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Elijah Blan Sanders 1796–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 August 1876

Death Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Father: George Sanders

Mother: Sarah Roberts

Spouse(s): Lydia Simpson

Children(s): Matilda Sanders

Elijah Blan Sanders was born in 1796 in Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Sanders And Sarah M Roberts. Elijah Blan Sanders married Lydia Liddia Simpson, and had children including Matilda Sanders. Elijah Blan Sanders passed away in 1876 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Blan Sanders was born in 1796 in Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Sanders And Sarah M Roberts.
  • Elijah Blan Sanders married Lydia Liddia Simpson, and had children including Matilda Sanders.
  • Elijah Blan Sanders passed away in 1876 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sanders
1761–1852
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
GS
Sarah Roberts
1767–1830
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Lydia Simpson
1796–1866
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Matilda Sanders
1818–1902
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, United States
MS

Elijah Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Sanders
1796–1876
Birth Place: Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Washington Sanders
1761–1852
Maryland, USA
Sarah (M) Roberts
1767–1830
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (James D Sanders) Jr
1729–1794
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Susannah Ricketts
1745–1774
South River, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1701–1779
Elizabeth Brewer
1707–1751
Richard (twin)
1714–1764
Rebecca Cheney
1727–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 8thGGF)
1673–1755
Rebecca 8thGGM)
1677–1752
Thomas Jr
1685–1773
Susannah Hoper
1699–1778

Elijah Sanders's Descendants

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Elijah (Blan) Sanders (1796–19 August 1876) m. Lydia ("Liddia") Simpson (6 April 1796–14 April 1866)
  1. 1. Matilda Sanders 1818–1902 m. William (Thomas) Mixon 1816–1883
    1. 1. Malinda (dpd) Mixon 1840–1924 m. Samuel (Omand) Smith 1828–1907
      1. 1. Minnie (Elizabeth) Smith 1870–1943 m. John (Elise) Ford 1861–1938
        1. 1. Emma (Tee) Ford 1900–1998 m. John (Stephen) Lancaster 1896–1974

Elijah Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Elijah Blan Sanders in Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
1876
19 August 1876
Age 80
Death of Elijah Blan Sanders in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Port William, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1876
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
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