Great-great-great grandson of William Sellers
John Sellers married Elizabeth Kirkwood on October 1, 1807. The 1816 and 1820 Tax Lists for Warren County, Mississippi shows in the 1820 Tax List, John is married with three females, his wife Elizabeth and daughters Mary Jane Sellers (born abt. 1811), and Martha.
The first members of the church in Warrenton [Warren Co., MS] were Stephen Gibson, William Lewis, and Jonas Griffing, who built" a plain but commodious house for public worship, about one and a half miles east of Warrenton, which was long known as "Hopewell" in Warren County. Hopewell was kept as a place of worship until 1822. The settlement being barred on the west by the Mississippi River, had extended eastward until it became necessary to build a more central church. They selected a narrow oak ridge of thin land, called Red Bone in order to distinguish it from the cane fields. They built a plain log church about 1814 on land owned by Moses Evans, and called it Bethel (the dates look weird, but are, according to the book, correct).
At Bethel: John Sellers lived nearby and served as class leader. He was the brother of Rev. Samuel Sellers. Members who joined were Thomas Galloway, Charles Henderson, Russell Smith, Jonathon Guice, George Selser, and the Helms. About 1832 the log church was succeeded by a commodious frame building, and much later a substantial brick edifice. Even though the Federal soldiers vandalized and defaced and destroyed much of its furniture, Bethel continued to grow.
Following John’s death, Matthew became executor of John’s estate. Children were taken care of by Matthew, tutorship papers signed a few days before John passed away, and indicates the date he died. Mary Jane Sellers and Martha Sellers lived in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish.
John Sellers married Elizabeth Kirkwood on October 1, 1807. The 1816 and 1820 Tax Lists for Warren County, Mississippi shows in the 1820 Tax List, John is married with three females, his wife Elizabeth and daughters Mary Jane Sellers (born abt. 1811), and Martha.
The first members of the church in Warrenton [Warren Co., MS] were Stephen Gibson, William Lewis, and Jonas Griffing, who built" a plain but commodious house for public worship, about one and a half miles east of Warrenton, which was long known as "Hopewell" in Warren County. Hopewell was kept as a place of worship until 1822. The settlement being barred on the west by the Mississippi River, had extended eastward until it became necessary to build a more central church. They selected a narrow oak ridge of thin land, called Red Bone in order to distinguish it from the cane fields. They built a plain log church about 1814 on land owned by Moses Evans, and called it Bethel (the dates look weird, but are, according to the book, correct).
At Bethel: John Sellers lived nearby and served as class leader. He was the brother of Rev. Samuel Sellers. Members who joined were Thomas Galloway, Charles Henderson, Russell Smith, Jonathon Guice, George Selser, and the Helms. About 1832 the log church was succeeded by a commodious frame building, and much later a substantial brick edifice. Even though the Federal soldiers vandalized and defaced and destroyed much of its furniture, Bethel continued to grow.
Following John’s death, Matthew became executor of John’s estate. Children were taken care of by Matthew, tutorship papers signed a few days before John passed away, and indicates the date he died. Mary Jane Sellers and Martha Sellers lived in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish.
Great-great-great grandson of William Sellers
John Sellers married Elizabeth Kirkwood on October 1, 1807. The 1816 and 1820 Tax Lists for Warren County, Mississippi shows in the 1820 Tax List, John is married with three females, his wife Elizabeth and daughters Mary Jane Sellers (born abt. 1811), and Martha.
The first members of the church in Warrenton [Warren Co., MS] were Stephen Gibson, William Lewis, and Jonas Griffing, who built" a plain but commodious house for public worship, about one and a half miles east of Warrenton, which was long known as "Hopewell" in Warren County. Hopewell was kept as a place of worship until 1822. The settlement being barred on the west by the Mississippi River, had extended eastward until it became necessary to build a more central church. They selected a narrow oak ridge of thin land, called Red Bone in order to distinguish it from the cane fields. They built a plain log church about 1814 on land owned by Moses Evans, and called it Bethel (the dates look weird, but are, according to the book, correct).
At Bethel: John Sellers lived nearby and served as class leader. He was the brother of Rev. Samuel Sellers. Members who joined were Thomas Galloway, Charles Henderson, Russell Smith, Jonathon Guice, George Selser, and the Helms. About 1832 the log church was succeeded by a commodious frame building, and much later a substantial brick edifice. Even though the Federal soldiers vandalized and defaced and destroyed much of its furniture, Bethel continued to grow.
Following John’s death, Matthew became executor of John’s estate. Children were taken care of by Matthew, tutorship papers signed a few days before John passed away, and indicates the date he died. Mary Jane Sellers and Martha Sellers lived in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish.
John Sellers married Elizabeth Kirkwood on October 1, 1807. The 1816 and 1820 Tax Lists for Warren County, Mississippi shows in the 1820 Tax List, John is married with three females, his wife Elizabeth and daughters Mary Jane Sellers (born abt. 1811), and Martha.
The first members of the church in Warrenton [Warren Co., MS] were Stephen Gibson, William Lewis, and Jonas Griffing, who built" a plain but commodious house for public worship, about one and a half miles east of Warrenton, which was long known as "Hopewell" in Warren County. Hopewell was kept as a place of worship until 1822. The settlement being barred on the west by the Mississippi River, had extended eastward until it became necessary to build a more central church. They selected a narrow oak ridge of thin land, called Red Bone in order to distinguish it from the cane fields. They built a plain log church about 1814 on land owned by Moses Evans, and called it Bethel (the dates look weird, but are, according to the book, correct).
At Bethel: John Sellers lived nearby and served as class leader. He was the brother of Rev. Samuel Sellers. Members who joined were Thomas Galloway, Charles Henderson, Russell Smith, Jonathon Guice, George Selser, and the Helms. About 1832 the log church was succeeded by a commodious frame building, and much later a substantial brick edifice. Even though the Federal soldiers vandalized and defaced and destroyed much of its furniture, Bethel continued to grow.
Following John’s death, Matthew became executor of John’s estate. Children were taken care of by Matthew, tutorship papers signed a few days before John passed away, and indicates the date he died. Mary Jane Sellers and Martha Sellers lived in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish.
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