YourRoots Logo
Sign up free
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Sign up free

Alfred Romulus Sanders 1860 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 8 Mar 1933

Death Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wilborne Sanders

Mother: Rebecca Brendle

Spouse(s): Mary Merritt

Children(s): Ida Sanders, Joseph Sanders, William Sanders, Johnie Sanders, Mary Sanders, Mattie Sanders, Frances Sanders

The story of Alfred Romulus Sanders began in 1860 in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America. In 1860, Alfred Romulus Sanders resided in Tennessee Valley, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina,. In 1870, Alfred Romulus Sanders resided in Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA. Alfred Romulus Sanders married Mary Adeline "Addie" Merritt, and had children including Ida Rebecca Sanders, Joseph Bynum Sanders, William Bascom (No Proof) Sanders, Johnie Edwin (No Proof) Sanders, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Mattie Allie Sanders, Frances Genevia Sanders. Alfred Romulus Sanders passed away in 1933 in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA.

Find more search results for Alfred Sanders
AS

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • The story of Alfred Romulus Sanders began in 1860 in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1860, Alfred Romulus Sanders resided in Tennessee Valley, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina,.
  • In 1870, Alfred Romulus Sanders resided in Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA.
  • Alfred Romulus Sanders married Mary Adeline "Addie" Merritt, and had children including Ida Rebecca Sanders, Joseph Bynum Sanders, William Bascom (No Proof) Sanders, Johnie Edwin (No Proof) Sanders, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Mattie Allie Sanders, Frances Genevia Sanders.
  • Alfred Romulus Sanders passed away in 1933 in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilborne Sanders
1828 – 1885
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
WS
Rebecca Brendle
1833 – 1860
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Mary Merritt
1863 – 1948
Birth Location: North Carolina
MM

Children(s)

Ida Sanders
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
IS
Joseph Sanders
1892 – 1979
Birth Location: Macon County, North Carolina, USA
JS
William Sanders
1895 – 1900
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
WS
Johnie Sanders
1897 – 1897
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
JS
Mary Sanders
1898 – 1967
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
MS
Mattie Sanders
1900 – 1988
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
MS
Frances Sanders
1906 – 1989
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
FS

Alfred Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Alfred Sanders
1860 – 1933
Birth Place: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Wilborne Sanders
1828 – 1885
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Brendle
1833 – 1860
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Curtis Sanders
1801 – 1885
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Moffitt
1804 – 1836
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Joseph Brendle
1805 – 1889
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Hall
1805 – 1882
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miles Sanders
1780 – 1862
Rachel Curtis
1780 – 1857
John Moffitt
1767 – 1854
Sarah Whitaker
1767 – 1850
Joseph Brendle
1775 – 1864
Rebeccah Johnson
1774 – 1860
Joshua Hall
1765 – 1852
Sarah Sellers
1769 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sanders
1740 – 1779
Elizabeth Pendleton
1750 – 1860
John Curtis
1745 – 1815
Eleanor Bryant
1747 – 1810
John Moffitt
1748 – 1775
Sarah Donahue
1745 – 1775
William Witaker
1732 – 1799
Abigail Baker
1740 – 1772
Johannes Brendle
1746 – 1822
Elisabeth Gerner
1750 – 1822
Joshua Johnson
1750 – 1815
Mary Hargrave

Alfred Sanders's Descendants

1.
AS
Alfred (Romulus) Sanders (8 Jan 1860 – 8 Mar 1933) m. Mary (Adeline "Addie") Merritt (24 Feb 1863 – 5 Dec 1948)
  1. 1. Ida (Rebecca) Sanders (1891 – 7 Sep 1973) m. Elmer (David) Green (abt 1889 – 6 Feb 1965)
    1. 1. Ralph (Edwin) Green (abt 1910 – ) m. Lola (Minnis) Jones (abt 1910 – )
    2. 2. Romulus (Leonard) Green (23 Oct 1912 – 12 May 2004)
  2. 2. Joseph (Bynum) Sanders (15 Sep 1892 – 24 Jun 1979) m. Harietta ("Etta") Tippett (20 Apr 1896 – 28 Oct 1985)
    1. 1. Helen (Clara) Sanders (6 Jan 1915 – 17 Jan 1917)
    2. 2. Maud (Marie) Sanders (1 Jan 1917 – 20 Aug 1997) m. Samuel (L) Kinsland (2 Feb 1914 – 20 Feb 1990)
      1. 1. Joyce (Annette) Kinsland (16 Feb 1939 – 26 Jan 2021) m. Thomas (Summers) Thrift (abt 1917 – 21 Dec 1981)
        1. 1. Michaela (Anne) Thrift (27 May 1964 – )
        2. 2. Tommy Thrift
    3. 3. Dorothy (Hazel) Sanders (2 Mar 1919 – 5 May 1992) m. Charles (Henry) Shuler (18 Oct 1911 – 4 Jul 1968)
      1. 1. Patricia (Gail) Shuler (27 Jul 1940 – ) m. Walton (Grove) Moore (3 Oct 1933 – )
        1. 1. Susan Moore (29 Nov 1961 – )
        2. 2. Kevin (Charles) Moore (11 May 1964 – )
      2. 2. Merle (Kaye) Shuler (21 May 1942 – 21 May 1942)
      3. 3. Margaret ("Judi" Judith) Shuler (11 Oct 1945 – ) m. Bobby (Daniel) Allen (abt 1947 – 17 Dec 2024)
        1. 1. Donna (Lynn) Allen (28 Sep 1964 – ) m. Franklin (Delano) Wood
    4. 4. Joseph (Bynum) Saunders (5 Nov 1922 – 8 Oct 2002) m. Virginia (Richerson) Middleton (6 Jul 1923 – 27 May 2012)
      1. 1. Joseph (Bynum) Saunders (15 Oct 1944 – ) m. Nancy Dinsmore (10 Nov 1946 – )
        1. 1. Tara (Dawn) Saunders (22 Jan 1971 – ) m. Richard Graves
      2. 2. Stephen (Leigh) Saunders (28 Oct 1949 – 8 Feb 2021) m. Kathy (Lorraine) Blake (8 Apr 1951 – ) m. Rhonda (Kay) Skelton (6 Mar 1958 – )
        1. 1. Michele (Leigh) Saunders (10 Dec 1970 – ) m. Charles (Everett) Mann (6 Mar 1963 – )
        2. 2. Stephan (L) Saunders (13 Dec 1977 – ) m. Rachel (Lynn) Beggs
        3. 3. Aaron (Elliott) Saunders (23 Jan 1983 – ) m. Freyja (Nyx) Madsen (1986 – )
        4. 4. Alex Saunders
        5. 5. Mathew Saunders
      3. 3. Richard (Dierick) Saunders (20 Oct 1955 – 26 Feb 2025)
      4. 4. Karen (Marie Saunders) Pollard (22 Jul 1957 – ) m. Donald (David) Dailey (10 Jan 1945 – 24 May 2021) m. Joseph (Grant) Shackelford (9 Feb 1953 – )
        1. 1. Shawn (Everett) Dailey (23 Aug 1978 – 12 Nov 2023) m. Chrisann (Hoomanaunuiokalani) Cullen (Nov 1979 – )
        2. 2. Joshua (Grant) Shackelford (8 Sep 1987 – )
    5. 5. Unnamed Sanders (2 Sep 1930 – 2 Sep 1930)
    6. 6. Betty (Lou) Sanders (1932 – 25 July 2010) m. Loren (Ray) Dillingham (abt 1930 – )
      1. 1. Loren (Douglas) Dillingham (31 Jul 1956 – )
      2. 2. Mark (A) Dillingham (24 Dec 1959 – )
  3. 3. William (Bascom (No Proof)) Sanders (16 Dec 1895 – 1900)
  4. 4. Johnie (Edwin (No Proof)) Sanders (28 Jan 1897 – 16 Apr 1897)
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Sanders (1898 – 17 May 1967) m. David Tallent (1 Apr 1892 – 26 Oct 1983)
    1. 1. James (Avery) Tallent (1920 – 2018) m. Wilma (Leona) Good (1925 – )
      1. 1. James (A) Tallent (1945 – )
      2. 2. Carol (J) Tallent (1947 – ) m. Terrance (R) Koepke (abt 1946 – )
    2. 2. Raymond (E) Tallent (1924 – ) m. Doris Ladner (19 Mar 1923 – 7 Dec 2014)
  6. 6. Mattie (Allie) Sanders (12/20/1900 – 1/13/1988) m. Fred (Davis) Morgan (20 May 1899 – 19 Oct 1988)
    1. 1. Wallace (Adam) Morgan (abt 1920 – 1973) m. Clara (B) Miller (8 February 1924 – 3 August 1989)
      1. 1. Max (W) Morgan
      2. 2. Bruce (L) Morgan
    2. 2. Edith (Lucy) Morgan (1922 – 2006) m. Paul (Alexander) Raby (23 Dec 1915 – 6 Apr 1974)
      1. 1. James (David) Raby
      2. 2. Paul (Edgar) Raby
      3. 3. Carroll (Wallace) Raby
    3. 3. Eugene (Carol "Gene") Morgan (abt 1929 – 17 Oct 2008) m. Wilma (Jean) Trantham
      1. 1. Joseph (Daryl) Morgan (16 Apr 1955 – )
      2. 2. Timothy (Davis) Morgan (1957 – 26 Aug 2023) m. Freda (Ann) Russell
      3. 3. Lisa (Kay) Morgan (23 May 1959 – ) m. Jerry (V) Bowling
      4. 4. Marcus (Wayne) Morgan (27 Dec 1970 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Williamson
  7. 7. Frances (Genevia) Sanders (25 Sep 1906 – 30 Dec 1989) m. Sumner Dooley (6 May 1901 – 16 Apr 1961)
    1. 1. Thelma (Lane) Dooley (18 Mar 1927 – ) m. Granville Milliner
    2. 2. Marian (Jeanette) Dooley (19 Dec 1928 – )
    3. 3. George (Oliver) Dooley (11 Oct 1931 – ) m. Rosalie (Mae) Jolly (4 Oct 1938 – )
    4. 4. Joan (Gladys) Dooley (19 Jun 1934 – )

Alfred Sanders's Timeline

9 Records

1860
8 Jan 1860
Birth of Alfred Romulus Sanders in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
1860
1860
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Tennessee Valley, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Tennessee Valley, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
Alfred Romulus Sanders resided here in Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
1933
8 Mar 1933
Age 73
Death of Alfred Romulus Sanders in Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1309; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 140
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2341438
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1146; Page: 317B; Family History Library Film: 552645
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241204
    [5] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tennessee Valley, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: M653_904; Page: 242; Family History Library Film: 803904

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1146; Page: 317B; Family History Library Film: 552645

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 971; Page: 485A; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1241204

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1121; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1375134

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Millshoal, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1309; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 140

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mill Shoal, Macon, North Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2341438

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 11 Mar 1933 - Page 11, Obituary for A. R. SANDERS 11 Mar 1933

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for Alfred Sanders

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like “Trace Back To Me” instantly map your family’s migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond “end-of-line” automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans “end-of-line” ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you’re away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches’ maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you’ll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE