George Homer Sellers

MaleOctober 1850–

Brief Life History of George Homer

When George Homer Sellers was born in October 1850, in Indiana, United States, his father, David Sellers, was 28 and his mother, Eliza Rubottom, was 24. He married Ida Fox on 14 October 1874, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Barry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1900. He was buried in Hull, Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Homer Sellers
1850–
Rebecca Jane Staggs
1853–1921
Marriage: 13 March 1879
Anna V. Sellers
1877–
David Vanis Sellers
1880–1918
E. Ilah Sellers
1882–1888
Elkana L. Sellers
1886–
Homer F. Sellers
1890–
Mary V. Sellers
1893–

Sources (8)

  • Hommer Sellers, "United States Census, 1880"
  • George W Sellers, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • George H Sellers, "United States Census, 1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 March 1879Pike, Illinois, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1851 · Constitution of 1851

    Age 1

    Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

    1863

    Age 13

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 31

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Seller , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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