James Lafayette Sellers (1832 - 1911)

Born 26 Dec 1832 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Garner) Sellers — married 5 May 1852 in Maury County, Tennessee

Husband of Manerva Ann (Curry) Sellers — married 1 Aug 1856 in Maury County, Tennessee

Husband of Nancy Emma (Adams) Cooper — married 31 Jul 1880 in Bell County, Texas

Died 15 Sep 1911 at age 78 in Sparta, Bell, Texas, United States

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Biography

1850 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: Lafayette Sellers Gender: Male Age: 17 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: District 58, Moniteau, Missouri, USA Occupation: Laborer Industry: Industry Not Reported Line Number: 20 Dwelling Number: 87 Family Number: 87 Household Members Age

• Laird Sellers 79
• Elizabeth Sellers 45
• Lafayette Sellers 17
• Angeline Sellers 15
• Elizabeth Sellers 14
• Julian Wallace 11

Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Name: Eliza Garner

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 5 May 1852

Marriage Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: James L Sillars[Sellers]

Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Name: James Sellers

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1856

Marriage Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: Manerva A Curry

Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965

Name: J S Sellers

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1880

Marriage Place: Bell, Texas, United States

Spouse: Emma Adams

FHL Film Number: 966040

Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982

Name: James Sellers

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 79

Birth Date: abt 1832

Birth Place: America

Residence: Sparta

Death Date: 15 Sep 1911

Death Place: Bell, Texas, USA

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Name: James Lafayette Sellers

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1832

Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Sep 1911

Death Place: Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Cemetery: Resthaven Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Belton, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

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Spouse: Manerva Ann Sellers

Nancy Emma Cooper

Children:

Ollie Hennessee

James Thomas Sellers

Carrie Samantha Milam

Emma Zola Verkin

George Henry Sellers

Stella Mae Sparks

Lydia Pearl Doss

Willis Franklin Sellers

Margaret Ella Sutton

Lillie A. Milam

Mary Frances Arther

Hattie Bell Neyhard

Joseph Lafayette Sellers

James Lafayette Sellers was first married to Eliza Garner. together, they had one child, Martha.

On August 1, 1856, James married Manerva Ann Curry. Together, they had eleven children, James Thomas, M. Laura, John Luther, George Henry, Margaret Ella, Willis Franklin, Mary Frances, Susan A, Elizabeth Alice Bell, Ada Tennessee, and Robert D.

James served in the Confederate army and was taken as a prisoner during the war. He was critically injured but survived the injuries. After his release he walked from Pennsylvania back to Georgia. To greet his second wife Manerva and his children.

On July 2, 1880, James married Nancy Emma Adams, who bore 10 children by JL Sellers. Emma Zola was the youngest of his twenty-one children.

Information provided by Paul Sellers Verkin and Eileen Starling.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 58, Moniteau, Missouri; Roll: 407; Page: 7b

• Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
• Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
• Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12311487/james-lafayette-sellers