James Norvil Sellers (1873 - 1936)

Born 13 Mar 1873 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillie Missouri (Collins) Sellers — married 20 Mar 1893 (to about 1925) in Perry County, Mississippi, USA

Died 14 Sep 1936 at age 63 in Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

James Norvil Sellers was born on Mar 13, 1873 in Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of John Sellers and Mary Easterling.^[1] He had eight siblings, namely: William Wilson, John J, Jefferson F., Susan Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary Jane, William Gaines, and Wyatt Leondias. He also had half-siblings.

He died on Sep 11, 1936 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 63). ^[2]

When he was 20, he married Lillie Missouri Collins on Mar 20, 1893 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA. ^[3] They divorced after the 1920 census and he married Cassandra Faye Gardner about 1926 because their child was born Jan 10, 1927.

James Norvil Sellers lived in Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Hattiesburg Ward 3, Forrest, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Dayton, Liberty, Texas in 1930 (Age: 57; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Lodger). He was employed as a Rig builder. Race: (White)

He was buried in Jones County, Mississippi, USA (Sellers Cemetery).^[4]

James Norvil Sellers and Lillie Missouri Collins had the following children:

1. Bessie Lee Sellers was born on Apr 20, 1894 in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 11, 1972 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Methodist Hospital; Age at Death: 78). She married John H. Walters on Sep 02, 1918 (date on headstone).
2. Lessie Sellers was born on Mar 05, 1897 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 02, 1927 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 30). She married Vester Hampton Boyce on Aug 14, 1915 in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA.
3. Ida Mae Sellers was born on May 20, 1900 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. She died between 1977 and 1994. She married John Rufus Draughn on Jan 06, 1917.
4. Charlie S Sellers was born on Dec 12, 1902 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 15, 1972 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Methodist Hospital; Age at Death: 69). He married Virladee Martin on Dec 24, 1924 in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA.
5. Sydney "Sid" Sellers was born on Jan 01, 1905 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 23, 1929 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 23).
6. Iva Sellers was born on Sep 30, 1907 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 08, 1998 in Brooklyn, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 91). She married Acker Bunyon Martin in Dec 1929.
7. James Lavaster Sellers was born on Apr 01, 1910 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 09, 1989 in Hurley, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 79).
8. Willie David Sellers was born on Feb 01, 1915 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 02, 1994 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (obit; Age at Death: 79).

James Norvil Sellers and Cassandra Faye "Cassie" Gardner had the following child:

1. Ruth Estelle Sellers was born on Jan 10, 1927 in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA.^{[5] [6]} She died on Sep 11, 2016 (Age at Death: 89). ^[7] She married Johnnie E. Mize on Mar 12, 1943 (date on headstone).

Research Notes

James Norvil Sellers is documented in a booklet distributed at various Sellers family reunions.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GF-7HC : 11 August 2016), Janus N Sellers in household of John A Sellers, Southwest, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 344D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0651; FHL microfilm 1,254,651.
2. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3MK-C97 : accessed 5 April 2016), John A Sellers in entry for James Norvil Sellers, 14 Sep 1936; citing Bogalusa, Washington, Louisiana, certificate number 12293, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,203,836.
3. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D4-H2L : 6 December 2014), James N. Sellers and Lilley Collins, 30 Mar 1893; citing , Perry, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 901,208.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-VK9P : 13 December 2015), James Narvel Sellers, 1936; Burial, , Jones, Mississippi, United States of America, Sellers Cemetery; citing record ID 46125145, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGQ-PPG : 1 January 2015), Ruth Estelle Sellers, 10 Jan 1927; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, Record for Ruth Estell Sellers. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TxBirthCerts&h=1764911&indiv=try. TEXT: Name: Ruth Estell Sellers Birth Date: 10 Jan 1927 Gender: Female Birth Place: Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA Father: James Narvel Sellers Father Birth Place: Mississippi Mother: Cassie Andrew Fay Mother Birth Place: Tyler, Texas Mother Residence: Nederdand, Texas
7. ↑ Obituary for Ruth Estelle Sellers Mize
8. ↑ 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.; p. 74

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H65Y-1N2 : accessed 26 December 2016), James Sellers in household of Garland W Milles, Dayton, Liberty, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 6A, line 25, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2370; FHL microfilm 2,342,104.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SP-SG9 : accessed 26 December 2016), Jim Sullers, Hattiesburg Ward 3, Forrest, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 12, sheet 10B, line 55, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 875; FHL microfilm 1,820,875.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP85-DRG : accessed 26 December 2016), James N Sellers, Beat 5, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 15B, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 746; FHL microfilm 1,374,759.