Barbara Sells

Brief Life History of Barbara

When Barbara Sells was born on 26 February 1808, in Brown, Ohio, United States, her father, Benjamin Sells Sr, was 24 and her mother, Katuren "Catherine" Baum, was 32. She married Benjamin Collimore Plummer on 16 June 1825, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Walker Township, Rush, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 2 September 1880, in Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Goddard Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Collimore Plummer
1799–1855
Barbara Sells
1808–1880
Marriage: 16 June 1825
James Plummer
1826–1878
Martha Plummer
1850–
Benjamin A. Plummer
1829–1888
Sarah E Plummer
1832–1908
Louisa Plummer
1834–1922
Tabitha Ellen Plummer
1837–1921
John S Plummer
1840–1873
Cynthia Plummer
1842–1936
July Plummer
1844–
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
1845–1929
Benjamin Plummer
1846–
Zachory Taylor Plummer
1847–1931
Percilla Plummer
1848–

Sources (14)

  • Louisa Plumber in household of Benjamin Sells, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Barbary Sell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Barbara Sells Plummer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1822

Historical Boundaries: 1822: Rush, Indiana, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sell , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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