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Sarah Sellers

Sarah Sellers[1]

Female 1857 - 1909  (51 years)

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  • Name Sarah Sellers 
    Nickname (Sellars, Zellers) 
    Born 10 Nov 1857  Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 18 Jul 1860  Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1860

    Ohio, Summit, Coventry Township, Akron Post Office, pages 121 and 122, 18 July 1860. Dwellings 920 and 921, Families 910 and 911. Jacob and Henry Sellers Family

    Dwelling 920, Family 910
    Jacob 49. Catherine (wife) 32. Children: Harriet 17; Joshua 16; Mary 11; John 9; Mariah 7; Henry 5; Sarah 3; and Susannah 4 months. Jacob is a farmer and Catherine is keeping house. Joshua work on the farm and attends school with Mary, John and Mariah. Harriet is domestic and also attends school. Value of real estate is $5,000; value of personal property $718. Catherine and Jacob born in Pennsylvania; all the children born in Ohio.

    Dwelling 921, Family 911 (presumed to be the brother of Jacob above).
    Henry 45. Mary (wife) 41. Children: Henry 19; George 17. Henry is a farmer; cannot read or write. Henry and George work as laborers on the farm and attend school. Value of real estate is $4,500; personal property valued at $1,150. Also residing with the family is Fanny Zimmerman 11, relationship unknown. Fanny attending school. All are born in Ohio.  
    Age: 3 
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    Jacob Sellers and Henry Sellers Families (Part 1 of 2)
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    Jacob Sellers and Henry Sellers Families (Part 2 of 2)
    Census 28 Jun 1870  Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870

    Ohio, Summit, Coventry, Post Office Middlebury, Page 33, 28 Jun 1870, Dwelling 258, Family 261

    Jacob 59. Catherine (wife) 42. Children: Mary 22; John 19; Mariah 17; Henry 15; Sarah 12; Susan 10; Hiram 7; and Joel 7. He was a farmer. John and Henry works on the farm. Mariah, Henry, Sarah, Susan, and Hiram attend school. Jacob and Catherine are born in Pennsylvania. All children are born in Ohio.  
    Age: 12 
    1870 US Federal Census for Jacob and Catherine (Renninger) Sellers Family, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA
    1870 US Federal Census for Jacob and Catherine (Renninger) Sellers Family, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Census 10 Jun 1880  Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880

    Ohio, Summit, Franklin Township, Enumeration District 171, Page 31, 10 Jun 1880, Dwelling 280, Family 300

    Philip Bittaker, 30. Sarah, wife, 22, keeping house. Children: Jacob, son, 5; Joseph, son, 3; Mary, daughter, 2; David, son, 6/12, born in January 1880. He was born in Switzerland; the remaining family born in Ohio. He is employed as a coal miner. He cannot write. Next door to John and Magdalena Frye and Sophia Hoover.  
    Age: 22 
    1880 US Federal Census - Phillip Bittaker Family, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA
    1880 US Federal Census - Phillip Bittaker Family, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Census 16 Jun 1900  Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1900

    Ohio, Summit County, Franklin Township, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 10A, 16 June 1900, Dwelling 216, Family 224

    Sarah Bittaker, head, 42, born Nov 1907, widow. Married for 26 years; 12 children, all living. Children: Jacob, son, 25, May 1875; Joseph, son, 23, Mar 1877; Mary, daughter, 21, Aug 1878; David, son, 20, Dec 1879; Robert, son, 18, Sep 1881; Annie, daughter, 17, May 1883; John, son, Feb 1885; Kittie R, daughter, 12, June 1889; Samuel, son, 11, Mar 1899; Thomas, son, 9, Mar 1891; Ruth, daughter, 7, May 1893; Earnest, son, 5, Mar 1895. All are born in Ohio. Jacob is a farmer; owns his home free. All can read and write. Jacob, Joseph, David, Robert, and John are coal miners; Kittie, Samuel, Thomas, Ruth and Earnest are attending school. Next door to Elizabeth Sullivan and H. and Emma Stump/Stimp.  
    Age: 42 
    1900 US Federal Census - Sarah Bittaker Family
    1900 US Federal Census - Sarah Bittaker Family
    1900 US Federal Census
    1900 US Federal Census
    Ohio, Summit County, Franklin Township, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 10B
    Obituary 21 Jun 1909  [6
    Sarah Sellers Bittaker Obituary

    21 Jun 1909, Death of Sarah Sellers Bittaker: "Hold Funeral of Woman Who Succumbed From Intense Heat". The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Bittaker, 52, of 19 Norton St, who died suddenly Monday afternoon, will be held at Clinton Thursday at 2:30 P.M.

    As Mrs. Bittaker hung the last piece of washing on the line she felt faint and staggered into the house. In a short time she was dead. Her youngest son, Ernest, aged 14, who had been helping her with the family washing, hastened to the office of Dr Stauffer. Shortly after the physician's arrival Mrs. Bittaker passed away.

    Monday was the first real day of summer and the intense heat together with neuralgia of the heart with which she had been affected for some time, brought about her death.

    Although she had not been feeling in the best of health for some time, she appeared in good spirits Monday morning and started cheerfully to work on the family washing. Earnest, the youngest son, assisted her, carrying the water and lifting the tubs.

    Mrs. Bittaker has been a resident of Akron but one month, having moved here from Clinton. She was a widow, her husband, Philip Bittaker having died 11 years ago. She was the mother of 11 children, five of whom reside at home.

    The children are: Mrs. Al Simmons and Jacob, Samuel, Thomas, Catheryn, Ruth and Earnest Bittaker of Akron; Jos. Bittaker of Georgia; Mrs. Anna Frase and David Bittaker of Barberton; John Bittaker of Clinton. The body will be sent to Clinton for burial. (21 Jun 1909 was a Monday (washday). Date of death was 21st not 22nd as on Death Certificate. 
    Age: 52 
    Cause: Endocarditis 
    Died 22 Jun 1909  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ohio Death Index 1909, Sarah Bittaker and William Arthur Bittaker, Akron, Ohio
    Ohio Death Index 1909, Sarah Bittaker and William Arthur Bittaker, Akron, Ohio
    Cemetery Aft 22 Jun 1909  Clinton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Clinton Cemetery 
    Death Certificate 24 Jun 1909  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Certificate number : fn 32426

    State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Place of death: 21 Norton St, Akron, Summit Co, OH. Age 52 years, 7 months and 11 days. Born Ohio. Her father Jacob Zeller, b Ohio.. Her mother Katherine Renninger, b Ohio. Signed Jacob Bittaker. Filed 24 Jun 1909. HS Kasson, Registrar. Died 22 Jun 1909 (should be 21 Jun). She died at 12:30 PM of Endocarditis, which she had for five years. Contributory - Over Exertion. Signed by Coroner HS Davidson. Buried Clinton Ohio 24 Jun 1909, Undertaker OR Otall, Akron Ohio.3 
    Age: 52 
    Cause: Endocarditis, contributory over exertion 
    Death Certificate for Sarah Bittaker, 1909, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Death Certificate for Sarah Bittaker, 1909, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Buried Clinton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Sarah Sellers Bittaker (1857 - 1909) - Find A Grave
    Sarah Sellers Bittaker (1857 - 1909) - Find A Grave
    Person ID I1019  clanSoren
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2014 

    Father Ancestors Jacob Sellers Married: 2x2x ,   b. 17 Sep 1810, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1896, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Catherine Renninger,   b. 31 Oct 1827, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1848 
    Family ID F578  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Phillip Bittaker,   b. 1 Jun 1851, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1898, Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1874  Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
    +01. Jacob Bittaker,   b. 3 May 1875, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1919, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    +02. Joseph Bittaker,   b. 21 Mar 1877, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1922, University Hospital, Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +03. Mary Bittaker,   b. 10 Aug 1879, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1935, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +04. David Edwin Bittaker,   b. 17 Dec 1879, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1945, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     05. Robert Bittaker,   b. 26 Sep 1881, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1902  (Age 20 years)
    +06. Anna Celia Bittaker,   b. 5 May 1883, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1977, Barberton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +07. John Adam Bittaker Married: 2x2x ,   b. 21 Feb 1885, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1969, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +08. Catherine R. Bittaker,   b. 4 Jun 1887, Norton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1968, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +09. Samuel Bittaker,   b. 31 Mar 1889, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1973, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +10. Thomas Bittaker,   b. 17 Mar 1892, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1948, Massillon, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +11. Ruth Bittaker,   b. 12 May 1893, Clinton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1920, East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    +12. Ernest Bittaker Married: 2x2x ,   b. 11 Mar 1895, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1956, Massillon, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Photograph of Phillip and Sarah Sellers Bittaker, prior to 1898
    Photograph of Phillip and Sarah Sellers Bittaker, prior to 1898

  • Sources 
    1. [S90] Email Correspondence J. R. Carothers, Genealogist (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: M653_1039; Page: 189 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: M593_1270; Page: 189 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Franklin, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T9_1069; Family History Film: 1255069; Page: 242.3000; Enumeration District: 171 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Franklin, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T623 1324; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 90 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S90] Email Correspondence J. R. Carothers, Genealogist.

    7. [S142] FamilySearch™Ohio Death Certificates, 1908-1953, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (Family Search Labs, labs.familysearch.org), Certificate number : fn 32426 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 137745856 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S256] FamilySearch™ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, (FamilySearch.org).
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      Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1874
      Marriage Place: Summit,Ohio
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51436-5
      System Origin: Ohio-ODM
      Source Film Number: 900964
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