Barbara Jane (Sellers) Harrison (1933 - 1988)

Born 10 May 1933 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Jun 1988 at age 55 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Barbara Jane "Ouida" Sellers was born on May 10, 1933 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA as the tenth child of Ervin Ansel Sellers and Annie Jane Robinson. ^[1]

She had ten siblings, namely: Lavaughn, Lois Missouri, Ervin Ore, Montez, James Clinton, Birtrez, Ernest Francis, Olean Katherine, Billie Jean, and Maxie Gerl Sr.

She died on Jun 02, 1988 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 55). ^{[2] [3]}

When she was 18, she married Billy Walker Harrison about 1952 (based upon SS Index Record).

Barbara Jane "Ouida" Sellers lived in Bolivar, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. Race: (White) ^[4]

She was buried in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Lakewood Memorial Park). ^[5]

Billy Walker Harrison and Barbara Jane "Ouida" Sellers had two children.

Research Notes

Family notes have her nickname as "Quida" but her obituary has "Ouida". Found two other obituaries (her mother & another sibling) with her name as Ouida. Changed profile nickname to Ouida. Bishop-4082 02:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Barbara Jane Sellers. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=40006888&indiv=try. Name: Barbara Jane Sellers [Barbara Jane Harrison] [Barbara Harrison] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 10 May 1933 Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana [Oak Grove, Louisiana] Death Date: 2 Jun 1988 Father: Anslon Sellers Mother: Annie J Robinson Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1952: Name listed as BARBARA JANE SELLERS; Dec 1952: Name listed as BARBARA JANE HARRISON; 09 Jun 1988: Name listed as BARBARA J HARRISON
2. ↑ Obituary for Barbara Jane Harrison
3. ↑ Obituary for Barbara Jane Harrison pt 2
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYL1-V34 : Sun Jul 23 11:41:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Jane Sellers and Montez Sellers, 1940.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65179554/barbara-jane-harrison: accessed 26 August 2023), memorial page for Barbara Jane “Quida” Sellers Harrison (10 May 1933–2 Jun 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65179554, citing Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).