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James Harris Saunders 1856 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1856

Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Jun 1925

Death Location: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Father: Elisha Saunders

Mother: Letitia Shaw

Spouse(s): Mary Russell

Children(s): Caswell Saunders

The story of James Harris Saunders began in 1856 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States. James Harris Saunders married Mary Frances Russell, and had children including Caswell Wade Saunders. James Harris Saunders passed away in 1925 in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harris Saunders began in 1856 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Harris Saunders married Mary Frances Russell, and had children including Caswell Wade Saunders.
  • James Harris Saunders passed away in 1925 in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Saunders's Ancestors

Self
James Saunders
1856 – 1925
Birth Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Elisha Calvin Saunders
1835 – 1863
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Letitia (Jane Lettie * 3rd GG RICH Saunders) Shaw
1837 – 1903
Randolph, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Henry (H) Sanders
1808 – 1880
Montgomery, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Cranford
1814 – 1880
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
JACOB SAUNDERS
1760 – 1818
Mary Hamilton
1758 – 1866
Nimrod Saunders
1780 – 1860
Mary Ricketts
1786 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Harris
1740 – 1782
Isaac Saunders
1737 – 1825
Rebecca Dozier
1740 – 1785
William *
1735 – 1782
Vera Bailey
– 1810
Reason Ricketts
1759 – 1846
Mary Long
1762 – 1814

James Saunders's Descendants

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James (Harris) Saunders (3 Aug 1856 – 27 Jun 1925) m. Mary (Frances) Russell (11 Jul 1855 – 16 Jun 1923)
  1. 1. Caswell (Wade) Saunders (28 Jun 1892 – 22 Jun 1934) m. Myrtle (Viola) Saunders (12 May 1898 – 28 December 1978)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Irene) Kern (19 June 1918 – 26 February 2011) m. Timothy (Tewy) Kern (3 Feb 1916 – 8 Oct 1995)
      1. 1. Sylvia (Doloris) Kern (27 Mar 1938 – 3 Jul 2023)
      2. 2. Timothy (Tewy) Kern (15 September 1941 – 8 September 2015) m. Shelly Conner m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kern (19 November 1938 – 18 March 2014) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Jackson (19 November 1938 – 18 March 2014)
        1. 1. Timothy (Tewy) Kern (21 Dec 1966 – ) m. Earlene Luther (20 Mar 1963 – ) m. Shelly Conner m. Shelly Conner m. Cindy (Marie Freeman) Kern (1967 – )

James Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1856
3 Aug 1856
Birth of James Harris Saunders in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
1925
27 Jun 1925
Age 69
Death of James Harris Saunders in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA

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