Hardy J. Sellers, Soldier, Father and Esteemed Citizen Passes Away

Hardy J. Sellers was born 17 September 1831, a son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. He was their first born son and the 2nd oldest of five siblings; 2 sisters and 3 brothers.

Hardy J. served in the 4th SC Cavalry, Confederate States Army, during the War Between the States. He enlisted April 22, 1862, was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor and sent to the hospital in Raleigh, NC 30 May 1864, then on  2 June 1864 he was sent to another hospital in Virginia.

After returning home from the War, Hardy married Elizabeth Smith on 16 March 1871.

Hardy J. Sellers and Elizabeth Smith had two children:

1. Maggie May Sellers, b. 23 May 1880; d. 27 May 1885.
2. William Arthur ‘Bud’ Sellers, b. 10 March 1882, d. 1 July 1959; married Letty Alliene Merriman about 1909.

Hardy J. died on 19 September 1910. Elizabeth lived another 11 1/2 years passing away on 12 February 1922. Both are buried at Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery.



Hardy J. Sellers
Special to The State.
Chesterfield. Sept. 20 – Hardy J. Sellers died at his home near here yesterday. He was a good soldier in the Confederate army in Company A, Fourth regiment. Mr. Sellers was 79 years old. In the death of Mr. Sellers Chesterfield county has lost one of her best citizens.
[“The State”, Columbia, SC, Wednesday, September 21, 1910, Page: 3, Column 2]


Hardy is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.








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[1] Hardy J. SELLERS obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 21 September 1910, page 3, Column 2. Deaths in South Carolina.

Its Family Time~Hardy J. Sellers

Hardy J. Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis, was born on  17 September 1831.

Hardy along with his brothers, John E., Elijah and Phillip Albert all served in the War between the States.  Two of the brothers John E and Elijah gave their lives on the same day at Hawes Shop, Virginia in service to their country.

After the war, Hardy J. came home twice wounded and married Elizabeth Smith on 16 March 1871. 


Hardy J. Sellers and Elizabeth Smith had the following children:

i. Maggie May Sellers was born on 23 May 1880 in Marlboro County, South Carolina. She died on 27 May 1885 at the age of 5 and is buried at Bethel Methodist Church, Marlboro Co., SC.

ii. William Arthur "Bub" Sellers, born 10 Mar 1882, Marlboro County, South Carolina; married Letty Alliene Merriman; died 1 Jul 1959, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Hardy J. Sellers is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 August 2013); Memorial page for Hardy J. SELLERS; (17 September 1831–19 September 1910); Find a Grave memorial # 34308662, Citing Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 18 August 2013), entry for Hardy J. SELLERS, Private; Company A, 4th South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
3. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0036, Page: 8B/111(stamped); Line 52, Dwelling 140, Family 142, Household of Hardy J. SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 6 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.
4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 736. Tombstone of Hardie J. Sellers; 17 September 1831–19 September 1910, Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
5. Hardy J. SELLERS obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 21 September 1910, page 3, Column 2. Deaths in South Carolina.
6. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Hardy J. SELLERS; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 18 August 2013); Estate Folder#1114.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Elizabeth Smith Sellers (4 June 1849–12 February 1922), Memorial # 33953547.
8. James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 2001. Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth [Smith] Sellers;The Chesterfield Advertiser,2 March 1922, page 1, col. 2, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #757–Phillip Albert Sellers

 

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:

Folder #757

Phillip Albert Sellers

This estate folder begins at image #1590 and ends with image #1620. (images 1590-1620)

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-14687-28?cc=1911928
 
Phillip Albert Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis died on 6 April 1896 leaving surviving him, his wife Anna Jane Douglass Sellers and 7 children; 4 sons and 3 daughters. 

Court Petition:

On 14 April 1896, Anna J. Sellers petitioned the courts for Letters of Administrations on the estate of her husband, Philip Sellers. Letters were granted to her to administered the estate.  


Transcription:
State of South Carolina} In Probate
County of Chesterfield} Court
To T. L. Huntley Judge of Probate
The petition of your petitioner shows to this Court that Philip Sellers late of the state and county aforesaid died intestate on the 6^th day of April 1896 leaving your petitioner as his widow and leaving a personal estate amounting to about two hundred dollars, and your petitioner desires that Letters of Administration be granted to her.
Wherefore she prays that you will grant to her Letters of Administration on said Estate and she will ever pray &c.                                                   April 14^th 1896                                                                   A. J. Sellers

Three appraisers were appointed by the Courts on 16 May 1896 to appraise the personal estate of Philip Sellers. (Image 1607) Appointed were:

• A. D. Smith
• Ervin Oliver
• D. N. Douglass

The men proceeded to appraise the estate and presented their two page finding to the Courts. (images  1605-1606).

Distributions: 

The administratrix, Anna J. Sellers, made distribution on the estate in October 1906. 


 
$8.75
Rec’d of Anna J. Sellers administratrix Eight Dollars and seventy Five cents in full of my interest distribution share in the estate of Phillip Sellers and the receipt releases my Mother from all liability to me as administratrix of my Fathers Estate.
Oct. 3 1906                                                            J. H. Sellers

Seven of 8 children received distributive shares in the estate. One son, William had previously died in 1878. 
 
Anna Jane Douglass Sellers died on 7 February 1914 in Elba, Coffee County, Alabama. She went there to live with her son, James Douglas and his wife, after the death of her husband. She is buried locally in the Evergreen Cemetery. Her husband, Philip Albert Sellers, was buried in the Douglass Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 





 
 
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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Phillip Albert Sellers; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 22 September 2014); ESTATE FILE #757. <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-14687-28?cc=>

Tombstone Tuesday~Pvt. Elijah Sellers

Elijah Sellers

b. 1834

d. 28 May 1864

bu. McNair Family Cemetery

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Elijah Sellers, son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis, married Harriett E. McNair sometime before June 1860. Harriett was the daughter of Neil McNair and Mary A. Crawford.

Elijah enlisted on 26 December 1861 to serve in the Civil War with Company A, 4th SC Calvary. He was killed in action (KIA) on 28 May 1864 at the Battle of Haw's Shop, Virginia.^{1 2 3}
Elijah left behind his wife, Harriett and a daughter Sarah E. Sellers, b. 24 February 1861. This was their only child. She died 8 October 1862. Harriett, never remarried and died at age 89 on 6 January 1823.^{4 5}

They both are buried in the McNair Family Cemetery, Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{6 7}


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1. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 11 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SC Cavalry; Confederate [http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66896068/].
2. National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 13 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4 South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
3. Ancestry,Military Service Records, database entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SCV Cavalry; Confederate.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Sarah E. Sellers; (24 February 1861–8 October 1862); Find a Grave memorial # 44702697, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
5. Harriett E Sellers, death certificate 000576 (6 January 1923), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2013); Memorial page for Elijah Sellers; (1834- May 28, 1864); Find a Grave memorial # 44702755, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriett E. McNair Sellers (8 August 1833–6 January 1928), Memorial # 44702715.

Tombstone Tuesday~1st Sgt. John E. Sellers

1st Sgt. John E. Sellers

b. ca 1833

d. 28 May 1864

bu. McNair Family Cemetery

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

John E. Sellers was born about 1833 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, a son of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. He was the fourth born of seven children with 2 sisters and 4 brothers. Both he and his younger brother, Elijah Sellers were Killed in Action (KIA) on 28 May 1864 at the Battles of Haw’s Shop also known as the Battle of Enon Church.^{1 2}

John E. Sellers enlisted on 26 December 1861 at Cheraw, South Carolina as a 3rd Sgt. into Company “A”, Rutledge’s Regiment Cavalry, also known as 4th cavalry. He was Promoted to 2nd Sgt on 1 December 1862 and to 1st Sgt prior to May-June 1863.  

Both John E. and Elijah Sellers are shown as buried in the McNair Family Cemetery. Elijah was married to Harriett E. daughter of Neil McNair and Mary Crawford. John E. Sellers was never married.

Company Muster Roll with Death Date.

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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 12 June 2014), entry for John E. Sellers, 1st Sergeant; 4th Regiment, SC Cavalry; Confederate.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2014); Memorial page for John E. Sellers; (1833–1864); Find a Grave memorial # 44702522, Citing McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Friday’s Faces From the Past~Lavicy Sellers Hurst

Lavicy Sellers Hurst
Photo Courtesy of Kathy Lee

Lavicy Sellers was born 14 February 1828, the fist born child of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. She had five siblings, one sister and four brothers.

Shortly after May 1860, Lavicy married William “Billy” Hurst. Their first born, a son William B. “Willie” Hurst was born on 30 October 1861. They would raise a family of eight children.

The Children of William Hurst and Lavicy Sellers are:

i. William B. "Willie" Hurst was born on 30 Oct 1861 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He died on 20 Sep 1862 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
ii. John Thomas Hurst, born 17 Sep 1862, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Violet Welsh, bef 1885; married Theatus Irene Streater, 9 Sep 1885, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 28 Aug 1935, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Sarah Ann Hurst, born 3 Dec 1863, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Dupree Lampley; died 14 Jan 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Rochelle Calvin Hurst, born 20 Oct 1864, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Cora Jenny Hearn, 1902; married Clara B. , 1896; died 11 Mar 1950, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
v. Charlotte Jane "Lottie" Hurst, born 20 Nov 1865, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Frederick William Rivers, 12 Feb 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Mar 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vi. Susannah Hurst, born 12 Sep 1866, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Michael Watson; died 28 Oct 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Lucy Hurst was born about 1868 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died before 1883.
viii. Louisa Hurst, born 12 Aug 1869, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Nelson Jenkins; died 27 Apr 1957, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.









 
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 May 2012); Memorial page for Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst; (14 February 1828–28 October 1898); Find a Grave memorial # 29991679, Citing Hurst Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 308A; Line 6, Household 393, Household of W[illiam] HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #005, Page 319C, Line 37, Dwelling 168, Family 168, Household of William HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1123. Tombstone of Lavicy Sellers Hurst; 14 February 1828–28 October 1898, Hurst Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst (14 February 1828–28 October 1898), Memorial # 29991679.
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, William Hurst, Sr (8 August 1813–4 March 1884), Memorial # 29991656.
7. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
8. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield, Will Book 2: page 262 William Hurst; Probate Office, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
9. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of William Hurst.
10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, William Hurst, Sr (8 August 1813–4 March 1884), Memorial # 29991656.
11. "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19388-14807-59?cc=1911928 : accessed 3 April 2015), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0470-0553A > image 923 of 1550; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

Surname Saturday~Hurst-Rivers-Sellers-Purvis

William “Billy” Hurst was born on 8 Aug 1813, a son Phillip Hurst and his wife Elizabeth [LNU] ¹of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

About 1830, when Billy was seventeen years of age he married Nancy Rivers, a daughter of Isaac Rivers and Nancy Parker. Billy and Nancy had two children:

• Phillip Hurst, b. 8 August 1830
• Isaac F. Hurst, b. 1833

The1850 census shows the family listed in household # 1155 and doing very well compared to other small  farmers in the county.

Click to enlarge

Then in May 1860, tragedy strikes the family and Nancy dies from an attack of FLUX.^2 3

Nancy Rivers Hurst was buried in the Hurst cemetery. No tombstone marks her grave.
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina succeed from the Union.

The Confederate States of America is formed in February 1861 with Jeff Davis as it’s President.

On April 12, 1861, a contingent of  Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter initiating the start of the Civil War. 

On 26 December 1861, age age 27, Isaac F. Rivers enlisted into Capt. James C. Craig’s Company, South Carolina Volunteers. (4th SCVI) ⁴  Nine months and 8 days later Isaac F. Hurst would die of disease in Georgetown, South Carolina.

Sometime between May 1860, when Billy’s wife Nancy Rivers died and February 1861, Billy married Lavinia ”Lavicy”, “Vicy” Sellers, daughter of Elijah Sellers and Sarah Purvis. 

Lavinia was born on 14 February 1828 and most likely named after her grandmother Vicey Purvis.

Billy’s and Lavicy’s first child, a son, William B.  “Willie” Hurst was born on 30 October 1861.  

Billy and Lavicy Sellers Hurst had the following children:

• i.    William B. "Willie" Hurst was born on 30 Oct 1861 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. He died on 20 Sep 1862 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
  ii.    John Thomas Hurst, born 17 Sep 1862, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Violet Welsh, bef 1885; married Theatus Irene Streater, 9 Sep 1885, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 28 Aug 1935, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  Iii.    Sarah Ann Hurst, born 3 Dec 1863, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Dupree Lampley; died 14 Jan 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  iv.    Rochelle Calvin Hurst, born 20 Oct 1864, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Cora Jenny Hearn, 1902; married Clara B. , 1896; died 11 Mar 1950, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.
  v.    Charlotte Jane "Lottie" Hurst, born 20 Nov 1865, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Frederick William Rivers, 12 Feb 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Mar 1928, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  vi.    Susannah Hurst, born 12 Sep 1866, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Michael Watson; died 28 Oct 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
  vii.    Lucy Hurst was born about 1868 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died before 1883.
  viii.    Louisa Hurst, born 12 Aug 1869, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Nelson Jenkins; died 27 Apr 1957, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Each of these children are mentioned in the Last Will and Testament^{5  6} of William “Billy” Hurst with two exceptions

1. William B. “Willie “ Hurst died before his Dad and was not mentioned.
2. Lucy Hurst also passed away before her Father; yet, no record of her death has been found. 

On 4 March 1884 William “Billy” Hurst passed away and was buried in the Hurst cemetery. His wife, Lavicy Sellers Hurst lived another 14 years passing away on 28 October 1898. She was laid to rest beside her husband. ^{7 8 9 10}

Lavicy Sellers Hurst is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.














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[1] LNU = Last name unknown
[2] Flux - An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea
[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/olddiseases1.htm]
[3] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, mortality schedule, Chesterfield Dt., South Carolina, ID#: MRT573_1277, Nancy Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[4] http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66894523/ and Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 1997), page 173.
[5] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield, Will Book 2: page 262 William Hurst; Probate Office, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[6] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield County Estate Records, Estate #519A - William Hurst (), , ; South Carolina State Archives, Columbia, South Carolina | www.familysearch.com.
[7] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2012); Memorial page for William Hurst, Sr; (8 August 1813–4 March 1884); Find a Grave memorial # 29991656, Citing Hurst Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[8] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1125. Tombstone of William Hurst; 8 August 1813–4 March 1884, Hurst Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[9] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lavinia "Lavicy"" Vicy" Sellers Hurst (14 February 1828–28 October 1898), Memorial # 29991679.
[10] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Lavicy Sellers Hurst.
Census Cited:
1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, mortality schedule, Chesterfield Dt., South Carolina, ID#: MRT573_1277, Nancy Hurst; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
3. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 308A; Line 6, Household 393, Household of W[illiam] HURST; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
4. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #005, Page 319C, Line 37, Dwelling 168, Family 168, Household of William HURST; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 March 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
5. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, page 173B, Line 28, Dwelling 1155, Family 1155, Household of William Hurst.
 

Amanuensis Monday~Heirs of Elijah Sellers

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.
 
His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is a Land Deed Between The Heirs of Elijah Sellers and Helton Joe Sellers.¹




HEIRS AT LAW OF ELIJAH SELLERS TO HELTON J. SELLERS
The State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
Know all men by these presents that we Duncan Douglass and wife Lucy A. Douglass, in right of said Lucy A. Phillip [Albert] Sellers Hardy J. Sellers William Hurst and wife Vicey Hurst, in the right of said Vicey, and Harriet Sellers all of the County and State aforesaid being heirs-at-law of Elijah Sellers deceased in consideration of twenty five dollars to us paid by Helton J. Sellers of the same County and State have granted bargained sold released and assigned and by these presents do grant bargain sell release and assign unto the said Helton J. Sellers all that certain piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County and State aforesaid on the west side of Big Branch beginning at a pine 3x0 in the head of a drain the head of Nancy Copeland branch running S,E, 10° to a pine 3x0 thence along a row of trees to a gum 3x0 on the bank of the big branch thence a cross the big Branch the various courses thereof to a small white 3X0 on the bank of the said branch in the old line of the original tract thence along the old line SW 63° 24 to the beginning comer containing fifty three acres more or less this being the description of said land as near as the same can be deciphered contained in a deed from Mackerrel Sellers to Elijah Sellers dated 12th February 1838 (except that the marks are there referred to as 'N' instead of 'O’ and the kind of trees referred to cannot be plainly read thought it would be taken to be maple) being land belonging to the Estate of Elijah Sellers deceased Together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining and all our and each of our undivided rights interest claim and estate therein as heirs at law and children of Elijah Sellers or in any other right To have and to hold all and Singular said premises and every right and interest which we or either of us have or shall have therein unto the said Helton J. Sellers his heirs and assigns forever And we bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said Helton J. Sellers his heirs executors administrators and assigns from and against ourselves and our and each of our heirs executors and administrators and any and every other person or persons claiming by from or under us or any of us ever claiming or demanding any part thereof or any interest therein In testimony whereof we here unto set our hand and seal this the 29 day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two and in the one hundred and seventh year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America.                                                                                                      H. E. Sellers {LS}
Signed sealed and}                                 Phlilip Sellers {LS}
Delivered in presence of}                       D. D. Douglass {LS}
Alex Sellers}                                          Lucy A. Douglass {LS}
A. B. Sellers}                                         H. L. Sellers {LS}
                                                            William X(his mark) Hurst {LS}
                                                            Vicey X (her mark) Hurst (LS)
South Carolina }
Chesterfield County} Personally appeared A. B. Sellers and made oath that he saw the within named H. E. Sellers Philip Sellers, D. D. Douglass Lucy A Douglass H. J. Sellers William Hurst & Vicey Hurst sign seal and as their act and deed deliver the within written deed and that he with Alex Sellers witnessed the execution thereof.
Sworn to before me}                                           A. B. Sellers
25^th Nov. 1882}
W. J. Hanna}
Clerk}

Elijah Sellers is the Grand Uncle of Helton Joe Sellers the buyer of this land.

Elijah Sellers, born 1800 died sometime before 1870. He was the son of Phillip Sellers and his wife Mary LNU. Elijah married Sarah Purvis and they had six children, two daughters and 4 sons. Two of their sons, John and Elijah, died in the Civil War. The other two sons are named along with the two daughters in the above Land Deed.

Elijah Sellers is my 3rd Great Grand Uncle.  







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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 7: pages 62-64, HEIRS AT LAW OF ELIJAH SELLERS TO HELTON J. SELLERS; 29 September 1882, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Findings on Fold3 Reveals an Unrecorded Family

During the past week I spent some time researching my Sellers line and posted about William Riley Sellers and his death during the Civil War. While on Fold3, I found information on a Elijah Sellers from Chesterfield County that wasn’t in my database. I was aware of an older Elijah Sellers born around 1795. He is said to have married Sarah Purvis; though the marriage has not been proven. 

The military records on Fold3 revealed that Elijah was age 27 when he enlisted on 26 December 1861; suggesting that he was born about 1834.¹

The military records also revealed that he was killed at the Battle of Hawes Shop, Virginia, on the 28th May 1864.

Next, it was off to Ancestry to take a look at the 1850 and 1860 Census. The 1850 and 1860 Census had no listing for Elijah Sellers, b. 1834 in Chesterfield County for those two years. The older Elijah Sellers born in 1795 is listed in the 1840 Census as a Male between the age 40 thru 49,

There were two other listing for Elijah Sellers, both of which were for Elijah Sellers born about 1834.²

• U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Elijah Sellers

• Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 about Elijah Sellers

These two posting on Ancestry are the full extent of data available for Elijah Sellers.

Elijah was born about 1834 and he was killed on 26 December 1864. At his death he was a mere 30 years old.

The Civil War information matched what I had already found on Fold3. The Find A Grave Memorial contained a major surprise. Elijah had married sometime before leaving in December 1861 for the military and had a deceased daughter. I had no knowledge of Elijah, his wife or his daughter before this week. A Military tombstone  marks his grave in the McNair Cemetery in Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.⁴
Little Sarah also has a tombstone with the inscription: “Dau. of Eliga and H. E. Sellers”. Sarah E. Sellers was born in February 1861 and I wrote about her yesterday. This suggests that Elijah and Harriett were married sometime before June 1860. The dates also reveals that Elijah was with his newborn daughter from her birth in February 1861 to his departure on 26 December 1861 for the War. It is not known if he was aware of her death in Oct 1862. His military records contains no information indicating that he was married and had a family back home.

Another surprise, was the absence of a military pension for Harriett Elizabeth Sellers. She lived until Jan 1923 yet I could find no evidence that she ever applied for a widows pension for Elijah’s service during the Civil War.⁵



Nowhere will you find any data showing Elijah and his family as a family unit; but, individual pieces of data clearly lead to this conclusion:

Elijah Sellers, b. 1834, Male, Father/Husband
Harriett E. McNair Sellers, b. 8 Oct 1833, Wife
Sarah E. Sellers, b. 24 Feb. 1861, Daughter

The minuscule data I found on this family is no surprise; it's very typical for this county. My big surprise is that Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth McNair Sellers never re-married after the loss of her husband and child.






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[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 11 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4th SC Cavalry; Confederate.  [http://www.fold3.com/image/20/66896068/]./
2. http://www.ancestry.com
3. National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 13 August 2013), entry for Elijah Sellers, Private; 4 South Carolina Cavalry; Confederate.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 13 August 2013); Headstone for Elijah Sellers; (1834- May 28, 1864); Records of the McNair Family Cemetery; Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
5. http://genealogytrails.com/scar/chesterfield/cw_pensioners.htm & http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx
6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriett E. McNair Sellers (8 August 1833–6 January 1928), Memorial # 44702715.
7. Harriett E Sellers, death certificate 000576 (6 January 1923), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
8. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;, Page: 127(stamped); Line 23, Dwelling 469, Family 468, Household of Neil McNAIR; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M653-1217.
9. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 304A (stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 323, Family 323, Household of M. [Mary] McNAIR; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
10. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page: 312A(stamped); Line 45, Dwelling 46, Family 46, household of Mary A. McNAIR; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
11. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0020, Page: 8A/80(stamped); Line 41, Dwelling 142, Family 142, Household of Neil C. McNAIR; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.
12. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0036, Page: 14B/117(stamped); Line 79, Dwelling 242, Family 245, Household of Harriet SELLERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1455.
13. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 39, Page 16A/141(stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 166, Family 174, Household of Charlie B. JONES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 13 August 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
14. Harriett E Sellers, Chesterfield County, South Carolina death certificate 000576 (6 January 1923).
15. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriett E. McNair Sellers (8 August 1833–6 January 1928), Memorial # 44702715.
16. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah E. Sellers (24 February 1861–8 October 1862), Memorial # 44702697.