John Sellers

1812 - 1902  (89 years)

• Name	John Sellers
  Born	20 Oct 1812	Rockingham County, Virginia, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1902	Knox County, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Address: Hopewell Cemetery
  Died	29 Mar 1902	Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States   [3, 4]
  	Cause: of old age
  Person ID	I10149	TangledRoots
  Last Modified	20 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John Perkey Sellers,   b. Abt 1763,   d. Bef 1833, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States  (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Eve Phifer,   d. Bef 20 Jan 1845
  Married	6 Oct 1792	Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Looker,   b. 18 Apr 1826, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1901, Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1843  [5]
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F3975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1812 - Rockingham County, Virginia, United States Buried - Address: Hopewell Cemetery - Mar 1902 - Knox County, Ohio, United States Died - Cause: of old age - 29 Mar 1902 - Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Son of John Pirkey SELLERS and Eve FIFER. Born October 20, 1812, in Rockingham County, Virginia. Married Caroline LOAKER there on July 4, 1843. After the death of his widowed mother in 1844, John sold his interest in his parents' homestead to his brother-in-law, Joseph Moyer, on December 13, 1844. John and wife Caroline, along with their first child, Eva Elizabeth Sellers, made the move to Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio, in the spring of 1845. Their 2nd child, John Sellers IV, was then born the followed spring on May 24, 1846. John and Caroline were the parents of four children; Eva Elizabeth, John IV, Francis Marion, and Cassander Edward Sellers. After Caroline's death on December 23, 1901, at the age of 75, John followed her to the grave nearly four months later on March 29, 1902. John was seven months shy of his 90th birthday. (Find A Grave Memorial 37825321)

  
  

• Sources

  [S936] Book: Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-Sellers Family, pg. 38. John Sellers III b. 17 Mar. 1802 [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 37825321 John Sellers, III. John Sellers, III BIRTH 20 Oct 1812 Rockingham County, Virginia, USA DEATH 29 Mar 1902 (aged 89), Knox County, Ohio, USA BURIAL Hopewell Cemetery, Knox County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID 37825321 Knox County, Ohio John Sellers 1812-1902 Caroline Loaker Sellers 1826-1901 [S936] Book: Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-Sellers Family, pg. 38. d. 29 Mar. 1902 [S850] Ohio: County Death Records, 1840-2001 - Family Search, v3 p29 John Sellers. John Sellers, 1902 March 29, married, age 90, Pleasant Township, born Virginia, farmer, white, old age, residence Pleasant Township, male Pleasant Township, Knox County, Ohio 29 March 1902 [S936] Book: Cradled by the Masanutten: The Zellers-Sellers Family, pg. 38. m.. 4 Jul 1843 Caroline Looker d/o Jeheu and Elizabeth (Lamon) Looker.