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Francis Marion Sellers 1849–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1849

Birth Location: Covington County,MS

Death Date: Oct 1908

Death Location: Sharon Cemetery,Magee,Simpson Co.,Ms.

Father: John Sellers

Mother: Sarah McLemore

Spouse(s): Lacy Cockrell

Children(s): Columbus Sellers, John Sellers, Eugenia Sellers, James Sellers, William Sellers, Francis Sellers, George Sellers, Dock Sellers, Ervin Sellers

The story of Francis Marion Sellers began in 1849 in Covington County,MS. Francis Marion Sellers married Lacy Jane Cockrell, and had children including Columbus Alexander Sellers, Dock Sellers, Ervin Ansel Sellers, Eugenia Sellers, Francis Marion Jr Francy Sellers, George Washington Sellers, James Franklin Sellers, John Hardy Sellers, William Henry Sellers. Francis Marion Sellers passed away in 1908 in Sharon Cemetery,Magee,Simpson Co.,Ms..

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Marion Sellers began in 1849 in Covington County,MS.
  • Francis Marion Sellers married Lacy Jane Cockrell, and had children including Columbus Alexander Sellers, Dock Sellers, Ervin Ansel Sellers, Eugenia Sellers, Francis Marion Jr Francy Sellers, George Washington Sellers, James Franklin Sellers, John Hardy Sellers, William Henry Sellers.
  • Francis Marion Sellers passed away in 1908 in Sharon Cemetery,Magee,Simpson Co.,Ms..

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sellers
1800–1880
Birth Location: Orangeburg Dist,South Carolina
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Sarah McLemore
1806–1859
Birth Location: Darlington Dist,South Carolina
SM

Spouses(s)

Lacy Cockrell
1848–1917
Birth Location: Alabama
LC

Children(s)

Columbus Sellers
1885–1960
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
CS
John Sellers
1869–1918
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
JS
Eugenia Sellers
1872–
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
ES
James Sellers
1874–1929
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
JS
William Sellers
1875–1912
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
WS
Francis Sellers
1878–1937
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
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George Sellers
1880–1962
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
GS
Dock Sellers
1882–1925
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
DS
Ervin Sellers
1895–1937
Birth Location: Smith Co. Ms.
ES

Francis Sellers's Ancestors

Self
Francis Sellers
1849–1908
Birth Place: Covington County,MS
Parents
John Sellers
1800–1880
Orangeburg Dist,South Carolina
Sarah (Joriah) McLemore
1806–1859
Darlington Dist,South Carolina
Grandparents
Andrew (M) Sellers
1774–1813
Orangeburg District SC
Richard McLemore
1773–1830
Craven County,South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Captain Sellers
1718–1800
Adriana Barber
1728–
Richard McLemore
1752–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Macklemore
1729–1771

Francis Sellers's Descendants

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Francis (Marion) Sellers (Jul 1849–Oct 1908) m. Lacy (Jane) Cockrell (May 1848–16 Sep 1917)
  1. 1. Columbus (Alexander) Sellers 1885–1960 m. Minnie (Isabell) Mangum 1886–1927 m. Mary (Deloris) Malone 1911–1985
    1. 1. Gaddis (Anslum) Sellers 1911–1980 m. Mary (Lee) Roberts 1912–1978
      1. 1. Minnie (Alzera) Sellers 1932–1991
      2. 2. Sarah (Josephine) Sellers 1936–1995
    2. 2. Eugene Sellers 1907–1908
    3. 3. Virgie (Mae) Sellers 1908–1994 m. Otis Robinson –1987
      1. 1. Virgil (Albert) Robinson 1929–1995
    4. 4. Francis (Marshall) Sellers 1913–1969
    5. 5. Margie (Lee) Sellers 1913–1990 m. Bennie (Lee) May 1903–1973
    6. 6. Louis (Felton) Sellers 1916–1984 m. Josie (Wilma) Spivey 1922–1996
    7. 7. Shelton (Bilbo) Sellers 1916–1976 m. Hester Thompson 1921–1978
      1. 1. Ruby (Ruth) Sellers 1949–1950
    8. 8. Melvin (Lee) Sellers 1920–1920
    9. 9. Marvin (Ray) Sellers 1920–1995 m. Mildred Helms 1924–1995
    10. 10. Bertie (Beatrice) Sellers 1922– m. Lee (Roy) Armstrong 1924–1955
    11. 11. Mattie (Dee) Sellers 1925–1989 m. Neal (Fredrick) Copenhaver 1919–1994
  2. 2. John (Hardy) Sellers 1869–1918 m. Margaret ((Maggie) Victoria) Ware 1878–1917
    1. 1. Joseph (Ernest) Sellers 1895–1969
    2. 2. Bertha (Louella) Sellers 1895–1919
      1. 1. Verla (Mae) Davis 1919–
    3. 3. Eula (Jane) Sellers 1899–1918
      1. 1. Andrew Garvan 1918–2001
    4. 4. Minnie (Myrtle) Sellers 1902– m. Marshall (Eugene) Bancroft 1900–1965
      1. 1. Warren (Hardy) Bancroft 1922–
    5. 5. Lester (Lamar) Sellers 1904–1969 m. Myrtle (Hales) Sellers 1905–1970
    6. 6. Ruth (Josephine) Sellers 1905–1973 m. Audie (Jefferson) White 1891–1995
    7. 7. David (Ulyssus) Sellers 1908–1909
    8. 8. Lula (Mae) Sellers 1909–1937
    9. 9. Junious (Franklin) Sellers 1911–1993 m. Eliza (Maybelle) Sullivan 1913–1988
    10. 10. William (Oliver) Sellers 1913–1986 m. Estelle Lewis 1920–1992
    11. 11. Carl (Elmon) Sellers 1915– m. Erline Toney 1917–1991
      1. 1. Martha (Frances Sellers) Brown 1935–1995
  3. 3. Eugenia Sellers 1872– m. Willie Kennedy 1890–1970
  4. 4. James (Franklin) Sellers 1874–1929 m. Vilona (Anna) Lack 1884–1962
    1. 1. Curtis (Franklin) Sellers 1908–1974
    2. 2. Shelby (Oree) Sellers 1912–1986 m. Kathleen Clark 1925–1995
  5. 5. William (Henry) Sellers 1875–1912 m. Elizabeth ((Bettie)) Rush 1879–1914
    1. 1. Nettie (V.) Sellers 1901–1989 m. Orange (C.) Meadows 1906–1966
      1. 1. Willard (O.) Meadows 1918–
      2. 2. J. (P.) Meadows 1921–1989
    2. 2. Mattie (B.) Sellers 1904– m. Aubrey (Plummer) Everett 1903–1970
      1. 1. Orland Everett 1926–1980
    3. 3. Emile (C.) Sellers 1905–
    4. 4. Annie (Jane) Sellers 1908–1993 m. Albert (Holyfield) McWilliams 1910–1977
    5. 5. Henry (Claudie) Sellers 1906–1979 m. Ruth Mangum 1907–
    6. 6. Nevil (James) Sellers 1908–1974 m. Ola (Mae) Martin 1906–1982 m. Margie (Marie Morris) Sellers 1926–
  6. 6. Francis (Marion Jr. (Francy)) Sellers 1878–1937
  7. 7. George (Washington) Sellers 1880–1962 m. Liza (Lane) White 1866–1957
    1. 1. Joseph (F.) Sellers 1905–1907
  8. 8. Dock Sellers 1882–1925
    1. 1. Vernice (Monroe) Sellers 1911–1968
    2. 2. Vivian (Jane Sellers) White 1913– m. Lloyd (Henry) White 1907–
      1. 1. Yvonne (White) Gardner 1935–1994
    3. 3. Ocie Sellers 1916–1996 m. John (Henry (Buster)) Brown 1917–
    4. 4. Wilma (Rea Sellers) Lack 1919– m. D. (M.) Lack 1915–
    5. 5. Ruby (Gay Sellers) Welch 1922– m. A. (G.) Welch 1923–
  9. 9. Ervin (Ansel) Sellers 1895–1937 m. Annie (Jane) Robinson 1914–
    1. 1. Lois (Missouri) Sellers 1917– m. Garvin (J.) Johnson 1911–1995
    2. 2. Ervin (Orea) Sellers 1919–1922
    3. 3. Lavaughn Sellers 1915–1996 m. Thomas (Clarence) Johnson 1909–1978
    4. 4. Quida Sellers –1988 m. Bill (W.) Harrison –1987
    5. 5. Montez Sellers 1920–1965 m. Willie (B.) Nance –1988
    6. 6. Bertez Sellers 1920–1965 m. Anthony (B. Jr.) Nuskiewicz 1921–
    7. 7. Ernest (Francis) Sellers 1927–1992
    8. 8. James (Clinton) Sellers 1927–1967
    9. 9. Maxie (Gerl Sellers) Sr 1935–1975

Francis Sellers's Timeline

2 Records

1849
Jul 1849
Birth of Francis Marion Sellers in Covington County,MS
Covington County,MS
1908
Oct 1908
Age 59
Death of Francis Marion Sellers in Smith County,Mississippi
Smith County,Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1849
    Event Place: Covington County,MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1908
    Event Place: Smith County,Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharon Cemetery,Magee,Simpson Co.,Ms.
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