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The Sellers Family Page
This page begins with my Gr. Grandfather George Washington "Wash" Sellers born 1842-1844 in McMinn Co., Tennessee. Family stories holds it that Georges father was killed in the Mexican war when he was a small child and raised by his Grandparents. It is believed that his Grandparents are Edward George Sellers and Sarah (Sallie) Witt, we have found on a 1850 McMinn Co. Census George and siblings living with them. Other stories has George and His Brother Wylie (Blount) riding with the "James Gang" for awhile and keeping company among other notorious individuals. We have found George and family from Tennessee to Missouri then to Texas where My Grandfather was born. My Grandfather also named George had been known to keep company with some notorious individuals such as "Pretty Boy Floyd" just to name one of them. The Sellers family were farmers and also mined from time to time. These are just a few of the stories as told by the older Sellers family members. The Sellars (Sellers) Name The Sellars Coat of Arms illustrated above was drawn by a heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Sellars Coat of Arms design can be found In "Burke's General Armory". Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) is as follows: "Az. on a chev. ar. betw. Three open cups, each within two branches of laurel conjoined at the top or, a saltire of the first." When translated the Arms description is: Above the shield and helmet is the Crest
which is described as: A translation of the Crest description is: Family mottos are believed to have
originated as battle cries in medieval times. Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Sellars appears to be occupational in origin, and is believed to be associated with the English, meaning, "one who worked in the cellar where wines were stored." The supplementary sheet included with this report is designed to give you more Information to further your understanding of the origin of names. Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurrence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations. The most prominent variations of Sellars are Sellare, Sellares, Cellar, Cellars and Sellar. Census records available disclose the fact there are approximately 1125 heads of households in the United States with the old and distinguished Sellars name. The United States Census Bureau estimates there are approximately 3.2 persons per household In America today which yields an approximate total of 3600 people in the United States carrying the Sellars name. Although the figure seems relatively low, it does not signify the many important contributions that individuals bearing the Sellars name have made to history. No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage or your family tree.
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