Seller - James M.
Source: H.W. Beckwith History (Chicago: HH Hill, 1880) p 375
James M. SELLER, attorney, Crawfordsville, native of Virginia went
to Kentucky, then came to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1827. Mr. Seller had been a captain in
the Black Hawk war. He first came in the spring and started the
clearing and planted a small crop, then returned to Harrison County KY
hiring a man to erect a hewn-log cabin of fair size and two
stories high. This cabin is now owned by Marshall H. Seller, E.
of Crawfordsville. It has been boarded and ceiled. Into this Mr.
& Mrs. Seller and four children moved in the fall of 1827.
They bought 280 acres. Mr. Seller became quite an active man in
politics, first as a whig and later a republican. He was co.
commissioner for sev. years and in the winter of 1843-4 he
represented the co. in the state legislature. He d. Dec 24, 1874
and his wife is still living. He was an elder in the Presby.
Church of which Mrs. Seller is also a member.
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