George Lester Sellars

1894 - 1977  (83 years)

• Name	George Lester Sellars
  Nickname	Buck
  Birth	1894
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jan 1977	Durham, Durham, NC
  	North Carolina, Death Indexes Name: George Lester Sellars Gender: Male Race: Black Marital Status: Widowed Age: 82 Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1894 Residence County: Alamance Date of Death: 18 Jan 1977 Death City: Durham (P) Death County: Durham Death State: North Carolina Autopsy: Yes Institution: Veterans Hospital Attendant: Physician Burial Location: Burial in state Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1976-77
  Burial	Findagrave.com George Lester Sellars Birth: Jun. 5, 1894 Death: Jan. 18, 1977 Durham Durham County North Carolina, USA Son of Martha Gant and John Sellars Step-son of William Corbett Grandson of Mariah "Rier" Enoch Sellars and Dock Sellars Family links: Parents: Martha Ann Enoch Sellars Corbett (1873 - 1941) Spouse: Clara Trollinger Sellars (1900 - 1951) Children: John Arthur Sellars (1921 - 2006)* Elijah Sellars (1925 - 1989)* Margie Sellars Ireland (1927 - 2004)* James Junior Sellars (1929 - ____)* George Thomas Sellars (1938 - 1969)* Herman Dewey Sellars (1941 - 2014)* Curtis Sellars (1942 - 1960)* Siblings: George Lester Sellars (1894 - 1977) Eddie Richard Corbett (1909 - 1974)* Beatrice Corbett Pinnix (1910 - 1959)* Reamus Wendell Corbett (1912 - 2005)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery Stony Creek Caswell County North Carolina, USA Created by: Carolina Caswell Record added: Sep 17, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 97276388
  Person ID	I25968	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Clara Trollinger,   b. 25 Oct 1901, Stoney Creek, Caswell, NC d. 15 Nov 1951, Caswell County, NC (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1920	Caswell County, NC
  	North Carolina, Marriage Records Name: Clara Trollinger Gender: Female Race: Colored (Black) Age: 19 Birth Year: abt 1901 Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1920 Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Geo Sellers Spouse Gender: Male Spouse Race: Colored (Black) Spouse Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage
  Children	+ 1. John Arthur Sellars,   b. 26 Oct 1921, Stoney Creek, Caswell, NC d. 6 Jan 2006 (Age 84 years)   2. Unknown Sellars   3. Claude Ofer (Ofers) Sellars,   b. 1 Sep 1923, Caswell County, NC d. 14 Jun 1975, Chapel Hill, Orange, NC (Age 51 years)   4. Elijah Sellars,   b. 14 Aug 1925, Catawba County, NC d. 22 Dec 1989, Chapel Hill, Orange, NC (Age 64 years) + 5. Margie Sellars,   b. 10 Sep 1927, Caswell County, NC d. 8 Apr 2004, Chapel Hill, Orange, NC (Age 76 years)   6. James Junious (Junior) "June" Sellars,   b. 24 Nov 1929, Caswell County, NC d. 16 Jan 2020, NC (Age 90 years) + 7. Otis Sellars,   b. 11 Jan 1932, Caswell County, NC d. 9 Oct 2020, Burlington, Alamance, NC (Age 88 years)   8. Gladys Juanita Sellars,   b. 12 Mar 1934, NC d. 19 Feb 2019, Burlington, Alamance, NC (Age 84 years)   9. Verena (Verilea) Sellars,   b. Abt 1936, NC + 10. George Thomas Sellars,   b. 11 Aug 1938, Caswell County, NC d. 24 May 1969, Burlington, Alamance, NC (Age 30 years)   11. Herman Dewey Sellars,   b. 26 May 1941, Caswell County, NC d. 25 Apr 2014, Pinehurst, Moore County, NC (Age 72 years)   12. Curtis Sellars,   b. 25 Dec 1942, Caswell County, NC d. 6 Oct 1960, Caswell County, NC (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F9136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 26 Dec 1920 - Caswell County, NC Death - 18 Jan 1977 - Durham, Durham, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Record of Marriage
  		1930 United States Federal Census
  		1940 United States Federal Census
  		Obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery Stony Creek, Caswell, NC

  
  

• Notes

  George Sellers in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: George Sellers Birth Year: abt 1896 Gender: Male Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Stony Creek, Caswell, North Carolina Map of Home: View Map Dwelling Number: 318 Family Number: 323 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 25 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Gen. Farming Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Household Members: Name Age George Sellers 34 Clara Sellers 26 John A Sellers 7 Claud Sellers 5 Eli Sellers 4 Marjorie Sellers 2 James Sellers 0 George Sellors in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name: George Sellors [George Sellars] Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1892 Gender: Male Race: Negro (Black) Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Stony Creek, Caswell, North Carolina Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Road By Modsine Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Stony Creek, Caswell, North Carolina Residence in 1935: Same House Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 9B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 146 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 7 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age George Sellors 48 Clara Sellors 39 John A Sellors 16 Claude Sellors 14 Elijah Sellon 12 Marjoria Sellon 10 Jones Sellon 8 Otis Sellon 6 Wannita Sellon 5 Verilea Sellon 3 Thomas Sellon 1