James
Nelson
Sellers
Born about in Garrard, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Sellers
and Mary Polly (Crawford) Sellers
Brother of
John Crawford Sellers, Rebecca Sellers, Nathan Sellers, Sarah (Sellers) Elder, William Harvey Sellers and Harrison Perry Sellers
Husband of
Matilda Ann (McCoy) Sellers
— married
1838 in Missouri, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 65
in Cumberland, Cass, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2014
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Biography
Name: James Nelson Sellers. Given Name: James. Middle name: Nelson. Surname: Sellers.
Born: (3 Dec 1817) Garrard, Kentucky, United States.
Marriage: (1837) i Missouri, United States.
Died: (19 Dec 1882) Cumberland, Cass, Iowa, United States.
Burial: Newlons Grove Cemetery, Cass, Iowa, United States.
Research Notes
FSFTID L4TB-6CG. Sellers-924 was created by Linda Foster through the import of Linda Foster family tree.ged on Dec 31, 2013.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 July 2020, 04:30), entry for James Nelson Sellers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4TB-6CG); contributed by various users.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ8-5FY : 22 December 2020), James M Sellers, Lewis, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ4-YL7 : 18 February 2021), James N Sellers, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVL-XRN : 2 January 2021), Nelson Sellers, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK1-32S : 19 February 2021), James N Sellers, Edna, Cass, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 36, sheet 579A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,331.
- "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHD-D5S : 16 January 2020), Jas. Nelson Sellers, [REFERENCE-ERROR].
- "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DHL4-8T3Z : 14 December 2020), Jas. Nelson Sellers, 20 Dec 1882; citing Death, Edna Township, Cass, Iowa, United States, page , offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,035,240.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2021), memorial page for James Nelson Sellers (3 Dec 1817–19 Dec 1882), Find a Grave Memorial no. 35166248, citing Newlons Grove Cemetery, Cass County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Kayra Dillon (contributor 47188871) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- James Sellers
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-M405, FTDNA kit #945178, MitoYDNA ID T14480 [compare]
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~3.12%
James Sellers :
23andMe, GEDmatch TC3235771 [compare], yourDNAportal JMLf7bb86e7
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZM7061546 [compare], yourDNAportal JIM7431f183, Ancestry member jimmsellers47
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch SB5752261 [compare], yourDNAportal JAM7f17fbb9
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kathy (Fullan) Clarke :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Grannyclarke54
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~1.56%
J Wilson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Mike Clarke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A375002 [compare], Ancestry member mikeyclarke1989
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Rejected matches › James William Sellers III (abt.1931-abt.1939) › James Sellers (1905-1993) › James Sellers › James Newton Sellers (1830-1918)
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Thanks, Jim
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