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Elijah L. Sanders 1888–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUN 1888

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 23 SEP 1965

Death Location: Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: George Sanders

Mother: Mary King

Spouse(s): Ada Freeman

Children(s): Stiles Sanders, Lois Sanders, Ethel Sanders, Woodrow Sanders, Minnie Sanders

Elijah L. Sanders was born in 1888 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of George A Sanders And Mary Ann King. Elijah L. Sanders married Ada Freeman, and had children including Ethel I Sanders, J B Sanders, Lois C Sanders, Minnie E Sanders, Stiles Sanders, Woodrow S Sanders. Elijah L. Sanders passed away in 1965 in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Elijah L. Sanders was born in 1888 in Oconee County, South Carolina, the child of George A Sanders And Mary Ann King.
  • Elijah L. Sanders married Ada Freeman, and had children including Ethel I Sanders, J B Sanders, Lois C Sanders, Minnie E Sanders, Stiles Sanders, Woodrow S Sanders.
  • Elijah L. Sanders passed away in 1965 in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sanders
1846–1915
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary King
1851–1922
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Ada Freeman
1888–1954
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Stiles Sanders
1910–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Lois Sanders
1912–1997
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Ethel Sanders
1915–1999
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Woodrow Sanders
1919–1964
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Minnie Sanders
1923–
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Elijah Sanders's Ancestors

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Elijah Sanders
1888–1965
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
George A. Sanders
1846–1915
South Carolina
Mary (Ann) King
1851–1922
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Elisha King
1825–1892
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Louisa (Emaline) Brock
1832–1873
Anderson County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Hayden Brock
1791–1862
Polly\\
1800–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Brock
1754–1842
Elizabeth Camp
1761–1850

Elijah Sanders's Descendants

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Elijah (L.) Sanders (5 JUN 1888–23 SEP 1965) m. Ada Freeman (17 JAN 1888–3 SEP 1954)
  1. 1. Stiles Sanders 1910–
  2. 2. Lois (C.) Sanders 1912–1997 m. Claude (William) Hunnicutt 1909–1989
    1. 1. Charles (W.) Hunnicutt 1939–1990
    2. 2. Lloyd (S.) Hunnicutt 1936–1990
  3. 3. Ethel (I.) Sanders 1915–1999
  4. 4. Woodrow (S.) Sanders 1919–1964 m. Margie Butts 1925–2009
  5. 5. Minnie (E.) Sanders 1923–

Elijah Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1888
5 JUN 1888
Birth of Elijah L. Sanders in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1965
23 SEP 1965
Age 77
Death of Elijah L. Sanders in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1888
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1965
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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