James Sellers
- Birth: 8 May 1824, Grainger Co., TN 20
- Married (1): 28 Feb 1847, Grainger Co., TN 20
- Married (2): 17 Jan 1878, Iron Co., MO 5
- Death: 5 Apr 1900, Dent Co., MO 20
- Buried: Apr 1900, Maple Grove Cemetery, Dent Co., MO 20
General Notes:
He moved to Crawford Co. in 1852 & settled Maple Grove on Little Crooked Creek. He spent the rest of his life on this farm, which was later owned by his son David. He was an early Justice of the Peace for Osage Township, Crawford Co. and was on of the founders of area United Baptist Church. Source: Ozark Heritage - Dent County Families & Cemetaries, Vol. III 1994 Another source listed in the IGI states that James moved to Crawford Co. from Grainger Co., TN in August of 1860.
Marriage Information:
James married Catherine Bowers, daughter of Andrew Bowers and Katherine Howeth, on 28 Feb 1847 in Grainger Co., TN 20. (Catherine Bowers was born on 9 Apr 1827 in Grainger Co., TN 20, died before 1878 in Dent Co., MO 20 and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dent Co., MO 20.)
Marriage Information:
James also married Catherine Frances Willhite on 17 Jan 1878 in Iron Co., MO 5. (Catherine Frances Willhite was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dent Co., MO 5.)
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