Katie Sellars (1882-1920)

Katie Sellars was born on August 30, 1882 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  She was the daughter of John Henry Sellars and Dallas Roberts. 

After the death of her mother, Katie continued to live with her father and brother, John Davis, on their rented farm in Harrison County, Kentucky.  When her father died in 1912, John Davis took over the farm.  He and Katie lived there, with the addition of their half-brother, Howard Humphrey.

Katie Sellars died on November 30, 1920 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  She was 38 years old at her death.  The cause of death was myocarditis.  Katie never married.

Notes for Kate Sellars

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 682; FHL Number: 1374492.

Residence in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T625_571; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 566.

Atwell Thomas Sellars (1876-1949)

Atwell Thomas Sellars was born on April 24, 1876 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  He was the son of John Henry Sellars and Dallas Roberts. 

Atwell married Sarah Ellen “Ella” Baker on November 23, 1904 in Harrison County.  He was 28 years old and she was 27 years.  Ella was born about 1877 in Kentucky, the daughter of Lawson “Las” Meyer Baker and Mary Catherine Miller.  

After their marriage, the couple settled in Harrison County, where Atwell found employment as a farmer.

On September 12, 1918, Atwell registered for the draft for World War I in Harrison County.  He was described as tall and stout, with brown eyes and dark hair.

By 1930, Atwell and Ella had moved to a farm in McKennysburg, Pendleton County, Kentucky.  They never had any children.

Atwell Thomas Sellars died on June 14, 1949 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.  He was 73 years old at his death.

Sarah Ellen Baker Sellars died on February 27, 1959 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  She was 85 years old at her death.

Notes for Atwell Thomas Sellars

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Military:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Marriage:  FamilySearch.org, Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979

Residence & Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 680; FHL Number: 1374492.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: McKennysburg, Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: 774; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 91.0.

Residence in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1348; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 96-4.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Ella Baker

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Residence in 1880:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: 418; Family History Film: 1254418; Page: 82B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0418.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

John Davis Sellars (1889-1942)

John Davis Sellars was born on October 28, 1889 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  He was the son of John Henry Sellars and Zerelda Eckler.

On June 5, 1917, John registered for the draft for World War I in Harrison County.  Both of his parents had died by that time, and he was living in Richland, Harrison County, with his sister, Katie, and his half-brother, Howard Humphrey.  John and Howard worked as farm laborers.  John was described as tall and slender, with brown hair and eyes.

In 1930, John was boarding with Howard and his wife, Mae, in their home in Richland. 

John Davis Sellars died on April 3, 1942 in McKenneysburg, Pendleton County, Kentucky.  He died as a result of a heart attack at 52 years of age.

Notes for John Davis Sellars

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Military, Residence, Occupation & Physical Description in 1917:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Residence & Occupation in 1920:  Year: 1920;Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T625_571; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 566.

Residence in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: 750; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 309.0.

Enoch Humphrey (1847- )

Enoch Humphrey was born about 1847 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Benjamin Humphrey and Deborah Brannock.

Enoch married Zerelda D. Eckler on January 7, 1869 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  He was about 22 years old and she was around 17 years.  Zerelda was born about 1852 in Harrison County, the daughter of Uley Eckler and Helen Taylor.  Enoch and Zerelda had at least five children:

            Eva J.                                    born November 26, 1869

            Ann O.                                   born 1872

            Carrie Day                            born August 15, 1876

            Linna A.                                 born 1877

            Howard Hamilton                 born September 28, 1878

In 1880, Enoch and his family were living on a farm next to Zerelda’s parents in Richland, Harrison County, Kentucky.  Enoch worked the land, and Zerelda kept house. 

Zerelda married a second time on November 29, 1887 in Harrison County, Kentucky.  She married John Henry Sellars, born May 6, 1845 in Harrison County, the son of John Sellars and Jane Clifford.  This was John’s second marriage as well. 

John married Dallas Roberts on March 3, 1881 in Harrison County.  They were both 36 years old at the time of their marriage.  Dallas was born about 1845 in Kentucky.  John and Dallas had three children:

            Atwell Thomas           born April 24, 1876

            Katie                           born August 10, 1882     

            Alexander                  born April 1884

           

John and Zerelda had at least one child:

            John Davis                born October 28, 1889  

In 1900, John and Zerelda were renting a farm in McKennysburg, Pendleton County, Kentucky, where John was employed as a farmer.  Their three sons, John, Alexander, and Atwell were living with them.  Zerelda was listed as the mother of eight children, with six still living. 

John was a widow by 1910, living with two of his children, John and Katie.  They were all living on a rented farm in Richland, Harrison County, Kentucky. 

John Howard Sellars died just month after his 67^th birthday, on June 15, 1912 in Richland, Harrison County, Kentucky. 

Notes for Enoch Humphrey

Birth, Residence & Occupation in 1880:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: 418; Family History Film: 1254418; Page: 73D; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0400.

Notes for Zerelda D. Eckler

Birth:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: 418; Family History Film: 1254418; Page: 73D; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0400.

Marriage to Enoch:  FamilySearch.org, Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979

Marriage to John:  FamilySearch.org, Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979

Notes for John Henry Sellars

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: McKennysburg, Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: T623_547; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64.

Marriage to Dallas:  FamilySearch.org, Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979

Residence & Occupation in 1900:  Year: 1900; Census Place: McKennysburg, Pendleton, Kentucky; Roll: T623_547; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 64.

Residence & Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: T624_479; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0092; Image: 682; FHL Number: 1374492.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Notes for Dallas Roberts

Birth:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Berrys Station, Harrison, Kentucky; Roll: 418; Family History Film: 1254418; Page: 94C; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0441.