James Lafayette Sellers was first married to Eliza Garner. together, they had one child, Martha.
On August 1, 1856, James married Manerva Ann Curry. Together, they had eleven children, James Thomas, M. Laura, John Luther, George Henry, Margaret Ella, Willis Franklin, Mary Frances, Susan A, Elizabeth Alice Bell, Ada Tennessee, and Robert D.
James served in the Confederate army and was taken as a prisoner during the war. He was critically injured but survived the injuries. After his release he walked from Pennsylvania back to Georgia. To greet his second wife Manerva and his children.
On July 2, 1880, James married Nancy Emma Adams, who bore 10 children by JL Sellers. Emma Zola was the youngest of his twenty-one children.
Information provided by Paul Sellers Verkin and Eileen Starling.
James Lafayette Sellers was first married to Eliza Garner. together, they had one child, Martha.
On August 1, 1856, James married Manerva Ann Curry. Together, they had eleven children, James Thomas, M. Laura, John Luther, George Henry, Margaret Ella, Willis Franklin, Mary Frances, Susan A, Elizabeth Alice Bell, Ada Tennessee, and Robert D.
James served in the Confederate army and was taken as a prisoner during the war. He was critically injured but survived the injuries. After his release he walked from Pennsylvania back to Georgia. To greet his second wife Manerva and his children.
On July 2, 1880, James married Nancy Emma Adams, who bore 10 children by JL Sellers. Emma Zola was the youngest of his twenty-one children.
Information provided by Paul Sellers Verkin and Eileen Starling.
Gravesite Details
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Family Members
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James Thomas Sellers
1857–1929
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George Henry Sellers
1862–1946
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Margaret Ella Sellers Sutton
1865–1904
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Mary Frances Sellers Arther
1868–1909
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Willis Franklin "Bill" Sellers
1869–1950
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Joseph Lafayette "Joe" Sellers
1881–1949
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Lillie A. Sellers Milam
1882–1909
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Lydia Pearl "Liddie" Sellers Doss
1884–1954
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Ollie Sellers Hennessee
1886–1975
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Stella Mae Sellers Sparks
1887–1972
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Hattie Bell Sellers Neyhard
1889–1957
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Carrie Samantha Sellers Milam
1891–1962
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Emma Zola Sellers Verkin
1898–1988
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