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Alford B Sellers (1822 - 1885)

Alford B Sellers
Born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USAmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 14 Jun 1845 in Tryon and Lincoln, North Carolina, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 63 in Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

Alford (sometime recorded as Alfred) was born in 1822 near Cherryville, North Carolina. He was of the Methodist faith. He married fairly young, and had a daughter, Mary, in 1846, but his first wife died. He married a second time, to Tobiatha Neal.

Tobiatha, born in Cleveland County in 1833, was one of twelve children of John Neal. Her mother's maiden name was Mooney. She had four brothers and seven sisters; the four brothers were all killed in the Civil War.

Alford and Tobiatha were married sometime around 1850. They lived in Gaston County, North Carolina. They had seven children together; five of them were born in North Carolina: George (1854), Nancy Jemima (1857), Sarah “Sally” (1859), Hester (1863), and John (1867). In 1860, they were living in White Pine, Gaston County, North Carolina. Alford joined the Confederate army and spent four years serving under General Robert E. Lee.

After the war, the family moved to Pleasant Grove, in Panola County, Mississippi. They made the trip in 1870. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi Rover instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee. The Sellers most likely took this route, also. In Pleasant Grove, they had two more children: Dave (1870), and Andrew “Andy” (1872). Alford farmed near Pleasant Grove for the rest of his life.This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Alford B /Sellers/[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1822
Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Death

Death:
Date: 1885
Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States[20][21]

Residence

Residence:
Place: North Carolina[22]
Residence:
Date: 1850
Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA[23]
Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States[24]
Residence:
Date: 1870
Place: Panola County, Mississippi, USA[25]
Residence:
Date: 1860
Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA[26]
Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States[27]
Residence:
Date: 1840
Place: Upper Regiment, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States[28]

Burial

Burial:
Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola County, Mississippi, USA[29]

Note

Note: #N5

Marriage

Husband: Alford B Sellers
Wife: Sarah Baker
Marriage:
Date: 14 JUN 1845
Place: Tryon and Lincoln, North Carolina, USA[30][31][32][33]
Husband: Alford B Sellers
Marriage:
Date: 14 JUN 1845
Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA[34][35]
Husband: John Sellers
Wife: Nancy Boazman
Child: Alford B Sellers
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 23 FEB 1815
Place: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA[36][37]

Sources

  1. ↑ Sellers-1623 was created by Christopher Sellers through the import of me.ged on Jul 31, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
  2. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=36460882&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  3. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 287D; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=41295459&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  4. ↑ Source: #S31 Page: Data Source: . Data: Text: Marriage date: 14 Jun 1845 CONT Marriage place: Lincoln, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarriages&h=2109493&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  5. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M432_630; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1821 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12738650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  6. ↑ Source: #S34 Data: Text: Marriage date: CONT Marriage place: Lincoln CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarr1741&h=6704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  7. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Birth date: 1822 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1885 CONT Death place: LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=61051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  8. ↑ Source: #S44
  9. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 15; Image: 19. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1823 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=41234366&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  10. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1817 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=14147681&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  11. ↑ Source: #S43
  12. ↑ Source: #S70 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Upper Regiment, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 364; Page: 52; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 0018095
  13. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=36460882&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  14. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 287D; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=41295459&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  15. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M432_630; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1821 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12738650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  16. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Birth date: 1822 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1885 CONT Death place: LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=61051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  17. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 15; Image: 19. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1823 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=41234366&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  18. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1817 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=14147681&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  19. ↑ Source: #S43
  20. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Birth date: 1822 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: 1885 CONT Death place: LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=61051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  21. ↑ Source: #S43
  22. ↑ Source: #S34 Data: Text: Marriage date: CONT Marriage place: Lincoln CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarr1741&h=6704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  23. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: M432_630; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1821 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1850 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12738650&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  24. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 287D; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1820 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=41295459&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  25. ↑ Source: #S25 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1840 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1870 CONT Residence place: Township 7 Range 7, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=36460882&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  26. ↑ Source: #S26 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 15; Image: 19. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1823 CONT Birth place: CONT Residence date: 1860 CONT Residence place: Gaston, North Carolina, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=41234366&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  27. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 661; Family History Film: 1254661; Page: 290A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1817 CONT Birth place: North Carolina CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Pleasant Grove, Panola, Mississippi, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=14147681&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  28. ↑ Source: #S70 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Upper Regiment, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 364; Page: 52; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 0018095
  29. ↑ Source: #S43
  30. ↑ Source: #S44
  31. ↑ Source: #S44
  32. ↑ Source: #S31 Page: Data Source: County Court Records Lincolnton, NC and FHL # 0873860 item 21
  33. ↑ Source: #S44
  34. ↑ Source: #S31 Page: Data Source: . Data: Text: Marriage date: 14 Jun 1845 CONT Marriage place: Lincoln, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarriages&h=2109493&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  35. ↑ Source: #S34 Data: Text: Marriage date: CONT Marriage place: Lincoln CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarr1741&h=6704&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
  36. ↑ Source: #S44
  37. ↑ Source: #S44
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Notes

Note N5Hello! It's always good to find a relative.I am descended from Beverly Burton Linheart, Sr.His daughter Celia Bell is my g grandmother.Here's what information I have; I hope it is helpful.
Alford Sellers, b. 1822 near Cherryville, NC (in what is now Cleveland County).
Alford's mother's maiden name was Akens. I haven't proven that, but some of this is family information I have from a Stephens family (Sally's daughter Susie married a Stephens) reunion sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s.My g grandmother Celia Linheart Cupp attended, and she died in 1984.
Alford married Tobiatha Neal.Her mother's maiden name was Mooney.Their family was of German ancestry.She had four brothers who were all killed in the Civil War, and seven sisters (I don't know names).
Alford served under General Robert E. Lee for four years in the Civil War.
in 1870, the family moved to Panola County, Mississippi. Several families from the same part of North Carolina moved to that area; they took a boat through the Gulf of Mexico and came up the Mississippi River instead of crossing the mountains and traveling across land through Tennessee.The Sellers most likely took this route, also.
Alford and Tobiatha had seven children together: George (1854), Nancy J. (1857), Sarah "Sally" (1859), Hester (1863), John (1867), Dave (1870), and Andrew (Nov. 1872).
The Sellers are in the 1860 census in Gaston County, North Carolina (Roll 898 Book 1, Page 8a), which also lists Mary Sellers, 14, probably Alford's daughter from an earlier marriage.
Alford died in 1885 in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi.
Tobiatha died of cancer in 1905 in Crenshaw, Mississippi.
Their son George married Rena Mathis (b. 1861 MS).They had seven children: Lyda, Maudie Viola, Lilly, Donia Mightyworth, Vera, Sanvanis Van, and Virgil.They moved to Faulkner County, Arkansas, before 1888.
Sally married Jake Linheart in about 1877. He was born in 1850 in North Carolina.They had three children: Bevly Burton (my g g grandfather) (b. bet Aug and Dec of 1878), Susie Ann (Aug. 17 1882), and Charles Edward (aft 1882).Sally died in 1888 at the age of 29 of Spinal meningitis.Her husband left their youngest son, Charles Edwards, with Sally's widowed mother, Tobiatha Sellers.Jake took the two older children and moved to Arkansas near George and Rena.Jake died four years later in 1892, and George and Rena took in Bevly (then 14) and Susie (10)and raised them.Charles Edward joined them when he turned 16.
Sally's youngest brother, Andrew, married Jennie Wilson (b. Jan 1875) in 1892 in Mississippi.Her mother, Jane Wilson, lived with them at the time of the 1900 census (Panola County), as well as a nephew, Jefferson Davis (b. 1893).I don't know whose son he is.Andrew and Jennie had four children by 1900: John D. (m Nov 1892), Early (m Jan. 1895), Virgia (f July 1897), and Willie (f Oct 1899).
Citation: http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/linhart/78/




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