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"Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb"
LuJuana Lipscomb [txcuz@webtv.net] dec 2009
txcuz31@hotmail.com (dec 2009?)
<txcuz@msn.com> (txcux@msn.com Nov 2009?)
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb, gr gnddtr of
John Randolph Sellers, b. 2/26/1857<
feb 26, 2003
txcuz@msn.com or txcuz@hotmail.com.
JOHN RANDOLPH SELLERS 1857 - 1938
JOHN RANDOLPH 1857-1938 DEATH CERTIFICATE
Wedding photo-DeKalb, TX -July 17,1898
James Ethel & Oren Chasteen 1898
Left to right: Jim Chasteen, Ida Belle Sellers, Oren Chasteen, Mary
Elizabeth Sellers
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J. R. SELLERS AND GRANDCHILDREN
Jan 23, 2009 = Saturday is my 78th B.D. Wife is Sophronia Jane Raleigh 1861-March 1933, b. Hempstead Co., AR. They m. Dec 4, 1889 and lived all their lives in Bowie Co. The smaller girl standing in front is my only sibling, deceased 2003. Margie and Billy Sellers are my cousins. I believe our gr-grandfathers were brothers.
OBITS = not clear, resend?
This is gr-grandson, Brycen Lane, with his dad, Rick, who has just returned to Afghanistan after birth of his triplets, two girls and another boy for half brother Brycen to play with eventually. I made the pool/guest cabin into my bedroom after daughter Kathi and Rick came down in 1995 to learn the cattle business and see me through. LuJuana
This is gr-grandson, Brycen Lane, with his dad, Rick, who has just returned to Afghanistan after birth of his triplets, two girls and another boy for half brother Brycen to play with eventually. I made the pool/guest cabin into my bedroom after daughter Kathi and Rick came down in 1995 to learn the cattle business and see me through. LuJuana
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:57:09 +0000
From:
"Lu Juana Lipscomb"
<txcuz@hotmail.com>
I think the attached photo to be Houston Sellers, 1947,
Dallas, TX to
be the key to my John Randolph Sellers, 1857-1938. I saw him once, wife's
name was Bonnie, and think my mother said they were first cousin. Had sons,
Bill and Jimmy. Houston Sellers, 1947, Dallas, TX
CORRECTION = Nov 2004
This is Bill Morris Sellers' dad, Lon Morris Sellers. I
had sent you this photo years ago thinking it was Austin or Houston Sellers,
twins, brothers of Lon Morris.
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Tue, 18 Jun 2002 18:03:36 +0000
From:
"Lu Juana Lipscomb"
<txcuz@hotmail.com>
these are the sons of Houston Sellers, 1947,
Dallas, TX. I hope someone will recognize.
Lu Juana, TX
Bill & Jimmy Sellers, 1947, Dallas, TX.
_________________________________________________________________
John Randolph Sellers, b. 2/26/1857, d. 8/16/1958, DeKalb, Bowie Co., TX
m. Sophronie Raleigh, b. 4/1/1861, Hempstead Co., AR, d. 1/30/1933, DeKalb,
TX. Both are buried in Woodmen Cemetery in DeKalb. Her funeral
notice
states it was held at the Baptist Church in DeKalb on Friday, 3/31/1933 at 3
PM, Rev. John Bell,Pastor, assisted by Rev. G.E. Pinkham. They were my
gr-grandparents and are buried with my grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Sellers
Chasteen, b. 10/13/1883 in Bowie Co., TX, d. 1/15/1967, DeKalb, by side of
her youngest son, Morris; J.R. and "Fronie" have their youngest
dtr., Verda
Leigh buried there also, she died two weeks after her second child was born,
and was m. to Evan Flory, a pharmatist in Texarkana she met when she was in
nursing school there. There is a Jim Sellers and wife buried in same
plot.
Also in unmarked grave there is first wife and child that died of flu
epidemic in 1917, of their eldest son, called Jesse. I don't have the list
with me, but they had 9 or 11 children. William Herbert & Grover
Cleveland,
their older sons, are buried elsewhere in Woodmen.
"Fronie" was dtr. of John Railey of Bowie Co., TX, and she and
John Randolph
lived with him for some years as my grandmother told me she and older
sister, Ida Bell, would cruelly tease him by turning him around and as he
was blind, he had to be shown the way to the house. This could have
been
New Boston, Bowie Co., TX. I have just sent for his death certificate
and
will send their children's info which is on zip when I bought new PC.
I was
delighted to know J.R.'s birthplace!
Mary Elizabeth Sellers Chasteen was m. 7/7/1898 to Oren Millard Chasteen
and
reared six of their seven children with the first, a dtr. that died abt. two
years old of diphtheria. No idea where that child is buried.
Sometime ago I was contacted by Margie's friend that gave me a lot of her
information, and I sent it to you as per Margie.
My gr-grandfa., John Randolph Sellers, b.2/16/1857, Bell County, TX; d.
8/16/1938 in DeKalb, Bowie Co., TX; m. Sophronia
Jane Raleigh,
12/4/1879/family.
(where I don't know, but I feel it is Bowie, Co. as 1880 census states they
were m. that year.) She was b. 4/1/1861 in Hempstead Co., AR as 7th child to
John Raleigh and #2 Eliza. John and Sophronia Jane lived in DeKalb
where he
was a cotton weigher, farmer, and Justice of Peace for 25 years, and
Baptist. John was over 6 ft. and "Fronie" was small, size 5
shoe.
I was born 1/24/1931 and J.R. and his 2nd dtr. were the only grandparents
I
had. J.R. had a large white, dog-run house, with front porch across
the
front, swings at either end. The bedrooms were on the left side, great
room, dining room, and kitchen on the right. He grew blue hydranges
across
the front, the porch was painted gray. There were two cedar trees at
the
beginning of the sidewalk from the street that are still there. The
yard
was sand, kept mowed by using a broom to keep grass from taking root and
swept in pretty patterns. Fronie had her quilting frame that raised to the
ceiling in the front room, and J.R. had his rocker by the front window by
his grandfather clock. J.R. had a garage like building that was his
smokehouse off to one side. The house was maybe four blocks from town,
which is a very small town. I would estimate the population around
1,000.
His widowed dtr., my grmother, Mary Elizabeth called "Lizzie" ran
the first
telephone office in DeKalb until she retired at 65.
I have Carl James Marsh book, "Raleigh and Related
Families,"1988. In it
re mentions that a relative thought that J.R.'s mother was a WILSON. I
wouldn't even have known he was born in Bell Co., if Margie Sellers Allen
who lives in DeKalb hadn't seen my query and gave me that info. His
dtrs.
thought he was born in AL.
John Randolph and Sophronia Jane had the following 9 children:
Ida Bell, b. 1/29/1881; Mary Elizabeth, b. 10/13/1883; Grover Cleveland,
1/1887 (Mr. Marsh named him "John Grover", but I have his funeral
notice;)
James Edward, called Jesse, b. 9/17/1889; William Bryant, 9/1891, died
teenager; Anna Augusta, b. 9/18/1894; William Herbert, b.10/3/1899; Osia
Cordelia, b. 9/30/1901, and Verda Leigh, b. 11/11/1904.
Do any of the name patterns show up on your side? I'd love to have
your
info re the Wilsons and anything else that might connect.
There is a stretch between 1883 and 1887. Herbert's only child,
Barbara
Catherine, said her mother told her he was one of 13 children. I wonder if
Fronie had others that died. I never knew/heard of any except the 9
listed.
DeKalb is the last county below AR, and I don't recall then the county
line changed. In 1836 when DeKalb was established, it was in AR.
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
Carthage, TX
From:
"Lu Juana Lipscomb"
<txcuz@msn.com>
Marie, Margie Allen was kind enough to send me Xerox copies of several
birth, death, census sheets, and headstones. We don't have them all
matched
up, but would you want me to copy to send to you? I'll need your
address if
you want them.
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
LU JUANA,
Thanks, Yes, we need copies of any of these documents.
I have a SLOW time getting anything copied from paper to our web pages.
IF you get it posted on your computer and can copy/paste and send to me =
the best.
Otherwise, send copies and will post when I can.
THANKS for caring and sharing.
marie sellers hollinger
12871 285 th street
mason city, ia
50401-9118
Again from Margie E. Allen which I will mail 9/27 to Marie. This is
the
first time I've seen the MOLSEY name. Margie has a marriage license
for a
"James H. Sellers to MOLSEY Wilson, August 16, 1846, Pike Co., AL.
1850 Census Jackson Parish LA:
SELLERS, James H. 31 b. AL
Mary 27 b. NC
Frances 4 b. AL
Nancy 3 b. AL
Augustus 2 b. AL
1860 Census Sebastian Co., AR
SELLERS, James H. 41 b. AL
Mary 40 b. NC
Nancy 13 b. AL
Augustus 11 b. AL
Hanford 10 b. LA
James 8 b. LA
Sarah 6 b. TX
John 4 b. TX [this
is my grgrandfather, John Randolph,b. Bell Co.
TX 2/26/1857]
Alfred 2 b. AR
There is a Robert Sellers, 25 b. AL working next door, the only other
Sellers around." We are wondering if MARY was Molsey's middle
name or if
census taker misheard her name.
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
txcuz@msn.com
CIVIL WAR
Found my gr-grandfather, John Randolph Sellers, b. 2/26/1857, Bell
Co., TX to James H. Sellers and Molsey Wilson; he d. 8/16/1938,
DeKalb,
Bowie Co., TX. Wed Sophronia Jane Raleigh, 12/4/1879,
DeKalb. She was dtr.
of John Raleigh and #2 Eliza, b. 4/1/1861, Hempstead Co., AR; d. 3/30/1933,
DeKalb of pernicious anemia.
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
Marie, I sent that photo hoping someone might see a resemblance to the seven
brothers. Glad to get info Carole sent. Had no idea of
"whence we cometh."
J.R. was over 6' and kept his hair and those eyebrows!
All those documents from Margie I sent was just to get them somewhere
SAFE.
We have no idea who or where the Dr. business fits in as I've never heard of
him before. I THINK Red River Co., TX
adjoins Bowie Co., along the OK
border.
I know nothing of John Sellers, 1833. Sorry, and I thank you for
being so
patient.
Lu Juana
Date:
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 09:17:20 -0700
From:
"Lu Juana Lipscomb"
<txcuz@msn.com>
To:
janerowe9@yahoo.com
Jane, I read SELLERS-L daily and saw your note. I'm about in
the same situation as you. My gr-grandfather's eldest son, Grover
Cleveland Sellers, gave into for death certificate and mother was
______Wilson
and father _____Sellers, b. Bell Co., TX 1857,
d. 1938, Bowie Co., TX.
Margie Sellers Allen sent me names of John Randolph Sellers' parents
and
siblings:
JAMES H. SELLERS m. MOLSEY WILSON in Pike Co., AL on 8/16/1846 (Her
name not a typo as signed document that way, but Mary on census.)
Her parents were MATHEW d. 1856 and SARAH WILSON d. 1859.
Their children:
MERIDA
MATHEW (spelled with one T)
NANCY
JOHN R.
SAMUEL
ASA
MOLSEY
DOCUMENTS IN HER FILE
march, 2002Pat Greathouse sent me my John Randolph Sellers answer. It was from his mother, Molsey Wilson's brother. Answer to my great conundrum. Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
I received Joan's msg. (PHILLIP'S FAMILY =
>http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ipftphillips)
sometime ago and couldn't unload it until today.
Forwarded it to Ralph Glenn Raleigh, retired biology teacher in NC or Ky. He
has his info on Ancestry.com. John Randolph Sellers [b. 2/26/1857,
Bell
Co., TX, d. 8/16/1938, DeKalb, Bowie Co., TX] m. Sophronia Jane Raleigh, [b.
4/1/1861, Hempstead Co., AR, d. 3/30/1933], DeKalb, TX]and m. 12/4/1879 were
my gr-grandparents. The RALEIGH AND RELATED FAMILIES mentioned someone
in
DeKalb, Bowie Co., TX told Mr. Marsh that "J.R." was a Jr.
Margie said he
was named for a brother of J.R.'s mother, who was a Wilson.
My other question to Joan is does anyone know why the Randall was changed
to
Randolph. On my Lipscomb side, during a battle in Scotland, a wife's
father
had to change from McGregor, and he decided on McGehee and his brother took
Murray as proscribed by the winning Calhoun side.
I'm not that knowlegeable about Scotish history.
Mr. Marsh has Sophronia's father as John Harrison Raleigh, Jr. and #2
Eliza
unknown.
I've been working on my Cartwright side which is also a tangle.
Take care,
Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
HERE WE HAVE SOMETHING!! LU JUANA
>From: "JOAN HOSKINS" <joanphillipshoskins3@msn.com>
>To: "Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb" <txcuz@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Sellers, Raleighs
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:37:57 -0400
>
>You learn many things that were lost in the past when you do genealogy-I
am
>Pres Thomas Jefferson`s 1st cousin 7 times removed through my
Grandmother
>Nancy Elizabeth Victoria Railey m Stephen Riley Phillips - John Railey
came
>to VA from England? Ireland? and built StoneHinge -He married Elizabeth
>"Bettie" Randolph -sister to Jane Rogers Randolph -Mother of
Thomas and
>wife of Peter Jefferson
>ALAS all the money was gone before it reached me Ü----JoAn
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:07 PM
>To: joanphillipshoskins3@msn.com
>Subject: Sellers, Raleighs
>
>Many thanks for response. I see your name frequently for
transcribing and
>thank you for that. I told Glenn I had a theory, but at nearly 72,
who
>knows! I keep running into the names that link distantly to Thomas
>Jefferson, ie: Vincent, Isham, and two more that I've forgotten
for my
>senior moment. They are in Sellers and Raileys. I came up with
that when I
>bought a book of genealogy of Presidents to give to our fairly new
>association. Haven't given it yet.
>
>Again, many thanks for your hard work.
>
>Lu Juana Cartwright Lipscomb
feb 15, 2003
John Randolph Sellers, b. 1857, Bell Co., TX had a mother, MOLSEY (not a
typo) Wilson and father, James H. Sellers, m. 1819 Clarke Co., AL.
I've
been wondering if the H. was for Herbert, Hilliard, or Henry. Also if
related, I never heard that story. Interesting!
Lu Juana
>From: "marie sellers hollinger" <mari@netins.net>
>Reply-To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com
>To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com
>Subject: [SELLERS] NOLSEY TATUM SELLERS 1819 SAMPSON CO, NC , child of
JOHN
>SELLERS and CLARISEY TATUM
>Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 23:40:40 -0600
>
>DID this child go by name of NOLSEY SELLERS or NOLSEY TATUM?
>ANYWAY have a connection?
>ANYONE have a marriage?
>MY SAMPSON CO MINUTES to 1830 do NOT show or I couldn't find ANY
OTHER
>INFO.
>Didn't extract all TATUMS, just SELLERS.
>
>TATUMS may have moved to?
>ALL info appreciated.
>marie, iowa
>
>
>SAMPSON CO, NC MINUTES
>MAY 18, 1819=
>
>CHILD = CLARISEY TATUM BE ALLOWED $15 FOR FIRST MONTH OF LYING IN AND
>$15 PER YEAR FOR SEVEN YEARS TO BE PAID BY COL JOHN SELLERS, REPUTED
>FATHER OF HER ILLEGITIMATE CHILD NAMED NOLSEY
>=============
LU JUANA, thanks. will send thro SELLERS for help.
was he in civil war? sometimes, these records give extra info.
TX has good death records that might list or did he die in AR?
don't remember what they have. you have probably checked?
marie, iowa
may 31, 2003
I've been trying to find a William H. Sellers forever. My grandmother,
Mary Elizabeth Sellers, 1882-1967 in DeKalb, Bowie Co., TX, told me her
grandfather was Wm. H., and her father, John Randolph Sellers , 1857-1938, was
b. AL. Not so! Margie Allen lives in DeKalb and told me J.R.'s
father was James H. Sellers, b. 1809, AL and J.R. was b. in Bell Co., TX as
census shows. His death certificate, 1938, lists __Sellers and ____Wilson.
Margie has the mother's name as Molsey on document and Mary on census.
Someone contacted me that she had an Uncle Molsey Hansford in her tree, and
I've lost it in my piles of to do things.
Children of James H. and Molsey Wilson, m. 8/16/1846, Pike Co., AL:
1850 Census, Jackson Parish LA:
SELLERS, James H., 31, b. AL
Mary, 27, b. NC
Frances, 4 b. AL
Nancy, 3, b. AL [Nancy Initres SellArs, b. abt. 1847, d.1878, Dalby Springs,
Bowie Co., TX, m. Matthew L. Raleigh, Bowie Co., TX]
Augustus SellArs, 2, b. AL
1860 Census, Sebastian Co., AR
SELLERS, James H., 41, b. AL
Mary, 40, b. NC
Augustus, 11, b. AL
Hanford/Hansford Sellars, 10, b. 8/1850, AL, d. 2/25/1893, Caddo Valley, Clark
Co., AR
James
A., 8, b. 11/30/1851, GA, d. 12/10/1937, DeKalb. Bowie Co., TX
Sarah Alice, 6, b. abt. 1855, AR, d. before 1883, Bowie Co., TX
John, 4, b. TX [John Randolph, b. 1857, Bell Co., TX, d. 8/16/1938, DeKalb,
Bowie Co., TX]
Alfred Henderson Sellars, 2, b. 11/6/1859, AR, d. 4/18/1928, Evergreen
Cemetery, Paris, Lamar Co., TX.
There is a Robert Sellers, 25, b. AL working next door.
Children of John Randolph Sellers and Sophronia Jane Raleigh, b. 4/1/1861,
Hempstead Co., AR, m. 12/4/1879, Bowie Co., TX. Jim or Alfred/Alford and J.R.
came to Bowie Co., abt. 1879:
Ida
Bell, b. 1/29/1891, m. James Ethel Chasteen, 1898.
Mary
Elizabeth, b. 10/13/1882, m. Oren Millard Chasteen, 1898
Grover
Cleveland, b. 1/25/1887 [was John Grover on census]
James
Edward (Jesse), b. 9/17/1889
Wesley
Bryant, b. 9/24/1891, d. 7/10/1908
Anna
Augusta, b. 9/18/1894
William Herbert, b. 10/3/1899
Osia
Cordelia, b. 9/30/1901
Verda
Leigh, b. 11/11/1904
They had two infant sons that died between 1882 and 1887, names unknown.
I have no idea what the "H" is for James H. or William H., could be
Herbert, Hansford, Henderson, or Henry although there is no Henry in the
family.
aug 30, 2003
LuJuana Cartwright Lipscomb [txcuz@msn.com]
I've been reading with great
interest the info on W.H. SELLERS.
My grandmother, d. 1967 at 83, told me her paternal grandfather was
Wm.H. Sellers, should have been gr-grandfather, and his son, James H. or W. was
really the father of John Randolph Sellers, her father. She could have gotten mixed up. J.R. named sons, Grover Cleveland,
James Edward (Jesse), William Herbert, and Wesley Bryant.
In FTM CD #185, KY Families,
there is a mention in the Johnson genealogy: Willa Viley Johnson, Jr. d. 5/4/1913 at Colorado, TX. "We do solemnly state, that we will never hereafter, play at
cards for money-July 4th, 1845--Geo. W. Johnson, James L. Allen, Thomas P.
Johnson, Willa V. Johnson, W.M. Johnson, E.J. Williams, H.P. Roberts, W.W.
Johnson."
---==========
oct 27, 2004
The twins, I think, that I ordered from TX
deaths have never come. If I could get from TX for $9, decided to try
them. Might have to order SSDI for $27. I think they were Joseph
Austin and James Houston Sellers. In 1946/7 we went to Dallas to visit
and my mother, Vera Chasteen, said they were first cousins. Austin's wife
was named Bonnie, and the two boys were Bill and Jimmy. Maybe you saw the
jpgs I sent Marie hoping someone alive would recognize them. I get
confused on which was James or Joseph. Had found a Joseph (whichever) in
KY, and the light dawned that maybe Houston and Austin were named for our
Joseph and James and found them in the SSDI about the age of my mother..
At any rate I want to find out as think they might hold a key to our past.
NOV
2004
I
believe below pertains to BILLY SELLERS dna info? Msh
sellersb@verizon.net;
Margie Sellers Allen
From
LUJUANA
I still don't know where Margie found Bill, but this is the Bill
that I thought was son of either Austin or Houston Sellers, and I sent you a
photo of a man (Morris) hoping someone would recognize him. It was
Lon Morris Sellers, Bill's dad. Austin and Houston were twin brothers of
Lon Morris, Bill's dad. Clear? Last time I saw Bill was 1947 and
have a photo of us with his younger brother, Jimmy, who died 1999. Bill's
grandfather was Alfred Henderson Sellers, son of James H. and Molsey (not a
typo) Wilson. Bill, if not correct, please tell me.
Here's what he sent me:
1. James H. Sellers and Molsey Wilson m. 1846 and had:
2. Alfred Henderson Sellers. b/
11/6/1859, d. 4/18/1928 m. Callie Idonia Holden, b. 11/24/1870, d. 5/25/1942
had :
3.
John Austin Sellers, b. 11/19/1897 Paris, Lamar Co., TX;
d. 1/4/1982
3.
James Houston Sellers, b. 11/19/1897, Paris, Lamar Co., TX; d.
6/5/1979
3.
Lon Morris Sellers, b. 1/10/1903, Paris, Lamar Co., TX, d. 3/3/1991,
Plano, Dallas Co.,?, TX m. Bonnie Wallace and had:
4. Billy Morris Sellers m. Josephine Alice Moir and had:
5. Sharon Lynn who has two dtrs. & 1 grandchild
5. Sally Anne who has two dtrs and 3 grandchildren
5. Rebecca Leigh who as three dtrs.
4. James Austin Sellers, d. 9/6/1999 m. Delora Davis and had:
5.
Debra m. William Bussey, DDS and had one son
5. Jill m. Rick Redmon, DDS and have three dtrs. and one son
5. Alan m. Judi Findley and had:
6. male Sellers
6. dtr.
4. Robert Alvin Sellers m. Betsy Westbrook
We have gr-grandfathers (brothers)
John Randolph and James Henderson Sellers in common. FYI: Save for 4th
grade homework.
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: Sellers Family
LuJuana,In your e-mail to Marie Hollinger,you mention about us
having
gr-grandfathers in common,named John Randolph and James Henderson Sellers.Is
it possible you meant Alfred Henderson Sellers instead of James Henderson
Sellers (My Gr-Grandfather)
By the way ,were Dewey and Vera Cartwright your parents,I remember them very
well but I just wanted to be sure.They and my parents used to visit back and
forth when they lived in Ft.Worth.
Thanks,Bill
=====
Yes, you are correct and I will notify Marie. She's very
sharp and probably picked up on my mistake. The reason I get confused is
partly because Carl James Marsh in his book, RALEIGH AND RELATED FAMILIES-1988
states "Emma Lou Meadows states in her book, DEKALB AND BOWIE
COUNTY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY, that John Sellers came to TX as a young
man with one of his brothers, either Jim or Alford but does not
give the year or the place from which they came." The Meadows book
is out of print, but Mr. Marsh has one, and we keep meaning to go to Tyler to
borrow his copy as it's only 67 miles away, and before he had a stroke and lost
his speech, he gave me permission to put his material online so long as he was given
credit for it. He had just gotten his PC, but LaVerne has learned to use
it. I did phone her from time to time to see how he was, and
he's better.
Yes, Vera and Dewey were my parents. I got into the
Huguenots as I knew Dewey's gr-grandmother Whisenhunt was one and came in the
Palatine emigration in the ship Snow Lowther in 1731,
and the Chastain/Chasteens came to Manakin Town, VA about the same time
and I've forgotten the name of the vessel. That's why I bought the FTM CD
#600. When I typed Cartwright it said "Cauteret," Sellers
was "Sellaire--Among the Huguenot exiles were several branches of the
ancient Sellaire or Cellier family of France. The name is met with among the
refugees to England and America priior to the Revocation, and even in far away
Cape Colony where a descendant, General Cellier, became famous as a Boer leader
in the Transvaal war. One branch retired to the Palatinate about the
period of the Revocation. Of this family was Jean Henri Sellaire who,
with his family, followed the great exodus of Palatines to London in
1708. In 1709 he came to New York with the Palatines, where his name and
that of his son John as "Zeller" appears among the settlers of
Livingston Manor in 1710. About 1727 he came overland through the
trackless wilderness to Tulpehocken, locating near the present town of
Sheridan, where he established a considerable estate and where he died at a
very advanced age in 1756. His house, a massive stone edifice, erected
with a view to protect the family and neighbors in case of attack by the
Indians, is still standing." I'm dying to find the books as John
Cellier, 1727, and Pierre, 1748, are mentioned and Jean Henri Cellier on pg.
319. In another part of one of the books, "After the Revolution of
1688, a considerable addition was made to the French churches in London......We
find the following entry relating to the same subject in the Register of Glass
House Street chapel: "Le Dimanche, 13 May 1688, Elizabeth Cautin de
St. Martin de Tetz, Susanne CELLIER et Marie CELLIER sa Souer de la
Rochelle....."
As both sets of my grandparents were dead when I arrived
1/24/1931, only gr-grandfather John Randolph and his dtr., my grandmother, Mary
Elizabeth (Lizzie) were living, and I have always loved him so much as we'd sit
in his rocker by his grandfather clock and look out the window.
If you don't think the SELLERS-L DNA project
is frivolous, I'd be delighted to pay your fee if you'd do it. Just let
me know. More later.
Nov 2004
I finally bought 5 books from E-bay on
Huguenots. Only one has arrived and it is The Trail of the Huguenots,
1963 which I e-mailed about Zeller family previously. Will keep looking.
Margie lives in DeKalb and may be able to tell me how Gertrude Sellers fits
into our Sellers as the only Gertrude I know/knew was sister of my mother.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jackie
To: txcuz@hotmail.com
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:03 PM
Subject: Sellers
You posted a picture of Bill and Jimmy Seller 1947 Dallas, Texas it has a
girl in it also! I am sending it to Aunt Nettie's dau of A. J. Allen &
Gertrude Sellers of Bowie County, TX. I believe it is her! I will let you
know for sure.
This is also Nettie and her Husband Richard.
Jackie Allen
Oklahoma