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 67th 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.
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