Person:Coleman Sellers (3)

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Coleman Sellers, II
b.5 Sep 1852 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, United States
d.15 Aug 1922 Bryn Mawr, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1850
  1. Coleman Sellers, II1852 - 1922
  2. Jessie Sellers1855 - 1932
  3. Horace Wells Sellers1857 - 1933
Spouse and Children
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m. 3 Jun 1880
  1. Marjorie Sellers1882 - 1945
  2. Alice Jackson Sellers1883 - 1884
  3. Cornelia 'Cora' Beach Sellers1885 - 1958
  4. Helen Jackson Sellers1887 - 1970
  5. Coleman Sellers, III1893 - 1957
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Facts and Events
Name Coleman Sellers, II
Gender Male
Birth[1] 5 Sep 1852 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, United States
Marriage 3 Jun 1880 Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, United Statesto Helen Graham Jackson
Death[2] 15 Aug 1922 Bryn Mawr, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Burial[3] West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, United States

From R. T. Rogers: Coleman Sellers II was a well known Manufacturer and Engineer.

His obituary was copied from the posting at his Find-a-Grave memorial page.

"Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1922

"COLEMAN SELLERS, JR.
Machine Tool Company Head and Franklin Institute Vice President

"Coleman Sellers, Jr., president of William Sellers and Company, manufacture of machine tools, Sixteenth and Hamilton streets, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. W. Colton, at Bryn Mawr.

"Mr. Sellers who was seventy years of age suffered a severe illness three months ago and was convalescing at his sister's home when stricken. His home was at 3301 Baring street. He was born in Cincinnati and came to Philadelphia while a boy. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1873.

"Until his death he was vice president of the Franklin Institute and a Commissioner of Navigation of this State. At one time he was president of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Philosophical Society, City Club and the University Club.

"Mr. Sellers is survived by his wife, and four children: Mrs. E. L. Burnham of Berwyn, Mrs. A. H. Ehle, of Merion, J. C. Sellers, Jr., of Merion and Coleman Sellers,3d, of Germantown."

References
  1. ↑ Rootsweb chart of Cheryl Thompson: Chatfield's - 1450 to Present wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db cha.

    http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charliechatfield

  2. ↑ Email from Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson.
  3. ↑ Memorial# 54528151, in Find A Grave.

    https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54528151

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