Richard Monroe Sellers (1863 - 1937)

Born 4 Feb 1863 in Jones County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Charity Sophronia (Fairchild) Sellers — married 30 Dec 1886 in Moselle, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Died 10 Nov 1937 at age 74 in Hub, Marion, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Richard Monroe Sellers was born on Feb 04, 1863 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of King Richard Sellers and Martha Ann Easterling.

His father died fighting in the Civil War and his mother died in his childbirth. In the 1870 census he is living with his grandmother, Elizabeth Easterling, and his sister, Elizabeth.

He had five siblings, namely: S A, Elizabeth, Ancie Belle, Oliver C, and John.

He died on Nov 10, 1937 in Hub, Marion, Mississippi, USA (at home of daughter; Age at Death: 74).

When he was 23, he married Charity Sophronia Fairchild on Dec 30, 1886 in Moselle, Jones, Mississippi, USA.

Richard Monroe Sellers lived in Township 6, Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1870 (Age: 8; Census Post Office: Ellisville).

He lived in 1st Ward, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, USA in 1880 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single).

He lived in Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 1, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Police Jury Ward 8, St Tammany, Louisiana, USA in 1920 (Age: 57; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He was buried in Jones County, Mississippi, USA (Shelton Cemetery). ^[1]

Richard Monroe Sellers and Charity Sophronia Fairchild had the following children:

1. Pellie Sellers was born on Feb 14, 1888 in Moselle, Jones, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 30, 1956 (Age: 67). She married John Wesley Hemba on Dec 03, 1910.
2. Mollie Sellers was born on Aug 24, 1890 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 02, 1956 (Age at Death: 66). She married Edward E Rigdon on Nov 16, 1908. She married H. M. Gardner on Aug 24, 1940 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA.
3. Ida Margaret Sellers was born on Apr 11, 1892 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 16, 1951 (Age: 58).
4. Cora Evangeline Sellers was born on Jan 31, 1894 in Mississippi, USA. She died in May 1968 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age: 74). She married Little John Rhymes Jr on Jul 11, 1915.
5. Rudolph E Sellers was born on Apr 13, 1896 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 13, 1933 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Age: 36). He married Matilda Mitchell on Dec 27, 1917.
6. Bernard Sellers was born on May 17, 1898 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 02, 1899 in Mississippi, USA (Age: 15 mos).
7. Robert Fletcher Sellers was born on Jan 04, 1901 in Moselle, Jones, Mississippi, USA. He died in Nov 1982 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age: 81).
8. Winnie May Sellers was born on Feb 25, 1903 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 16, 1978 (Age: 75). She married George Washington Smith on Oct 08, 1922.
9. Truman Winthrope Sellers was born on Mar 19, 1906 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 07, 1969 (Age: 62).
10. Virgil Emmet Sellers was born on Jul 27, 1910 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 19, 1990 (Age: 79).
11. James Alford Sellers was born on Mar 27, 1915 in Monticello, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 04, 1991 in Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA (Age: 75).

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29241609/richard-monroe-sellers: accessed 24 January 2024), memorial page for Richard Monroe Sellers (4 Feb 1863–10 Nov 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29241609, citing Shelton Cemetery, Jones County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Robert E. Lee (contributor 46830810).

• "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:81Y4-JJ2M : Tue Oct 24 00:07:09 UTC 2023), Entry for H. M. Gardner and C. I. Gardner, 24 Aug 1940.
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF36-WW5 : Tue Oct 03 22:04:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth Easterling and Simean B Easterling, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXJ-P97 : Fri Oct 06 11:16:28 UTC 2023), Entry for John W. Calahan and Sarah T. Calahan, 1880.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9X9-7L5 : Wed Oct 04 03:51:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard M Sellers and C L Sellers, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8G-GXV : Thu Oct 05 01:12:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Sellers and Sophronia Sellers, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWW-XBP : Fri Dec 08 04:28:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard M Sellers and Charity Sellers, 1920.