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John William Sanders 1867–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1867

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Nov 1944

Death Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: JAMES 🍂

Mother: Samantha Sanders

Spouse(s): Myra Horton

Children(s): Vada Sanders

The story of John William Sanders began in 1867 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America. John William Sanders married Myra Caroline Horton, and had children including Vada Louise Sanders. John William Sanders passed away in 1944 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Sanders began in 1867 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • John William Sanders married Myra Caroline Horton, and had children including Vada Louise Sanders.
  • John William Sanders passed away in 1944 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES 🍂
1847–1920
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Samantha Sanders
1845–1894
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Myra Horton
1868–1950
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Vada Sanders
1900–1976
Birth Location: South Carolina
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John Sanders's Ancestors

Self
John Sanders
1867–1944
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
JAMES "JIM" SCOTT SANDERS 🍂
1847–1920
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Samantha (Murray) Sanders
1845–1894
Union, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Dudley Mullins
1827–1913
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mrs. (Dudley) Mullins
1824–1915
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Jr
1787–1860
Kissey Bogan
1795–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bogan
1752–1805
Easter Farrar
1756–1827

John Sanders's Descendants

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John (William) Sanders (9 Oct 1867–24 Nov 1944) m. Myra (Caroline) Horton (10 March 1868–24 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Vada (Louise) Sanders 1900–1976 m. Myer (Averill) Holcombe 1896–1968
    1. 1. Grady (William) Holcombe 1919–1992 m. Alice Holcombe 1921–2011

John Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1867
9 Oct 1867
Birth of John William Sanders in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
1944
24 Nov 1944
Age 77
Death of John William Sanders in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1867
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1944
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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