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Viola Sellers 1889–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1889

Birth Location: MS, Senatobia

Death Date: 12 Dec 1957

Death Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Walter Sellers

Mother: Katie Pouyne

Spouse(s): Will Turner

Children(s): Cleveland Turner, William Turner, B Turner, Lilly Wiley, Charles Turner, Lillie Turner, Eleanor Turner, Peter Turner, Caiaphas Turner, Viola Turner

Viola Sellers was born in 1889 in MS, Senatobia, the child of Walter Sellers And Katie Pouyne. In 1900, Viola Sellers resided in Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, USA. Viola Sellers married Will Turner, and had children including B H Turner, Caiaphas Buck Turner, Charles Turner, Cleveland Turner, Eleanor Turner, Lillie Mae Turner, Lilly Mae Wiley, Peter Foster Turner, Viola Turner, William Turner. Viola Sellers passed away in 1957 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Viola Sellers was born in 1889 in MS, Senatobia, the child of Walter Sellers And Katie Pouyne.
  • In 1900, Viola Sellers resided in Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, USA.
  • Viola Sellers married Will Turner, and had children including B H Turner, Caiaphas Buck Turner, Charles Turner, Cleveland Turner, Eleanor Turner, Lillie Mae Turner, Lilly Mae Wiley, Peter Foster Turner, Viola Turner, William Turner.
  • Viola Sellers passed away in 1957 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Sellers
1848–
Birth Location: Mississippi
WS
Katie Pouyne
1852–1907
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
KP

Spouses(s)

Will Turner
1879–1946
Birth Location: Talbot County, Georgia, USA
WT

Children(s)

Cleveland Turner
1928–1995
Birth Location: New Madrid N, Missouri
CT
William Turner
1912–1987
Birth Location: Senatoba, Mississippi
WT
B Turner
1923–2003
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
BT
Lilly Wiley
–2004
Birth Location: Senatoba, Mississippi
LW
Charles Turner
1910–2008
Birth Location: Senatoba, Mississippi
CT
Lillie Turner
1922–2000
Birth Location: Sikeston, Missouri
LT
Eleanor Turner
1915–2008
Birth Location: Senatoba, Mississippi
ET
Peter Turner
1921–2002
Birth Location: Senatoba, Mississippi
PT
Caiaphas Turner
1908–1985
Birth Location: Crenshaw, Miss
CT
Viola Turner
1927–1968
Birth Location: Missouri
VT

Viola Sellers's Ancestors

Self
Viola Sellers
1889–1957
Birth Place: MS, Senatobia
Parents
Walter Sellers
1848–
Mississippi
Katie Pouyne
1852–1907
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Gracey Ware) Poag
1826–1907
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lucy Johnson
1835–
Great-Grandparents
William Poag
1796–1852
Mary Barnett
1801–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Poag
1769–1825
Hannah McBride
1774–1836

Viola Sellers's Descendants

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Viola Sellers (Jan 1889–12 Dec 1957) m. Will Turner (10 Dec 1879–3 Apr 1946)
  1. 1. Cleveland Turner 1928–1995 m. Olena (Katie Lee) Spells 1922–1974
    1. 1. Cleveland (Bennett Turner) Jr. 1947–2002
  2. 2. William Turner 1912–1987
  3. 3. B (H) Turner 1923–2003
  4. 4. Lilly (Mae) Wiley –2004
  5. 5. Charles Turner 1910–2008
  6. 6. Lillie (Mae) Turner 1922–2000
  7. 7. Eleanor Turner 1915–2008 m. James Sturghill 1926–2000
    1. 1. Robbie (Jean) Turner 1940–1986
    2. 2. Norris (C) Turner 1943–1966
  8. 8. Peter (Foster) Turner 1921–2002
  9. 9. Caiaphas (Buck) Turner 1908–1985
  10. 10. Viola Turner 1927–1968

Viola Sellers's Timeline

7 Records

1887
1887
Birth of Viola Sellers in MS, Senatobia
MS, Senatobia
1889
Jan 1889
Birth of Viola Sellers in MS, Senatobia
MS, Senatobia
1900
1900
Age 11
Viola Sellers resided here in Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Viola Sellers resided here in Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Viola Sellers resided here in Rural, Stoddard, Missouri
Rural, Stoddard, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 51
Viola Sellers resided here in Morley, Scott, Missouri, USA
Morley, Scott, Missouri, USA
1957
12 Dec 1957
Age 68
Death of Viola Sellers in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: MS, Senatobia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morley, Scott, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02157; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-16
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_754; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374767

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1889
    Event Place: MS, Senatobia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0090

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Tate, Mississippi; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0090

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_754; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374767

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Stoddard, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morley, Scott, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02157; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Morley, Scott, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Morley, Scott, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02157; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 101-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1957
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
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