JOHN SELLERS DIES AT HOME AT RAWLS SPRINGS

Final rites will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning for John Sellers, 79, who died at his home at Rawls Springs at 5 o'clock this morning.

Services will be held at the Rawls Springs Baptist church with the following officiating: the Rev. D. A. Hogan, the Rev. E. M. Bilbo, and the Rev. A. S. Johnston. Interment will be made in the Salem cemetery near Collins.

Survivors are: wife; five sons, Sylvester, T. R., Devon, Webb and Waldo, all of Hattiesburg; four daughters, Mrs. W. S. Hemby of Mount Olive, Mrs. Annie Kelly of Jackson, Mrs. O. S. Smith of Jackson, Mrs. Lee Chain, Mount Olive; two brothers, Hiram Sellers of Collins and Ruben Sellers of Seminary.

Published Hattiesburg American Tuesday, November 2, 1937, p. 3

FINAL RITES FOR JOHN SELLERS

Burial rites were held today for John Sellers, 79, at the Rawls Springs Baptist church. Ministers officiating were: Rev. D. A. Hogan, Rev. E. M. Bilbo and Rev. A. S. Johnston.

Interment was in the Salem cemetery near Collins. Pallbearers were: R. E. Davis, L. L. Rawls, Thad Waites, C. M. Lingle, C. A. Murphy and John Garner.

Published Hattiesburg American Wednesday, November 3, 1937, p. 7

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John Sellers was born on Feb 06, 1858 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Irvin Sellers and Sarah Ann Davis. He had ten siblings, namely: Mary J., Elizabeth, Loten, Juriah Barbara, Irvin A. Jr, Hiram Lawrence, James A., William Martin, Reuben, and Francis Marion. He died on Nov 02, 1937 in Mississippi, USA. When he was 25, he married Cynthia Jane Strahan, daughter of Jasper Newton Strahan and Jane Elizabeth Webster, about 1884 (based upon 1900 census).

John Sellers was buried in Covington, Mississippi, USA (Salem Cemetery). His cause of death was pneumonia. Race: (White) He lived in Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1860. He lived in Fractional Township 1 Range 6, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1870. He lived in Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1880. He lived in Williamsburg, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900. He lived in Beat 3, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910. He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920. He lived in Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA in 1930. (Age: 71; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

John Sellers and Cynthia Jane Strahan had the following children:

1. Bertie Sellers was born in Aug 1884 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died in 1902 in Covington, Mississippi, USA.
2. Sylvester "Vester" Sellers was born on Jul 12, 1886 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 21, 1965 in Mississippi, USA. He married Quero Evans on Apr 16, 1913 in Covington, Mississippi, USA.
3. Rosa Velma Sellers was born on Apr 10, 1889 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 21, 1965 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She married Walter Fletcher Hemby in 1904.
4. Anna Sellers was born in Nov 28, 1889 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died Feb 09, 1980 in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA. She married [unknown] Kelly who died bet. 1919-1920.
5. Susie Sellers was born on Aug 09, 1893 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 22, 1959. She married Oliver Samuel Smith on Jan 23, 1913 in Covington, Mississippi, USA.
6. Taylor Ruben Sellers was born on Feb 15, 1894 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 06, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.
7. Devan "D" Sellers was born on Aug 29, 1895 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 04, 1967 (Age: 72). He married Annie Belle McLeod on Sep 03, 1921 in Covington, Mississippi, USA.
8. John Webster Sellers was born on Aug 06, 1900 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 01, 1989 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
9. Waldo Houston Sellers was born on Feb 06, 1906 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 10, 1956.
10. Grace "Gracie" Sellers was born on Jun 06, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 11, 1965 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. She married Zollie Lee Chain on Jul 02, 1928.
11. Virdee Sellers was born about 1911. She died before 1920 (died young).