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Augustus Benjamin Sanders 1847–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1847

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 30 May 1910

Death Location: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Elias Sr

Mother: Mary Sanders

Spouse(s): Nancy Landers, Nancy Sanders, Rachel Stapp

Children(s): Dan Sanders, James Sanders, Margaret Sanders, Martha Sanders, Mary Sanders, Sarah Sanders, William Sanders, Daniel Sanders

In 1847, Augustus Benjamin Sanders entered the world in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Elias Oliver Sanders Sr And Mary Ann Emily Carlisle Sanders. Augustus Benjamin Sanders married Lizzie Mcneese, Nancy E Sanders, Nancy Landers, Rachel E Stapp, and had children including Dan E Sanders, Daniel Augusta Sanders, James C Sanders, Margaret Sanders, Martha E Sanders, Mary J Mollie Sanders, Sarah L Sanders, William D Sanders. Augustus Benjamin Sanders passed away in 1910 in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Augustus Benjamin Sanders entered the world in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Elias Oliver Sanders Sr And Mary Ann Emily Carlisle Sanders.
  • Augustus Benjamin Sanders married Lizzie Mcneese, Nancy E Sanders, Nancy Landers, Rachel E Stapp, and had children including Dan E Sanders, Daniel Augusta Sanders, James C Sanders, Margaret Sanders, Martha E Sanders, Mary J Mollie Sanders, Sarah L Sanders, William D Sanders.
  • Augustus Benjamin Sanders passed away in 1910 in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Sr
1814–1853
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Mary Sanders
1814–1881
Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Landers
1847–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Nancy Sanders
1841–1920
Birth Location: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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Rachel Stapp
1848–1874
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Dan Sanders
1887–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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James Sanders
1875–1941
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
JS
Margaret Sanders
1877–
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
MS
Martha Sanders
1882–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
MS
Mary Sanders
1879–1961
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
MS
Sarah Sanders
1883–1965
Birth Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
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William Sanders
1872–1898
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Daniel Sanders
1886–1948
Birth Location: Jeff Davis, Mississippi
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Augustus Sanders's Ancestors

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Augustus Sanders
1847–1910
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Elias Oliver Sanders Sr
1814–1853
Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
Mary (Ann Emily Carlisle) Sanders
1814–1881
Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathan Sanders
1792–1856
Columbia, Georgia, United States
Cynthia Bennett
1795–1879
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sanders
1720–1784
Mary Lamb
1728–1786
Benjamin Bennett
1772–1864
Delila Holder
1772–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sanders
1684–1744
Ann Elliott
1695–1752
Henry 🌳
1696–1761
Gulielma 🌳
1700–1774

Augustus Sanders's Descendants

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Augustus (Benjamin) Sanders (16 April 1847–30 May 1910) m. Nancy Landers (abt 1847–) m. Nancy (E) Sanders (Jul 1841–1920) m. Rachel (E.) Stapp (1848–1874)
  1. 1. Dan (E) Sanders 1887–
  2. 2. James (C) Sanders 1875–1941
  3. 3. Margaret Sanders 1877–
  4. 4. Martha (E) Sanders 1882–
  5. 5. Mary (J. "Mollie") Sanders 1879–1961 m. James (Prentiss) Waltman 1848–1925
    1. 1. Eva (Elizabeth) Waltman 1910–2002
  6. 6. Sarah (L) Sanders 1883–1965
  7. 7. William (D) Sanders 1872–1898
  8. 8. Daniel (Augusta) Sanders 1886–1948

Augustus Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1847
16 April 1847
Birth of Augustus Benjamin Sanders in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
1910
30 May 1910
Age 63
Death of Augustus Benjamin Sanders in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1847
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1910
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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