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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Norma King & Cheryl Sumner ================================================================================ August 2002 Sellers Cemetery Butler County, Alabama This is only a partial listing - I am sure I missed some due to the limited time I had at the cemetery. There are also unmarked graves. The notes in parentheses I added from information I obtained from other sources. The notes on John Wesley and Margaret Ledlow and Estelle Ledlow Ward are from the obituary of Margaret Ledlow in the Greenville newspaper. I am researching the Ledlow family and would appreciate correspondence from anyone researching this family or with any information on this family. Partial Survey by Norma King (descended from 2 original Butler County Burketts and Ledlows) Covington County, Alabama Directions: Go south from Georgiana on Hwy 31. Just past the railroad tracks is a Phillips 66 station on the left. Take a right onto old highway 31. Turn left on first paved road. Then turn right onto Norrell Ave., left on Dunham Road, then left onto dirt road that is beside a sizable brick house. The cemetery is on this road which resembles a logging road. There are no houses on the road and it dead-ends into locked gates. The cemetery is on the right about 100 yards before the gates. Persoanl Note: The cemetery is very remote and I would not recommend anyone go to the cemetery alone. I was fortunate enough to have a local family offer to escort me - otherwise, I would not have found this cemetery. To my surprise, the cemetery itself is in good condition and appears to be routinely maintained. Information in parenthesis ( ) added by Norma King This cemetery was also surveyed by Cheryl Sumner. Information in [ ] added by Cheryl Sumner. Personal Note from Cheryl: These are some of the other people in Sellers Cemetery. This is a partial listing of only those whom I've found so far to be related to me or connected to relations. The notes in brackets are mine, not on tombstones. I have further info on several of these people. I'm interested in all info on SELLERS, BROOKS, HALL, BEASLEY, PARKER, BURKETT, PRUETT, LEE. SEE EMAIL AT THE BOTTOM FOR A DISCUSSION OF MORE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CEMETERY. John Wesley Ledlow 1854 1931 Estelle Ledlow Ward 1890 1925 (daughter of John Wesley Ledlow and Margaret Annie Henderson Ledlow) Minnie Edeker Ward Hatcher Feb 23, 1867 Mar0 9, 1955 (daughter of Estelle Ledlow Ward) Margaret Ann Henderson Ledlow 1859 1938 (wife of John Wesley Ledlow) Lula Henderson Ledlow No Dates Martha Ann Bays Nov 25, 1835 Dec 26, 1908 John McMichael Henderson Jan 24, 1829 Mar 20, 1890 Pvt Co H5 Ala Inf Confederate States Army Charlotte R. Watts Simmons Apr 08, 1845 Apr 03, 1931 Daughter of David & Mary Watts (wife of Benjamin Simmons; from 1850 US Census, Butler County, David Watts, b. 1804 Mary Watts, b. 1827) Alford Burkett Jun 20, 1826 Sep 06, 1890 Infant of Alford & S. Burkett No Dates Benjamin Duncan Sellers Same stone with Elizabeth Cromartie Sellers Elizabeth Cromartie Sellers Same stone with Benjamin Duncan Sellers [Wife of Benjamin Duncan Sellers gave a corner on the east side of their plantation for this cemetery] Margaret N. Baldwin Aug 29, 1846 Wife of Dr. J. A. Baldwin, aged 40 years McPherson 1817 1825 Duncan Sellers* Oct 09, 1844 Jun 10, 1910 Mattie Palmer Sellers 1852 1920 Rachel Sellers 1902 1902 Tate Sellers Nov 28, 1872 Apr 25, 1904 Mason Ennis Sellers Jul 16, 1876 Jun 08, 1930 James Young Sellers Oct 20, 1907 Feb 05, 1954 Paul Dunkin Sellers Apr 17, 1913 Jul 03, 1913 Asberry B. Scott Jan 18, 1904 Aug 31, 1983 MM3 US Navy World War II Georgie L. Scott Jul 20, 1905 May 17, 1927 Jane (Myrick) Scott May 10, 1880 Dec 27, 1917 Vamon L. Scott Jul 29, 1876 Aug 19, 1964 Frances E. "Fannie" Scott Jan 12, 1900 Mar 19, 1965 Maiden Name Scott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sellers Cemetery, part 2 by Cheryl Sumner John J. Hall 1848 1935 [d. 7 Mar 1935; husband of Sarah Angeline "Sallie" BROOKS] Sarah Brooks Hall 1844 1923 [d. 29 Feb 1923; aged 80 years 29 days; wife of John James Hall, daughter of Felix BROOKS and Rachel PEAVY] Sallie B. Stuart Ledlow 1884 1958 [born 14 Feb 1884; d. 5 Nov 1958; daughter of John James HALL and Sarah Angeline "Sallie" BROOKS] Mrs. Janie E. Pruett Apr 01, 1912 [mother of Sarah "Sallie" Pruett who married George Lafayette BROOKS] Gabe Hall 1880 1912 [George Gabriel HALL, b. Dec 1880; d. 19 Jan 1912; son of John James HALL and Sallie BROOKS; married to Susan "Mettie" BEASLEY. Mettie's parents were Susie LEDLOW and James Monroe BEASLEY; her gps were John Beasley and Mary Elizabeth PARKER, dau. of John PARKER and Charity BURKETT ] Austin Beesley Aug 01, 1807 Feb 01, 1852 aged 45 years 7 mo [G-gf of Mettie BEASLEY] Felix Brooks 1807 1850 [husband of Rachel PEAVY] Rachel Brooks Dec 25, 1811 Feb 02, 1898 aged 86 years 1 mo 7 da [maiden name PEAVY; wife of Felix BROOKS] Moses Lee Mar 25, 1836 May 29, 1901 After a long life on earth, he has gone to receive his reward [1st husband of Nancy Turkwane BROOKS] Carolyn Brooks Binion Apr 24, 1929 Jul 07, 1915 William H. Binion Jan 08, 1818 Jan 26, 1866 Mason Joel W. Lee Jul 18, 1861 aged 47 years; "Gone but not forsacon (sic)" "Granny Coose" A Slave [brought from NC with Benjamin Duncan Sellers] N. E. Roberson Sellers Dec 08, 1849 Jul 13, 1867 Duncan T. Sellers* Oct 09, 1844 Jun 10, 1919 [T. is for Thomas; married to Eliza Jane BROOKS, dau. of Felix and Rachel Brooks] Joseph D. Sellers Nov 22, 1890 Oct 02, 1945 From: Marilyn Clark James [mailto:jjames@sprynet.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:53 PM To: Norma.King@powersouth.com Subject: Sellers Cemetery I was glad to see that someone had included Sellers Cemetery in the Butler Co. Cemeteries. My grandmother is buried there; however, you do not have her listed. I think that I know why. She was Amanda Elizabeth Henderson who was married three times--first to William D. Clark, then James Monroe Beasley, and finally to W. H. Sowell. She is buried beside her second husband, James Monroe Beasley. His first wife, Susanna, is buried on the other side of him. She died in 1956, and I attended her funeral. That is why I know this. The last time that I was at the cemetery, my brother and I looked for the graves but could not find them. We have come to the conclusion that the tombstones of Martha Ann Bays (my great grandmother, John M. Henderson, my great grandfather, and Margaret Ann Ledlow, are on the graves of my grandmother and James Monroe Beasley and Susanna.) The tombstones are fairly recent (within the past 10 years) and think that whoever put them on the graves were mistaken. There are some unmarked graves beside these, and we believe that those are the graves of John M. Henderson and his wife Martha Ann Bays. Just thought you might like this information . Marilyn Clark James