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Irvin Sellers Sr.

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Irvin Sellers Sr. Veteran

Birth
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Death
9 Apr 1899 (aged 71)
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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As with any genealogical data please do your own research and do not rely solely on other researchers.

In March 1861 at Williamsburg, MS; Irvin Sellers enlisted in the CSA as a private in Company G 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry. He then changed to CSA Company F, 20th Mississippi Regiment. He was wounded 1 July 1863, shot through the shoulder during the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. He was discharged in North Carolina when the Civil War ended.

For more information on Irvin's military service

Many family trees states his full name may have been Irvin Adhemar Sellers BUT I can not confirm through census, military records.

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Irvin (Irvine) Sellers was born on Oct 11, 1827 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of John J. Sellers and Sarah Joriah McLemore. He had thirteen siblings, namely: James W., Elizabeth Ann, Nancy, Richard, John Andrew Sr, Sarah Ann, Noel Garvil, Hardy, Mary E., Christopher Columbus, Francis Marion Sr, Susan Acquilla, and Rosannah.

He died on Apr 09, 1899 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 71).

When he was 21, he married Sarah Ann Davis, daughter of Loughton Davis and Mary McKenzie, about 1849 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA.

Irvin Sellers was buried in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Salem Baptist Church Cemetery).

He lived in Perry County, Mississippi, USA in 1850. He lived in Covington County, Mississippi, USA in 1860. He lived in Fractional Township 1 Range 6, Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1870. He lived in Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1880.

Irvin Sellers and Sarah Ann Davis had the following children:

1. Mary J. Sellers was born in 1850 in Mississippi, USA. She died after 1900. She married John J Little about 1867 (based upon 1900 census).
2. Elizabeth "Liser" Sellers was born on Sep 11, 1851 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 18, 1934 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 83). She married Green Berry Mangum about 1874 (based upon 1910 census).
3. Loten Sellers was born in 1853 in Mississippi, USA. He died between 1871–1872 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 18-19).
4. Juriah Barbara Sellers was born on Feb 07, 1856 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 21, 1927 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 71). She married John Wiley Ates about 1873 (based upon 1900 census).
5. John Sellers was born on Feb 06, 1858 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 02, 1937 in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Rawls Springs; Age at Death: 79). He married Cynthia Jane Strahan about 1884 (based upon 1900 census).
6. Irvin A. Sellers Jr was born on Jun 29, 1860 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 24, 1908 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 48). Never married.
7. Hiram Lawrence Sellers was born on Sep 18, 1862 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 22, 1950 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 87). He married Mary Margrette Sullivan about 1886 (based upon 1910 census).
8. James A. Sellers was born on May 20, 1865 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 03, 1923 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (MS DC: 23-18321); South Mississippi State Hospital; Age at Death: 58). He married Martha A. Culpepper about 1893 (based upon 1900 census). Note: Many family trees have him dying in 1948. But he was not listed in the obituaries of two brothers. John Sellers obituary (who died on Nov 02, 1937) states he was only survived by two brothers (Hiram & Reuben). Then Reuben Sellers obituary (who died in 1948) states says he was survived by Hiram.
9. William Martin Sellers was born on Aug 04, 1868 in Scott County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 16, 1897 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 28). He married Faitha Rosella Evans on Dec 23, 1894 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA.
10. Reuben Sellers was born in 1870 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1948 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 78). He married Sarah R Sellers about 1905 (based upon 1910 census).
11. Francis Marion "Fancy" Sellers was born in Sep 1874 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1912 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 37). He married Mary B Strahan about 1900 (based upon 1900 census).
As with any genealogical data please do your own research and do not rely solely on other researchers.

In March 1861 at Williamsburg, MS; Irvin Sellers enlisted in the CSA as a private in Company G 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry. He then changed to CSA Company F, 20th Mississippi Regiment. He was wounded 1 July 1863, shot through the shoulder during the siege of Vicksburg, Miss. He was discharged in North Carolina when the Civil War ended.

For more information on Irvin's military service

Many family trees states his full name may have been Irvin Adhemar Sellers BUT I can not confirm through census, military records.

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Irvin (Irvine) Sellers was born on Oct 11, 1827 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of John J. Sellers and Sarah Joriah McLemore. He had thirteen siblings, namely: James W., Elizabeth Ann, Nancy, Richard, John Andrew Sr, Sarah Ann, Noel Garvil, Hardy, Mary E., Christopher Columbus, Francis Marion Sr, Susan Acquilla, and Rosannah.

He died on Apr 09, 1899 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 71).

When he was 21, he married Sarah Ann Davis, daughter of Loughton Davis and Mary McKenzie, about 1849 in Perry County, Mississippi, USA.

Irvin Sellers was buried in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Salem Baptist Church Cemetery).

He lived in Perry County, Mississippi, USA in 1850. He lived in Covington County, Mississippi, USA in 1860. He lived in Fractional Township 1 Range 6, Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1870. He lived in Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1880.

Irvin Sellers and Sarah Ann Davis had the following children:

1. Mary J. Sellers was born in 1850 in Mississippi, USA. She died after 1900. She married John J Little about 1867 (based upon 1900 census).
2. Elizabeth "Liser" Sellers was born on Sep 11, 1851 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 18, 1934 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 83). She married Green Berry Mangum about 1874 (based upon 1910 census).
3. Loten Sellers was born in 1853 in Mississippi, USA. He died between 1871–1872 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 18-19).
4. Juriah Barbara Sellers was born on Feb 07, 1856 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 21, 1927 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 71). She married John Wiley Ates about 1873 (based upon 1900 census).
5. John Sellers was born on Feb 06, 1858 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 02, 1937 in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Rawls Springs; Age at Death: 79). He married Cynthia Jane Strahan about 1884 (based upon 1900 census).
6. Irvin A. Sellers Jr was born on Jun 29, 1860 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 24, 1908 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 48). Never married.
7. Hiram Lawrence Sellers was born on Sep 18, 1862 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 22, 1950 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 87). He married Mary Margrette Sullivan about 1886 (based upon 1910 census).
8. James A. Sellers was born on May 20, 1865 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 03, 1923 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (MS DC: 23-18321); South Mississippi State Hospital; Age at Death: 58). He married Martha A. Culpepper about 1893 (based upon 1900 census). Note: Many family trees have him dying in 1948. But he was not listed in the obituaries of two brothers. John Sellers obituary (who died on Nov 02, 1937) states he was only survived by two brothers (Hiram & Reuben). Then Reuben Sellers obituary (who died in 1948) states says he was survived by Hiram.
9. William Martin Sellers was born on Aug 04, 1868 in Scott County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 16, 1897 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 28). He married Faitha Rosella Evans on Dec 23, 1894 in Grant Parish, Louisiana, USA.
10. Reuben Sellers was born in 1870 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1948 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 78). He married Sarah R Sellers about 1905 (based upon 1910 census).
11. Francis Marion "Fancy" Sellers was born in Sep 1874 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1912 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 37). He married Mary B Strahan about 1900 (based upon 1900 census).

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65284232/irvin-sellers: accessed ), memorial page for Irvin Sellers Sr. (11 Oct 1827–9 Apr 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65284232, citing Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).