John C Sellers

1848 - Aft 1880  (> 33 years)

• Name	John C Sellers
  Birth	1847/1848	Marion Dist, SC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0831898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400005E02
  _UID	F84C653B3052D511BD1044455354000049BB
  Death	Aft 1880	Marion Co, SC
  Person ID	I44572	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	William W Sellers,   b. 27 Mar 1818, Marion Dist, SC d. 28 Mar 1902, Marion Co, SC (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Bethea,   b. 1820/1821, Marion Dist, SC d. 2 Feb 1893, Marion Co, SC (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1847	Marion Dist, SC
  Family ID	F9197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ellen Mace,   b. 1 May 1851, Marion Dist, SC d. 26 Apr 1888, Marion Co, SC (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1869	Marion Co, SC
  Notes	!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157 ... Cross Roads Henry Berry's third and youngest daughter, Virzilla by name, married the late John Mace; the fruits of the marriage were two daughters, Lucinda M. and Maggie Ellen their mother died when they were quite young, aged eight and six years respectively ; they were raised without any mother by their father; he never remarried; the girls grew up to womanhood, and the younger, Maggie Ellen, married John C. Sellers, 23d December, 1869; four years afterwards, Lucinda M. married William G. Edwards ; both Lucinda M. and Maggie E. are dead; the latter died 26th April, 1888, the former died in 1896. Maggie left six children surviving her, viz : Lucy, Benjamin B., Annie, Wallace D., Leila and Maggie Ellen (called Pearl), the latter only three days old at her mother's death; she was taken by her aunt, Rachel Norton, who has kept her till the present time ; she is now thirteen years old. Lucinda M., wife of William G. Edwards, left at her death five children, three daughters and two sons ; the daughters are : Mary, now the wife of J. Dudley Haselden; she has two children, both sons; also, Maggie and Carrie Edwards. The two sons are Henry A. Edwards and Samuel Edwards. Henry, the elder son, after taking a two years course in Wofford College, went to Vanderbilt University, Tenn., arid took a three or four years course in the medical department of that well equipped institution, and is now a young "M. D." . ;
  Children	1. Lucy B Sellers,   b. 1870/1871, Marion Co, SC   2. Benjamin B Sellers,   b. 1873/1874, Marion Co, SC   3. Annie R Sellers,   b. 1878/1879, Marion Co, SC   4. LIVING   5. LIVING   6. Maggie Ellen Sellers,   b. Apr 1888, Marion Co, SC
  Family ID	F16433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1157/1162 William W. Sellers 32 Farmer $2000 Marion Martha 29 John 2; !CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Marion # 134 John C. SELLERS, 22 Attorney at law, Margaret E., 19; !NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 2033 Henry Berry, Marion Co., SC 1876 Will 25 Feb 1876 Sons Gewood, Elihu and James Berry dau Mary Fore wife of Stephen Fore Gr-da Leucinda Edwards wife of Willie Edwards and Margaret E. Sellers wife of John C. Sellers, children of my dau Virzilla Mace decd, wife of John Mace. ... much more ; !CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 111 John C. SELLERS, 32 Maggie, 29 Lucy, 9 Benjamin B., 6 Annie R., 1; !REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157 ... Cross Roads Henry Berry's third and youngest daughter, Virzilla by name, married the late John Mace; the fruits of the marriage were two daughters, Lucinda M. and Maggie Ellen their mother died when they were quite young, aged eight and six years respectively ; they were raised without any mother by their father; he never remarried; the girls grew up to womanhood, and the younger, Maggie Ellen, married John C. Sellers, 23d December, 1869; four years afterwards, Lucinda M. married William G. Edwards ; both Lucinda M. and Maggie E. are dead; the latter died 26th April, 1888, the former died in 1896. Maggie left six children surviving her, viz : Lucy, Benjamin B., Annie, Wallace D., Leila and Maggie Ellen (called Pearl), the latter only three days old at her mother's death; she was taken by her aunt, Rachel Norton, who has kept her till the present time ; she is now thirteen years old. Lucinda M., wife of William G. Edwards, left at her death five children, three daughters and two sons ; the daughters are : Mary, now the wife of J. Dudley Haselden; she has two children, both sons; also, Maggie and Carrie Edwards. The two sons are Henry A. Edwards and Samuel Edwards. Henry, the elder son, after taking a two years course in Wofford College, went to Vanderbilt University, Tenn., arid took a three or four years course in the medical department of that well equipped institution, and is now a young "M. D." . ; !REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206 ... D. Maxcy Watson, the youngest son of the late William Watson, married Miss Lucy B. Sellers, daughter of John C. Sellers, and grand-daughter of the writer; they have no children. ;