Ok here it is I will have more dates by next week I am going to oklahoma this weekend. Generation 6 Jefferson Davison Sellers B:May 13, 1868 d:March 19, 1935 Married Verbaline "Verbie" Holybee on Feb 15, 1883 B: Jun 12, 1866 D: 1919 Children of this marriage: 1 Joseph Sellers B:Apr 12, 1886 D:Nov 9, 1951 buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok PFC 83Inf 17 Div WWI 2 Allen T Sellers B: Nov 12,1890 D: Jul 27, 1951 buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok PFC 141 Inf 36 Div WWI 3 Josie Sellers 4 Cora Sellers 5 Alvin Sellers 6 John Jefferson Sellers B:Mar 17, 1904 D:nov 11, 1983 7 Edna Sellers 8 Myrtle Sellers B: Apr 7, 1900 D: Sept 5,1987 Buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok Generation 5 1 Myrtle Sellers Married: Will Sellers B:Mar 19,1890 D: Oct 13, 1964 Buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok Pvt Co "C" 22 Engineers WWI Children of this marriage: 1 Lawanda Jean Sellers 2 Cordalee Sellers 3 Melbe Sellers 4 Carl Sellers 5 Virgina Sellers 6 Verge Sellers 7 George Sellers The story passed down in our family is that Will is the Decendant of an Indian Half breed that no family would claim so one of our GGReat Grandfathers I believe It may have been Allen, Jefferson's father. Toke the boy in b/c we have enough Indian in us that he fit right in and the boy was given the sellers name. I have found no record of this but I have heard this story all my life. 2 Edna Sellers Married Steve Bradock 3 Alvin Sellers married Leafie Roland Children of this marriage 1 James T (JT) Sellers Corp US Marines WWII was on eof the 300 serviving soldiers from the sinking of the Aircraft carrier that brought in the Atomic bomb. 2 Cleo Sellers 3 Cecil Sellers 4 Billy don Sellers 5 Paul Sellers 4 John Jefferson Sellers Married 1:Mittie Marie Thompson d:1931 Children of this marriage: 1 John Jefferson Jr B: Sept 9, 1925 D: Dec 10, 1944 in germany During WWII 2 Helen Ray Sellers B: June 9,1931 Married 2: Hazel Keenon in 1934 D: 1950 during childbirth to an infant girl who also did not make it Married 3 Vera Boyd in 1952 no children 5 Cora Sellers Married Jim Roland (Leafie Rolands Brother) Children of this marriage: 1 Verbie Roland 6 Josie Sellers Married Clyde Davis Children of this marriage: 1 JC Davis 2 kenneth Davis 3 Betty Jo Davis 4 Butch Davis 5 Leroy Davis Generation 4 1 Helen Atkins Married Joe Henry Atkins Children of this marriage 1 Tommy joe Atkins 2 lecretia Ann Atkins 3 Brenda Jean Atkins Generation 3 1 Tommy married 1 Carolyn Hall Children of this marriage 1 David Lynn Atkins Married 2 Anne? Children of this marriage 1 Micheal Atkins 2 Ashley Atkins 2 Lecretia Atkins Married 1 John Moran Sr children of this marriage 1John Moran Jr 2 Vanessa Moran 3 Brenda Atkins Married John Farrar Children of this marriage 1 Melanie Farrar Generation 2 is me and my cousins and Generation 1 is our children that we have chosen to leave off for thier safety as well as any info on ours marriages right now
MELANIE, thank you. STATES and TOWNS sure would help others find you! I believe you have a few cousins here to help you. YOUR family will have OBITS that may have More info. AND follow thro the FEDERAL CENSUS taken in 1900 etc = and the MARRIAGES of his brothers/sisters and kids JUANITA sent this = 1900 OK? Vol 7-sheet 9-E.D. 137-line 56. Listed with son Jeff Davis SELLERS-family. JEFF DAVIS BORN MAY 1864-AGE 36- TEXAS BERHILINE-WIFE BORN JANUARY 1866-AGE 34-TEXAS CORA-DAU- MAY 1885-AGE 15-INDIAN TERRITORY JOSEPH-APRIL 1888 INDIAN TERRITORY ALLEN-NOV 1890-INDIAN TERRITORY ALVIN-DEC 1893-INDIAN TERRITORY THOMAS-JULY 1894 IND. TER. EDNA-APRIL 1897-IND. TER. MYRTLE-DAU.APRIL 1900 IND.TER. ALLEN SELLERS-FATHER-AUGUST 1825-MS JAMES E. SELLERS-UNCLE-1830-MS =========== NOW where in MS or ANY STATE do we have ALLEN SELLERS and brother JAMES N. SELLERS???? or AN OBIT ON JAMES N. SELLERS born ca 1830 MS. ALL info from Each family is important! marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: TxEMT0875@aol.com [mailto:TxEMT0875@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 12:03 AM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Jefferson Davidson Sellers Ok here it is I will have more dates by next week I am going to oklahoma this weekend. Generation 6 Jefferson Davison Sellers B:May 13, 1868 d:March 19, 1935 Married Verbaline "Verbie" Holybee on Feb 15, 1883 B: Jun 12, 1866 D: 1919 Children of this marriage: 1 Joseph Sellers B:Apr 12, 1886 D:Nov 9, 1951 buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok PFC 83Inf 17 Div WWI 2 Allen T Sellers B: Nov 12,1890 D: Jul 27, 1951 buried in Old Velma Cemetary Stephens Co Ok PFC 141 Inf 36 Div WWI 3 Josie Sellers 4 Cora Sellers 5 Alvin Sellers