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John Harold Sell

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John Harold Sell Veteran

Birth
Washington, USA
Death
7 Aug 1977 (aged 68)
Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Mojave, Kern County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section M, Plot 96
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Parents: John Henry Sell, Agnes Avalee Smith

Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.

Mojave Elks Services For John Sell

Graveside services for John H. Sell, 68, of 16163 I Street were held Wednesday, Aug 10 at 10:30 a.m. Born July 20, 1909 in Hooper, Wash., he had lived in Mojave the past 18 years.

Mojave Elks Lodge 2059 will have charge of the services for the brother who passed away on Aug. 7 in a Lancaster hospital.

Mr. Sell saw military service in World War II with the Army Air Corps and further service in the Air Force in the Korean War. He had been a custodian at the Mojave postoffice for the past 12 years.

Survivors include two brothers Francis I., Modesto; Forrest, Lake Isabella; five sisters, Flora Meddendorf, Nora McNichols, Flavel Cameron, all of Washington; Grace Laramore, Oregon and Ava Heath, Calif.

Stickel Mortuaries were in charge of arrangements.

Courtesy The Mojave Desert News
Mojave and California City, Kern County, CA
8/11/1977 page 1
Posted by the East Kern Genealogical Society

John Harold Sell
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Name: John Harold Sell
Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1909
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Adams, Washington, USA

1910 United States Federal Census

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Name Harold J Sell
Age in 1910 0
Birth Year abt 1910
Birthplace Washington
Home in 1910 Hooper, Whitman, Washington
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Name Agnes A Sell
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Household Members
Name Age
John H Sell 40
Agnes A Sell 31
Fern M Sell 12
Flora E Sell 9
Flavel E Sell 8
Forrest H Sell 7
Falie G Sell 5
Nora Sell 3
Harold J Sell 0

1920 United States Federal Census Record
about John H Sell
Name: John H Sell
Age: 10 years 6 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Washington
Race: White
Home in 1920: Minamaker, Franklin, Washington
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1062
Enumerated in the household of John Henry and Agnes Sell.

1930 United States Federal Census

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Name Harold J Sell
Age in 1930 20
Birth Year abt 1910
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Washington
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Son
Home in 1930 Washtucna, Adams, Washington
Street Address Main Street
Dwelling Number 52
Family Number 54
Attended School No
Able to Read and Write Yes
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Railroad Section
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker
Employment Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Agnes L Sell 51
Harold J Sell 20
Francis L Sell 17
Ana D Sell 16
Parents: John Henry Sell, Agnes Avalee Smith

Cemetery records lists him as a veteran.

Mojave Elks Services For John Sell

Graveside services for John H. Sell, 68, of 16163 I Street were held Wednesday, Aug 10 at 10:30 a.m. Born July 20, 1909 in Hooper, Wash., he had lived in Mojave the past 18 years.

Mojave Elks Lodge 2059 will have charge of the services for the brother who passed away on Aug. 7 in a Lancaster hospital.

Mr. Sell saw military service in World War II with the Army Air Corps and further service in the Air Force in the Korean War. He had been a custodian at the Mojave postoffice for the past 12 years.

Survivors include two brothers Francis I., Modesto; Forrest, Lake Isabella; five sisters, Flora Meddendorf, Nora McNichols, Flavel Cameron, all of Washington; Grace Laramore, Oregon and Ava Heath, Calif.

Stickel Mortuaries were in charge of arrangements.

Courtesy The Mojave Desert News
Mojave and California City, Kern County, CA
8/11/1977 page 1
Posted by the East Kern Genealogical Society

John Harold Sell
in the Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935
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Name: John Harold Sell
Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1909
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Adams, Washington, USA

1910 United States Federal Census

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Name Harold J Sell
Age in 1910 0
Birth Year abt 1910
Birthplace Washington
Home in 1910 Hooper, Whitman, Washington
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Son
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Name Agnes A Sell
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Household Members
Name Age
John H Sell 40
Agnes A Sell 31
Fern M Sell 12
Flora E Sell 9
Flavel E Sell 8
Forrest H Sell 7
Falie G Sell 5
Nora Sell 3
Harold J Sell 0

1920 United States Federal Census Record
about John H Sell
Name: John H Sell
Age: 10 years 6 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Washington
Race: White
Home in 1920: Minamaker, Franklin, Washington
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Image: 1062
Enumerated in the household of John Henry and Agnes Sell.

1930 United States Federal Census

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Name Harold J Sell
Age in 1930 20
Birth Year abt 1910
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Washington
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Son
Home in 1930 Washtucna, Adams, Washington
Street Address Main Street
Dwelling Number 52
Family Number 54
Attended School No
Able to Read and Write Yes
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Occupation Laborer
Industry Railroad Section
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker
Employment Yes
Household Members
Name Age
Agnes L Sell 51
Harold J Sell 20
Francis L Sell 17
Ana D Sell 16


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