Elijah Washington Sellers Sr.

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Elijah Washington Sellers Sr.

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4 Oct 1929 (aged 77)
Burial
Poole, Webster County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Elijah Washington Sellers
Born: January 06, 1852 (Tuesday) in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky
Died: October 04, 1929 (Friday) in Webster Co., Kentucky
Relationship with Father: Henry Madison Sellers - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Mary J. Bentley - Natural
Burial: October 1929 Shady Grove Cemetery, Pool, Webster Co., Kentucky
Lived: 77 years 8 months 28 days

1st wife: Mary Elizabeth Faughtner Married 1879
Born: April 27, 1862 Died: August 20, 1883
Lived: 21 years 3 months and 21 days

Children of Elijah and Mary:

1) Linda, (prefers Lini) Sellers, (spouse Thomas Carter)
Born: December 18, 1879
Died: July 21, 1971 (South Bend, Indiana)

2) Ammon Jackson Sellers
Born: June 20, 1882
Died: April 22, 1894 (Webster County, Kentucky)

2nd wife: Sara Francis McGraw Married 1881 (confusion exists about the mother of Ammon Jackson Sellers, due to overlapping marriage dates. Hope to resolve!)
Born: September 30, 1863
Died: January 01, 1890 (Webster County, Kentucky)
Lived: 26 years 3 months 4 days

Children of Elijah and Sara:

3) Mate Earl Sellers
Born: November 10, 1885
Died: August 28, 1891 (Webster County Kentucky)

4) Queen Mary Sellers, (spouse Thurman Roscoe Kyle)
Born: May 11, 1888
Died: January 13, 1919 (Webster County, Kentucky)

3rd wife: Dora Ellen McGraw, (sister of Sara F. McGraw) Married 1889 (confusion exists about overlapping marriage dates)
Born: October 27, 1867
Died: April 03, 1951
Lived: 83 years 5 months 7 days

Children of Elijah and Dora:

5) Mae Bee Sellers, (spouse Charles Smith)
Born: November 18, 1891
Died: April 21, 1988 (South Bend, Indiana)

6) Elijah Washington Sellers II (nicknamed "Pete"), (spouse Gertrude Euretta Mumaw)
Born: December 28, 1898
Died: September 30, 1942 (South Bend, Indiana)

7) Minnie Ellen Sellers, (spouse Ellis Gibson)
Born: November 06, 1900
Died: January, 1985 (Mishawaka, Indiana)

8) Lucy Francis Sellers, (spouse William T. Walker)
Born: June 28, 1901
Died: January 29, 1985 (Webster County Kentucky)

9) Tony Virgil Sellers
Born: May 24, 1904
Died: June 15, 1906 (Webster County Kentucky

10) Everett Robert Sellers
Born: November 10, 1906
Died: January, 1976 (Webster County Kentucky)
Elijah Washington Sellers
Born: January 06, 1852 (Tuesday) in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky
Died: October 04, 1929 (Friday) in Webster Co., Kentucky
Relationship with Father: Henry Madison Sellers - Natural
Relationship with Mother: Mary J. Bentley - Natural
Burial: October 1929 Shady Grove Cemetery, Pool, Webster Co., Kentucky
Lived: 77 years 8 months 28 days

1st wife: Mary Elizabeth Faughtner Married 1879
Born: April 27, 1862 Died: August 20, 1883
Lived: 21 years 3 months and 21 days

Children of Elijah and Mary:

1) Linda, (prefers Lini) Sellers, (spouse Thomas Carter)
Born: December 18, 1879
Died: July 21, 1971 (South Bend, Indiana)

2) Ammon Jackson Sellers
Born: June 20, 1882
Died: April 22, 1894 (Webster County, Kentucky)

2nd wife: Sara Francis McGraw Married 1881 (confusion exists about the mother of Ammon Jackson Sellers, due to overlapping marriage dates. Hope to resolve!)
Born: September 30, 1863
Died: January 01, 1890 (Webster County, Kentucky)
Lived: 26 years 3 months 4 days

Children of Elijah and Sara:

3) Mate Earl Sellers
Born: November 10, 1885
Died: August 28, 1891 (Webster County Kentucky)

4) Queen Mary Sellers, (spouse Thurman Roscoe Kyle)
Born: May 11, 1888
Died: January 13, 1919 (Webster County, Kentucky)

3rd wife: Dora Ellen McGraw, (sister of Sara F. McGraw) Married 1889 (confusion exists about overlapping marriage dates)
Born: October 27, 1867
Died: April 03, 1951
Lived: 83 years 5 months 7 days

Children of Elijah and Dora:

5) Mae Bee Sellers, (spouse Charles Smith)
Born: November 18, 1891
Died: April 21, 1988 (South Bend, Indiana)

6) Elijah Washington Sellers II (nicknamed "Pete"), (spouse Gertrude Euretta Mumaw)
Born: December 28, 1898
Died: September 30, 1942 (South Bend, Indiana)

7) Minnie Ellen Sellers, (spouse Ellis Gibson)
Born: November 06, 1900
Died: January, 1985 (Mishawaka, Indiana)

8) Lucy Francis Sellers, (spouse William T. Walker)
Born: June 28, 1901
Died: January 29, 1985 (Webster County Kentucky)

9) Tony Virgil Sellers
Born: May 24, 1904
Died: June 15, 1906 (Webster County Kentucky

10) Everett Robert Sellers
Born: November 10, 1906
Died: January, 1976 (Webster County Kentucky)