Thomas Matthew Sellers (1812 - 1854)

Born 5 Jan 1812 in Liberty, Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa (Pennington) Sellers — married 23 Dec 1832 in Littleton Township, Schuyler County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1854 at age 42 in Littleton, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Thomas Matthew Sellers was born on January 5, 1812, in Warren, Tennessee, his father, Drury, was 31 and his mother, Demaris, was 24. He married Melissa Pennington on December 23, 1832, in Littleton, Illinois. They had 12 children. Thomas served in the Black Hawk War: From enlistment at Rushville, IL, on the 25th day of April they commenced the march to the rendezvous at Beardstown, where they arrived and were attached to the 3d Regiment, commanded by Col. Abram B. De Witt, of the Brigade of Mounted Volunteers, then commanded by Brigadier-General Samuel Whiteside. The business of this Brigade was to precede the main body of the army. He died on October 28, 1854, in Littleton, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Moore Cemetery, Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA.

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8547012 : accessed 26 May 2019), memorial page for Thomas Matthew Sellers (5 Jan 1812–28 Oct 1854), Find A Grave Memorial no. 8547012, citing Moore Cemetery, Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) Drury Sellers, father •1781–1860; Demaris Hart Sellers, mother •1788–1860; Melissa Pennington Sellers, spouse •1814–1901; Hartwell Herschel Sellers, brother •1806–1885; John Thomas Sellers, brother •1808–1874; Temperance Sellers Dark, sister •1809–1841; Drury Sellers, brother •1818–1857; Emily Sellers Ritchey, sister •1826–1890; Louisa Jane Sellers Abbott, sister •1831–1855; William Henry Sellers, son •1834–1900; John A. Sellers, son •1838–1862; LeRoy (Lee) Sellers, son •1842–1916; George R. Sellers, son •1845–1878; Harrison P. Sellers, son •1850–1854; Miles Albert Sellers, son •1851–1923; Melissa Belle Sellers Schroder, daughter •1854–1910.