Samuel Andrew SELLERS & S.M. __?_

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Samuel Andrew SELLERS
S. M. __?__
Alice YOUNG

Note: Some secondary sources give Samuel a wife between S.M. and Alice, but I see no evidence for one.

Husband: Samuel Andrew SELLERS
Birth: 30 Jun 1835, Henry Co., GA
Death: aft. 1900 census
Occupation: ditcher, farmer, laborer
Father: John SELLERS
Mother: Sarah HENDERSON

Marriage-1

Wife-1: S.M. __?__
Birth: 1837/8, AL

Marriage-2: 1878

Wife-2: Alice YOUNG
Birth: Dec 1854, GA
Death: aft. 1900 census
Occupation: homemaker
Father: James Wesley C. YOUNG (1822-1896)
Mother: Narcissa P. NEWMAN (c1833- )

Children with S.M.:

— born in Henry Co., GA:
1. George Andrew SELLERS, b. Nov 1854
2. Caldonia SELLERS, b. 1857/8

— born in Randolph Co., AL:
3. James C. SELLERS, b. Jan 1860

Children with Alice YOUNG — born in Randolph Co., A:

4. John W. SELLERS, b. 1876/7 or Aug 1878
5. Ada SELLERS, b. 1877/8 or Sep 1879
6. Samuel Andrew SELLERS, b. 1 Mar 1884; d. 16 Oct 1957, Talladega Co., AL
7. Marietta SELLERS, b. Oct 1886
8. Harrison SELLERS, b. Jan 1890
9. Jackson SELLERS, b. Aug 1891

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Georgia

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): S. A. SELLARS (æ 15, b. GA) is living in Henry Co., GA, with his parents (q.v.).

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #192 of 226): Rockdale P.O., Northern Division, Randolph Co., AL, Roll M653_22, p. 590, PN 192, 1358/1358, enumerated 19 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Sam A Sellers 25 M Ditcher 50 Ga

S M Sellers 22 F DHW "

G H Sellers 5 M "

Caldonia Sellers 2 F "

Jane Sellers 4/12 Ala

Yes, "Jane"; the gender cell is blank. A "ditcher" is someone who digs trenches to drain land or lay foundations or whatever; we would call him a "ditch digger."

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 17): Rockdale, Beat No. 3, Randolph Co., AL, Roll T9_29, p. 249B, PN 14, SD 4, ED 107, enumerated 4 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 22 23 24 25 26

126 130 Sellers Sam W M 45 / Farmer / / GA SC SC

_______ Alice W F 24 Wife / Keep House / / GA GA VA

_______ James W M 20 Son / Works on Farm / / AL GA GA

_______ John W M 3 Son AL GA GA

_______ Ada W F 2 Dau AL GA GA

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 37): Ironaton, Chinnabee Pct., Talladega Co., AL, Roll T623_40, p. 78B, SN 17, SD 4, ED 87, enumerated 13 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27

295 310 Sellers Samuel Head W M Sep 1843 56 M 21 GA GA GA Day Laborer N N Y R H

   "    Alice Wife W F Dec 1854 45 M 21 11 6 GA GA GA Keeping House N N Y

   "    Jonn W Son W M Aug 1878 21 Wd AL GA GA Laborer (Washer) 2 N N Y

   "    Ada Dau W F Sep 1879 20 S AL GA GA N N Y

   "    Samuel A Son W M Mch 1884 16 S AL GA GA Laborer (Ore Washer) 4 0 N N Y

   "    Marietta Dau W F Oct 1886 13 S AL GA GA 0 N N Y

   "    Harrison Son W M Jan 1890 10 S AL GA GA Laborer (Ore Washer) 0 N N Y

   "    Jackson Son W M Aug 1891 8 S AL GA GA 0

Plus two boarders not extracted.

8. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

10. Email from descendant, the one who was Y-DNA tested.

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