Death of Mrs. Rachel Sellers
Mrs. Rachel Sellers, widow of the late Joel Sellers, died a few days ago at her home in Gulledge township. Mrs. Sellers was a most estimable woman and had many friends who mourn her passing.
Rachel (Phillips) Sellers was born 15 October 1835, a daughter of Reuben Phillips and his wife Hannah [LNU]. Rachel married Joel Sellers, son of Phillip Sellers, Jr. and Mary E. 'Polly' Gulledge. about 1865. No known children were borne of this marriage.
Joel Sellers died 6 January 1912; his wife Rachel died 24 January 1918. Rachel's NC Death Certificate says she was buried in the Family Burying Ground, Anson County, North Carolina. No tombstone has been found for this couple.
Rachel (Phillips) Sellers was the wife of my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.
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1. Death of Mrs. Rachel Sellers obituary, The Messenger and Intelligencer, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, United States, 7 February 1918, Page 4, column 3. (Courtesy of Julie H. 4 Oct. 2019)
2. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/: accessed 14 August 2014), entry for Joel Sellers, Private; Third Artillery, 40th State Troops); Confederate.
3. 1900 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0003, Page 7A/50(stamped), Line 22, Dwelling 110, Family 110, Household of Joel SELLERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 August 2014); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
4. Ancestry, Military Service Records, database entry for Joel Sellers, Private; Third Artillery, 40th State Troops); Confederate.
5. Matthew Brown Editor, BOOK: NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS:1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, NC 27699-4622: Historical Publications Section, 1997), Joel Sellers, Volume 10, page 379.
6. 1870 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 343A(stamped); Line 2, Dwelling 164, Family 164, Household of Joel SELLERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 June 2014); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1122.
7. 1880 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 003, page 375B(stamped), Line 31, Dwelling 276, Family 276, Household of Joel SELLERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 August 2014); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 951.
8. Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 21: Pages 614 and 615, Chas S. Phillips & Others to E. Phillips & Others; 25 November 1881, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
9. Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 21: Pages 625 and 626, Hannah Philips & Others to Wm. B. Little; 21 December 1881, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
10. 1901 Confederate Pension Applications, microfilm publication North Carolina Confederate pension applications (Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1901), Mars ID--5.22.380.63, Joel Sellers.
11. 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0005, Page 11A/63(stamped), Line 17, Dwelling 180, Family 180, Household of Joel SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 August 2304); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1096.
12. Mr. Joel Sellers obituary, The Messenger and Intelligencer, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, United States, 8 January 1912, Page 3. Joel Sellers died 6 January 1912.
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