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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- 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"
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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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