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Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders 1838–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1838

Birth Location: Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA

Death Date: 09 May 1919

Death Location: Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA

Father: Jacob Sanders

Mother: Martha Yates

Spouse(s): Mary CRABTREE

Children(s): Lou Sanders, Rebecca Laxson, Walter Sanders, John Sanders, Robert Sanders, Lula Sanders

The story of Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders began in 1838 in Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA. In 1880, Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders was recorded in the census in Grundy,TN,USA District 7, Page 311, ED 44. June 17. In 1900, Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders resided in Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee. Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders married Mary Elizabeth Crabtree, and had children including John Payton Sanders, Lou Cordelia Sanders, Lula Myrtle Sanders, Rebecca Sanders Laxson, Robert E Sanders, Walter Sanders. Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders passed away in 1919 in Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders began in 1838 in Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA.
  • In 1880, Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders was recorded in the census in Grundy,TN,USA District 7, Page 311, ED 44. June 17.
  • In 1900, Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders resided in Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee.
  • Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders married Mary Elizabeth Crabtree, and had children including John Payton Sanders, Lou Cordelia Sanders, Lula Myrtle Sanders, Rebecca Sanders Laxson, Robert E Sanders, Walter Sanders.
  • Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders passed away in 1919 in Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Sanders's Ancestors

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Capt. Sanders
1838–1919
Birth Place: Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA
Parents
Jacob Sanders
1812–1869
Paynes Cove, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Martha Yates
1815–1866
Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Solomon Sanders
1740–1837
Craven, Tennessee, United States
Mary Snow
1778–1870
Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Sanders's Descendants

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Capt. (Alexander Houston) Sanders (20 Sep 1838–09 May 1919) m. Mary (Elizabeth) CRABTREE (16 Aug 1846–4 Jun 1927)
  1. 1. Lou (Cordelia) Sanders 1880–
  2. 2. Rebecca (Sanders) Laxson 1878–1930
  3. 3. Walter Sanders 1883–1920
  4. 4. John (Payton) Sanders 1885–1976
  5. 5. Robert (E) Sanders 1874–1930
  6. 6. Lula (Myrtle) Sanders 1875–1942 m. James (O.) Bennett 1873–1943
    1. 1. Thomas (Leon) Bennet 1916–1917
    2. 2. Walter Bennett 1897–1909
    3. 3. Marie Bennet 1909–1999
    4. 4. Dora Bennet 1904–1981
    5. 5. James (Arthur) Bennett 1900–1975 m. Lola Walls 1901–1932
    6. 6. Harvey Bennett 1918–1999
    7. 7. Kenneth Bennett 1911–1949
    8. 8. Myrtle (Lora) Bennett 1906–1992
    9. 9. Emmett Bennett 1895–1982
    10. 10. Irene (Farris) Bennett 1913–2008 m. William (Adam) Evicks 1914–2001
      1. 1. Eva (Lou) Evicks 1939–2008

Capt. Sanders's Timeline

5 Records

1838
20 Sep 1838
Birth of Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders in Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA
Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders appeared in census in Grundy,TN,USA District 7, Page 311, ED 44. June 17,1880. " A. H. "
Grundy,TN,USA District 7, Page 311, ED 44. June 17,1880. " A. H. "
1900
1900
Age 62
Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders resided here in Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee
Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 72
Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders appeared in census in Franklin,TN,USA District 9, Page 121B, ED 28.
Franklin,TN,USA District 9, Page 121B, ED 28.
1919
09 May 1919
Age 81
Death of Capt. Alexander Houston Sanders in Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA
Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Pelham Valley, Franklin, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Hutson-Brown Family Tree" created by "RebeckaBrown"
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1570; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 27.
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grundy,TN,USA District 7, Page 311, ED 44. June 17,1880. " A. H. "
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "DeAf GeNeAlOgIsT MiKe" created by "MichaelMorgan3"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Hutson-Brown Family Tree" created by "RebeckaBrown"
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1570; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 27.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Franklin,TN,USA District 9, Page 121B, ED 28.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "DeAf GeNeAlOgIsT MiKe" created by "MichaelMorgan3"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1919
    Event Place: Pelham, Grundy, TN, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Hutson-Brown Family Tree" created by "RebeckaBrown"
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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