George Washington Sellers (1880 - 1962)

Born 25 Feb 1880 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza P. (Lang) Sellers — married 23 Nov 1904 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA

Died 21 Jul 1962 at age 82 in Forest, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

2nd husband of Eliza. Dan Hughes had the wrong son of Francis Marion Sellers. Buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. Vivian Marshall

George Washington Sellers^[1] was born on Feb 25, 1880 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of Francis Marion Sellers Sr and Lacy Jane Cockrell. He had ten siblings, namely: Jeriah Catherine, John Hardy, Eugenia, James Franklin, William Henry, Francis Marion Jr, Hubbard A., Columbus Alexander, Dock, and Ervin Ansel. He died on Jul 21, 1962 in Forest, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 82).

When he was 24, he married Eliza P. Lang, daughter of Joseph Lang and Bidian Lang, on Nov 23, 1904 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.^[1]

George Washington Sellers was buried in Forest, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA (New Forest Cemetery). ^[2][1]

Race: (White) He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Police Jury Ward 2, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1935. He lived in West Carroll, Louisiana, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 60; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

George Washington Sellers and Eliza P. Lang had the following children:

1. Joseph F Sellers was born on Jul 15, 1905 probably in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 02, 1907 (Age at Death: 18 mos).^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Sellers Family Tree Booklet., Compiled by: Amy D. Wickham, Ft. Worth, Texas, no page #; Portions taken from "Dewitt Roots & Shoots" by Avis W. Dewitt, Title: "Dewitt Roots & Shoots" by Avis W. Dewitt, Note: Source Media Type: Book; distributed at various family reunions.
2. ↑ Findagrave - George Washington Sellers

• Interview by Bessie Purser with daughter of Dan Hughes. Vivian Marshall

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8P-NHR : accessed 12 May 2016), George W Sellers, 1917-1918; citing West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,029.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYR9-H22 : accessed 12 May 2016), G W Sellers, Police Jury Ward 2, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-5, sheet 3A, family 9, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1466.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTF-3X6 : accessed 12 May 2016), George W Sellers, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-SPD : accessed 12 May 2016), George Sellers, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F3-F1R : accessed 12 May 2016), George W Sellars in household of Frank M Sellars, Beat 3 (west of Oschay Creek), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-ZQ5 : accessed 12 May 2016), G W Sellers in household of F M Sellers, Beat 3 Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 321C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.

Acknowledgments

Sellers-1281 was created by Myrtis Jane Bishop through the import of wiki-Sellers-Sharon.ged on Nov 2, 2014.