Rufus
Earl
Sell
Born in Coos County, Oregon, USA
Ancestors 
Son of George Henry Sell
and Elizabeth Ann (Kight) Sell
Brother of
Louis Wetsel Sell, Joseph Johnson Sell, Bonnie Isabell (Sell) Wallen, Charles William Thomas Sell, Victor Emanuel Sell, Frederick Eugene Sell, Lotta Wellmet (Sell) Aber, Francis Edwin Sell and Leonard Leslie Sell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2015
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Biography
Rufus was the son of George Sell and Elizabeth Kight.
He died in WWI.
Burial: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 23 April 2015, Rufis Sells in household of George H Sells, Coquille and Riverton Precincts Coquille town, Coos, Oregon, United States; citing sheet 14A, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,346.
- "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 23 April 2015, Rufus Sell in household of George H Sell, Prosper, Coos, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 6A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,293.
- "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 23 April 2015, Rufus Earl Sell, 1917-1918; citing Coos County, Oregon, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,054.
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR). 5 June 1918. "Coquille Draft Quota 66 Many Uncalled Registrants Purpose Enlisting in Navy". (article hosted by Newsbank, requires membership to view)
- Find-a-Grave Memorial ID#55960203, created by CWGC/ABMC
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rufus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rufus:
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~12.50%
50.00%
Sarah O’Sullivan 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Lorita (Willard) Cushman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M143606 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Jim Huddleston :
23andMe, GEDmatch M561446 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Julie Christensen :
23andMe
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