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John Sanders 1794–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1794

Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 3 Dec 1857

Death Location: , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Peter Sanders

Mother: Susannah (Kuhn)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Butt, Anna Felix

Children(s): Daniel Sanders, John Sanders, Zachariah Sanders, Adam Sanders, Magdelena Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Mary Sanders, Henry Sanders

John Sanders was born in 1794 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Sanders And Susannah Kunne Kuhn. John Sanders married Anna Felix, Elizabeth Butt, and had children including Adam Sanders, Daniel Alexander Sanders, Henry Augustus Sanders, John Sanders, Magdelena Margaret Sanders, Mary Josephine Sanders, Sarah Jane Sanders, Zachariah Sanders. John Sanders passed away in 1857 in , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Sanders was born in 1794 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Sanders And Susannah Kunne Kuhn.
  • John Sanders married Anna Felix, Elizabeth Butt, and had children including Adam Sanders, Daniel Alexander Sanders, Henry Augustus Sanders, John Sanders, Magdelena Margaret Sanders, Mary Josephine Sanders, Sarah Jane Sanders, Zachariah Sanders.
  • John Sanders passed away in 1857 in , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Sanders
1756–1817
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Susannah (Kuhn)
1755–1832
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Butt
1803–1892
Birth Location: Adams Co, Pennsylvania
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Anna Felix
1802–1820
Birth Location: Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
AF

Children(s)

Daniel Sanders
1827–1910
Birth Location: Liberty Twp. Penn.USA
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John Sanders
1820–1912
Birth Location: Liberty Township, Adams, Pennsylvania USA
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Zachariah Sanders
1825–1904
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Adam Sanders
1833–
Birth Location: Adams Co, Pennsylvania
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Magdelena Sanders
1835–1884
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
MS
Sarah Sanders
1838–1910
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
SS
Mary Sanders
1839–1914
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Henry Sanders
1843–1930
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
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John Sanders's Ancestors

Self
John Sanders
1794–1857
Birth Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Peter Sanders
1756–1817
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Susannah (Kunne) (Kuhn)
1755–1832
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
PETER SANDERS
1720–1767
ANNA (EVA\ ANNA REGINA) Archebach
1730–
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johan Archebach
1732–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sanders's Descendants

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John Sanders (Sep 1794–3 Dec 1857) m. Elizabeth Butt (6 February 1803–March 1892) m. Anna Felix (26 May 1802–1820-1823)
  1. 1. Daniel (Alexander) Sanders 1827–1910 m. SARAH (L) McCLEAF 1835–1914
    1. 1. Robert (Francis) Sanders 1866–1936 m. Mary (Jane Myers (Shertzer was her adopted) surname) 1873–1952
      1. 1. Stillborn (Daughter) Sanders 1908–1908
      2. 2. Lillie (Harmon) Sanders 1894–1977 m. Arthur (Mackley "Mack") Sites 1895–1980
        1. 1. Arthur (Kenneth) Sites 1919–2004 m. Nellie (Irene) Reid 1920–1997 m. Helen (Ann) Baker 1931–2005
        2. 2. Esther (Lorraine) Sites 1917–1980 m. William Berghaus 1900–1982
        3. 3. Wilbur (Francis "Wib") Sites 1923–1988 m. Virginia (Lea) Landis 1927–2014
        4. 4. Leonard (Mackley) Sites 1930–2020 m. Laura (Bessie) Witherow 1930–2015
        5. 5. Mary (Katherine) Sites 1928–1983 m. Franciszek Wasko 1925–1999
        6. 6. Dale (Stanley) Sites 1934–1996
        7. 7. George (Keith) Sites 1936–1999
      3. 3. Orrin (Hayes) Sanders 1903–1982 m. Gladys (Grace) Feeser 1907–1977
      4. 4. Nina (Frances) Sanders 1906–1945
      5. 5. Kenneth (Wilmer) Sanders 1909–2002 m. Agnes (Hilda) Althoff 1910–1976 m. Mabert (June) Sanders 1922–2011
        1. 1. Joyce (Delores) Sanders 1935–2011
        2. 2. Mary (Louise) Sanders 1930–1989 m. Guy (William) Miller 1922–2003
      6. 6. Howard (Keith) Sanders 1912–1949 m. Dora (Ruth) Thomas 1915–2016
        1. 1. Donna (Rae) Sanders 1941–2013
        2. 2. Joan (F) Sanders 1935–2010 m. Gene (M.) Leeper 1935–2016
      7. 7. Arthur (Calvin (Tim)) Sanders 1913–1995
      8. 8. Francis (Wilson) Sanders 1917–1974 m. Maude (Cook) Corbitt 1911–
      9. 9. Donald (Daniel) Sanders 1900–1996 m. Catherine (Marie) Decker 1901–1974
        1. 1. Mary (E) Sanders 1922–
        2. 2. Clyde (D) Sanders 1926–1998 m. Margaret (Isabella) Sanders 1927–2015
      10. 10. Robert (Luther) Sanders 1896–1952 m. Mildred (Elizabeth) Funt 1905–1965
        1. 1. John (Robert) Sanders 1936–1996 m. Deborah Weaver 1951–2019
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Sanders 1932–2000 m. George (H.) Gantz 1929–1990
      11. 11. Roland (Glenn) Sanders 1905–1988 m. Myra (Hays) Eyler 1905–1990
      12. 12. Sarah (Esther) Sanders 1895–1970 m. John (Clair) Diehl 1898–1968
        1. 1. Robert (D) Diehl 1919–
      13. 13. John (Clare) Sanders 1898–1991 m. Helen Barley 1897–1981 m. Margaret (Alice) Lerew 1895–1947
        1. 1. Clare (Lerew) Sanders 1922–1947
    2. 2. Upton (Cornelius) Sanders 1854–1942 m. Samantha (Jane) Sanders 1859–1939
      1. 1. Walter (Calvin) Sanders 1881–1962
      2. 2. Jason (M) Sanders 1891–1965 m. Lottie (R) Reed 1894–
      3. 3. Erma (Grace) Sanders 1892–1915
      4. 4. Virginia ((Virgie) Cleo) Sanders 1895–1946 m. Earl (J) Myers 1898–1971
      5. 5. Floyd (Cornelius) Sanders 1896–1952 m. Pearle (Beatrice) Fitz 1900–1979
        1. 1. Coralyn (J) Sanders 1924–
        2. 2. Loretta (K) Sanders 1940–2024 m. Leroy (Denny) Funk 1942–2010
        3. 3. Marjorie (L) Sanders 1922–
        4. 4. Eleanor (G) Sanders 1925–
      6. 6. George (Dewey) Sanders 1898–1972 m. Ada (M) Stem 1889–1958
        1. 1. Leroy (Eugene) Sanders 1923–2007
      7. 7. Roy (B) Sanders 1904–1982
      8. 8. Warren (Henry) Sanders 1883–1926 m. Westanna Griffith 1888–1912
        1. 1. Naomi Sanders 1905– m. Charles (A) Miller 1905–
      9. 9. Carrie (Mae) Sanders 1886–1963 m. Philip (Sanford) Harbaugh 1884–1960
        1. 1. Marjorie (Ruth) Harbaugh 1912–1996
        2. 2. Wilbur (Sanford) Harbaugh 1916–1916
        3. 3. Genevieve (Espa) Harbaugh 1924–1924
      10. 10. Oliver (Guy) Sanders 1887–1980 m. Cora (Esther) Baker 1890–1977
    3. 3. Henry (Calvin) Sanders 1856–1937 m. Mary (Virginia "Jennie") McCleaf 1855–1939
    4. 4. Laura (Virginia) Sanders 1857–1946 m. Frank (E) Wagner 1852–1941 m. John (Wesley) Sanders 1861–1901
      1. 1. Wilbur (J) Sanders 1897–
      2. 2. Mary (M) Sanders 1898–
      3. 3. Roscoe (D.) Sanders 1892–
      4. 4. Grover (C) Sanders 1884–
      5. 5. Lulu (C) Sanders 1891–
    5. 5. James (Clayton) Sanders 1859–1947 m. Sallie (D.) Heyser 1871–1946
      1. 1. Ernest (T) Sanders 1894–1961 m. Elsie 1894–
      2. 2. Anna (Catherine) Sanders 1898–
    6. 6. Mary (Josephine) Sanders 1862–1943 m. William Heyser 1845–1918
    7. 7. Annie (Abraham Lincoln) Sanders 1864–1945 m. Joseph (Freemont) Sanders 1855–1905
      1. 1. Robert (Fremont) Sanders 1891–1928
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Sanders 1868–1926 m. Joel (B) Musselman 1843–1919
    9. 9. Harriet (Amanda) Sanders 1870–1954 m. Andrew (Riner) Sanders 1873–1947
      1. 1. Earl (Calvin) Sanders 1898–1965
      2. 2. Emmert (Stanley) Sanders 1902–1955
      3. 3. Walter (Daniel) Sanders 1906–1980 m. Helen (Eliz) Smith 1913–
      4. 4. Ben Sanders 1901–
    10. 10. Fannie (Amelia) Sanders 1872–1963 m. David Brown 1867–1952
      1. 1. Edith (H) Brown 1893–1978 m. Merrtitt (Lee) Fraim 1886–1942
        1. 1. Fred (Warren) Fraim 1927–1957
      2. 2. Adeline (Sabena) Brown 1911–1994 m. Charles (Clark) Miller 1905–1994
    11. 11. Amos (Johnston) Sanders 1874–1875
    12. 12. Herma (M.) Sanders 1878–1878
    13. 13. Ruth (McCreary) Sanders 1880–1951 m. Edward (Keefer) McCleaf 1878–1953
  2. 2. John Sanders 1820–1912 m. Malinda (Maria) Poppe 1825–1900
    1. 1. Ephraim Sanders 1846–
    2. 2. Ambrose Sanders 1851–1929
    3. 3. James (M) Sanders 1857–
    4. 4. Howard Sanders 1861–
    5. 5. Jeanetta Sanders 1864–
    6. 6. Harry Sanders 1866–
    7. 7. John Sanders 1848–
    8. 8. Martha Sanders 1849–
    9. 9. George Sanders 1852–
    10. 10. William Sanders 1854–
    11. 11. Wilson Sanders 1859–
  3. 3. Zachariah Sanders 1825–1904 m. Mary (Jane) Bigham 1845–1916 m. Mary (J.) McGlaughlin 1835–1865
    1. 1. Caroline (F) Sanders 1859–1879
    2. 2. John (J) Sanders 1860–1937 m. Anna (Sarah) Watson –1939
      1. 1. Henry (Aloysius) Sanders 1900–1949
      2. 2. Zacharias (Watson) Sanders 1890–1973 m. Edith (Elizabeth) Krebs 1899–1967
      3. 3. Mary (Genevieve) Sanders 1899–1935
      4. 4. Homer Sanders 1905–1969
      5. 5. Beatrice (Alice) Sanders 1906–
      6. 6. Allen (Patrick) Sanders 1908–
      7. 7. Bernard (Paul) Sanders 1911–1969
      8. 8. James (Stanley) Sanders 1897–1902
      9. 9. Catherine Sanders 1903–1903
      10. 10. John (Leo) Sanders 1895–1901
      11. 11. Effie (Blanche) Sanders 1891–1967 m. James (Francis) Smith 1888–1969
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Mahala) Sanders 1893–1976 m. John (Edward) Gran 1892–
    3. 3. Margaret (E) Sanders 1862–1931 m. William (Franklin) Reed 1870–1942
    4. 4. Anna (Maria) Sanders 1863–1922 m. George (W) Linn 1844–1914
      1. 1. Zacharias (Eugene) Linn 1899–1986
    5. 5. Jane (Elizabeth) Sanders 1856–1931 m. Commodore (B) Nunemaker 1854–1910
  4. 4. Adam Sanders 1833–
  5. 5. Magdelena (Margaret) Sanders 1835–1884 m. Alfred Staley 1831–1888
    1. 1. William (Henry) Stahley 1859–1938
    2. 2. Mary (E "Molly") Stahley 1862–1932
    3. 3. Kaziah Staley 1863–1884
    4. 4. John (Albert) Stahley 1865–1948
    5. 5. Charles (M) Stahley 1866–1918
    6. 6. Jennie Staley 1867–1950
    7. 7. Hattie Staley 1871–1947 m. Walter (J) Hoffman 1867–1944 m. Henry (B.) Peters 1867–1925
      1. 1. Lavretta (Ethel) Peters 1897–
      2. 2. Nellie (M) Peters 1900–1988
      3. 3. Charles (F) Peters 1898–
      4. 4. Ralph (Henry) Peters 1892–1946
      5. 5. Edna Peters 1891–
      6. 6. Alice (Virginia) Peters 1894–1974
      7. 7. Bessie (Peters m) Smith 1902–2006
      8. 8. Helen Peters 1910–
    8. 8. Zacharias Staley 1873–1944 m. Annie Stouck 1879–
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Eve) Stahley 1858–1858
    10. 10. Henry (M) Stahley 1871–
    11. 11. Martha (E) Staley 1868–1950
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Sanders 1838–1910 m. Simon (Peter) Miller 1835–1872
    1. 1. Elizabeth (C.) Miller 1860–
    2. 2. Caroline (Helen) Miller 1862–1939 m. Ananias Ferguson 1853–1934
      1. 1. John (E) Furgason 1882–
      2. 2. Amos (E) Furgason 1888–
      3. 3. Emma (M) Furgason 1892–
      4. 4. David (R) Furgason 1894–
      5. 5. Nettie (M) Furgason 1897–
    3. 3. Margaret (R.) Miller 1864–
    4. 4. John (S.) Miller 1865–1906 m. Edith (E.) Wagaman 1876–1922
      1. 1. Hazel Dentler 1894–1918
      2. 2. Mary (V.) Shockey 1896–1930
      3. 3. Clyde (R.) Miller 1889–1890
    5. 5. Virginia (Amanda H.) Miller 1868–1949 m. James (Francis) Hartegan 1864–1923
      1. 1. Robert Hartdegen 1891–
    6. 6. Emma (J.) Miller 1872–
  7. 7. Mary (Josephine) Sanders 1839–1914 m. Joseph (Edmund) Sanders 1838–1918
    1. 1. John (Adam) Sanders 1865–1949
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Frances) Sanders 1867–
    3. 3. Maurice (Andrew) Sanders 1874–1951
    4. 4. William Sanders 1864–
    5. 5. Comodore Sanders 1877–
    6. 6. Estella Sanders 1879–
  8. 8. Henry (Augustus) Sanders 1843–1930 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stoner 1847–1912
    1. 1. Fannie (M.) Sanders 1880–1959
    2. 2. Amos (P.) Sanders 1874–1971
    3. 3. Frank (N) Sanders 1891–1977
    4. 4. Harry (David) Sanders 1870–1938
    5. 5. Harriet (Elizabeth "Hattie") SANDERS 1873–1941
    6. 6. Charles (Lehman) SANDERS 1878–1918
    7. 7. Percy (Cleveland) SANDERS 1884–1961
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) SANDERS 1886–1944
    9. 9. John (Preston) SANDERS 1888–1958
    10. 10. Daniel (Calvin) Sanders 1882–1964

John Sanders's Timeline

8 Records

1794
Sep 1794
Birth of John Sanders in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania
1795
12 Mar 1795
Age 1
John Sanders was baptized in Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
1819
22 Sep 1819
Age 25
John Sanders was married in Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
1820
1820
Age 26
John Sanders resided here in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1830
"1830"
Age 36
John Sanders resided here in Adams, Pennsylvania, "United States"
Adams, Pennsylvania, "United States"
1840
1840
Age 46
John Sanders resided here in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 56
John Sanders resided here in Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania
Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania
1857
3 Dec 1857
Age 63
Death of John Sanders in , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1794
    Event Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments
    [2] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 033541-037320
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_743; Page: 134B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1795
    Event Place: Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1819
    Event Place: Conewago, Adams, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M33_96; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: "1830"
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, "United States"
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_743; Page: 134B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1857
    Event Place: , Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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