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Henry Phillip Saunders 1824 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1898

Death Location: Bedford Co, Virginia

Father: Littleberry Saunders

Mother: Mary Cunningham

Spouse(s): Eleanor Holley

Children(s): Hope Saunders

The story of Henry Phillip Saunders began in 1824 in Bedford County, Virginia, USA, with parents Littleberry Saunders and Mary “Polly” Cunningham. As an adult, Henry Phillip Saunders wed Eleanor Anne "Nellie" Halley or Holley. Their household included Hope Jane Saunders. Henry Phillip Saunders's life came to an end in 1898 in Bedford Co, Virginia.

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Parents

Littleberry Saunders
1789 – 1867
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Cunningham
1795 – 1840
Birth Location: Franklin Co., Va.
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Holley
1823 – 1893
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Hope Saunders
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: Bedford County, VA, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern Division, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 935; Page: 287a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Southern Revenue District, , Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Southern Revenue District, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: M653_1335; Page: 558

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Chamblissburg, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: M593_1635; Page: 52A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Chamblissburgh, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chamblissburgh, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 1355; Page: 26C; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Bedford Co, Virginia
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