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Gilford S. Saunders 1816–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Sanders

Mother: Mother Sanders

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tinker

Children(s): Peter Sanders

In 1816, Gilford S. Saunders entered the world in Caswell, North Carolina, USA, born to John Sanders And Mother Of John W Gilford Sanders. Gilford S. Saunders married Elizabeth Maholy Tinker, and had children including Peter Asberry Sanders. Gilford S. Saunders passed away in 1882 in Benton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Gilford S. Saunders entered the world in Caswell, North Carolina, USA, born to John Sanders And Mother Of John W Gilford Sanders.
  • Gilford S. Saunders married Elizabeth Maholy Tinker, and had children including Peter Asberry Sanders.
  • Gilford S. Saunders passed away in 1882 in Benton County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sanders
1779–1852
Birth Location: Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
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Mother Sanders
1785–1830
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Tinker
1810–1849
Birth Location: Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Peter Sanders
1844–1916
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee, USA
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Gilford Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Gilford Saunders
1816–1882
Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Sanders
1779–1852
Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Mother (of John W. & Gilford) Sanders
1785–1830
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilford Saunders's Descendants

1.
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Gilford (S.) Saunders (1816–1882) m. Elizabeth (Maholy) Tinker (1810-1820–1849)
  1. 1. Peter (Asberry) Sanders 1844–1916 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Merrick 1847–1934
    1. 1. McMillen (M) Sanders 1876–1959 m. Sara (Elizabeth (Sally)) Miller 1879–1961
      1. 1. Abner (Earl) Sanders 1911–1976 m. Luna (Annie Palmer) Quinn 1911–1985
        1. 1. Mary (Edith) Sanders-Brown 1934–

Gilford Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Gilford S. Saunders in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1882
1882
Age 66
Death of Gilford S. Saunders in Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Benton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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