Sellers Family Cemetery (Private)
Rural Jasper, Florida
Abstracted By: Lesleigh Laite Butts
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.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| 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 | child 'of Raz & Emma Kemp' |
| Lindsey, John F. | Mar 8, 1846 | Feb 11, 1874 | CSA Click on name to go to John F. Lindsey Family information |
| 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 & Emma V. 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) | |||
