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Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers

Birth	:	Dec 1879 Illinois, USA
Death	:	18 Jun 1911 Cherry County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Good Shepherd Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.0541000, -81.9899000
Description	:	William Henry Sellers' son, Charles, was hung in 1911 from a telephone pole by a group of four including Harry Heath who was the son of Charles' wife, Abigail, from her first marriage. Newspapers of the time reported: "On the night of June 18, 1911 the four men (Harry Heath, Kenneth Murphy, Alma Weed & George Weed) who are now to pay the penalty of a life sentence, went to the home of Hutch Jack, with whom Charles Sellers was staying, and took Sellers from his bed and without allowing him to dress threw a rope around his neck,... Read More	William Henry Sellers' son, Charles, was hung in 1911 from a telephone pole by a group of four including Harry Heath who was the son of Charles' wife, Abigail, from her first marriage. Newspapers of the time reported: "On the night of June 18, 1911 the four men (Harry Heath, Kenneth Murphy, Alma Weed & George Weed) who are now to pay the penalty of a life sentence, went to the home of Hutch Jack, with whom Charles Sellers was staying, and took Sellers from his bed and without allowing him to dress threw a rope around his neck, led him to a telephone pole several rods from the house, where they hung him." Charles Sellers may not have resisted thinking they were only joking – because he had just been at a picnic Friday with them. Hutch Jack's phone line was cut and he had to hike to neighbors the next morning to report the crime. The four vigilantes and Eunice Murphy went into Cody, NE the next morning revealing what had happened not expecting to be prosecuted. In the afternoon, the Sheriff arrived from Valentine and arrested all five. One of Charles's killers, Alma Weed, described him as a ‘degenerate' while Charlie's father said of him: "Charley was always a good boy – never knew him to harm anyone in my life." William Sellers was awakened at 5:00 AM the next morning by a phone call from son, Lee: "Dad, they've mobbed Charley". Upon arriving at Hutch Jack's ranch he found his son's body hanging from the telephone pole "…swollen and blackened with the tongue protruding…" (See Sellers Charles File)

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Where is Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers's memorial?
Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers's memorial is located at: Good Shepherd Memorial Park, Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA.
When did Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers death?
Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers death on 18 Jun 1911 in Cherry County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Charles Perry “Charley” Sellers's memorial?
Latitude: 35.0541000
Longitude: -81.9899000

Family Members:

Parent

William Henry Sellers

(1846 - 1914)

Hannah Alice Crane Sellers

(1856 - 1891)

Spouse

Siblings

Erastus Lee Sellers

(1881 - 1953)

Artie Lulu Sellers Heath

(1883 - 1963)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Good Shepherd Memorial Park
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0541000, -81.9899000

2. Boiling Springs Memorial Gardens
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0523000, -81.9903000

3. Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0562510, -81.9911570

4. Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0454000, -81.9784000

5. Holden's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0446430, -81.9719990

6. Rowland Cemetery
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0702650, -82.0140090

7. Christ United Methodist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0278760, -81.9679810

8. Bishop Cemetery
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0329940, -82.0205730

9. Green Point Baptist Church Cemetery
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0875740, -81.9783180

10. Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0752280, -82.0267310

11. Greene Family Cemetery
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0200230, -81.9601820

12. Kimbrell Cemetery
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0705000, -81.9419000

13. Carlisle Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0536003, -81.9349976

14. Universal Body Of Christ
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0093050, -82.0124700

15. Rainbow Baptist Church Cemetery
Chesnee, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0990520, -81.9625020

16. First Baptist Church of North Spartanburg Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0046387, -82.0083084

17. Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0960470, -82.0323970

18. Williams Cemetery #2
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0856183, -81.9302394

19. Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0850900, -81.9296990

20. View Church Cemetery
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0855000, -81.9294000

21. Tuck-Willis-Cook Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0075950, -81.9428780

22. Monks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 34.9976900, -82.0176210

23. Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0242800, -81.9249400

24. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
Inman, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate: 35.0694940, -82.0654920