James Johnson Sellers (1898 - 1972)

Born 26 Jun 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Biography

James Johnson Sellers was born on Jun 26, 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Mack C Sellers Sr. and Narcis Roberts.

He had four siblings, namely: Bertha, Blanche, Azelia, and Bonnie Gladys. He died on Dec 03, 1972 (Age at Death: 74).

When he was 21, he married Lillie Kathryn Lee on Oct 22, 1919 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

James Johnson Sellers lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Military Registration: Feb 16, 1942 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA (43 Age: 43) Race: (White)

He was buried in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Evergreen Baptist Cemetery). ^[1]

James Johnson Sellers and Lillie Kathryn Lee had the following children:

1. Erma Lee Sellers was born on Aug 17, 1920 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 01, 1990 (Age: 69).
2. Eva B Sellers was born about 1923 in Mississippi, USA.
3. James Clinton Sellers was born on Jan 03, 1927 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 18, 1967 (Age: 40).
4. Dortha Sellers was born about 1933 in Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17511296/james-johnson-sellers: accessed 04 August 2023), memorial page for James Johnson Sellers (26 Jun 1898–3 Dec 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17511296, citing Evergreen Baptist Cemetery, Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by William Tatum (contributor 46630795).

• Helen Kennedy, Jackson County, Mississippi
• 1900 Census, Beat 2, Simpson County, Mississippi Jimy age 1, Mack 27, Narcio 32.
• 1910 Census, Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, James age 11, his mother had died and his widowed father Mack age 37.
• 1920 Census Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, Jim age 22, married to Lillie age 18.
• 1930 Census Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi, James J. age 31, Lillie age 28, her brother Ira B. Lee age 19 and divorced sister Emma Lee age 18, living with them along with her little nephew Druy Earl Lee age 0.
• 1940 Census Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi James age 41, Lillie age 39.