William Sell

Birth Date

1822-07-02

Death Date

1910-02-23

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Son of Thomas Sell and Keziah Sell. Married to Elvira Ritch Sell in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on May 21, 1846. Father of Nancy E. Sell, Lucinda J. Sell, Charles J. Sell, Mary S. Sell, James M. Sell, Sarah A. Sell, William H. Sell, and John N. Sell. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Farmer in Lyon County in 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 323B-324A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 679.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, District 1, p. 23A.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994046, Lyon County Births.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000851644.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Lyon County, KY, June 1863, p. 16.
"William Sell (1822-1910)," Find A Grave, Memorial #31177760, accessed July 29, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31177760/william-sell.

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