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Melvin Mahlon Sanders 1904–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1904

Birth Location: Forest, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1971

Death Location: Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Henry Sanders

Mother: Elfreda *

Spouse(s): Lillian Zastrow

Children(s): Ronald Sanders, David Sanders

The story of Melvin Mahlon Sanders began in 1904 in Forest, Wisconsin, USA. In 1920, Melvin Mahlon Sanders resided in Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA. Melvin Mahlon Sanders married Lillian Minnie Zastrow, and had children including Allen Sanders, David Melvin Sanders, Marilyn Sanders, Ronald Wayne Sanders. Melvin Mahlon Sanders passed away in 1971 in Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Mahlon Sanders began in 1904 in Forest, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1920, Melvin Mahlon Sanders resided in Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Melvin Mahlon Sanders married Lillian Minnie Zastrow, and had children including Allen Sanders, David Melvin Sanders, Marilyn Sanders, Ronald Wayne Sanders.
  • Melvin Mahlon Sanders passed away in 1971 in Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Sanders's Ancestors

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Melvin Sanders
1904–1971
Birth Place: Forest, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Henry Frank Sanders
1875–1936
Alton, Kansas, USA
Elfreda (Ada Booth) *
1880–1953
Marion, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Philo (P Booth) *
1856–1924
New York
Clarence (\ Clara M) Richer
1860–1886
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Booth
1833–1900
Harmina Riggs
1831–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Sanders's Descendants

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Melvin (Mahlon) Sanders (26 Sep 1904–10 Jul 1971) m. Lillian (Minnie) Zastrow (April 27, 1908–July 2 2016)
  1. 1. Ronald (Wayne) Sanders 1933–1998 m. Elizabeth Raasch 1932–2020
  2. 2. David (Melvin) Sanders 1931–1989

Melvin Sanders's Timeline

7 Records

1904
26 Sep 1904
Birth of Melvin Mahlon Sanders in Crandon, Forest, Wisconsin
Crandon, Forest, Wisconsin
1904
26 Sep 1904
Birth of Melvin Mahlon Sanders in Forest, Wisconsin, USA
Forest, Wisconsin, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Melvin Mahlon Sanders resided here in Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Melvin Mahlon Sanders resided here in Rural, Portage, Wisconsin
Rural, Portage, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 36
Melvin Mahlon Sanders resided here in Perry Twp, Perry, Marion, Indiana, USA
Perry Twp, Perry, Marion, Indiana, USA
1971
10 Jul 1971
Age 67
Death of Melvin Mahlon Sanders in Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
1974
11 Jun 1974
Age 70
Death of Melvin Mahlon Sanders in Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA
Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Crandon, Forest, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Forest, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Portage, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Perry, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01075; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 49-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Perry Twp, Perry, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Perry, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01075; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 49-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1974
    Event Place: Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1971
    Event Place: Shawano County, Wisconsin, USA

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