Joseph Samuel Sellers

Brief Life History of Joseph Samuel

When Joseph Samuel Sellers was born on 24 November 1840, in Perote, Bullock, Alabama, United States, his father, Joseph Cornelius Sellers, was 25 and his mother, Cydia Eason "Ciddie" Thigpen, was 18. He married Lucinda Emmaline Carter on 17 September 1865, in Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 14 Dublin, Montgomery, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Election Precinct 16 Union Academy, Montgomery, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1907. He died on 5 September 1920, in Fleta, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ramer Cemetery, Ramer, Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Samuel Sellers
1840–1920
Lucinda Emmaline Carter
1847–1903
Marriage: 17 September 1865
Sarah Antoinette Sellers
1866–1943
Cornelius Martial Sellers
1868–1922
Joel Carter Sellers
1870–1926
Robert Gomillian Sellers
1871–1897
Valleta Elizabeth Sellers
1873–1957
Joseph Walton Sellers
1875–1942
Sarah Sellers Abernathy
1877–1943
Cydia Lucinda Emerline Sellers
1877–1962
Willie Roberta Sellers
1879–1960
Worth Lewis Sellers
1881–1884
Shannon Herbert Sellers
1883–1958
John Allen Sellers
1885–1967
Thomas Peter "T.P." Sellers
1887–1955
Dr. Thomas Benton Sellers MD
1889–1977

Sources (27)

  • Joseph Sellers in household of Cornelius Sellers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph S. Sellars, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Joe Sellers, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

1844

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Seller , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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