Bible of John Sellars, Who Lived near Shady Grove
From transcriptions prepared by W. A. Lyle, of Jefferson County, and subsequently typed and published by the Works Progress Administration under the title Jefferson County Bible Records.
Transcribed for this site from the WPA volume by Doris Kinser Fountain. We are extremely grateful to her.
Researchers Note: this is a transcription of a transcription of a transcription. Therefore, every item must be verified through separate sources.
Possession:
Fred Sellars
Transcription: July 15, 1937
Marriages:
John Sellars and Harriet Foland were married Dec. 18, 1850
George W. Sellars and Nancy J. Hart were married Nov. 26, 1882
John Sellars married 2nd time to Martha R. Rollins Aug. 14, 1883
William French married Harriet E. Sellars April 8, 1883
William Sellars married Lettie Van Hoozer Dec. 23, 1883
Births:
John Sellars was born Dec. 18, 1821
Harriet Sellars, whose maiden name was Foland, and the wife of John
Sellars, was born Oct. 18, 1827
George W. Sellars was born Jan. 11, 1852
Wm. Sellars was bornJan. 9, 1861
Harriet Elizabeth was born Feb. 2, 1864
Fred Sellars was born Oct. 13, 1883
Nancy J. Sellars, wife of G. S. Sellars, was born July 10, 1856
Deaths:
Harriet Sellars died Jan. 26, 1890
John Sellars died May 7, 1900
George W. Sellars died Dec. 9, 1926
Births:
Jacob Foland was born May 1833