MARGARET, thanks for nice names, dates and places on your families. WE don't seem to have COPELAND or SELLERS documents to prove anything, but, with Nancy Copelands will in 1870's? she had a grandson WILLIAM SELLERS that appears to be same as living with her in 1850.= 1850 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC 734/John Copeland 62 M Farmer 3000 SC, PAGE 146 Nancy " 63 F SC Andrew " 25 M Farmer SC Matilda " 32 F SC Minerva " 29 F SC Mary " 20 F SC Sarah " 14 F SC John Johnson 12 M Ellen 11 F William Sellers 1 M BUT, she didn't raise him? OR they aren't together on the 1860 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC census?= JACKSON COPLAND 26 NC, PAGE 128 MANERVA 25 NC JOHNSON 21 NC NANCY 70 NC, LAND DO you know where he is in 1860? he should be 11 /12 yrs old! he could possibly be listed as the 16 yr old living with = 1860 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC = ELIZA SELLARS, 49 SC, FARMER, LAND, PAGE 144 MOUNT CROGHAN SARAH SHOEMAKER 30 SC ROSANNA 1 SC JAMES BRICE 7 SC 2/3 doors down W. M. BERKLEY 61 GA, FARMER, LAND , PAGE 144 MOUNT CROGHAN MARY 70 SC W. SELLERS 16M --- LABORER OR does ANYONE know who this is? next F. RIVERS 60 SC SARAH 50 --- and 1870 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC = is a possibility of his name being picked up as Copeland OR do we know who this W. B. COPELAND? born ca 1849 is? J. COPELAND 45M SC, PAGE 339 ,MT CROGHAN, FARMER, NO LAND N. 22F SC N. 82F SC, LAND E. 28F SC W.B. 21M, LABORER, NO LAND ==== DOESN'T HE have a Death Certificate or OBIT = still living in 1930! WW 1 = did he register? maybe too old? but , check. WHERE buried? Thanks and hopefully someone has worked on this family and will advise where they are. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Mlong1210@aol.com [mailto:Mlong1210@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:13 AM To: mari@netins.net Subject: Re: WILLIAM SELLERS 1849 CHESTERFIELD CO, SC/COPELAND FAMILY I have just started researching the William David Sellers family. I would appreciate any links or help. Here's part of the information that I have... William David Sellers Born: March 10, 1849 Died: December 30, 1933 Cross Roads Baptist Cemetery Mt. Croghan, SC Wife: Nancy Annie Elizabeth Anderson Sellers, Born: May, 29 1859, Died: July 14, 1904 Nancy Annie Elizabeth Anderson family history: Jeremiah Anderson and wife Mary came to this country from Ireland or England. They settled in the Black Creek community located between Pageland, SC, Jefferson SC and Angelas a community where Jeremiah bought a lot of land to which he left to his children. Jeremiah and Mary’s children: 1. I.P. Anderson (nickname Ink) Born September 14, 1857 and died July 22, 1925. His wife Tressie Deese Anderson born February 26, 1863 died September 28, 1945. There children Preston, Robert, Wrinnie (a few others but we don’t know the names). Wrinnie married a fellow named Outen. I.P. (Ink) and Tressie had two grandsons that died Spring, 1985. Their names were Brutis Outen and Howard D. Anderson. They lay instate at Ink’s Anderson old home place. The old house is still being kept up and is near Pageland, SC. Preston Anderson daughter Bernice Anderson Busch married a Presbyterian minister. 2. Arlen G. Anderson born 1861 died 1949. His wife Laura Mangum born 1866 died – 1950. Their children Carl J. Anderson, born August 15, 1887 died December 28, 1944. B.F. Anderson born November 10, 1889 and died December 2, 1911. Willie Clyde Anderson born March 23, 1906 and died July 27, 1929. Daughter Pearl Mae Anderson Langford born May 6, 1897 and died October 9, 1961. Bessie N. Anderson married J.W. Threat. They had one child Rasalind Elaine, born August 17, 1944 and died February 23, 1945. 3. Daughter Nancy Annie Elizabeth born Mary 29, 1859 and died July 14, 1904. She was married to William David Sellers. They had 11 children. All of the 11 children of William David and Annie Sellers were born in Chesterfield, South Carolina in the area of Mount Croghan and Ruby, South Carolina CHILDREN: Frank (Doctor English) Sellers, Ronnie Preston Sellers, Mary Rillie Jane Sellers, John (Scott) Arlington Sellers, Willie Hughmore Sellers, Sinclair Charles Sellers, Julius May Sellers, Jasper Lee Sellers, Wincie Surenea Sellers, Bessie Annice Sellers and William Cliborne (Clyde) Sellers. 4. Catherine Anderson married Mack Mangum. Children: Wincie married Press Gulledge. He died and she remarried and married Edd Thurman. Her children: Brandon, Lucy and Estelle. Lucy married a fellow Gibson. Estelle married Brooks Rayfield. Catherine had more children but we don’t know how many or names. 5. Virginia Anderson and Martha Anderson - Martha and Virginia married brothers; Mack Allen was one of the brothers, and the other name we don’t know. They went to Alabama and took their sister Florence with them. Thanks, Margaret Sellers Long