Martin Alexander Sellers (1891 - 1959)

Born 8 Aug 1891 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Sep 1959 at age 68 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Martin Sellers is buried in Blakley Cemetery.

Biography

Martin Alexander Sellers was born on Aug 08, 1891 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA as the third child of Hiram Lawrence Sellers and Mary Margrette Sullivan.

He had twelve siblings, namely: Annie Maybell, Effie C, Robert Henderson, Hiram Buford, Reuben, Mary Jane, Ellis Hamilton, Gettie Lee, Joseph Barney, Johnnie Virgil, Ernest Talmadge, and Thomas Jefferson.

He died on Sep 19, 1959 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 68). ^[1]

When he was 20, he married Nancy Addie Keyes, daughter of Joshua Claiborne Keyes and Caroline Elizabeth Robinson, about 1912 (based upon 1930 census).

Martin Alexander Sellers was buried in Covington, Mississippi, USA (Blakely Cemetery). ^[2]

Martin Alexander Sellers lived in Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918.

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head).

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head). Race: (White)

Martin Alexander Sellers and Nancy Addie Keys/Keyes had the following children:

1. Cecil Lee Sellers was born on May 05, 1914 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 03, 1915 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 10 mos).
2. James Wilouby "Bill" Sellers was born on Aug 18, 1915 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 15, 1991 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Veterans Administration Medical Center; Age at Death: 76). He married Ruby Lela Patrick in Apr 1943 in Oak Grove, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA. ^[3]
3. Merle Sellers was born on Feb 19, 1917 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 10, 2001 ^[4] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Hillcrest Nursing Home; Age at Death: 84).
4. Jewel Sellers was born on Apr 14, 1920 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 18, 2003 ^[5] in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (South Central Regional Medical Center; Age at Death: 83). She married James Estus Ishee on Dec 24, 1945 in Jones County, Mississippi, USA. ^[6]
5. Cortez L. Sellers was born on Dec 28, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 19, 2017 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 95). He married Pearlie Lavelle Davis on Feb 02, 1947.
6. Luenell Sellers was born on Mar 09, 1928 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 27, 2007 (Age at Death: 79). ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Martin Alexander Sellers (Aged 68)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19438201/martin-alexander-sellers : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Martin Alexander Sellers (8 Aug 1891–19 Sep 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19438201, citing Blakely Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Covington County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Judieth Magee (contributor 46900303) .
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 James Wilouby Sellers. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=38284707&indiv=try. Name: James Wilouby Sellers [James W Sellers] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 18 Aug 1916 Birth Place: Smith CO, Mississippi Death Date: 15 Nov 1991 Father: Martin A Sellers Mother: Addie Keys Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jul 1940: Name listed as JAMES WILOUBY SELLERS; 02 Jun 1993: Name listed as JAMES W SELLERS
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Merle Sellers [Pearlia Merle Sellers] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Birth Date: 19 Feb 1918 Birth Place: Mize Smith, Mississippi Death Date: 10 Mar 2001 Father: Martin A Sellers Mother: Nancy A Keys Type of Claim: Original SSN. Relationship of Signature: Not signed (blank, typed or unwitnessed mark). Notes: 11 Dec 1973: Name listed as MERLE SELLERS
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Jewell Sellers. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=38248694&indiv=try. Name: Jewell Sellers [Jewell Sellers Ishee] [Jewel Ishee] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 14 Apr 1920 Birth Place: Mize Smith, Mississippi [Magee Simpso??, Mississippi] Death Date: 18 Aug 2003 Father: Martin A Sellers Mother: Nancy A Keyes Death Certificate Number: EVVE ONLINE FILE 016896 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1944: Name listed as JEWELL SELLERS; Feb 1946: Name listed as JEWELL SELLERS ISHEE; 18 Sep 2003: Name listed as JEWEL S ISHEE
6. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8G2F-6ZMM : 10 August 2020), M A Sellers in entry for James E Ishee, 24 Dec 1945; citing Marriage, Jones, Mississippi, United States, 00674, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Luenell Sellers [Luenell Sellers Hughes] [Luenell Hughes] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 9 Mar 1928 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi [Magee Simpso??, Mississippi] Death Date: 27 Jun 2007 Father: M A Sellers Mother: Nancy A Keys Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Dec 1944: Name listed as LUENELL SELLERS; Aug 1950: Name listed as LUENELL SELLERS HUGHES; 06 Jul 2007: Name listed as LUENELL S HUGHES

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-1YP : 12 December 2014), Martin Alexander Sellers, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983. Support of wife and 2 children

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-W77 : accessed 19 February 2017), M A Sellers, Magee, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-1, sheet 7B, line 78, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MC-TX8 : accessed 19 February 2017), Martin A Sellers, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5B, line 75, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8H-X38 : accessed 20 February 2017), Martin Sellers in household of Lawrence Sellers, Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 22B, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 738; FHL microfilm 1,374,751.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96N-BB6 : accessed 20 February 2017), Martin A Sellers in household of Hiram Sellers, Beat 5 Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 6A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,804.