Researching Brother Sellers
Delve into the history of Brother Sellers using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2303 people with the Sellers surname? In that year Sellers was ranked number 1662 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Brother Sellers on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Brother Sellers in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Sellers ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brother Sellers and the Sellers Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sellers Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sellers family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Brother Sellers at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Brother Sellers using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Brother Sellers records.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Brother Sellers.
Research the Sellers surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sellers Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2840 people with the Sellers surname in the UK? Sellers is now ranked number 1886 for popularity in the UK. |
Sellers Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Brother Sellers.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sellers family and people looking to contact living Sellers relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Sellers records submitted by people who are already researching the Sellers Family Tree.
Find Brother Sellers from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sellers Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Sellers surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Sellers surname in the USA? Sellers is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sellers Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Brother Sellers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Brother Sellers
Brother John Sellers
Brother John Sellers (May 27, 1924, Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States – March 27, 1999, Manhattan) was an American gospel and folk singer.
Sellers played in gospel tent shows while young. He was discovered by Mahalia Jackson, who brought him to Chicago in the 1930s to perform with her. He subsequently toured with Jackson in the 1940s. In the 1950s, he began playing secular music, and recorded his first album in 1954 for Vanguard Records. While on tour in Europe he recorded with Big Bill Broonzy; he also plays on the Ella Jenkins record A Long Time to Freedom.
Later in the 1950s, Sellers relocated to New York City, where he became active on the folk revival scene of Greenwich Village. He started a longtime partnership with Alvin Ailey, working with him as a musician on dance performances such as "Revelations" and "Blues Suite". Sellers was involved in the Broadway production of Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes, and performed at appearances by Studs Terkel.
Sellers died in Manhattan, New York, in March 1999, at the age of 74.
Source: Brother John Sellers, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sellers
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