Vitals: John & Barbara Diehl Sell

John Sell, Jr. (1793/4-1866) b. Bedford Co., PA?; r. Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., PA (son of John, Sr. & Susannah Helman Sell; Farmer) various spellings of last name: Sall, Sells, Seele, Sellen, etc.

Barbara Diehl (1796-1866) b. Toronto, Ontario, Canada; r. Quemahoning Twp. (daughter of Johann Helfrich & Maria Barbara Nagel Diehl; Homemaker) see family tree for other surname spellings

Marriage: 1812 Somerset Co. (some sources say York, Ontario, Canada)

Burial: Sell-Horner Cemetery, Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co. (See cemetery for GPS.)a1d96156-ff32-43eb-bf66-f1330d4c761dChildren:
1. Elizabeth (1813-1878) b & r on Quemahoning Twp. farm (m. Michael Barnhart)
2. Rebecca Margaret “Peggy” (1824-1901) b & r Quemahoning Twp. (m. Jacob Baush – our line) missing from 1850 Census (see Bible birth record in “Photos”)
-buried: St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., PA
3. Barbara (1817-1881)
4. Mary Catherine (1818-1900) (m. Henry Jacob Koontz)
5. George Washington (1821-1906)
6. Susan (1822-1877)
7. Levi J. (1826-1899) (m. Julia Peterman; twins sons Robert & Rufus died in infancy)
-buried: Sell Family Cemetery, Quemahoning Twp.
8. Rachel (1828-1913) single
-buried: Sell Family Cemetery
9. Sarah “Sadie” (1831-1895) single
-buried: Sell Family Cemetery
10. Nathaniel (1832-1889)
11. Catharine Ann “Kate” (1833-1926) (m. William A. Rodgers)
12. LaVina (1835/36- ) missing from 1860 Census (William Henry Harrison Lohr)
13. Anna/Anora Maria (1838-1918) (m. Jonathan Boyer) one source says was she the wife of Noah Bowman?
14. Almira (1844-1846) died in childhood
-buried: Sell Family Cemetery
Some records show a daughter Elanorah?
-buried: Sell Family Cemetery

Documentation:

Brian J. Ensley. Find-a-Grave. 28 April 2016
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70486603

Sell Family Cemetery records

U.S. Federal Censuses 1820-1860, Quemahoning Twp., Somerset Co., PA. Ancestry.com

RETURN TO OUR SELL FAMILY TREE

RETURN TO OUR DIEHL FAMILY TREE

Last revised: 3/23/20

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