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Byron Johnston Sanders 1844–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1844

Birth Location: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 November 1934

Death Location: Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Sanders

Mother: Martha Ryland

Spouse(s): Margaret Hooker

Children(s): Helen Sanders

In 1844, Byron Johnston Sanders entered the world in Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Davis Sanders And Martha Ann Ryland. Byron Johnston Sanders married Margaret Mechling Hooker, and had children including Helen Alberta Sanders. Byron Johnston Sanders passed away in 1934 in Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Byron Johnston Sanders entered the world in Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Davis Sanders And Martha Ann Ryland.
  • Byron Johnston Sanders married Margaret Mechling Hooker, and had children including Helen Alberta Sanders.
  • Byron Johnston Sanders passed away in 1934 in Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sanders
1812–1884
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Martha Ryland
1812–1905
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hooker
1854–1919
Birth Location: Brooke County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Helen Sanders
1891–1986
Birth Location: Cross Creek, Brooke, Pennsylvania, USA
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Byron Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Byron Sanders
1844–1934
Birth Place: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Benjamin Davis Sanders
1812–1884
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Martha (Ann) Ryland
1812–1905
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Edward Sanders
1789–1814
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Mary Mccausland
1785–1814
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sanders
1755–1835
Nancy Ratcliffe
1756–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Sanders
1729–1792
Rosamin
1730–1773

Byron Sanders's Descendants

1.
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Byron (Johnston) Sanders (24 April 1844–16 November 1934) m. Margaret (Mechling) Hooker (10 August 1854–17 November 1919)
  1. 1. Helen (Alberta) Sanders 1891–1986 m. William (Henry) Lake 1887–1975
    1. 1. Hazel (Letitia) Lake 1910–1991 m. James (Frederick Standish) Sr 1910–1964
      1. 1. William (Frank) Standish 1935–1988
      2. 2. Charles (Robert) Standish 1939–2005
      3. 3. James (Frederick Standish) Jr 1937–2012

Byron Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1844
24 April 1844
Birth of Byron Johnston Sanders in Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1934
16 November 1934
Age 90
Death of Byron Johnston Sanders in Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1844
    Event Place: Cross Creek, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1934
    Event Place: Cross Creek, Brooke, West Virginia, USA
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