sofa, two mirrors & one buggy & harness of my chattle property to be over and above what the law will allow her, the above named articles to be selected by her. In addition to the above I will that she have a lawful share of the remaining chattle property and one years support.
—2nd I will that my Daughter Amanda J. Russell have twenty two acres of land, off of the South side of the farm that I now live on, the line to run parallel with the south line of said farm, through the whole length. The above land is to be for her sole use and benefit during her natural life, free from any control of her husband J. M. Russell, and at her death it is to be for the sole use and benefit of her heirs. Also the small frame house and lot where they now reside, subject to the same restrictions except that if she elects to sell it at any time she shall be free to do so. Also notes and receipts for money furnished her husband by way of advancement at various times, as per notes and receipts herewith filed, amounting to seven hundred and four dollars and forty-six cents ($704.46). In consideration of all the foregoing I charge them three thousand dollars ($3,000) Provided also that if my wife should die before I do, she is to share equal with the other heirs in what I have willed to my wife.
—3rd I will that the remainder of my real and personal property be sold on such terms as my Executors may think best, and equally divided between Ferdinand Sellers, Robert Sellers, Wm. W. Sellers, Mary A. McDonald, late Mary A. Sellers, Nancy M. Bernit, late Nancy M. Sellers, subject to the following restrictions. Viz: My wife is to have five hundred dollars out of the first money that may be realsed from the sale of the real and personal property, and two items and dollars of the last payment on the farm, when sold is to remain on interest for her sole use and benefit, and if she shall find that the forgoing provisions is not sufficient to give her a liberal support she shall have the privilege of using any part of the last provision of two thousand? and dollars.
—In the above distribution of my estate Ferdinand Sellers is to be charged without interest, with fourteen hundred and twenty six dollars ($1,426.00) already advanced, as will more fully appear by reference to receipts & notes herewith filed. Robert Sellers is to be charged with two hundred & sixty two dollars, without interest as per receipts filed __. Wm. Wesley Sellers is to be charged with two hundred and twenty dollars, and Mary McDonald with one hundred dollars – all without interest as in case of the others.
—If in the final settlement of my estate, there shall be a surplus over three thousand dollars to each of the last named for heirs, including what has already been advanced to each of them as herein charge in that event my Daughter Amanda J. Russel is to share equal with the other heirs in the distribution of said surplus.
—For the faithful execution of the foregoing, as my last will and testament, I hereby appoint Ferdinand Sellers and Robert Sellers as my executors and removing all former wills or instruments of writing. I hereby affix my hand and seal this 5th day of July 1869.
Wm. Sellers (Seal)
Signed and Sealed in
Presence of A. Sellers
H. W. Donley

Newspaper:

Probate Notice
The following names persons, to-wit:
Robert and Ferdinand Sellers ex'rs of William R. Sellers, deceased. 1st account

William married Elizabeth Aughe on 15 Aug 1816 in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Harmon Harrison Aughe and Mary Munger) was born on 12 Mar 1797 in Virginia, United States; died on 3 Jul 1873 in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jul 1873 in Warren County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Sellers, in the household of William Sellers
• Census: 1860, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Sellers, in the household of William Sellers
• Beneficiary: 5 Jul 1869; in the will of her husband, William R. Sellers
• Census: 1870, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Sellers, in the household of William R. Sellers

Notes:

Mentioned in the will of William R. Sellers as wife Elizabeth Sellers.

Birth:

Mentioned in the will of William R. Sellers as wife Elizabeth Sellers.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Religion: Methodist
• Land Patent: 19 Jul 1824, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased 81.30 acres (Land Patent Number CV-0059-137); Address:
  West of the Greater Miami, West Half of North East quarter, Sect
• Probate: 1 Nov 1830, Warren County, Ohio, United States
• Newspaper: 15 Oct 1831; Margaret Hormel, executrix of Henry Hormel, deceased

Notes:

Henry Hormell, Jr., the sixth child and second son of Henry Hormell, owned a 33 acre farm across Clear Creek, opposite his father's farm. He was for many years a Methodist class leader. [Source: Stanley Wright Aultz, "Chronicles of a Griffis Family", Miamisburg, Ohio: S. W. Aultz 1981]

Henry was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He owned a thirty-three acre farm on Clear Creek, Warren County, Ohio, opposite his father's farm. He was a leader in his Methodist Church. He was buried in the old Baptist Cemetery north of Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio. Margaret was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, She died at Sharon, near Oakland, Ohio, and is buried in the Sharon M.E. church yard. [Source: Jack T. Hutchinson, "A Quaker Migration to Southwestern Ohio", (March 1996), pg. 18]

Henry Hormell died in Clear Creek Twp., Warren County, Ohio and was interred in the Baptist Cemetery there. His date of death was Oct. 10, 1828. his wife, Margaret Fry Hormell, died in 1859 and was buried in Clinton County, Ohio. [Source: Gillis, W. Floyd, ""Hormell Family"," pg. 14]

Note: At a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at Lebanon in the County of Warren and State of Ohio on this first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty...
Margaret Hormel executrix of Henry Hormel decd. files in Court here an account current and vouchers for settlement at next term. B.3.422 Will records, vol. 4, pg. 178, November Term 1830, Warren County.

Henry married Margaret Fry on 1 Sep 1813 in Warren County, Ohio, United States. Margaret (daughter of John Fry and Margaret Boyd) was born on 16 May 1793 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States; died on 20 Apr 1859 in Warren County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Apr 1859 in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Appointed: Apr 1829, Warren County, Ohio, United States; Administratrix in the estate of Henry Hormel
• Census: 1830, Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Margaret Hormel
• Beneficiary: 27 Aug 1830; in the will of her father-in-law, Henry Hormell, as Margaret Hormell, widow of Henry Hormell, deceased
• Newspaper: 15 Oct 1831; Margaret Hormel, executrix of Henry Hormel, deceased
• Census: 1840, Clear Creek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Margret Hormel
• Census: 1850, Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States; as Margaret Hormell, head of household