John Lewis Sellers
Major (Spanish American War); First Lieutenant (WWI) Army Spanish American War; World War I
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Major (Spanish American War); First Lieutenant (WWI)
- Unit
- Field, Staff & Band, Co. E, Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Spanish American War); 29th Battalion, United States Guards (WWI)
- Conflict / Era
- Spanish American War; World War I
- Years of Service
- 1898 (Spanish American War) – 1899 (Spanish American War)
- Date of Birth
- 11/11/1858
- Date of Death
- 10/15/1933
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Burial Location
- Paris Twp: Oakdale
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section Q
- Overseas Service
- Guyama, Puerto Rico (Spanish American War)
- Guard Service
- 07/20/1918 (WWI) – 04/06/1919 (WWI)
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- First Presbyterian Church, Marysville, Ohio
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Biography
Overseas service: Guyama, Puerto Rico (Spanish American War). Church: First Presbyterian Church, Marysville, Ohio. School: Marysville High School. Enlisted at age 39; commanded 4th O.V.I., 2nd Battalion, as a Major in Puerto Rico; center of most combat activity was around Guyama, Puerto Rico; Company E was organized by veteran and others; served as 1st Captain; reenlisted during WWI as a lieutenant; served from 07/20/1918 to discharge at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; honorably discharged at McKinley Park, Illinois, on 04/06/1919; veteran data form lists DOD as 10/16/1933; buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Section D, Row 7, Grave 4
Source: Veteran data form submitted by William Cole Sellers, Jr., 05/17/2004; Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-1899, p. 227; Ohio Military Men, 1917-18, Vol. 15; Union Co. Cem. Rec., Vol. 5, p. 90 | Ancestry - Union County Journal Obit