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Melinda Sanders 1793–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1793

Birth Location: Mr Scates

Death Date: 22 July 1856

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: James II

Mother: Elizabeth Riley

Spouse(s): Hugh Leeper

Children(s): James Leeper, Elizabeth Heiskell, Daughter Leeper, Sarah Leeper, Mary Leeper, Sanders Leeper, Elizabeth Leeper, Betsy Leeper

The story of Melinda Sanders began in 1793 in Mr Scates. Melinda Sanders married Hugh Blair Leeper, and had children including Betsy Ann Leeper, Daughter Leeper, Elizabeth Caroline Heiskell, Elizabeth Caroline Leeper, James Madison Leeper, Mary Blair Leeper, Sanders Monroe Leeper, Sarah Malinda Leeper. Melinda Sanders passed away in 1856 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Melinda Sanders began in 1793 in Mr Scates.
  • Melinda Sanders married Hugh Blair Leeper, and had children including Betsy Ann Leeper, Daughter Leeper, Elizabeth Caroline Heiskell, Elizabeth Caroline Leeper, James Madison Leeper, Mary Blair Leeper, Sanders Monroe Leeper, Sarah Malinda Leeper.
  • Melinda Sanders passed away in 1856 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1762–1846
Birth Location: Johnson, , North Carolina, USA
JI
Elizabeth Riley
1764–1831
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
ER

Spouses(s)

Hugh Leeper
1791–1881
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
HL

Children(s)

James Leeper
1817–1849
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JL
Elizabeth Heiskell
1813–1813
Birth Location: –
EH
Daughter Leeper
1814–1814
Birth Location: –
DL
Sarah Leeper
1828–1883
Birth Location: Clark, Dodge, Georgia, United States
SL
Mary Leeper
1815–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee
ML
Sanders Leeper
1820–1873
Birth Location: Tennessee
SL
Elizabeth Leeper
1813–1813
Birth Location: –
EL
Betsy Leeper
1823–1880
Birth Location: –
BL

Melinda Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Melinda Sanders
1793–1856
Birth Place: Mr Scates
Parents
James Sanders II
1762–1846
Johnson, , North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Riley
1764–1831
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (B Sanders) Jr
1733–1802
Cynthians, Harrison, Kentucky, United States
Sarah ("Sally" Tully) (Sanders)
1737–1791
Cynthians, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Jeremiah Riley
1730–1804
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Willett
1736–1772
Frederick, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John I
1713–1764
Thomas Tuley
1705–1746
Mary *
1712–1793
Eliphaz Riley
1688–1760
Elizabeth BURKETT
1688–1759
Edward II
1703–1772
Mary Harbin
1703–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter\Pierre Tillou
1660–1726
Marguerite Gras
1657–1750
Henry Scott
1664–1714
Anne Wright
1670–1730
Hugh (Reilly)
1653–1740
Margaret Ploumer
1657–1696
John Burkett
1665–1735
Ann Mills
1668–1730
Edward Sr.
1657–1743

Melinda Sanders's Descendants

1.
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Melinda Sanders (2 Jun 1793–22 July 1856) m. Hugh (Blair) Leeper (27 Feb 1791–18 Dec 1881)
  1. 1. James (Madison) Leeper 1817–1849 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Prater 1823–1874
    1. 1. James (Madison) Leeper 1849–1919 m. Myra Foster 1846–1906
      1. 1. Julia (R.) Leeper 1871–1936
      2. 2. James (Thomas) Leeper 1877–1930
      3. 3. Lucy (Amanda) Leeper 1873–1944
      4. 4. Nannie (M) Leeper 1879–1945
      5. 5. Inez Leeper 1875–1940
    2. 2. Julia (Ann Malinda) Leeper 1846–1926 m. Calvin (P) Bussell 1832–
      1. 1. Thomas (P) Bussell 1864–
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth Lacy) "Loy" 1847–1937 m. Martin (Bays) Underwoodd 1840–1906
      1. 1. Delia (G) Carter 1881–1955 m. Samuel (Vestal) Tarver 1873–1944
        1. 1. Thomas (Love) Tarver 1903–1944
      2. 2. Jodie (W) Love 1886–1972 m. Fredrick (Thompson) Love 1884–1961
        1. 1. Fred (J) Love 1919–
        2. 2. Magarette (J) Love 1912–1969
        3. 3. Betty (Ann Love) Neff 1923–1979 m. William (L) Neff 1914–
        4. 4. Paul (Carter) Love 1926–1993 m. Mabel (V) Owens 1929–1986
        5. 5. Glen (E) Love 1913–1988
        6. 6. Nancy (Ruth Love) Malinauskas 1916–1978
        7. 7. Robert (E) Love 1908–
      3. 3. Nellie (Rebecca Carter) White 1887–1955 m. George (Alexander) White 1879–1955
        1. 1. Mabel (White) Bonds 1924–2012 m. Kenneth (Bartlett) Bonds 1923–2004
        2. 2. Rachel (Sue) White 1931–2016
        3. 3. Anna (Mae White) Petty 1920–2013
        4. 4. Bruce (Alexander) White 1915–1983 m. Matraca (O.) Oglesby 1908–2002
      4. 4. Katie (B Carter) Prater 1889–1971 m. Herbert (Alexander) Prater 1877–1973
        1. 1. Artie (Elizabeth "Lib") Prater 1913–1994 m. Walter (Erby) Coker 1913–1963
        2. 2. Willie (May) Prater 1908–1969
        3. 3. Helen (Gertrude Prater) Sinquefield 1910–1994
        4. 4. Martha (L) Prater 1909–
      5. 5. Bessie (E) Carter 1892–1969 m. Male Alloy 1890–1962
        1. 1. Clara (Lucille) Alley 1923–1965
        2. 2. Ruth (Lee) ALLEY 1916–1978 m. Ted Pack 1915– m. Hoke Thurman 1908–
        3. 3. Marion (Louise) Alley 1917–1978
        4. 4. Lillian (M) Alley 1914–1996 m. Alton (Parker) Thurman 1905–1973
        5. 5. Jean Alley 1927–2016 m. Bill Reed 1923–
      6. 6. Aurelia (Amelia Carter) Sherrod 1875–1955 m. John (Wesley) Sherrod 1863–1918
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Sherrod 1901–1948
        2. 2. Clifford (C) Sharrod 1896–1956
        3. 3. Reva (Lee) Sherrod 1897–1986
        4. 4. Alfred (Glenn) Sherrod 1905–1961
        5. 5. Jennie (Lynn Sherrod) Randall 1909–1985 m. Charles (Buford) Randall 1911–1958
        6. 6. Thomas (Marvin) Sherrod 1912–
      7. 7. Mary (Alice Carter) Clabough 1866–1914 m. Mitchell (W) Clabough 1869–1931
        1. 1. Allen (Harper) Clabough 1898–1960
        2. 2. Frank (Alexander) Clabough 1893–1960
        3. 3. Hugh (Carter) Clabough 1900–1976 m. Tommie (Rose) Lewis 1901–1974
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth Gertrude) Clabough 1902–1980 m. Charles (William “Will”) Daniel 1895–1980
      8. 8. James (Madison) Carter 1871–1923 m. Mattie (Lee) Cardwell 1874–1952
        1. 1. Claude (B) Carter 1898–1957 m. Sallie (Glenn) George 1897–1998
        2. 2. Cora (Bell) Christian 1902–1983 m. Ross (Sterling) Noel 1893–1972 m. John (Derrick "J.D.") Christian 1893–1970
        3. 3. Gertrude Abernathy 1901–1966 m. Henry (Alexander) Abernathy 1894–1968
        4. 4. Annie (R) Carter 1904–1977
        5. 5. John (Barkley) Carter 1908–1978 m. Blanch (Lucile) Carter 1911–1985
        6. 6. Mary (Lou) Breeden 1913–1992 m. Coy Breeden 1914–
        7. 7. Berl (Carlisle) Carter 1911–1959 m. Laura (M) Witt 1914–1986
      9. 9. Margaret (Ann Maggie) Carter 1873–1921 m. Samuel (Haywood) Cobb 1863–1928
        1. 1. Mildred (Amanda) Cobb 1912–1993 m. Fred (K) Holden 1909–1989
        2. 2. Robert (McBee) Cobb 1906–1966
        3. 3. Benjamin (Harrison) Cobb 1899–1960 m. Laura Huff 1905–1986
        4. 4. Martha (E) Cobb 1904–1967 m. Robert (Alfred Huff) Sr 1900–1951
        5. 5. Iva (Bell) Brumley 1895–1973
        6. 6. Samuel (Haywood Cobb) Jr. 1909–1911
        7. 7. Helen (Margaret) Cobb 1916–1931
      10. 10. Minnie (L. Carter) Vesser 1879–1952 m. Frank (Ferdinand) Neubert 1870–1945 m. Thomas (Franklin) Vesser 1867–1957
        1. 1. Prater Neubert 1900–1938
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Neubert 1910–1997
      11. 11. Julia (E) Carter 1870–1932 m. Charles (Alexander "Charlie") Meek 1869–1938
        1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Meek 1894–1972 m. Leta Robinson 1893–1963
        2. 2. Myrtle (Annette) Meek 1892–1955 m. Esthel (Edward) Gentry 1891–1972
      12. 12. Nannie Carter 1868–1869
      13. 13. Jennie (A) Carter 1877–1945 m. Alanson (Telford) Barkley 1870–1947 m. William (Carl) Roberts 1877–
        1. 1. Mabel (Clair) Roberts 1899–1981 m. Harry Rosenblatt 1898–1966
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Josephine) Barkley 1917–2006 m. Edward (Rural) Hawkins 1911–1999
        3. 3. William (T.) Barkley 1919–1997
        4. 4. Mary (E) Clabaugh 1903–
      14. 14. Robert (E) Carter 1883–1939 m. Nelle George 1888–1965
        1. 1. Walter (Lee) Carter 1917–2002 m. Anna (Belle) Carter 1919–1999
        2. 2. Edward (Ned Madison Carter) Sr 1922–2014 m. Peggy (Evelyn) Francis 1922–1999
        3. 3. Robert (Ernest Carter) Jr 1915–2010 m. Mary (Jean) Clack 1920–2016
        4. 4. William (Bill George) Carter 1925–1975 m. Frances (Laverne) Tate 1926–2024
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Caroline) Heiskell 1813–1813
  3. 3. Daughter Leeper 1814–1814
  4. 4. Sarah (Malinda) Leeper 1828–1883
  5. 5. Mary (Blair) Leeper 1815–1890 m. William Prater 1811–1856
    1. 1. James (A Thomas) Prater 1840–1900 m. Artie (Almyra) Abernathy 1843–1908
      1. 1. Herbert (Alexander) Prater 1877–1973 m. Katie (B Carter) Prater 1889–1971
      2. 2. William Prater 1861–
      3. 3. Carra Prater 1863–
      4. 4. George Prater 1865–
      5. 5. Thomas Prater 1867–
      6. 6. Edgar Prater 1869–
      7. 7. Lloyd Prater 1874–
      8. 8. Lould Prater 1875–
    2. 2. Lessen Prater 1849–
    3. 3. William (Hugh Blair) Prater 1842–1900
    4. 4. George (Washington) Prater 1847–1920
    5. 5. Mary (Cordell) Prater 1849–1858
  6. 6. Sanders (Monroe) Leeper 1820–1873
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Caroline) Leeper 1813–1813
  8. 8. Betsy (Ann) Leeper 1823–1880

Melinda Sanders's Timeline

3 Records

1793
2 Jun 1793
Birth of Melinda Sanders in Mr Scates
Mr Scates
1856
22 July 1856
Age 63
Death of Melinda Sanders in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1856
22 July 1856
Age 63
Death of Melinda Sanders in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1793
    Event Place: Mr Scates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1856
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 July 1856
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
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