Lura Boyd Sellers (1899 - 1948)

Born 18 Jul 1899 in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Died 28 Oct 1948 at age 49 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Lura Boyd Sellers was born on Jul 18, 1899 (according to headstone) or July 14, 1895 (according to WWI draft card) in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, USA or Jul 16, 1898 (according to WWII draft card) or Jul 16, 1895 (according to Veterans Administration Master Index) as the eleventh child of Evander Craven Sellers and Sarah Angeline Bryant.

He had ten siblings, namely: Ella E., James Tolbert, Mahala, Mary Arline, Anslem, Grover Washington, Angeline Laura, E. Manning, Otho, and Leon O.

He died on Oct 28, 1948 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 49).

When he was 25, he married Josie Idoma Turner, daughter of James B Turner and Winnie O Turner, about 1925 (based upon 1930 census).

Lura Boyd Sellers lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi in 1900.

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

He lived in Perry County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918. He was living in Perry County, Mississippi, USA when called to serve in the military on May 10, 1918 and reported to Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, LA, USA. ^[1]

Military Discharge: Feb 22, 1919 (23 Age: 23)

He lived in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA in 1930.

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

WWII Military Registration: Feb 16, 1942 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA (43 Age: 43)

He was buried in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA (Sunset Cemetery). ^[2]

Lura Boyd Sellers and Josie Idoma Turner had the following children:

1. Otho Cliff "Coach" Sellers was born on Nov 13, 1925 in Richton, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 06, 2007 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Forrest General Hospital, Age at Death: 81).
2. Margie I Sellers was born on Jan 15, 1927 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 11, 2018 (Age at Death: 90). She married Joe Luther Sumrall on Jun 05, 1950 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA.
3. Ernest Clyde Sellers was born on Jul 26, 1930 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 26, 2010 in Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 80).

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, 1917–1918, Select States [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.,Original data: War Department, Office of the Provost Marshal General, Selective Service System, 1917– 07/15/1919. Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Service, 1917–1918. ARC ID: 578684.Textual records. Records of the Selective Service System (World War I), Record Group 163. National Archives at Atlanta. Atlanta, Georgia. U.S.A.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35461877/lura-b-sellers: accessed 11 June 2023), memorial page for Lura B Sellers (18 Jul 1899–28 Oct 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35461877, citing Sunset Cemetery, Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046).

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Perry County, Mississippi; Roll: 1682946; Draft Board: 0.Name: Lura Sellers, County: Perry, State: Mississippi, Birthplace: Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, USA, Birth Date: 14 Jul 1895, Race: Caucasian (White), Occuoation: Employed by father, E. C. Sellers, Single
• 1900 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T623_828; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 101.
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1374771
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Place: Perry, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2057; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 56-3
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