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William Sell

Birth	:	2 Aug 1837 Stark County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	1906
Burial	:	Craig Cemetery, Shipman, Nelson County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7314400, -78.8273600
Plot	:	A-7-3
Description	:	William Sell married Martha Jane Ritenour on 2 September 1860 (Book 2A:17). She died on 16 September 1871. On 1 January 1872, William Sell married Anna Ritenour, a sister to Martha. (Book 2:159) During the 1880 census, William (age 42) and Anna (age 27) Sell were living in Columbia Township, Whitley County with 7 children in their household. "Some time in the thirties Henry B. Sell, of Pennsylvania, married Nancy Eberhard, of Maryland, and settled on a farm in Stark county, Ohio, which they spent several years in cultivating. In 1842 they came to Indiana, spent one year in Wabash... Read More	William Sell married Martha Jane Ritenour on 2 September 1860 (Book 2A:17). She died on 16 September 1871. On 1 January 1872, William Sell married Anna Ritenour, a sister to Martha. (Book 2:159) During the 1880 census, William (age 42) and Anna (age 27) Sell were living in Columbia Township, Whitley County with 7 children in their household. "Some time in the thirties Henry B. Sell, of Pennsylvania, married Nancy Eberhard, of Maryland, and settled on a farm in Stark county, Ohio, which they spent several years in cultivating. In 1842 they came to Indiana, spent one year in Wabash and then removed to Whitley county, where they secured a location in Columbia township. It was the same old story of the log cabin, the grubbing, the clearing and all the other hardships incident to the pioneer period. Eventually the old folks, after reaching advanced ages, paid the inevitable debt of nature after rearing a family of six children, whose names were Catherine, Henry, William, Solomon, Elizabeth and George. William Sell, third of these children, was born in Stark county, Ohio, August 2, 1837, and hence was five years old when his parents came to Indiana. As he grew up he helped to clear the farm and became a man of influence, as is shown by his election at one time as trustee of Columbia township. He became owner of a farm in that township but, while still retaining its management, was engaged for twenty years in the agricultural implement business at Columbia City. Eventually he sold his farm and purchased another place of eighty acres in Thorncreek township. During a long and blameless life he achieved the reputation of being an honest man, as well as a good husband and father. His death occurred June 3, 1906, and his remains were laid away in the Eberhard cemetery at Columbia City. September 2, 1860, Mr. Sell married Martha Jane Ridenour, who was born May 16, 1841. Her parents, Andrew and Margaret (Reitle) Ridenour, were Pennsylvanians who came to Whitley county in 1856, settled on a farm in Cleveland township and there spent the remainder of their lives. They had eight children: Martha Jane, Milton, Lavina (deceased), Margaret, Anna, Henry, John (deceased) and Mary. Mrs. [Martha] Sell died September 16, 1871, after becoming the mother of seven children: Benjamin F., Henry J., William J., Catharine, Miladore, Theodore and Charles (deceased). January 1, 1872, Mr. Sells married Anna Ridenour, his deceased wife's sister, by whom he had seven children: Cora, wife of Elmer Johnson, of Elkhart county; Oscar, deceased at nineteen; Isaac, resident of Columbia township; Fanny and John, deceased in childhood; Arthur and Bertha, still at the parental home. Two children died in infancy. The family are members of the Christian church. At present, the widow resides on the home farm in Thorncreek township. Mr. Sell was a Democrat and belonged to the Knights of Pythias. Source: History of Whitley County, Indiana Samuel P. Kaler, R. H. Maring; pub. 1907

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Latitude: 37.7314400
Longitude: -78.8273600

Family Members:

Parent

Henry B. Sell

(1814 - 1873)

Nancy Eberhard Sell

(1816 - 1868)

Spouse

Martha Jane Ritenour Sell

(1841 - 1871)

Anna Ridenour Sell

(1853 - 1914)

Siblings

Catharine Sell Sievers

(1834 - 1869)

Elizabeth Sell Sievers

(1841 - 1915)

(1843 - 1865)

(1847 - 1854)

(1849 - 1912)

(1855 - 1910)

Children

Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Sell

(1861 - 1942)

Henry J. Sell

(1863 - 1942)

William Sell

(1864 - 1939)

Charles E. “Charlie” Sell

(1869 - 1871)

(1871 - 1871)

(1871 - 1949)

(1876 - 1879)

(1879 - 1897)

(1883 - 1962)

Bertha M. Sell Cooperrider

(1889 - 1967)

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Coordinate: 37.7314400, -78.8273600

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Coordinate: 37.7466880, -78.8488010

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Coordinate: 37.7466890, -78.8488030

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Coordinate: 37.7553740, -78.7954190

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Coordinate: 37.7098820, -78.8632380

16. Ballew Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7491360, -78.7864780

17. Dunning Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7477160, -78.7848920

18. Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.6923645, -78.8169635

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Coordinate: 37.6981420, -78.8602750

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Shipman, Nelson County, USA
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Coordinate: 37.7557100, -78.7818800

23. Johnson Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7559100, -78.7815100

24. Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
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