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James A. Sanders 1923–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1923

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 5 June 1971

Death Location: Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Tillery

Spouse(s): Agnes Penn

Children(s):

In 1923, James A. Sanders entered the world in Alabama, born to John Frank Sanders Sr And Mary Lee Tillery. In 1945, James A. Sanders resided in Goshen. In 1950, James A. Sanders resided in Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA. James A. Sanders married Agnes Penn, and had children including Laura Jo Sanders. James A. Sanders passed away in 1971 in Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, James A. Sanders entered the world in Alabama, born to John Frank Sanders Sr And Mary Lee Tillery.
  • In 1945, James A. Sanders resided in Goshen.
  • In 1950, James A. Sanders resided in Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA.
  • James A. Sanders married Agnes Penn, and had children including Laura Jo Sanders.
  • James A. Sanders passed away in 1971 in Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sanders's Ancestors

Self
James Sanders
1923–1971
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Frank Sanders Sr
1899–1968
Alabama
Mary (Lee) Tillery
1902–1987
Mitchells, Pike, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
James (Henry) Tillery
1874–1946
Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Susan (Emma) Gore
1860–1908
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alva Tillery
1848–1911
Isabelle Spoon
1857–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Tillery
1818–1862
Nancy Phillips
1822–1850

James Sanders's Timeline

4 Records

1923
9 March 1923
Birth of James A. Sanders in Alabama
Alabama
1945
Abt 1945
Age 22
James A. Sanders resided here in Goshen
Goshen
1950
1950
Age 27
James A. Sanders resided here in Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA
Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA
1971
5 June 1971
Age 48
Death of James A. Sanders in Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA
Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1923
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: 1717; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 21-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Goshen
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1945; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.47447294,0.49818856,0.5237265&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: 1717; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 21-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rutledge, Crenshaw, Alabama; Roll: 1717; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 21-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1971
    Event Place: Briar Hill, Pike County, Alabama, USA

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