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William Preston Sellers 1843–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1843

Birth Location: Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1864

Death Location: Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Luther Sellers

Mother: Margaret Crauswell

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William Preston Sellers was born in 1843 in Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Luther Rice Sellers And Margaret Crauswell. William Preston Sellers passed away in 1864 in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Preston Sellers was born in 1843 in Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Luther Rice Sellers And Margaret Crauswell.
  • William Preston Sellers passed away in 1864 in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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William Sellers's Ancestors

Self
William Sellers
1843–1864
Birth Place: Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Luther Rice Sellers
1813–1898
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Margaret Crauswell
1824–1889
Linwood, Pike County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Calvin) Sellers
1788–1857
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah Sellers
1786–1867
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America
Elijah Croswell
1795–1861
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Nancy) Smith
1800–1848
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elisha Sellers
1740–1801
John Croswell
1752–1817
Rebecca
1775–1825
James Smith
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MINGALE CROSWELL
1730–1760

William Sellers's Timeline

2 Records

1843
27 December 1843
Birth of William Preston Sellers in Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America
Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America
1864
12 March 1864
Age 21
Death of William Preston Sellers in New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1843
    Event Place: Perote, Bullock County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1864
    Event Place: New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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