Cortez Lavell Sellers (1921 - 2017)

Born 28 Dec 1921 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pearlie Lavelle (Davis) Sellers — married 7 Feb 1947 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Died 19 Feb 2017 at age 95 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Cortez Sellers is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Cortez L. Sellers was born on Dec 28, 1921 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as the fifth child of Martin Alexander Sellers and Nancy Addie Keyes.

He had five siblings, namely: Cecil Lee, James Wilouby, Merle, Jewel, and Luenell.

He died on Feb 19, 2017 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Hillcrest Nursing Home; Age at Death: 95). ^[2]

When he was 25, he married Pearlie Lavelle Davis, daughter of George Scott Davis and Versie Ashley, on Feb 07, 1947 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. ^{[3] [4]}

Cortez Lavell Sellers lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930.

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. Race: (White, citizen)

He was educated at Mississippi College and at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

He served in the military on Jul 17, 1942 in Camp Shelby, Mississippi (Age: 21).

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[5]

Cortez Lavell Sellers and Pearlie Lavelle Davis had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 195. Record for Cortez Lavell Sellers. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=269158963&indiv=try. Name: Cortez Lavell Sellers Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 28 Dec 1921 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Employer: B B McAlpin Height: 5 10 Weight: 165 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: M A Sellers
2. ↑ Obituary for Cortez Lavell Sellers 1921-2017 (Aged 95)
3. ↑ Marriage Photo of Cortez Sellers / Lavelle Davis
4. ↑ Marriage of Cortez Sellers / Lavelle Davis
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176501164/cortez-l-sellers : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Rev Cortez L. Sellers (28 Dec 1921–19 Feb 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176501164, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by omcnair (contributor 47822980) .

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TT-8RN : 5 December 2014), Cortez L Sellers, enlisted 17 Jul 1942, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-W7Z : accessed 19 February 2017), Cortez Sellers in household of M A Sellers, Magee, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-1, sheet 8A, line 3, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MC-TXN : accessed 19 February 2017), Cortez Sellers in household of Martin A Sellers, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5B, line 80, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.