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John Mathias Sanders 1854 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1854

Birth Location: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 25 July 1918

Death Location: Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Nathaniel Sanders

Mother: Georgiana Geater

Spouse(s): Lillie Woods

Children(s): James Sanders, Annie Sanders, Joanah Sanders, William Sanders, Martha Sanders, Eunice Sanders, Young Sanders, Samuel Sanders, Johanna Sanders, Evelyn Sanders, Blanche Sanders, Lois Sanders

According to available records, John Mathias Sanders was born in 1854 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Nathaniel B Sanders and Georgiana Geater. Following those early years, John Mathias Sanders married Lillie Martha Woods, and their family grew to include James Nathaniel Sanders, Annie Elizabeth Sanders, Joanah M Sanders, William Michael Sanders, Martha Odelia Sanders, Eunice Rose Sanders, Young Sanders, Samuel Tyson Sanders, Johanna Mary "Jody" Sanders, Evelyn Georgianna Sanders, Blanche Jane Sanders and Lois R Sanders. In the later years of life, John Mathias Sanders died in 1918 in Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Parents

Nathaniel Sanders
1821 – 1880
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Georgiana Geater
1817 – 1905
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lillie Woods
1866 – 1946
Birth Location: Phillips Bluff, LA
LW

Children(s)

James Sanders
1883 – 1942
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
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Annie Sanders
1888 – 1972
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
AS
Joanah Sanders
1889 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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William Sanders
1890 – 1974
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
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Martha Sanders
1894 – 1929
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Beauregard, Louisiana, United States
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Eunice Sanders
1894 – 1983
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
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Young Sanders
1896 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
YS
Samuel Sanders
1896 – 1983
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
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Johanna Sanders
1899 – 1989
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
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Evelyn Sanders
1902 – 1973
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
ES
Blanche Sanders
1904 – 1953
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Louisiana, USA
BS
Lois Sanders
1907 – 1973
Birth Location: Louisiana
LS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011, Year: 1870; Census Place: Calcasieu, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Sugartown, Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: T623_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 21., Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 43; Image: 43., Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Rapides, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: 43; Image: 43.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Calcasieu, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Calcasieu, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Ward 7 Sugar town(south part), Calcasieu, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sugartown, Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: T623_561; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 21.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Calcasieu, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 July 1918
    Event Place: Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dry Creek, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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