William Henry Sellers (1875 - 1912)

Born 13 Jan 1875 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Rush (Rankin) Sellers — married 27 Dec 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1912 at age 37 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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William Sellers is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

William Henry Sellers was born on Jan 13, 1875 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Francis Marion Sellers Sr and Lacy Jane Cockrell.

He had ten siblings, namely: Jeriah Catherine, John Hardy, Eugenia, James Franklin, Francis Marion Jr, George Washington, Hubbard A., Columbus Alexander, Dock, and Ervin Ansel.

He died on Jan 21, 1912 (Age at Death: 37).

When he was 25, he married Elizabeth Rush "Bettie" Rankin on Dec 27, 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

William Henry Sellers lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 25; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[2]

William Henry Sellers and Elizabeth Rush "Bettie" Rankin had the following children:

1. Nettie V Sellers was born on Nov 27, 1902 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 22, 1989 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA (Delta Medical Center; Age at Death: 86). ^[3] She married Orange Columbus Meadows on Feb 23, 1917 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
2. Mattie Beatrice Sellers was born on Jan 10, 1904 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 19, 1998 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA (Shady Lawn Nursing Home; Age at Death: 94). ^[4] She married Aubrey Plummer Everett about 1923 (based upon 1930 census).
3. Emile C. Sellers was born on Feb 26, 1905 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 02, 2001 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 96). She married Virgil Monroe Martin about 1927 (based upon 1930 census). She married Richard Houston Garner on Oct 06, 1953.
4. Henry Claudy Sellers was born on Jun 08, 1906 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 16, 1979 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 72). He married Ruth Mae Mangum in 1926 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
5. Nevil James Sellers was born on Oct 20, 1908 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 13, 1974 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Veterans Hospital; Age at Death: 65). He married Ola Mae Martin about 1926 (based upon 1930 census). He married Margie Marie Morris on Jan 30, 1944 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
6. Annie Jane Sellers was born on Dec 07, 1910 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 29, 2000 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Manhattan Health Care; Age at Death: 89). She married Albert Hollyfield McWilliams on Jun 13, 1931.

Sources

1. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com, Record for Elizabeth R. Rankin. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MSmarriages_ga&h=493804&indiv=try. TEXT: Name: Elizabeth R. Rankin Spouse: W. H. Sellers Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1900 County: Simpson
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-83M1 : 13 December 2015), William Henry Sellers, 1912; Burial, Coats, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Sharon Cemetery; citing record ID 64993020, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64993020.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Nettie V Meadows. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=808709903&indiv=try. Name: Nettie V Meadows [Nettie S Meadow] [Nettie V Sellars] Gender: Female Birth Date: 27 Nov 1901 Birth Place: Smith CO, MS Death Date: Jan 1989 Claim Date: 30 Apr 1964 Father: Henry Sellars Mother: Betty Rankins SSN: xxx
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Mattie Sellers Everett. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=38820843&indiv=try. Name: Mattie Sellers Everett [Mattie S Everett] [Mattie Sellers Sellers] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 10 Jan 1904 Birth Place: Mize Ssith, Mississippi Death Date: 19 Nov 1998 Father: Williaam H Sellers Mother: Elibeth R Rankin Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: 10 Nov 1972: Name listed as MATTIE SELLERS EVERETT; 02 Dec 1998: Name listed as MATTIE S EVERETT

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-STS : accessed 7 August 2017), William H Sellers, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5A, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F3-F15 : accessed 20 June 2018), William H Sellars in household of Frank M Sellars, Beat 3 (west of Oschay Creek), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 9B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-ZQG : 12 August 2017), Henry 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.
• Great great grandson ( Adam McWilliams)