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Lena Pearl Sanders 1895–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1895

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 10 January 1960

Death Location: Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John Sanders

Mother: Emma Tolbert

Spouse(s): Walter Dempsey

Children(s): Thelma Dempsey, Chloie Dempsey, Geneva Dempsey, Marie Dempsey, Alonson Dempsey, Paul Dempsey, Christine Dempsey, Laura Dempsey

Lena Pearl Sanders was born in 1895 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Richard Sanders And Emma Bell Tolbert. In 1900, Lena Pearl Sanders resided in Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Lena Pearl Sanders resided in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA. Lena Pearl Sanders married Walter Alonson Dempsey, and had children including Alonson Walter Dempsey, Chloie Emma Dempsey, Christine Dempsey, Geneva B Dempsey, Laura I Dempsey, Marie H Dempsey, Paul Richard Dempsey, Thelma Maxine Dempsey. Lena Pearl Sanders passed away in 1960 in Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lena Pearl Sanders was born in 1895 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, the child of John Richard Sanders And Emma Bell Tolbert.
  • In 1900, Lena Pearl Sanders resided in Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Lena Pearl Sanders resided in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Lena Pearl Sanders married Walter Alonson Dempsey, and had children including Alonson Walter Dempsey, Chloie Emma Dempsey, Christine Dempsey, Geneva B Dempsey, Laura I Dempsey, Marie H Dempsey, Paul Richard Dempsey, Thelma Maxine Dempsey.
  • Lena Pearl Sanders passed away in 1960 in Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sanders
1873–1953
Birth Location: Moore, Tennessee, USA
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Emma Tolbert
1871–1964
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Walter Dempsey
1891–1968
Birth Location: Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thelma Dempsey
1928–2017
Birth Location: Loco, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
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Chloie Dempsey
1915–1995
Birth Location: Loveland Til, Oklahoma
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Geneva Dempsey
1920–
Birth Location: Loveland, Oklahoma
GD
Marie Dempsey
1922–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
MD
Alonson Dempsey
1925–
Birth Location: Loveland, Oklahoma, USA
AD
Paul Dempsey
1930–2001
Birth Location: Loveland Til, Oklahoma
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Christine Dempsey
–1925
Birth Location: Oklahoma, United States of America
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Laura Dempsey
1918–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Lena Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Lena Sanders
1895–1960
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John Richard Sanders
1873–1953
Moore, Tennessee, USA
Emma (Bell) Tolbert
1871–1964
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lena Sanders's Descendants

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Lena (Pearl) Sanders (29 January 1895–10 January 1960) m. Walter (Alonson) Dempsey (19 December 1891–8 November 1968)
  1. 1. Thelma (Maxine) Dempsey 1928–2017 m. William ("Bo" Alton Layfatte) Woolf 1918–1988
    1. 1. Jeannette (Ruth "Jan") Woolf 1946–2013
  2. 2. Chloie (Emma) Dempsey 1915–1995 m. Arcie (Carl) Hughes 1919–1991
    1. 1. Arcie (Carnell) Hughes 1945–1945
    2. 2. Beverly (Jane) Hughes 1946–1946
  3. 3. Geneva (B) Dempsey 1920–
  4. 4. Marie (H) Dempsey 1922–
  5. 5. Alonson (Walter) Dempsey 1925–
  6. 6. Paul (Richard) Dempsey 1930–2001 m. Yvonne (Delores) Powell 1935–2011
  7. 7. Christine Dempsey –1925
  8. 8. Laura (I) Dempsey 1918–

Lena Sanders's Timeline

9 Records

1895
29 January 1895
Birth of Lena Pearl Sanders in Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 5
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Rural, Kilman, Oklahoma
Rural, Kilman, Oklahoma
1939
1939
Age 44
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 45
Lena Pearl Sanders resided here in McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
1960
10 January 1960
Age 65
Death of Lena Pearl Sanders in Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA
Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1895
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03334; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 69-16
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1488; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 170
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341666
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1241590
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1375270
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Duncan Banner; Publication Date: 13 Jan 1960; Publication Place: Duncan, Oklahoma, United States of America; ,0.24857982,0.15735789,0.5796283

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Moore, Tennessee; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1241590

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1375270

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1488; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haskell, Tillman, Oklahoma; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2341666

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Kilman, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03334; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 69-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McPherson, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03334; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 69-16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Duncan Banner; Publication Date: 13 Jan 1960; Publication Place: Duncan, Oklahoma, United States of America; ,0.24857982,0.15735789,0.5796283

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1960
    Event Place: Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Duncan Banner; Publication Date: 13 Jan 1960; Publication Place: Duncan, Oklahoma, United States of America; ,0.24857982,0.15735789,0.5796283

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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