Foster and Sarah E Sellers
Foster Sellers was born 3 Jan 1837 in Kentucky,
the son of Phillip & Kaziah (Green). He served in the Civil War as a Union
soldier in the 15th Kentucky Co H. Sellers regiment all came from Louisville and
its vicinity and was organized in its camp at the fair-
grounds near the city, and was immediately ordered to duty on the Nashville
railroad. For a short time he encamped at New
Haven, and thence went to Bacon creek, where on Dec 14, 1861, where he was
formally mustered into the service. From Bowling Green they proceeded to
Nashville, Franklin and Mitchellville, Tenn. and Huntsville, Ala.
In Aug 1862, they entered upon the memorable march of Buell's army from Tennessee to Louisville. He was engaged in the severest part of the battle of Perryville, where the 3 field officers were killed, also Lieuts. McClure and McGrath and 63 men, and 200 were wounded. After the battle of Perryville they proceeded to Nashville, where he was assigned to Beatty's brigade, Rousseau's division, Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Gen. George H. Thomas. He was engaged in the great battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone's River where Col. Forman and 80 others were either killed or wounded. In the movements immediately preceding the battle of Chickamauga and in that battle the regiment was in Beatty's brigade (1st), Negley's division (2nd), 14th army corps, Gen. Thomas, and lost 5 killed and 43 wounded. On Sept. 21 the brigade was fiercely attacked near Rossville, and Gen. Negley says, after a brisk engagement with artillery and musketry the enemy was checked in the gap by Stanley's brigade and driven from the mountain crest by a gallant charge of the 15th Ky. of Gen. Beatty's brigade.
On May 2, 1864, he was at Ringgold, then moved to Buzzard Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, where the regiment suffered great loss by the death of Capt. Irwin McDowell, who was killed on the enemy's works while cheering forward his men, was then with Sherman's army through May, June, July and August, in all the battles until Atlanta was captured, the regiment being at that time at Jonesboro. The loss of the regiment in that campaign was 61.After the capture of Atlanta the regiment was with Sherman's army until the march to the sea began in Nov 1864, when it was assigned to the command of Gen. Thomas in Tennessee. Foster was stationed at Chattanooga, and on Oct 8 was sent to Bridgeport, Ala., where he remained on garrison duty until December, when he was ordered to Louisville. On Jan 14, 1865, it was mustered out.
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Children of Phillip Sellers and Kaziah Green
Lydia Sellers b-1829 in Kentucky
Nancy Sellers b-5 May 1832 in Bracken Co Ky. d-3 July 1916 in Mentor Ky.
br-Flagg Spring Cemetery; m-Henry Shipp 20 Oct 1854 in Campbell Co
Israel Sellers b-8 Jan 1837 in Kentucky; d-6 Sep 1904 in Grants Lick; br-Persimmon
Grove Cemetery; m-Mary Carter; served in the Union Army in 53rd Kentucky
Regiment Co F
Foster Sellers b-8 Jan 1837 in Kentucky; d-3 Apr 1920 in Carthage
Andrew J Sellers b-1842 in Kentucky
Martha Sellers b-1843 in Kentucky
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Phillip and Kaziah died in Carthage. Their burial place is unknown at this time.
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Children of Nancy Sellers and Henry H Shipp
1. James M Shipp b-7 Apr 1855 in Flagg Springs
2. Philip H Shipp b-14 July 1857 in Flagg Springs; d-15 Nov 1937 in Carthage; br-Grandview
Cemetery
3. William E Shipp b-1859 in Flagg Springs
4. Caroline "Carrie" Evelyn Shipp b-24 Feb 1863 in Flagg Springs; d-2 Sep 1932
in Mentor; br-Flagg Springs Cemetery; m-Radcliff
5. Amanda E Shipp b-2 Feb 1866 in Pendleton Co Ky. d-27 Mar 1944 in Flagg
Springs; br-Grandview Cemetery; m-Walter Thornton
6. Mortimer Shipp b-1869 in Pendleton Co Ky.
7. Albert Ross Shipp b-15 Apr 1871 in Kenton Co. d-10 July 1964 in Hamilton,
Butler, Oh; br-Darrtown Pioneer Cemetery
8. Lucinda V Shipp b-13 Mar 1875 in Pendleton Co; d-14 Mar 1875 of measles in
Pendleton Co.
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Foster married Sarah Emily Demoss in Pendleton Co in 1866. Sarah was born 30 June 1849 in Pendleton Co Ky. the daughter of John Demoss and Elizabeth Powers. She died 29 Jan 1929 in Carthage. She was buried in the Persimmon Grove Cemetery. Foster died 3 April 1920 in Carthage and was buried in the Persimmon Grove Cemetery.
Children of Foster Sellers and Sarah Emily Demoss
Henry Franklin Sellers b-1866 in Grants Lick;
John Walter Sellers b-26 Feb 1868 in Grants Lick; d-28 Sep 1945 in Covington; br-Persimmon
Grove Cemetery; m-Myrtle Sarah
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Children of John Walter Sellers and Myrtle Sarah Baldwin
Arthur Sellers b-10 Nov 1890 in Gubser; d-5 May
1973 in Hamilton Co Oh; br-Flagg Spring Cemetery in Newtown Oh; m-Lena E
Ada Sellers b-8 Mar 1893 in Gubser; d-22 Oct 1974 in Campbell Co; br-Alexandria
Cemetery; m-Calvin Huff
Emma Sellers b-Oct 1895 in Gubser
Grace Sellers b-Jan 1898 in Gubser