Born in Schollsville, Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Peter Scholl
and Levina (Boone) Scholl
Sister of
Marcus Scholl, Septimus Scholl, Jesse Boone Scholl, Marcia (Scholl) Holliday, Leah (Scholl) Newnam, Daniel Boone Scholl, Marcus Scholl Sr [half] and Joseph Scholl Jr.
Wife of
James Evans Sr.
— married
23 Dec 1800 in Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 51
in Scott County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2011
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Biography
Selah (Cela, Celia) Scholl married James Evans 23 Dec 1800 Clark Co., KY. Her father, Joseph Scholl, gives his permission for his daughter to marry James Evans and signs the document. James Evans Sr as well as James Evans Jr signs the document (see Marriage Bond, Cely Sholl to James Evans 23 Dec 1800, Clark Co., KY ).
Selah Scholl Evans' husband, James Evans, is listed in the 1810 Census of Clark Co., KY. 1820 James Evans, Jr.'s probate record, Inventory, appears in Clark Co., KY. Cealy (her mark) Evans is noted on the document (see Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990, Will Records 1820-1825, Vol. 5, p 159).
In 1821 Cela Scholl Evans signs her daughter's, Lavina Evans, consent to marry John Muir. Brother Septimus Scholl also signs the document (see Marriage bond, Lovina Evans to John Muir, Clark Co., KY 1821, Cely Evans gives consent).
1831-1833: Sometime within this time period Selah ‘Cely' Scholl Evans and her two sons, Hezekiah and Daniel Evans, along with niece Sarah Holliday Kelly and her family moved to Morgan, now Scott Co., IL. This estimated arrival date is based on the birth year and birth state of Hezekiah Evans' and Sarah Holliday Kelly's children.
1835: Cely ‘Cela' Scholl Evans dies 27 May 1835 in Winchester, Morgan now Scott Co., IL In the 1835 State Census of Monroe Co., IL, enumerated June 1835, Hiram Kelly, Mary Kelly, Hezekiah Evans are living next to each other respectively. In 1839 Scott County, where they all lived, was created from Morgan county in Illinois.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55885729/cely-evans: accessed 30 May 2023), memorial page for Cely “Selah” Scholl Evans (23 Jan 1784–27 May 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55885729, citing Miller Cemetery, Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by janicet (contributor 47361005).
- Spraker, Ella Hazel Atterbury and Jesse Proctor Crump. The Boone family: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of George and Mary Boone, who came to America in 1717: containing many unpublished bits of early Kentucky history, also a biographical sketch of Daniel Boone, the Pioneer, by One of his Descendants, Rutland, Vermont. : Tuttle Co., 1922, p. 122; Internet Archive, https://archive.org/
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selah:
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~0.78%
David Mark Cordell
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913713 [compare], Ancestry member cordelldm
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~0.78%
Desiree Howell :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
E.k. Boone :
23andMe, GEDmatch CJ9040537 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pamela Whitaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A494849 [compare]
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~0.78%
Marylu (Otis) Taylor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Marylu_Taylor
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~0.78%
Cassandra Mayse :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CBMAYSE
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~0.78%
Linda Maxwell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #425830
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Tammy (Black) Smith :
MyHeritage DNA
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Raewyn Vincent
Jim Vondrak
Scholl-541 and Scholl-54 appear to represent the same person because: same husband
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by Jim Vondrak
Raewyn Vincent
It appears some siblings, including this individual have been entered twice, potentially due to variations in important dates, such as birth and death.
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by Raewyn Vincent
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