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Jessie Lafayette Sellers 1845–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1845

Birth Location: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1920

Death Location: Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Isaac Sellers

Mother: Elizabeth Brecheen

Spouse(s): Rebecca Neighbors

Children(s): Thomas Sellers, William Sellers, John Sellers, James Sellers, Mary Sellers, Mattie Sellers, Nettie Walls

In 1845, Jessie Lafayette Sellers entered the world in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac P Sellers And Elizabeth P Brecheen. Jessie Lafayette Sellers married Rebecca Neighbors, and had children including James Lafayette Sellers, John P Jesse Sellers, Mary Elizabeth Sellers, Mattie Triona Sellers, Nettie Walls, Thomas Green Sellers, William Harvey Sellers. Jessie Lafayette Sellers passed away in 1920 in Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Jessie Lafayette Sellers entered the world in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac P Sellers And Elizabeth P Brecheen.
  • Jessie Lafayette Sellers married Rebecca Neighbors, and had children including James Lafayette Sellers, John P Jesse Sellers, Mary Elizabeth Sellers, Mattie Triona Sellers, Nettie Walls, Thomas Green Sellers, William Harvey Sellers.
  • Jessie Lafayette Sellers passed away in 1920 in Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sellers
1818–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Brecheen
1823–1870
Birth Location: Maury or Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Neighbors
1848–1896
Birth Location: Benton County, Tennessee, USA
RN

Children(s)

Thomas Sellers
1877–1974
Birth Location: Tennessee
TS
William Sellers
1868–1908
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WS
John Sellers
1871–1953
Birth Location: Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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James Sellers
1873–1957
Birth Location: Stewart or Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Sellers
1876–1949
Birth Location: Benton County, Tennessee
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Mattie Sellers
1880–1959
Birth Location: Gibson Co TN
MS
Nettie Walls
1888–1945
Birth Location: Ector, Texas
NW

Jessie Sellers's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Sellers
1845–1920
Birth Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Isaac P Sellers
1818–
South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (P.) Brecheen
1823–1870
Maury or Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Henrietta Norwood
1784–1866
Anson, North Carolina, United States
John Sellers
1782–1844
Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA
Jesse(e) (W.) Brecheen
1797–1869
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Susanna Bridges
1803–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
(se)Capt Norwood\Patriot
1750–1829
Mary Warren
1755–1831
Hardy Sr
1757–1835
Mary Cook
1760–1824
David Brecheen
1774–1847
Mary Sarratt
1773–1808
Sarah Caudle
1785–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(se)Capt Norwood\Patriot
1725–1795
Margaret Dawson
1725–1765
JOHN War
1725–1806
MARTHA DUBOSE
1730–1831
Elizabeth Goslin
1766–1855
Joseph Seratt
1732–1801
Mary "Annie"
1735–1798
Jesse Caudle
1750–1827
Susan\Susannah Crain
1750–1827

Jessie Sellers's Descendants

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Jessie (Lafayette) Sellers (23 January 1845–28 December 1920) m. Rebecca Neighbors (20 March 1848–10 Jul 1896)
  1. 1. Thomas (Green) Sellers 1877–1974 m. Lillie (Hester) Brumfield 1883–1945
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Sellers 1904–1969 m. A (J) Pruett 1900–1963
      1. 1. Dorothy (Viola Pruett) Stroud 1915–1989 m. Donald (Patrick) Yates 1917–1987
        1. 1. Donald (Patrick Yates) Jr 1948–2006
        2. 2. Patrick (Allen) Yates 1946–1946
      2. 2. Wilma Pruett 1929–2014 m. Floyd (J) Messenger 1921–1999
      3. 3. James (L) Pruett 1934–1987
      4. 4. Wanda (Louella) Pruett 1938–2008 m. Billy (Ward) Darnell 1929–2004 m. Elmo (Ernest) Winder 1927–1977 m. Hubert (Raymond) Eddins 1931–1992
      5. 5. Pauline Pruett 1923–
      6. 6. Floyd (Joe) Messenger 1921–1999
    2. 2. Loyce (Odell) Parkhill 1919–1999 m. A (J) Parkhill 1913–
      1. 1. Lottie (June) Parkhill 1937–2017
  2. 2. William (Harvey) Sellers 1868–1908 m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Finney 1872–1918
    1. 1. John (Lafayette) Sellers 1908–1984
  3. 3. John (P. (Jesse)) Sellers 1871–1953
    1. 1. Margaret (Rebecca) Sellers 1893–1974
  4. 4. James (Lafayette) Sellers 1873–1957
    1. 1. Theodore (Roosevelt) Sellers 1900–1952
      1. 1. Alice (Pearl) Sellers 1932–2020
        1. 1. Robert (Gene) Roberts 1949–2001
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Sellers 1876–1949
    1. 1. Cora (Perlina) Perkins 1908–1994 m. Jerry (Daniel) Thompson 1900–1980
      1. 1. William (Lloyd) Thompson 1936–2015
      2. 2. Mary (Jo) Thompson m. Micheal (Laverne (McLain)) McClain 1941–2015
      3. 3. Edward (Daniel) Thompson 1923–2015
      4. 4. Gracie (Cloi) Thompson 1926–2004
      5. 5. Rosey (Leonoria) Thompson 1937–2004
      6. 6. Stella (Perlina) Thompson 1928–2014
  6. 6. Mattie (Triona) Sellers 1880–1959
  7. 7. Nettie Walls 1888–1945

Jessie Sellers's Timeline

2 Records

1845
23 January 1845
Birth of Jessie Lafayette Sellers in Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
1920
28 December 1920
Age 75
Death of Jessie Lafayette Sellers in Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America
Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1845
    Event Place: Carroll County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1920
    Event Place: Ector, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America
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