Hamilton County FlArchives Cemeteries.....Sellers Cemetery (Private) - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lesleigh Laite Butts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006568 June 3, 2009, 11:40 pm Abstracted By: Lesleigh Laite Butts Sellers (Private) Sellers Cemetery is a private family cemetery located on timberland in Section 27 Twp 1N Range 12E in rural Hamilton County, owner of record is Mr. J. D. Tyre. Many of the graves are unmarked. To view the cemetery first contact Mr. J. D. Tyre at 386-365-6061. From I-75 west of Jasper, take Exit 460 onto SR 6 West. Travel 3.2 miles and turn left onto the CR 751. Travel 2.4 miles to SW 69th Drive (unpaved). Turn right onto SW 69th Drive and travel 9/10 mile. There will be an aluminum gate approx. 30 feet off the road. From the gate walk approximately 650 feet to approach the cemetery on the left. Note: Property is owned by Mrs. Ulma Braswell and family; seek permission to enter the property. Sellers Cemetery was first surveyed by Winnie Smith Hodges and published in her book Cemeteries of Hamilton County in 1991. On June 14, 2008, Sellers Cemetery was re-surveyed and photographed by Lesleigh Laite Butts and Marie Cantlin. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackwelder Infant n/a n/a Infant of Joe & Sarah Blackwelder Bridges Infant n/a n/a Infant of Mr & Mrs Alonza Blackwelder (Information by Q.D. Bridges) Bridges Alonza n/a n/a Unmarked grave information by Q.D. Bridges Bridges Lewis n/a n/a Metal monument with no inscription information by Q. D. Bridges Bridges Martha (Towler) Sept 12, 1847 June 11, 1907 s/s Williamson Bridges. 'Mother of A.O. Bridges' Bridges Nathan, Mrs. n/a n/a (Unmarked grave information by Q.D. Bridges) Bridges Nathan 1883 1948 Temporary funeral home marker only Bridges Riley n/a n/a 'Co C 2nd Florida Cavalry' (Q.D. Bridges great grandfather) Bridges Williamson Feb 21, 1852 Feb 13, 1896 'Father of A.O. Bridges' s/s Martha Bridges Cribbs S. O. Mrs. June 27, 1862 Mar 2, 1931 Cribbs Samuel O. 1883 1918 Dees Ellen Bassett n/a n/a 'w/o B. Marion Dees' Reverse side: 'Mother of Albartus Dees' Dees Infants n/a n/a (Unmarked graves, infants of Dave & Avie Dees, information by Q.D. Bridges) Kemp Infant n/a n/a 'of Raz & Emma Kemp' Lindsey John F Mar 8, 1846 Feb 11, 1874 Lolly Baby n/a n/a Unmarked, Lolly family passing through, baby's grave found afterward. Info by Q.D. Bridges Sellers Unknown (3) n/a n/a Information by Q.D. Bridges Simmons Anna Y 1885 1911 No dates. d/o Wm J. & Mary Jane Green (FindAGrave) Simmons Mary Jane Green July 23, 1843 May 23, 1887 'wife of W. J. Simmons' (maiden name extracted from Find A Grave website. Simmons Sarah Katheryn n/a n/a Child grave. Prob d/o Jas. Simmons & Unity Strickland, b.1846 SC Simmons W. [Walter] F. [Flournery] Jan 9, 1881 March 19, 1919 Born/died Hamilton Co., FL 'Walter Flourney s/o Wm Jackson Simmons & Mary Jane Green Simmons William J. [Jackson] May 1, 1844 Oct 8, 1909 Capt. Gambels Co 1 Fla Inf CSA. Husb. of M.J. Green & EmmaV.Moye Towler Hinton J. 1831 Sept 27, 1852 b. Hamilton Co., never married. Buried Sellers Cem, Towler Lewis [Bryan] 1816 1901 b. Bladen Co., NC m. Ellender Lee 22 Oct 1846 bur. Sellers Cem. Towler Nathan n/a n/a Concrete marker, no inscription, information by Q.D. Bridges Additional Comments: The headstone photos in this collection were all that remain in the cemetery. Others extracted from: Cemeteries of Hamilton County (1991) publication. Additional Simmmons family information extracted from Find A Grave website, posted by swagner@hotmail.com. Bassett & Towler information provided by Liz Baker SMBaker@Bellsouth.net (http://members.tripod.com/~head_hunter/page1heml#TOWLER) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/hamilton/cemeteries/sellersc37gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb