As long as I have lived in the Washington, D.C. area, I've been wondering about the history of a landmark named the Ball-Sellers House in Arlington County, VA, just over the Potomac from Washington. The house, now enclosed inside a larger frame house, is owned by the Arlington County Historical Society. Built c. 1745, it started out as a one room, roughly-constructed log cabin with loft built by James Ball. After more than two centuries, the cabin (and the rooms built onto it) is recognized as the oldest structure in Arlington County. (Arlington of course is across the Potomac from Washington, although the city of Washington didn't exist in 1745). The giver of the old house and the land on which it sits was a Sellers, by marriage. A publication at the Fairfax Co., VA Public Library tells the story. The genealogy part of it is that a native of Franklin, NC named George Sellers moved to Arlington, VA in about 1940 seeking a career. In 1943, he married Marian Rhinehart, who lived in the two century old and greatly improved house with her aunt and uncle. When George Sellers died in 1966, his wife Marian Sellers donated the house and land to the Arlington County Historical Society. It was then renamed the Ball-Sellers House. It stands in the community of Glencarlyn, part of Arlington County, 4-5 miles from Arlington Cemetery. I hope I have interpreted the information found in the publication accurately. Any mistakes made are mine and not the author of the booklet in which I found the above information. Frank Sellers Falls Church, VA

FRANK, thanks, we didn't have this FRANKLIN, NC info = FRANKLIN, NC towns =ROWAN CO, MACON CO, SURRY CO, NC We ALSO have a FRANKLIN CO, NC SO he was probably born in ONE of these areas. WE NEED HIS AGE of BIRTH. misc = http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library/newsindex/default.asp?search=new Fairfax Herald 7/1/1966 01 Sellers George D. Mrs. Husband dies Fairfax Herald 7/1/1966 01 Sellers George D. Obit. Buried in Arlington Cemetery == I don't have access to the Fairfax, VA library that has copies of these newspapers, msh === JULY 1, 1966 FAIRFAX HERALD = (didn't extract fathers names, msh) JIM SELLERS FATHER DIES JANET SELLERS FATHER DIES === SS DEATH INDEX = GEORGE D. SELLERS 1917/1971 VA, issued in NC doesn't fit, but, must be connected??, msh =========== This may NOT be complete 1930 ROBESON CO, NC GEO SELLERS 11 NC, (1919) Son of GEO F. SELLERS 61 NC 1930 MACON CO, NC GEORGE D. SELLERS 8 NC (1922) Son of WILLY A. SELLERS 36 NC And DOLLY M. 35 NC, WIFE And MOTHER HESTER SELLERS 73 NC, WD ======= ANYONE have INFO, please send. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Sellersgen@aol.com [mailto:Sellersgen@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:10 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SELLERS] Sellers from Franklin, NC As long as I have lived in the Washington, D.C. area, I've been wondering about the history of a landmark named the Ball-Sellers House in Arlington County, VA, just over the Potomac from Washington. The house, now enclosed inside a larger frame house, is owned by the Arlington County Historical Society. Built c. 1745, it started out as a one room, roughly-constructed log cabin with loft built by James Ball. After more than two centuries, the cabin (and the rooms built onto it) is recognized as the oldest structure in Arlington County. (Arlington of course is across the Potomac from Washington, although the city of Washington didn't exist in 1745). The giver of the old house and the land on which it sits was a Sellers, by marriage. A publication at the Fairfax Co., VA Public Library tells the story. The genealogy part of it is that a native of Franklin, NC named George Sellers moved to Arlington, VA in about 1940 seeking a career. In 1943, he married Marian Rhinehart, who lived in the two century old and greatly improved house with her aunt and uncle. When George Sellers died in 1966, his wife Marian Sellers donated the house and land to the Arlington County Historical Society. It was then renamed the Ball-Sellers House. It stands in the community of Glencarlyn, part of Arlington County, 4-5 miles from Arlington Cemetery. I hope I have interpreted the information found in the publication accurately. Any mistakes made are mine and not the author of the booklet in which I found the above information. Frank Sellers Falls Church, VA