Tombstone Tuesday - James Arnold Sellers

Tombstone Photo courtesy of Julious Burr

Tombstone Photo courtesy of Julious Burr

James Arnold Sellers was born Sep 1846 in Madison County, Tennessee.^{1 2 3} He served in the Civil War in 1861–1865.^{4 5} James Arnold died on 14 Mar 1904 at the age of 57 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{6 7} He was buried at Hopewell Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{8 9 10}

James Arnold Sellers and Sarah Jane Pittman were married about 1866. Sarah Jane Pittman, daughter of Kenneth Pittman and Nancy Campbell, was born on 15 Dec 1845 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^{11 12} She died on 13 Feb 1896 at the age of 50 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She was buried at Hopewell Baptist Church, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina

James Arnold Sellers and Sarah Jane Pittman had the following children:

          i. William Kenneth Sellers, born 10 Mar 1868, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. 

         ii. Francis Marion Sellers was born on 5 May 1870 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

        iii. James Aaron Sellers was born on 14 Jun 1872 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

        iv. Annie E. Sellers was born on 31 Jul 1874 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

         v. Nellie Sellers was born on 25 Jun 1876 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

        vi. Jesse Washington Sellers was born on 7 May 1880 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ¹³

       vii. Alfred Dudley Sellers was born on 1 Oct 1882 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ¹⁴

      viii. Hardy Lee Sellers was born on 1 Feb 1887 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina,. ¹⁵

James Arnold Sellers and Nancy Jane "Jennie" Johnson were married about 1896 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.¹⁶ Nancy Jane "Jennie" Johnson, daughter of Stanmore P. Johnson and Sarah J. Dabbs, was born in Sep 1862 in Anson County, North Carolina. ^{17 18 19 20} She died on 29 Sep 1956 at the age of 94 in Bennettsville, Marlboro, South Carolina.

James Arnold Sellers and Nancy Jane Johnson had the following children:

          i. Stanmore Sellers was born on 1 Jan 1898 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^{21 22}

         ii. Lizzie Jane Sellers, born 3 Aug 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

        iii. Mary Bell Sellers was born on 1 Aug 1903 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ²³

After James Arnold Sellers died in 1904; Nancy Jane married William Henry Moore in 1907. The only known source of James Arnold death is a Family Bible own by my Mother. If you have info on James Arnold birth or death please contact me.

James Arnold Sellers is my great grand uncle.

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        1. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for James Arnold Sellers; (16 September 1846–14 March 1904); Memorial # 31354711; Record of the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 3 March 2007.

        2. 1850 U. S. Census, Madison County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 10, Madison County, Tennessee, Page 305B; Line 1, Dwelling 244, Family 244, Household of Wm. E. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2010); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 889.

        3. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 130B; Line 28, Dwelling 0522, Family 0521, Household of Elizabeth SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2010); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

        4. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 1 October 2012), entry for James Arnold Sellers, Private; 6th Reg't., Calvary; Confederate.

        5. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 20, Page 3A/75A (stamped), Line 29, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Household of James A. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 March 2007); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1523.

        6. Brock Family Bible Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), DEATH DATE - 14 Mar 1904; J. Arnold SELLERS,  Obtained from .

        7. The ONLY KNOWN SOURCE for James Arnold Sellers death date is a Brock Family Bible owned by my Mother. If anyone knows of a source for his death and birth; please contact me through this blog by posting the information or send me a private e-mail.

        8. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 296. Tombstone of James Arnold SELLERS; 16 September 1846–14 March 1904, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

        9. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 3 March 2007; Headstone for James Arnold Sellers;  Memorial # 31354711.

        10. Interview with a Confederate Veteran obituary, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, 7 April 1932. Sellers, Confederate Veteran (conducted by Nellie Bristow, Florence Morning News, reprinted Chesterfield Advertiser, April 7, 1932).

        11. 1850 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 179A; Line 17, Dwelling 1235, Family 1235, Household of Kenneth PITTMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 22 May 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

        12. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 129, Line 29, Dwelling 507, Family 506, Household of Kenneth PITTMAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 22 May 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

        13. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 20, Page 3A/75A (stamped), Line 29, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Household of James A. SELLERS.

        14. Ibid.

        15. Ibid.

        16. Ibid.

        17. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #003, Page 361B, Line 1, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Household of Stanmore JOHNSON; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 April 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 951.

        18. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 20, Page 3A/75A (stamped), Line 29, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Household of James A. SELLERS.

        19. 1910  U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0041, Page 215B; Line 15, Dwelling 267, Family 267, Household of William H. MOORE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 October 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.

        20. Ibid.

        21. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 20, Page 3A/75A (stamped), Line 29, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Household of James A. SELLERS.

        22. 1910  U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 0041, Page 215B; Line 15, Dwelling 267, Family 267, Household of William H. MOORE.

        23. Ibid.