LINDA'S PAGE
"Joseph Chrisman" <jchrisman@worldnet.att.net>
Dear Marie and Searchers,
My previous message was to someone
who had asked me a question by
e-mail. I forgot I was
responding by way of the Sellers Family site. It
wasn't meant
for posting on the site, but that's okay; however, since you
asked,
I'll share.
I am the daughter of
Ray E. Sellers. He is the son of Vanburen
Martin Sellers b.
Nov. 21, 1895, in Stay (Grant
Parish), LA and d. June
15,
1983, in Walker
(Livingston Parish), LA. My grandfather was the son of
William
Martin Sellers and Faitha Rosella Evans Baker Sellers. My
grandfather's sister was Sarah Ann b. Mar. 26,1897. Aunt Ann
just
recently
passed away and I, as of yet, don't have her
death date recorded on her
family sheet in my notes. Their
grandparents were Irvin (Ervin) Sellers
and Sarah Ann Davis. Ervin b.
Oct. 11, 1827, d. Apr. 9, 1899, in Covington
Co., MS. Irvin's father
was John Sellers b.Aug. 14, 1800, in Orangeburg
Co.,
S.C. John migrated to MS sometime before 1820 as he appears on the
Perry
Co., MS census. John's father was Andrew Sellers and as of yet an
unproven mom. Andrew Sellers was married four times. This
record is for
viewing by way of the US GenWeb's S.C. site under St.
Matthews Luthern
Church marriages. Andrew is the son of a
Capt. John Sellers, who was
either an Am. Rev. War soldier with this
title or it is an honorary title.
Too many John Sellers in S.C. roles
of Am. Rev. War to yet prove for sure
which one is actually our Capt.
John.
Our family has been well
researched and documented by several
researchers for the last 40
years. There are several books that have been
published on John
Sellers (Aug. 14, 1800) and his marriage to Sarah Joriah
McLemore and
their various offspring and descendants.
I only included the bare minumum for
making a connection to the
Sellers Family WEB site.
Sincerely,
Linda Sellers Chrisman
Ginny,
As soon as I
can run the family sheets off for you and put in
snail
mail you will be able to make the connection among all these people.
Did you know why Irvin (Ervin)
does not appear in his mother and
father's household in 1850? It is
because he and Sarah Ann Davis married
in
1849. They
are in the 1850 Perry
Co., MS census. Even though the
Stricklands in their books
on MS show Irvin (Ervin) and Sarah Ann has
having married in Perrry
Co., MS, Granddaddy, who was raised by his
grandmother, Sarah Ann
Davis Sellers, told him and Aunt Ann that they were
married around
Mize, MS.
Ginny, be
careful of the material published by the Stricklands!
Even though
these can be useful tools, they do have mistakes that have
been
proven by other sources.
There is a wonderful book,
_Dewitt-Duett Roots and Shoots_,by Avis
Williams Dewitt that contains
much info on our Sellers line. There is one
factually
mistake. At the time Mrs. Dewitt was researching the family,
she
credited a son to John Sellers and Sarah Joriah McLemore
making them have
16 children. It is has come to light since she
published, that the 16th
child was actually a grandson to them.
John married twice more after Sarah
Joriah McLemore Sellers's
death.
One marriage ended
in divorce and the other marriage produced two more
children, making
18 known and proven children for John Sellers (Aug.
14,1800) of
Orangeburg, S.C. who eventually died somewhere between Mount
Olive
and Mize, MS, before 1880.
Yours in-the-line,
Linda
Dear Marie,
My original info
for Andrew Sellers of Orangeburg,
S.C., came from a
book called _S.C. Marriages 1800-1820_ complied
by: Brent H. Holcomb. Now
I know that the info came from the
St. Matthews Lutheran Church records.
This is the info:
2nd marriage: Aug. 20,1803, Magdelen
Whetstone who died June 25,
1804. One daughter: Anna
Maria Sellers c.Jun. 20,1804
3rd
marriage: Oct. 18, 1804, to Dorothy Beniger who died Dec. 15,
1811. Two daughters: Eliza and Mary Sellers
4th marriage: Jan. 26, 1813, to Mary
Brandeburg who died within the
year.
Most of our family believes
that Andrew's son, John ( b.Aug. 14,
1800) is from a first and
unknown marriage. A Mr. Paul Lee on some family
publication on
the internet listed our John's mother as Magdelen
Whetstone,
but obviously from the records this will not work.
Family legend has it that John
along with other members of his
family migrated westward sometime
during the early 1800's in a wagontrain
that numbered 300 or
better. Along the way in Alabama they began to run
short of
food, and some of the Sellers dropped out and stayed in that
state
while others moved on. My grandfather said his
grandmother had told him
that one of John's brothers, after reaching
Mississippi, was not happy and
continued on into Texas and was never
heard from again.
Thanks for
providing a space for all us Sellers descendants to
share
our knowledge!!
I do have
a question about our line. Are we German or are we of
English
descent? Do you know? The reason I ask: Granddaddy said
that
his
grandmother stated the Sellers of our line had
immigrated from Hull,
England, to S.C., but according to the St.
Matthews records, all of
Andrew's wives appear to have German
sirnames?
Your in-the-line,
Linda
Ginny,
It is Irvin's
niece!!!
Irvin's sister,
Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Sellers, married Joseph Barry
(Joberry) Keyes,
Sr. Their daughter, Juriah Keyes married William Cicero
(Wild
Bill) Sullivan. He is the one credited with burning down two
courthouses, the one in Covington CO. and Smith CO., MS, to keep from
being
tried in those counties for his crimes, this is after
the Yankees had a go
at both courthouses during the Civil War.
This is why there are very few
remaining records for either of these
counties today. What the Yankees
didn't burn, Wild Bill
finished off at the turn-of-the-century!
There is a wonderful book about his life
and times. Please note
the
different spellings
of any of our Juariah/Jeriah/Jariah. Many Keys
descendants do
not add the extra "e" in their names today. One of the Key
descendants wrote a very useful reference guide called _ Covington
Crossroads_.
Linda
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> From: English <english@c-zone.net>
> To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com
> Subject: RE: Jones County
1850 Census
> Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 8:42 PM
>
> My granddaddy, Ernest Talmadge Sellers' mother was
Mary Catherine
Sullivan,
> granddaughter of old man Tom
Sullivan. I didn't know about that one of
his
>
daughters married Wild Bill. Do you know which daughter? That
would
mean
> (I have to write it out to think it,
that's really pathetic isn't it? I
> guess from years of
working in the legal field???) That Irvin's son,
Hiram
> Lawrence married Mary Catherine Sullivan, Old Man Tom's
granddaughter by
his
> son Mark and Katie Byrd
Sullivan, and Irvin's daughter, ?, married his
> grandson Wild
Bill, Old Man Tom's grandson by his son Henderson (or
Hense).
> Those children (my grandfather included) will be
double first cousins so
> with their relatives down to my
generation, we'll be double third
cousins
> (or first 3
times removed). I'm confused already! : )
> I'd love
to know which daughter if you can remember so I'll have a jump
>
start checking it out.
>
> Ginny
Hello to All,
I am going to
briefly list some known children of John Andrew
Sellers
(b. May 4, 1834 & d. Sept. 29, 1922) m. 1st: Mary Ann Easterling
(b.Dec.
25, 1830 & d.Oct. 13, 1883) of Jones Co., MS. I say
briefly, because my
time tonight is limited. For those who are
really interested, I do have
birth, death, & marriage dates on
some and also where buried on some. I
have been to their old
home place and walked through the cemetery as well.
1.) William Wilson Sellers m. Demaris M.
Gandy
(1) John Willis Sellers
(2) Walter L. Sellers m. Fannie ?
(3) William Oscar Sellers, Sr. m Willie H. Gandy
(4) Maude Sellers m. Harold Broome
(5) Claudia Sellers
(6) Ella Sellers m. Felix F. Laird
2.)
John Andrew Sellers, Jr. m. Rosanna Jones (oddly enough on his
tombstone it is listed as John J.)
(1) Thomas J. Sellers m. Eva Lou
(2) James W. Sellers m. Martha B. ?
(3) Clyde A. Sellers m. Alma D. ?
(4) Addie V. Sellers m. R.E. Peel
(5) Bessie B. Sellers
(6) William M. Sellers
(7) Mary E. Sellers m. Stanton B. Miller
3.) Jefferson Tobe Sellers m.
Elizabeth Gilbert
(1) Mattie Jefferson Sellers m. 1st: Eugene E. Anderson
m. 2nd: L.C. Hallman
(2) Robert C. Sellers m. Lucy ?
(3) Anse Sellers m. Eller Belle Harris
(4) John H. Sellers m Kate ?
(5) Mary Annie Sellers
From: Jpsellers@aol.com
>
To: Joseph Chrisman <jchrisman@worldnet.att.net>
> Subject:
Mississippi Sellers
> Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 10:59 PM
>
> Linda,
>
> Thanks for
the names on John A. Sellers Sr. and family. His grandson
Thomas
> J. Sellers was the son of John A. Sellers jr. and
Ancebelle Sellers.
John and
> Belle did not marry.
>
> Thomas J. b. 4 Dec 1874, d. 1 jun 1967, married Eva
Lou Loper (b. 10 mar
1890,
> d. 11jan 1982)
>
> Children:
> Virgil b. 12 mar 1907,
died 6 jun 1970 married Ola Breland
> Vera b. 15 jan 1909,
died 4 nov 1980 married Winhorn Sumrall
> Laura b. 4 april 1910,
died 26 Sep 1991 married Dennis Gilmore
> Louis b. 7 Oct 1911,
died 24 jun 1968 married Ethel Coker
> Philip b 12 May 1913
married Lula Rogers
> Effie b. 29 Nov 1914 married Amos
Strickland
> Ghita b. 8 jun 1916 married George McInnis
> Mae b. 4 mar 1918 married Earl Gill
> Hazel b. 8 Jul
1919 married Bennett McGregor
> Ellie b. 14 Mar 1921, died 8 Sep
1991 married George Bockoros
> Melva Lee b. 13 Jan 1923 married
Curtis Lott
> Janelle b. 8 Feb 1925 married Carl Baker
> Essie, b. 7 Apr 1927 married Robinson Hickman
> John
b. 31 Mar 1929 married Verna Taylor
> Haskell b.19 May 1931
married Hazel Toney
>
> Do you have any connections
for Belle Sellers? I have two brothers George
and
>
Clifford. I believe her father was named John also. The family says John
Jr.
> and Belle were cousins but I don't know 2nd, 3rd
etc.
>
> I have provide information on Thomas J
Sellers family if you or someone
else
> should be
interested.
>
> Thanks
> Jim
Sellers
> Broken Arrow, OK
>mailto:jpsellers@aol.com
FROM LINDA= "Joseph Chrisman"
<jchrisman@worldnet.att.net>
Jim,
It is so wonderful to
connect with someone on the John and Sarah
McLemore Sellers's
line. I am descended through their 4th child, Ervin.
Do you
have a list of all their children?
I think I may have found your Belle
Sellers. I will try to show the
relationship. You are
descended through John Andrew Sellers and Mary Ann
Easterling. (I
also have an Easterling line through my Watts family.)
Anyhow, John
Andrew and his brother, King Richard, are believed to have
married
sisters. King Richard married Martha Easterling. King Richard
died as a prisoner of the Yankees during the Civil War. Martha
died
sometime after the birth of their youngest son, Richard
Monroe. Together,
King Richard and Martha had the following
children: 1)S.A. Sellers c. 1855
(female) unknown to me at this time;
2) Elizabeth Sellers m. John Williams;
3.) Anabel Sellers c.1858
unknown until perhaps now; 4) Oliver C. Sellers
m. Lula Mitchell; 5.)
John m. Delphia ?; and 6) Richard Monroe. These 6
children,
after the death of their parents were sent out to the various
kinfolk
for raising. Oliver went to live with Grandpa John and Grandma
Sarah. Shortly after his arrival, Sarah died.
Now here is how I think Belle
Sellers came to be hooked up with
Thomas Sellers. Anabel
(Belle) and her brother, John were sent to live
with Uncle John
Andrew and Mary Ann Easterling Sellers's family.They appear
in their
household on the 1870 census. This still may not be the correct
Belle that you are looking for, but she is a cousin to your Thomas.
There
is a big difference in their ages so I will continue to look
through my
Mississppi Sellerses to see if I can find another
match.
I would enjoy having your
family lines back to John Andrew Sellers,
Jr.
Were all of your family found in the Jones
Co.,MS area? There is a
wonderful story about John Andrew
Sellers, Sr., that appeared in a MS
newspaper. Do you have the
story of the cedar tree and/or the story of the
slave who saved the
family from a Yankee deserter?
Yours
in-the-line,
Linda Sellers
Chrisman
P.S. I sent to the Sellers site information about John
Andrew Sellers's
marriage and children by Mary Ann Easterling, but
have not seen it posted
to the site yet. I would like to send
his children by his 3rd wife as
well.