Cynthia Adealia (Kissinger) Sells (1864 - 1919)

Born 17 Apr 1864 in Bird, Macoupin, IL

Ancestors

Wife of James Michael Sells — married 25 Apr 1878 (to 1916) in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Died 25 Jan 1919 at age 54 in Ewing, Lewis Co,, Missouri

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Biography

Cynthia Aderlia Kessinger b. 1864 - d.1919.

Name: Cytha A Kesinger, Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1878, Marriage Place: Macoupin, Illinois, USA, Spouse Name: James M Sells. ^[1]

Cyntha Adealia Kessinger Sells was born on April 17, 1864, daughter of John P. Kessinger and Eliza Adams. She was 54 when she died on January 25th, 1919. She is buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair County, MO.

Mrs. Cyntha Sells, widow of the late James Sells, and mother of Mrs. J.A. Waddill, of Kirksville, died Saturday at 4 o'clock at the home of her son, John Sells, at Ewing, aged 57 years. The Sells family formerly lived in East Center neighborhood. Mr. Sells died about three years ago at Bullion where he and his wife had moved and where he was conducting a store. The body of Mrs. Sells was brought to Kirksville Sunday and the funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Swigert, Summers & Waddill Chapel. Mrs. Sells leaves three children, Mrs. Waddill, Mrs. Ben Currenc[e], of Denver, Colo., and John Sells, of Ewing. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Capps, of Milan, assisted by Rev. M. McNamee. Burial in Highland Park cemetery.
Weekly Graphic, Kirksville, Missouri, January 31, 1919 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015
2. ↑ Weekly Graphic, Kirksville, Missouri, January 31, 1919

• Cytha A Kesinger in the Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com. Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

See also:

• 1870 United States Federal Census for Cynthia Kessinger [1]
• Find a Grave Memorial Find A Grave: Memorial #61224750