Notes:
Rock Island 1900 census for Canoe Twp p 214B line 99, also gives his parents
as born in OH
Death index gives a J.V. Sells who died 1905 rec 3 p 482.
There is no record of this family in IL in 1880 census which means that there
were no small children in the household.
Death index gives two Sells children who died in Rock Island Co.
(1) Theodore N Sell age 1 year 1 month 25 days death was on Jan 11 1881.
b. in Kansas lived at 2nd Ave Rock Island IL of cholera infantum. death
reported on Jan 15 1881, buried in Chippianmark Cem.
(2) William F Sell age 5 mo died Aug 9 1883 b. IL reported on Aug 9 1883 from
Hillsdale Canoe Creek Twp buried Bethesda Cem Aug 10 1883.
Jasper born Oct 1838 age married 40 years to Mary E born Nov 1840
5 children 3 living
Sells Oscar born Feb 1881 19 years born IL
---- Mary E adopted daughter born Jul 1880 Born in IL
Data source is Beth Arnold Taylor, E-mail ejat53@charter.net