Lost in Missouri .....

Char · Post by **Char** » Tue May 31, 2005 7:18 pm

I have been trying to find my ggrandparents with no luck. My grandmother was Mary E. Golliher, grandfather was Alexander Sellers. They were married in Scotland Co., Missouri, 26 Sept., 1872. I have a copy of their marriage license. There is no marriage application. I have Mary's death certificate, no parents listed. I found her in the 1860/1870 Mo. census living with Sarah Spate/Speight,born Ohio. She is consistant in all census records that her parents were born in Tennessee. I have her birth/marriage/death dates.
Alexander Sellers was born abt 1850 in WV. I have all the census records from 1860 for him up to his death about 1918. Land records in New Mexico, but not much else.
I do have a lot of records for their children but can not find anything for their parents. Anyone have any suggestions?

Post by **marilyn morning** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:06 pm

Hello Char

Welcome to TalkingScot and we wish you great success with all your future research! It appears from your post that you've been unable
to find your grandparents birth records? A suggestion would be to contact the Tennessee State Archives, which has a Genealogy Department, for questions relating to History & Genealogy at referece.tsla@state.tn.us

If you are able to find the birth certificate for your Grandmother, Mary it should list her parents? Have you tried to search for her on the "IGI"

In regards to your Grandfather, Alexander's birth abt. 1850 in West Virginia, you may want to contact The Genealogy Surname Exchange Catagory at www.wvculture.org/history/wvsamenu.html or The Genealogy Corner listed at www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx

Regards
Marilyn

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:35 am

You may find a birth of Alexander Sellers in the west of Virginia but not in West Virginia which didn't become the 35th state until 1863.

In 1870 I could only find one Alexander Sellers born Virginia, he was already married. Where did you find Alexander in 1860?

Char · Post by **Char** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:32 am

Ok, went to the sites mentioned, part of them I had already looked at.
Alexander Sellers married Elizabeth Moore (b. PEI) in Ill. Have not been able to find out what happened to her. They had a son, John H. Sellers (b. Oct 1869, Illinois). Mayby this will help:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alexander Sellers married Mary Golliher September 26, 1872
This is in the Scotland Co.,Missouri Marriage Index Bk c-pg 205
=========================================
1860 census - Hennepin Twp., Putnam Co., IL - p. 464:
George Sellers, 67, VA
Betsy, 55, VA
Alexander, 11, VA
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1870 Illinois Lee Co. Willow Creek Twp.
Alexander Sellers 21 Farmer
Born in VA
Value of Real Estate: $1000.00
Value of Personal Estate: $500.00
Elizabeth 19
Born in Prince Edward Isle, Mother & Father of foreign birth
John 8/12
Born in IL
If born within the year, state month: Oct
Mother of foreign birth
Elizabeth 67
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1880 census - Sterling, Rice Co., KS - p. 178A:
Alexander Sellers, 32, VA, parents b in VA
Mary E., 23, MO, parents b in TN
John H., 10, IL
Oscar H., 3, MO
Harvey W., 5 mos.
*Elizabeth Sellers, 80, VA, parents b in VA
--------------------------------------------
Alexander is now married to Mary. John's birth info is
changed to reflect Mary as his mother.

1880 Kansas Rice Co. Sterling City
Alexander Sellers 32 LaborerBorn in Va, as were his parents
Mary E. (wife) 23 Keeping House Born in MO, parents TN
John H. (son) 10 At School Born in IL, father VA, mother MO
Oscar H. (son) 3 At Home Born in MO, father VA, mother MO
Harvey W. (son) 5/12 Born in KS, father VA, mother MO
If born within the census year give month: Jan
Elizabeth (mother) 80 No Occupation Born in VA, as were her parents
-------------------------------------------------------------------
I believe the family to be listed in the 1885 Conejos, Conejos Co.
Colorado state census.
--------------------------------------------------------------
1900 Garfield County, Oklahoma
Waukomis Township
Page 239B
Waukomis Village
enumerated on 02 June 1900
A. Sellers, head, W, M, October 1850, 49, married, married 28 years, VA,
VA, VA, section foreman for railroad
Mary E. Sellers, wife, W, F, December 1857, 57, married, married 28 years,
10 children born, 7 children living, MO, TN, TN
Oscar A. Sellers, son, W, M, January 1877, 23, single, MO, VA, MO, section foreman for railroad
Harvey Sellers, son, W, M, February 1882, 18, single, KS, VA, MO,
plasterer
Grace Sellers, daughter, W, F, January 1887, 13, single, CO, VA, MO
Mary Sellers, daughter, W, F, June 1889, 10, single, NM, VA, MO
Alex Sellers, son, W, M, August 1891, 8, single, CA, VA, MO
Delmer L. Sellers, son, W, M, January 1894, 6, single, AZ, VA, MO
Myrtle Sellers, daughter, W, F, September 1897, 2, single, OK, VA, MO
===============================================
1910
New Mexico
Guadalupe Co.
Buchanan Twp.

Alexander Sellers (head) 63 Section Foreman/Railroad
Born in VA, as were his parents
1st marriage: married 37 years
Owns Farm/Free of Mortgage
Mary E. (wife) 54 Mother of 10, 9 or 7 livingBorn in MO, parents TN
Oscar A. (son) 31 Laborer/Railroad Born in MO, father VA, mother MO
Harvey W. (son) 29 Laborer/Railroad Born in KS, father VA, mother MO
Grace (daughter) 23 Born in CO, father VA, mother MO
Alexander (son) 18 Laborer/Railroad Born in CA, father VA, mother MO
Delmer L. (son) 16 Born in AZ, father VA, mother MO
Myrtle A. (daughter) 12 Born in OK, father VA, mother MO
===============================================
1920 census - Blackwell, Kay Co., OK - p. 278:
Oscar A. Sellers, 43, MO, father b in VA, mother in MO
Delmar L., 26, AZ, brother
*Mary E. Sellers, widowed mother, 63, MO, parents b in TN
Gracie, 34, CO, sister
Myrtle W., 22, OK, sister
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alexander Sellers (b abt 1849) had died, I believe in the Spanish Flu
epidemic in New Mexico but cannot find any death or burial information there. Mary E. (Golliher) Sellers died 14 Feb 1923 in Blackwell.
I have more for the children but no need to include that. Oh, the George
Sellers in the 1850 Jackson Co. Va/WV census is NOT the George Sellers in the 1860 Illinois census. I have confirmed that for sure.

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:42 pm

Is there any possibility Alexander was originally named Washington? I notice that George W. is a regularly related name and it seems probable that W stands for Washington. There was a Washington Sellers of the correct age in Jackson county in 1850 (along with loads of other Sellers including a George and Nancy? of about the right ages). George and Nancy had a son called Washington but he seems to have become George W. in later censuses.

Char · Post by **Char** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:12 pm

I have followed that whole family group(1850 Jackson Co. census) and NO.
Most went to Ohio. I also found documentation for them at the Sellers web site from another Sellers reseacher. Also, note in the 1860 census, George's birth would be 1793 and the one in Jackson Co. was born abt 10 years later. I know that there are differences on birthdays but not usually that much.