Martha (Lackey) Sellers (1844 - 1910)

Born 4 Dec 1844 in Lincoln, North Carolina

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Died 25 Feb 1910 at age 65 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martha Lackey was the daughter of Thomas Lackey and his wife Margaret Espey. Her mother died in 1846 when Martha was only two, and she was raised by her maternal aunt, Mary Espey Oates.

In both 1850^[1] and 1860^[2], Martha can be found in the census living with her Aunt Mary. After Martha's marriage in 1868, Mary Oates continued living with her niece and nephew-in-law.^[3]

She married Eli Sellers in 1868. Eli was 25 years older than Martha.

Together they had several children:^[4][5]

• Margaret Jane, 1869-1921
• Thomas Filetus, 1871-1946
• William M., 1874-1946
• Mary Emma, 1876-1956
• Susania, 1879-1879
• Luther McLain, 1881-1969

After Eli's death in 1902, Martha lived with her oldest son Thomas's family until her death in 1910.

She is buried in Concord United Methodist Cemetery in Gaston County, NORTH Carolina.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, Mary Oates, Cleveland county, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; Citing family 991, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Mary Oates, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch, Eli Sellers, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, : FamilySearch, Eli Sellers, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 524A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0958; FHL microfilm 1,254,958.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch, Eli F Sellers, Township 5, Warlick, Warlick Election Precinct, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 4B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,189.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 June 2019), memorial page for Martha Lackey Sellers (4 Dec 1844–25 Feb 1910), Find A Grave: Memorial #14750712, citing Concord United Methodist Cemetery, Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth Olmstead (contributor 46772820) .