Where born: Rural Retreat-Wythe Co VA Where died: Bridgeport IL Son of: William H [Jack] Sells (ca 1817 NC-9 Dec 1891 VA) & Martha Dunkin (1831 VA) Married 1st: 15 Dec 1884 Grayson Co VA Sarah E Shular (Aug 1865 VA-1902 Lawrence Co IL) Married 2nd: by 1910 Nannia M Ward* Lived at: 1870 Grayson Co VA 1880 NC 1900 Sumner 1910 Lawrenceville 1920-30 Bridgeport IL Children: - Sessie V (Nov 1885 VA m: ? Shroyer) -
Edward (Apr 1887 VA) -
William Virgil (May 1892 VA) -
Walter L (Dec 1894 VA) -
Ada Grace (Sep 1896 IL) -
Ruth M (Jul 1898 IL) -
Clarence Frank (25 Jun 1900 Sumner-4 Apr 1949 Houston TX) -
Anna (ca 1905 IL)& Leona M (1906 IL-1972 Oblong Cem m: Orman Ackerman) -
Mildred (ca 1912 IL) -
Alma (ca 1914 IL) -
Marion Louise* (15 Feb 1917 Bridgeport m: Raymond H Anderson*)
* indicates buried with Ezra Sheffa Sells in Bridgeport City (Shiloh) Cemetery.
About Bridgeport City (Shiloh) Cemetery:
Bridgeport City Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the Bridgeport Illinois area. It is the third largest cemetery in Lawrence County behind Lawrenceville City Cemetery and Sumner Cemetery. The new section of the cemetery is called Shiloh Cemetery. Burials: 2700 Location: Bridgeport, Illinois - Lawrence county