Temperence (Sellers) Dark (1809 - 1841)

Born 27 Dec 1809 in Warren Co TN

Ancestors

Wife of Robert L Dark — married 1825 in Tennessee

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1841 at age 31 in McDonough Co IL

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Biography

Temperance Sellers, born 1809, was the daughter of Drury Sellers and Demaris Hart. She married Robert Dark abt 1825 in Tennessee. They removed to McDonough Illinois in 1829. Temperance died in 1841^[1]

Robert L. Dark's Reminiscences: I first came to McDonough county in 1829 and with my family camped upon Camp Creek. The Indians were then still numerous in the county and often came to our cabin. My wife could not rid herself of a natural fear of the red man, and desired to return to Schuyler county, from which we removed. To this I objected. Twice, while I was away, she packed up all our household goods, preparatory to starting, but I returned just in time to stop all such proceedings. Business again called me away, and I had no sooner lett than she again packed up, and loading the goods on the wagon, with our two little ones she started for the vicinity ol Rushville. I met them a short distance from the Schuyler county line and tried to prevail on her to return, but this time without avail. No amount of coaxing could make her change her mind. As the mountain would not go to Mahomet, Mahomet would have to go to the mountain, so I went with her, and we settled near Rushville, where we lived about four years, and as a considerable settlement had been made near the present town of Industry, I again prevailed on my wile to go with me to McDonough county, where I settled on the farm on which I now live, on section 30, Industry township. I have never regretted so doing, notwithstanding we have seen hard times, yet we believe 'all is lor the best.

From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Robert L Dark ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave memorial 8548414 for Temperance Sellers
2. ↑ History of McDonough County, Illinois, Its Cities, Towns and Villages, S. J. Clarke, Springfield, Ill., 1878

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-Q18 : 24 August 2015), Robert Darke, McDonough, Illinois, United States; citing p. 206, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 65; FHL microfilm 7,643.