Robert Henderson Sellers (1893 - 1976)

Born 5 Sep 1893 in Covington County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Hettie M. (Keys) Sellers — married 11 Dec 1916 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Died 13 Jun 1976 at age 82 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA

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Robert Henderson Sellers is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Robert Henderson "Bobby" Sellers was born on Sep 05, 1893 in Covington, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Hiram Lawrence Sellers and Mary Margrette Sullivan. He had twelve siblings, namely: Annie Maybell, Effie Catherine, Martin Alexander, Hiram Buford, Reuben, Mary Jane, Gettie Lee, Ellis Hamilton, Joseph Barney, Johnnie Virgil, Ernest Talmadge, and Thomas Jefferson. He died on Jun 13, 1976 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. When he was 23, he married Hettie M. Keyes on Dec 11, 1916 in Smith, Mississippi, USA.

Robert Henderson "Bobby " Sellers was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). His Social Security Number was issued in Mississippi, USA He lived in Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900. He lived in Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910. He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920. He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930. He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940.

Robert Henderson "Bobby" Sellers and Hettie M. Keyes had the following children:

1. Robert Marvin Sellers was born on Jan 06, 1918 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 19, 1989 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
2. Cammie Lois Sellers was born on Nov 22, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 07, 1974.
3. Willow Dean Sellers was born in 1926 in Mississippi, USA.

Bio by Myrtis^[1]

Obituary

Hattiesburg American, Tuesday, June 15, 1976, p. 2

Services held for Robert H. Sellers

MAGEE — Services were held at 4 p.m. Monday at Mims Mitchell Funeral Home for Robert H. Sellers, 82, of Magee, who died Sunday at his residence.

The Rev. Caley R. Nichols officiated. Interment was In Magee Cemetery.

Mr. Sellers, a Covington County native, was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Eastside Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son, Robert M. Sellers of Magee; a daughter, Miss Willow Dean Sellers of Magee; four brothers, Barney and Virgil Sellers of Mt. Olive, Bilbo Sellers of Hattiesburg and Tommy Sellers of Petal; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane McKinzey of Mt. Olive and Mrs. Effie Bryant of Shreveport, La.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Myrtis Bishop, August 8, 2014.
2. ↑ Published in Hattiesburg American, Tuesday, June 15, 1976, p. 2

See also:

• 1900 United States Federal Census, Place: Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: T623_804; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17.
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
• 1920 United States Federal Census, Place: Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: T625_872; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: .
• 1930 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: 1165; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 1013.0.
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Place: , Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2065; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 65-11.
• Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Name: Hettie Keyes & Spouse: Bobbie Sellers, Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1916, County: Smith
• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Name: Robert Henderson Sellers, County: Covington, State: Mississippi, Birthplace: Covington County, Mississippi,USA, Birth Date: 5 Sep 1894, Race: Caucasian (White), Married
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 , Name: Robert Sellers, Last Residence: 39111 Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA, BORN: 5 Sep 1893, Died: Jun 1976, State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)