SELLS, Jesse

Date of birth:  1834
Date of death: 2 May 1899 – White River Township, Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, May 5, 1899,
Volume XXXIX Number 43, page 1 column 5

Local and Personal.

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Our Greenwood correspondent men­tions the sudden death of Jesse Sells, a well known and respected citizen of White River Township.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 5, 1899,
Volume XXXIX Number 43, page 2 column 6

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GREENWOOD.

Jesse Sells, aged 64 years, residing two miles west of here, dropped dead Tuesday afternoon in his kitchen while helping move the cook stove. He was of late affected with dropsy and heart trouble. He was a good common sense citizen, good neighbor and kind hus­band and father. He leaves a widow and two sons, John and Will. The funeral occurred yesterday at 10 o’clock at the house, conducted by Rev. Guthrie. The body was put in the vault in Glenn’s Valley cemetery. Dudley Peek, funeral director. Mrs. Sells was formerly Miss Browning.

Link to Jesse Sells’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry