Gail, I see you listed Pearson's as one of the surnames you're researching! Can you tell me anything about them? My Eunice Sellers, who was the daughter of James Seller, and his wife, Charity, married a Charles Pearson. Just wondered if there might be a connection! Becky Carden ----- Original Message ----- From: <pgg_@hotmail.com> To: <SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: [SELLERS] Priscilla (Sellers) Bush > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Sellers,Bush, Johnson, Gandy, Hesler, Pearson > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/1125 > > Message Board Post: > > Priscilla Sellers, Bush was the daughter of James J. Sellers and Spicey Johnson. She was born in MS in the 1830's. She married Chesley J. Bush. Priscilla was on the 1880 Census with my grandmother Mildridge "Mellie" Bush listed as her 6 year old daughter (b, abt 1774). Chesley had died in the 1860's. So, my question is does anyone know who Mellie's father was?? Since Priscilla was a midwife, it's possible that one her Bush inlaws or some other young woman died during childbirth and Priscilla raised Mellie as her own daughter. The Ancestral line of Mellie Bush is the only thing I need to have my 12 generation tree completed. I really would be eternally grateful for any info leading me to her ancestors. > Gail Green > >

MARY, sending thro our SELLERS group for help. WHO is your JOHN SELLERS and his age, birthplace and any of his kids? in 1910 JENNINGS CO, IN there is a JOHN B. SELLERS 58 IN, BOTH PARENTS GERM and wife MARGARET M. 58 IN, BOTH PARENTS IN and a WM J. SELLERS 23 IN living next door. HOWEVER I/we have a JOHN AND MILLIE SELLERS living in MADISON CO, IN which I'm not sure is related to my Sellers living there. SEND a little more info. Thanks for sharing SELLERS. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Mary Stuart [mailto:stuart@ortrackm.missouri.org] Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:05 AM ======== Source: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] CENSUS LOOKUP PLEASE Would someone who has access to the Jennings Co., Indiana census look on the 1910 and 1920 census, probably Butlerville, and see if a John/Millie Sellers is there. My e-mail is: stuart@ortrackm.missouri.org Thank you so very much, Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sellers,Bush, Johnson, Gandy, Hesler, Pearson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/1125 Message Board Post: Priscilla Sellers, Bush was the daughter of James J. Sellers and Spicey Johnson. She was born in MS in the 1830's. She married Chesley J. Bush. Priscilla was on the 1880 Census with my grandmother Mildridge "Mellie" Bush listed as her 6 year old daughter (b, abt 1774). Chesley had died in the 1860's. So, my question is does anyone know who Mellie's father was?? Since Priscilla was a midwife, it's possible that one her Bush inlaws or some other young woman died during childbirth and Priscilla raised Mellie as her own daughter. The Ancestral line of Mellie Bush is the only thing I need to have my 12 generation tree completed. I really would be eternally grateful for any info leading me to her ancestors. Gail Green

MARTIN, thanks. IF CYNTHIA SELLERS GRAVES child SMILIE is a Nephew to Jane SELLERS = he would be a child of her or her husbands brother and sister. WE have None of her brother/sisters? WE don't have Roland or Philips kids do we? Just Hardy's kids = Phillip SELLERS that is suppose to be father of Roland?? WAR OF 1812 FILE = ROLAND SELLERS 1793 married MARGARET EDDINS that died 1841. ROLAND SELLERS 1793 married JANE BAXTER SELLERS in 1842 SO kids born 1842 and before would be STEPCHILDREN of JANE. Was she a BAXTER or a SELLERS? SHE was 32 years of age when she married ROLAND SELLERS. WAS she married to a SELLERS BEFORE? LOTS of questions. THANKS for sharing. in 1879 a witness to JANE SELLERS born ca 1810 = 1812 War File of Rolen SELLERS died 1848= JOSEPH B. SELLERS, 65 yrs old,(ca 1814,msh) CHESTERFIELD, SC had know her 60 years! doesnt quite add up to their ages? BUT, where is he on a census? This may be a key AND also all these SELLERS kids living with others in 1850 census. DID our mother remarry? and ages/names don't show till 1850. Very possible. STUDY, each child. sorry, marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Martin and/or Susan Graves [mailto:mdgraves@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:22 PM To: Marie Sellers-Hollinger Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellars family bibles - Chesterfield Co., South Carolina I will work on getting death certificate of ROSEANNE SELLERS JORDAN & CYNTHIA SELLERS GRAVES CYNTHIA SELLERS GRAVES was living in Montgomery Co., North Carolina in 1860, with Benjamin Bennett Graves. JUNE SELLERS appears to be the step-mother of the children in 1880 Census. What conversation I have read on that family, the exact details of JUNE and late husband are unclear. I may be wrong. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Sellers-Hollinger" <mari@netins.net> To: <SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com>; <mdgraves@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: RE: [SELLERS] Sellars family bibles - Chesterfield Co., South Carolina > MARTIN, thank you for sharing. > > CAN YOU explain the census below? > > have you studied the 1880 census on CYNTHIA SELLERS GRAVES son SMILIE listed > as a Nephew of June/Jane? SELLERS with a SS Stephen Sellers. > > Is she Jane Baxter SELLERS that married as second wife to Roland Sellers? > and from memory a ??? Sellers was a witness on her pension file. > > WE are missing some 1860/1870 census on these famiies, if you have > extracted, please send. > > DO we have a death certificate on Roseanne Sellers JORDAN 1820? parents = ? > WE must follow ALL census/ etc thro to kinda SEE the families. > DO YOU have ANY one else listed with a father JOE SELLERS? > IF father of Roseanne 1820, he would be born ca 1800? > > HELP where you can. marie, iowa > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/160.171.199.452.454.2 Message Board Post: I'm sorry, but I cannot connect your line to mine, even though they may in one or two generations from Charles. I cannot even place a Charles Sellers in my line. Thanks for your time. Karma

MARTIN, thank you for sharing. CAN YOU explain the census below? have you studied the 1880 census on CYNTHIA SELLERS GRAVES son SMILIE listed as a Nephew of June/Jane? SELLERS with a SS Stephen Sellers. Is she Jane Baxter SELLERS that married as second wife to Roland Sellers? and from memory a ??? Sellers was a witness on her pension file. WE are missing some 1860/1870 census on these famiies, if you have extracted, please send. DO we have a death certificate on Roseanne Sellers JORDAN 1820? parents = ? WE must follow ALL census/ etc thro to kinda SEE the families. DO YOU have ANY one else listed with a father JOE SELLERS? IF father of Roseanne 1820, he would be born ca 1800? HELP where you can. marie, iowa 1840 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC Rolen 0-2-3-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0/1-3-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0, 3 3 DAU = 5/10 = 1830/35 (Roland has NO sons born in 1820 census=to have dau 1831-HE has no kids in 1820! and Roseanne Jordan was born 1820?? age on 1850 census =? 1850 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC 692/Jane Sellers 40 F $500 SC, PAGE 143 William R. " 27 M Farmer 500 SC Mahala A." 20 F SC Mary A. " 19 F SC Stephen D. " 16 M Farmer SC Alfred F. 15 M None SC Susannah " 14 F SC (twin) Sarah A. " 14 F SC (twin) Flora " 6 F SC Lucy " 4 F SC ===== 1870 Chesterfield., SC Federal Census (from mdgraves@bellsouth.net Syntha GRAVES 39 fw SC (born ca 1831) John GRAVES 12 mw " Della 15 fw " Rose Anne 13 fw " Smiley 11 mw " Jackson 10 mw " Willm 8 mw " 1880 =Census Place: Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina Source: FHL Film 1255225 National Archives Film T9-1225 Page 353A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace June SELLERS Self F W W 69 SC(is this JaneBaxter Sellers?msh) Occ: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: MA Flory SELLERS Dau F S W 23 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC Lucy SELLERS Dau F S W 31 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC Stephen SELLERS SSon M S W 52 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC Sue SELLERS SDau F S W 38 SC Occ: At Home Fa: SC Mo: SC Smiley GRAVES Nephew M S W 21 SC Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: SC -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of mdgraves@bellsouth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 7:18 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SELLERS] Sellars family bibles - Chesterfield Co., South Carolina This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sellars Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/1124 Message Board Post: Please see posting at <http://www.pmcol.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=geneology;action=display;nu m=1070688632>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sellars Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/1124 Message Board Post: Please see posting at <http://www.pmcol.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=geneology;action=display;num=1070688632>

JERRY, thank you. Samuel SELLERS 1844 death certificate list parents? also the Thomas SELLERS 1835 SC , do we know where he went after 1850? He would be the one we need to know WHERE born. was he in civil war or perhaps he died before 1860? or he may have married and took off. WE don't know Jeannie/Jeanettes maiden name? One note shows her born in Chester Co., SC, which could link to Thomas Sellers that went to Echols/Lowndes Co., GA. WE also don't have them on an 1840 census with one child? Lots of possibilities, Need some more documents. Thank you for sharing SELLERS. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Karen Sellers [mailto:jksellrs@getgoin.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:35 PM To: marie sellers hollinger Subject: Sellers of Douglas County Missouri Jerry Sellers jksellre@getgoin.net The Sellers of Douglas County Missouri trace their roots back to Newton County Georgia and South Carolina. Samuel H. Sellers was born in Newton County on November 2, 1844. His mother's name was Jennie and she was born in SC on March 19, 1814. I do not have Samuel's fathers name at this time , however, he was also born in SC. The known children of this marriage: Margaret b. 1839 John A. b. 1842 Samuel H. b. 1844 and Jane E. b. 1847. Jennie appears in the 1850 census records by herself. DeKalb County was formed from part of Newton County and Jennie appears as a widow in the 1860 census living with her daughter, Margaret who is married to John N. Lodgins. Also living with the family was daughter , Jane E. Sellers . She was later listed as Mrs. J.E. McCurdy. Jennie died on March 25, 1885 in DeKalb county while still living with her daughter, Margaret Lodgins. She is buried in the Prosperity Cemetary located on Westside peachtree road between Chamblee & Doraville, GA Lot 309, 18th district. Samuel H. Sellers married Julia Ann Kay on October 20, 1868 in Georgia. Julia was born May 16, 1851 in DeKalb county GA. Her parents were William T. Kay b. November 09, 1820 d. January 08, 1903 and Lucretia Cardar or Carter Kay b. December 22, 1822 d. February 07, 1910. Both are buried at the Springcreek Cemetary in Douglas County MO. After their marriage, Samuel and Julia moved to Douglas County MO in 1871. Julia's parents moved with them. Samuel and Julia homesteaded 240 acres in Springcreek Township. Samuel and his brother, John served with the Confederate Army. The Children of Samuel & Julia Sellers William Edgar b. 10-01-1871 d. 03-05-1928 DOCOMO m. Martha Jane Gray 11-12-1890 Elmer Virgil Olen Martha Hershe l Mertice M. b. 08- -1873 m. John R. Gray 11-12-1890 Eunic e Norma n John T. b. 09-09-1875 d. 11-16-1962 DOCOMO m. Sarah Eliazbeth Fulton 11-10-1896 Ora Lena (Harvey Dallas) Wilm a (Doug Haden) Orvi lle Dais y (John Huff) Elsi e (Lewis Huff) Burl (Pauline Burton) Ada May b. 03-30-1879 d. 04-22-1947 m. Bill Turner 11-27-1895 Eve rett Eth el (Kern Flynn) Oma r Pal mer Ernest Eugene b. 01-07-1881 d. 08-18-1955 DOCOMO m. Della Lula Fulton 02-22-1903 Earl Samuel Della Opal Raymond William Herman Clyde Alma Lee Ernest Leon Following the death of Samuel on June 07, 1887 , Julia married George Washington Johnson November 17,1903. He was the son of William H. & Sarah Bowen Johnson from Scott County, VA. Julia died April 15, 1915. She and Samuel are buried at Springcreek Cemetary in Douglas County MO. Ernest & Della Sellers received 80 of the 240 acres upon his parent's deaths. Della was the daughter of William J. Fulton & Sarah J. Stubbs Fulton. Della was born 07-31-1884 & died July 04,1976. She and Ernest are buried at the Springcreek Cemetary. They raised tomatoes and at one time had a canning factory Raymond Sellers married Carrie Edith Osburn on October 10, 1931. She was born September 18, 1910 and her parents were James b. 02-22-1888 d. 12-15-1918 & Ada Andrews Osburn b. 12-12-1880 d. 11-22-1915. Their children are Billy, LaVern & Jerry.

MICHAEL, thank YOU for sharing. NOW, where is JACOB SELLERS in 1840 and 1850 , etc= SON OF ? When/Where in TN = HE still had relation here? WHO? WHERE? PLEASE share info you have SO I can SEE them. TIME CHART would be great if you don't have the census/marriages, etc IS he related to the PETER SELLERS = 1812 GREENE CO, TN TAX LIST = Peters SELLERS AND the 1830 WASHINGTON CO, TN= DAVID SELLERS, PAGE 218 2 MALES U 5 = 1825/30 2 MALES 30/40=1790/1800 (did we go to CA?) ck San Jose, Santa Clara, California 1 MALE 80/90=1740/50 (is this Peter Seller/Zeller?msh) 1 FEMALE 20/30=1800/10 1 FEMALE 60/70=1760/70 PLEASE send the JACOB SELLERS info to census/time chart = AGE, ETC their son= JAMES JOSEPH SELLERS age and Where he is, etc = FILL in the gaps, etc ARMENTROUT history = states what = IT ONLY takes ONE person to KNOW us in a certain area, time, etc to HELP= IF they know who and where we are. WE must share/post this info to these counties/states. Thanks, Please Understand and thank you for sharing SELLERS. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Sellers.Michael [mailto:msellers@acresgaming.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:07 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SELLERS] FW: [VAAUGUST] Sellers Wanted to forward this to the Sellers group as well since it was initially posted to the VAAUGUST (Augusta County) list. Thought it might be of interest to those Sellers who descend from Heinrich Zeller and/or those whose ancestors might have eventually gone from Virginia to Tennessee. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: Sellers.Michael Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:19 PM To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [VAAUGUST] Sellers Gloria, Thank you very much for keeping me in mind and forwarding this after you found it. It is good info to have. Jacob Sellers' lineage runs parallel to my own. Jacob's Great Grandfather was Peter Sellers, an older brother to my 5 Great Grandfather, Adam Sellers. Thus, both Jacob Sellers and I descend from Peter and Adam's father, Heinrich Zeller. Jacob's father was Conrad Sellers, Jr. and his grandfather was Conrad Sellers, Sr. What has interested me about this line somewhat is the mystery surrounding Jacob's great grandfather, Peter Sellers. We don't know who Peter married nor where he eventually ended up. He can be found in land records until circa 1818 in Rockingham County, Virginia, and then he just disappears. The idea has been put forward that Peter had married an Armentrout later in life and eventually moved to Washington County, Tennessee, to live with a son where he died circa 1830 and was laid to rest outside of Jonesboro. None of that, however, has been proven. The irony is that Jacob Sellers, great grandson of Peter Sellers, himself married an Armentrout, and moved to Washington County, Tennessee. Its reported that they stopped there because they already had relatives in the area. Jacob and Priscilla bought a farm in the Leesburg area and lived there until they died and were buried in the Lutheran Zion cemetery. A number of years later their son, James Joseph Sellers, moved the bodies to the Fairview Cemetery because James had helped establish the church and the cemetery. I doubt it will ever be proven what happened to Peter Sellers in his later years nor where he was eventually laid to rest. But, the similarity between his supposed move from Rockingham County, Virginia, to Washington County, Tennessee and that of his great grandson, Jacob Sellers a quarter century later certainly makes one take notice. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Sutherland [mailto:ghsutherland@adelphia.net] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 11:36 AM To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAAUGUST] Sellers Ran across this Sellers while surfing the net. Don't know if it is of any use to Michael Sellers but here goes: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/vitals/a655marr.txt ROCKINGHAM CO., VA: MARRIAGE REGISTER - ARMENTROUT 6 19 1843 Armentrout, Priscilla Sellers, Jacob Bond ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== **************************************************************** List Administrator Barbara Stanley - barbstanley@cox.net **************************************************************** ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== **************************************************************** List Administrator Barbara Stanley - barbstanley@cox.net ****************************************************************

JERRY, thanks. The names of all of his kids or the child you connect and where they went may be important to post on our Sellers county/state pages. YOU proved his county of birth how? 1870 census? or civil war record or? Now in 1850 he appears to have a brother Francis? born ca 1834 SC. Was he in Civil War = might show county he was born. some of the 1870 census show county of birth for GA births, but, don't know about SC. have you checked? Sending thro our SELLERS group for help. Thanks for sharing SELLERS. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Karen Sellers [mailto:jksellrs@getgoin.net] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 5:30 PM To: marie sellers hollinger Subject: I'm trying to locate the father of Samuel H. Sellers, born in Newton county Georgia in November of 1844. I believe that both of his parents were born in SC. His mother was jennet or jennie and is buried in Dekalb county GA. What can you tell me about this family? I would be happy to share info with you about the familyof Samuel H. Sellers. Thank you. Jerry Sellers jksellrs@getgoin.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/160.171.199.452.454.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, my father and his brother were raised in an Episcopal Orphanage in Louisville, KY. It was known as the Home of the Innocents for very small children and babies, also as the Orphanage of the Good Shepherd (which had been an orphanage before the Civil War for older children. It was eventually torn down and its children were sent to Woodcock Hall in Louisville also sometime in the thirties. More information could probably be found from the Episcopal Diocese of Jefferson County (Louisville). Best wishes and have a Happy New Year.

-----Original Message----- From: candicelynnb@yahoo.com [mailto:candicelynnb@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:01 PM Source: PHILLIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PHILLIPS] now all identified This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips, Watson, Hoge, Scott, Fry, Throckmorton, Sellers, Chess, Richards Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nNABAIB/6132.1 Message Board Post: The photo is now identified thans to Donald Phillips who also owns an original of this photo. You can see it with names listed at: http://greeneconnections.com/BuchananPhotoAlbum/GreeneCoRes/WatsonAlbumPhill ipsInLaws.html

The only Gilbert that I have in my family is Gilbert M Garrett. He was my grandfather. We have Sellers but no Gilbert in my Sellers family line at this time. Thanks for your letter. Juanita Dacosta ----- Original Message ----- From: <nanchuan@ptd.net> To: <SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 8:50 PM Subject: [SELLERS] Re: Sellers Family, John Gilbert Sellers > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/160.171.199.452.454 > > Message Board Post: > > My father, John Gilbert Sellers, died in 1994. We are uncertain as to the place of his birth. His father was said to be Charles Sellers, mother Nellie Hamilton (Sellers)? He was placed in an orphanage in Louisville, KY, about 1912. Could he be the same person as your grandfather? Sorry for the delay in replying to your message. I just reviewed the boards recently. Happy New Year. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sellers, Power, Case, King/Bracken County, Ky. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/160.171.199.452.454.1 Message Board Post: My grandmother, Mary Catherine Sellers (1877-1949) born in Indiana, was sent to an orphanage somewhere in the area you mention in your posting. Could you share with me, the name of the orphanage? I have not had a lot of success with finding MCS's siblings (1 sister-1brother, I think) who were in the orphanage with her. Thanks very much, Mary Ann Pasadena, California

Wanted to forward this to the Sellers group as well since it was initially posted to the VAAUGUST (Augusta County) list. Thought it might be of interest to those Sellers who descend from Heinrich Zeller and/or those whose ancestors might have eventually gone from Virginia to Tennessee. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: Sellers.Michael Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 12:19 PM To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [VAAUGUST] Sellers Gloria, Thank you very much for keeping me in mind and forwarding this after you found it. It is good info to have. Jacob Sellers' lineage runs parallel to my own. Jacob's Great Grandfather was Peter Sellers, an older brother to my 5 Great Grandfather, Adam Sellers. Thus, both Jacob Sellers and I descend from Peter and Adam's father, Heinrich Zeller. Jacob's father was Conrad Sellers, Jr. and his grandfather was Conrad Sellers, Sr. What has interested me about this line somewhat is the mystery surrounding Jacob's great grandfather, Peter Sellers. We don't know who Peter married nor where he eventually ended up. He can be found in land records until circa 1818 in Rockingham County, Virginia, and then he just disappears. The idea has been put forward that Peter had married an Armentrout later in life and eventually moved to Washington County, Tennessee, to live with a son where he died circa 1830 and was laid to rest outside of Jonesboro. None of that, however, has been proven. The irony is that Jacob Sellers, great grandson of Peter Sellers, himself married an Armentrout, and moved to Washington County, Tennessee. Its reported that they stopped there because they already had relatives in the area. Jacob and Priscilla bought a farm in the Leesburg area and lived there until they died and were buried in the Lutheran Zion cemetery. A number of years later their son, James Joseph Sellers, moved the bodies to the Fairview Cemetery because James had helped establish the church and the cemetery. I doubt it will ever be proven what happened to Peter Sellers in his later years nor where he was eventually laid to rest. But, the similarity between his supposed move from Rockingham County, Virginia, to Washington County, Tennessee and that of his great grandson, Jacob Sellers a quarter century later certainly makes one take notice. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Sutherland [mailto:ghsutherland@adelphia.net] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 11:36 AM To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAAUGUST] Sellers Ran across this Sellers while surfing the net. Don't know if it is of any use to Michael Sellers but here goes: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/vitals/a655marr.txt ROCKINGHAM CO., VA: MARRIAGE REGISTER - ARMENTROUT 6 19 1843 Armentrout, Priscilla Sellers, Jacob Bond ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== **************************************************************** List Administrator Barbara Stanley - barbstanley@cox.net **************************************************************** ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== **************************************************************** List Administrator Barbara Stanley - barbstanley@cox.net ****************************************************************

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/160.171.199.452.454 Message Board Post: My father, John Gilbert Sellers, died in 1994. We are uncertain as to the place of his birth. His father was said to be Charles Sellers, mother Nellie Hamilton (Sellers)? He was placed in an orphanage in Louisville, KY, about 1912. Could he be the same person as your grandfather? Sorry for the delay in replying to your message. I just reviewed the boards recently. Happy New Year.

VERY, VERY, INTERESTING!!! In the November 13, 1847 entry, Jac__ Sellers, was Jacob Benjamin Sellars, my 2-great grandfather. Georgian Sellers was Georgia Ann Joiner Sellars, my 2-great grandmother. I do not know who Louisa Sellers or Park Sellers were, but they were obviously family members. I also have no idea if "coulerd Sister Rebeca" was in some way affiliated with the Sellers family or if her dismissal letter coming at the same time was a coincidence, but given that Negroes were by and large not allowed to just freely wander about even if they were free and not slaves, and that in general the purpose of a dismissal letter was to present it to join a congregation of believers in another location, it looks like there may have been some connection. I'm reading a lot into mighty little, but I seriously doubt that the Sellers family owned any slaves. I know very little about Jacob Benjamin Sellers. Through my father I heard that he was killed in the Civil War, but that may have been just a convenient story to dismiss his memory. Unfortunately Jacob Sellers was a common name both in GA and in NC where this Sellers family originated, and I have not been able to identify a specific record of Confederate military service for Jacob Benjamin Sellers. From another part of the family I learned of oral history that he abandoned his family and "ran off" with a school teacher, but I have no idea where this happened. Jacob Benjamin Sellers' son, my great grandfather Richard M. Sellers', Confederate disability discharge from Company B, 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment, states that he was born in Hiawassee, Towns County (Towns County did not exist when R.M. Sellers was born, but did when the discharge was written). Jacob Benjamin Sellers married Georgia Ann Joiner in Pulaski County, on 11 September 1838. The only other place that I have found the family in records, is in Dooley County on the 1850 census at which time Jacob Benjamin Sellers was described as a "laborer"... which is to say he did not own any land, in which case he would have been described as a "farmer". Most of the children of Jacob Benjamin Sellers and Georgia Ann Joiner except my great grandfather, Richard M. Sellers, who was in Lee County during the Civil War and later ended up in Thomas County, seem to have ended up in and around DeKalb County, where several of them married into the Veal family. After Georgia seceded from the Union free colored person were required to have a white person on record at the courthouse as "guardian", being responsible, in effect, for their good behavior. There were apparently only a handful or so of free persons of color in DeKalb County at that time, and two of the Veal brothers, William W. Veal and Benjamin F. Veal signed up as guardians for one of them each... William W. Veal served as guardian for Doc Dorsey, and Benjamin F. Veal served as guardian for Dick Edwards. William W. Veal's son Virgil Asa Veal married Jacob Benjamin and Georgia Ann Joiner Sellers' daughter, Martha A. Sellers. William W. Veal's son Millard Filmore Veal married Jacob Benjamin and Georgia Ann Joiner Sellers's daughter Elizabeth Bethany Sellers. Again, I am making much out of little, but Georgia Ann Joiner is recorded as having been born at Camilla, in Indian Lands, on 15 January 1819. Certainly white squatters moved into such areas without legal sanctification... but... her mother's name is recorded both as Charity Sherrod, and also as "Salenee"... which has a certain "Indian" ring to it to my ear. Unfortunately there is some confusion, though, as to whether her father was named Curtis Joiner or Bennett Joiner. The same source that gave me her mother's name as "Salenee" also gave her father's name as Curtis. This seems to be an oral-based source. The records show pretty conclusively that Bennett Joiner was Charity's husband. Bennett named Charity and a number of children including Georgia Ann in a will recorded in Sumter County in 1857, but not probated; and "Charty" Joiner appears on the 1860 Sumter County census as head of household with $2,000 in property. There were apparently several Joiners named Bennett, however, and it may well be that this one was formally called Bennett and informally called Curtis. Who knows? This Bennett Joiner and Charity Sherrod Joiner did have a son named Bennett C. Joiner, which might have been a repetition of the full name Bennett Curtis Joiner... or not. It is my understanding that there was a Curtis Joiner who was an uncle to this Bennett Joiner, their fathers being the brothers John (father of Curtis) and Jesse (father of this Bennett). I suppose that it is even possible that Charity married both Curtis & Bennett and that Bennett "adopted" Curtis's children, though I have no evidence of that having happened at all. All I know for sure is that there is some confusion and conflict in sources. Beyond that, I have heard that people with Indian ancestry, particularly Creek Indian ancestry, in those days found it expedient to be sure that they had impeccable records as being Christian believers. I'm not denigrating their faith by saying that, but there were laws saying that Indians found in Georgia could be deprived of their possessions and shipped to Indian Territory. Rewards were offered for such persons to be turned in. Distancing ones self as far as possible from such traumatic consequences was clearly a wise thing to do. So, well, I have suspicions that Georgia Ann Joiner might have had Creek ancestry... but proof? Naw. It's pretty much in the nature of such suspicions that there is no proof. If she had been written down anywhere as an Indian, she would have been deported to Arkansas Territory (later called Indian Territory and now known as Oklahoma)! RW Harris Hill wrote: >begin #144-150 > >Saturday Sept the 11th 1847 > >The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebeneser met in conference > >1st opened the door of the church for the reception of members and recieved >by letter Brother Joseph Albritt > >2nd went in to the ordination of Brother Brown as deacon Brother Sims >questioned the church Brother Tate the Brothers faith Brother Hart made the >prayer > >read and adopted the letter to Afsociation, sent $1.00 for minutes $4.60 for >Texas mifsion > >Granted letters of dismifsion to Seaborn Jackson and wife > >I. Hart mod A. H. Justice Clk > > > >Saturday Oct the 9th 1847 > >The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebeneser met in con > >1st opened the door of the church for the reception of members > >2nd called for reference > >3rd elected Brother Hart pastor for next year and appointed Brethren Battle >and _?_ to wait on him and inform him of his call > >Wm A. Tate mod A. H. Justice > > >Saturday November the 13th 1847 > >The baptis church of Christ at Ebeneser met in conference > >1st open the door of the church for the reception of members > >2nd called for references > >3rd caweld on Brother Isac Hart for an anser when he promised to serve us >the next year as our pastor > >granted letirs to brothers Jac_ Seller, Park Sellers, Georgian Sellers, >Louisa Sellers and a coulerd Sister Rebeca > >our Clerk having resigned on motion brother N. A. Purifoy was elected > >Isaac Hart Mod N. A. Purifoy Clk > > >Saturday December the 11th 1847 > >The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebineser met in conference > >1st open the door for the reception of members > >2nd cawled for references by request granted leters to Brethren A. H. >Justice and wife, H. H. Sims and wife, J. Douglas and wife, J. W. Brown and >wife also Isfam a culered brother the property of A. H. Justice > >on motion appointed N. A. Purifoy tresurer > >John W. Brown mod N. A. Purifoy CLK > > >Saturday January 8th 1848 > >The Baptist church of Christ at Ebinser met in conference > >1st open the door for reception of members when Brother John W. Jackson >come forward and acknowledge his falt and was restored again > >Called for refferences, non > >by request granted leters to Sister Katharine Jackson, brother N. P. Carns >and wife > >Henry Cam__ mod N. A. Purifoy Clk > > >Saturday February the 12th 1848 > >The Baptist Church of Christ at Ebineser met in conference Brother C. L. >Battle moerater > >1 open the door of the church for the reception of members > >2 called for references, non > >no miselanous businefs N. A. Purifoy CLK > >end #144-150 > > > >==== GASUMTER Mailing List ==== >Georgia GNIS http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/GA.html >Web page with info for this list - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/sumter.html > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Seller, Parker, Totten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JWGBAEB/758.3 Message Board Post: I am just now looking into this particular line of my genealogy. You have posted in your family a Mary Elizabeth Seller, born 8 Jan 1855, the daughter of Eliphalet Decator Seller. This is the same information I have on my great great grandmother. She married Henry "Harry" Parker and had three children. Later she married Trustman Totten. I have quite a bit of history on "Grandma Totten" and her family, along with pictures, obits, funeral books & newspaper items. She lived with my dad and grandparents from the time he was born until his marriage. There are quite a few stories about this family that are interesting. I would be happy to share whatever I have with you if you believe this to be in your family line.

Marie and Hermon - thanks for the rich detail. All of these areas are easy drives from Cincinnati - between floods and eventual snow (?), I'll check them out. Tom Jackson Cincinnati, OH skristjack@cs.com

HERMON, thank you very much for explaining so well. http://showcase.netins.net/web/sellerfamily/ sherrymazzetti1@prodigy.net marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Hermon B Fagley [mailto:hermfagley@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 4:56 AM To: mari@netins.net Subject: Re: ........Leanna/Leana Sellers/MERCER CO, IL....Tom/Rollie/Marie..... Hi,Marie,I lost a computer-and Email address book- to a power surge nearly a year ago. And both yours,and Sherry's Email address. She sent a Christmas card,without an Email address,and who writes US Mail ?So,please,Sherry's address,and send a link to your web site to HFAGLEY@aol.com,please. Dunn's lived on upper Straight Creek about where old Clermont and Adams Co joined before Brown Co ,Oh was formed,in 1818. That Arthur Fox SURVEY might have been cut by the old county line. Arthur Fox wAS A SURVEYORER,AND LIVED AT Washington,Mason Co,Ky. He also owned Lee's Creek Station [fort] where Dover,Ky now is in n w Mason,but near the n e Bracken Co,Ky Sellers. Jeremiah Washburn ran the 1st ferry from there,followed by Josephus Waters. Ferry from Dover,Ky to Levanna,Ohio landed on Ohio bank a mile east of mouth of Straight Creek,which hit the Ohio River oppisite n e Bracken,or Sellers. White Oak Creek hits the Ohio just east of Higginsport, then east a couple miles is the mouth of Straight Creek,then Levanna,and 3rd,Ripley ,Oh at mouth of Red Oak,then a mile to mouth of Eagle Creek. line north from mouth of Eagle was old Adams-Clermont Co,Line. Bracken Co's n e corner must be about across from mouth of Straight Creek. Michael Sellers,and the Burgett's lived up river hill,between White Oak and Straight ,and early Dunn's up Straight. Georgetown is between the 2 creeks. Arnhein hamlet on upper Straight Creek,near where James Kirkpatrick and Mahala Sellers lived. 1860 and 1870 census. [Married 1839 near mouth of Straight Creek. Jeremiah Washburn had a Dunn daughter-in-law. On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 21:35:14 -0600 "Marie Sellers-Hollinger" <mari@netins.net> writes: > ROLLIE, don't believe this letter includes your notes on SELLERS, > Jacob? > owning land/Paying taxes on land on STRAIGHT CREEK. =(included > below,msh) > Need documents. > > HERMON, WHERE is/was STRAIGHT CREEK? msh > (Tom, are you the fellow who lives in the Cincinnati area, who is > active in > working with children, and who comes up when one does a Google > search using > SKRISTJACK? If so, you live close to the [now] Brown County - Adams > County, > Ohio, border where Leannah Sellers's parents once lived and paid > taxes in > northeastern Brown County on Straight Creek -- in the 1820s, or so. > Her > parents were Jacob Sellers (1793 - 1857)and his wife > Deborah/Debra/DeBora > (Dunn) Sellers (ca. 1791 - shortly aft. 1850).