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Alta Mai Sanders 1907–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1907

Birth Location: Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1993

Death Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Sanders

Mother: Susan Ghee

Spouse(s): Cyrus Loyd

Children(s): Harold Loyd, Betty Lloyd, William Loyd

In 1907, Alta Mai Sanders entered the world in Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA, born to William Stevens Willie Sanders And Susan Hettie Ghee. Alta Mai Sanders married Cyrus Lytle Loyd, Ion Anderson, and had children including Alma Loyd, Betty Jean Lloyd, Charles Loyd, Harold Jefferson Loyd, William Lytle Loyd. Alta Mai Sanders passed away in 1993 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Alta Mai Sanders entered the world in Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA, born to William Stevens Willie Sanders And Susan Hettie Ghee.
  • Alta Mai Sanders married Cyrus Lytle Loyd, Ion Anderson, and had children including Alma Loyd, Betty Jean Lloyd, Charles Loyd, Harold Jefferson Loyd, William Lytle Loyd.
  • Alta Mai Sanders passed away in 1993 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sanders
1882–1973
Birth Location: North Fork, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
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Susan Ghee
1884–1919
Birth Location: Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
SG

Spouses(s)

Cyrus Loyd
1906–1988
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
CL

Children(s)

Harold Loyd
1928–1999
Birth Location: Christiana R, Tennessee
HL
Betty Lloyd
1935–2005
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
BL
William Loyd
1923–2004
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Tennessee
WL

Alta Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Alta Sanders
1907–1993
Birth Place: Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Stevens (Willie) Sanders
1882–1973
North Fork, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Susan (Hettie) Ghee
1884–1919
Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alta Sanders's Descendants

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Alta (Mai) Sanders (3 Aug 1907–16 Apr 1993) m. Cyrus (Lytle) Loyd (2 Nov 1906–23 Apr 1988)
  1. 1. Harold (Jefferson) Loyd 1928–1999
  2. 2. Betty (Jean) Lloyd 1935–2005
  3. 3. William (Lytle) Loyd 1923–2004

Alta Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1907
3 Aug 1907
Birth of Alta Mai Sanders in Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
1993
16 Apr 1993
Age 86
Death of Alta Mai Sanders in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Rover, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murfrees-boro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1993
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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