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Myrtle Viola Saunders 1898–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1898

Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1978

Death Location: Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Henry Cranford

Mother: Minnie Strider

Spouse(s): Caswell Saunders

Children(s): Dorothy Kern

The story of Myrtle Viola Saunders began in 1898 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA. Myrtle Viola Saunders married Caswell Wade Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Irene Kern. Myrtle Viola Saunders passed away in 1978 in Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Myrtle Viola Saunders began in 1898 in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Myrtle Viola Saunders married Caswell Wade Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Irene Kern.
  • Myrtle Viola Saunders passed away in 1978 in Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Cranford
1880–1957
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, United States
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Minnie Strider
1881–1959
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Caswell Saunders
1892–1934
Birth Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Dorothy Kern
1918–2011
Birth Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Myrtle Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Saunders
1898–1978
Birth Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Rankin Cranford
1880–1957
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Minnie (Armenia) Strider
1881–1959
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Harris (Crook) Cranford
1850–1931
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Eliza (Jane) Saunders
1850–1896
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Enoch (J) Strider
1836–1918
, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Parthena (T) Graves
1838–1882
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Cranford
1827–1863
Caroline Hurley
1820–1856
Clarissa Wright
1810–
William Strider
1811–1871
John Graves
1799–1862
Annie Spencer
1805–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cranford
1805–1862
Elizabeth Cranford
1803–1871
Uriah Wright
1769–1831
Susannah Latham
1775–1850
Johnson Spencer
1765–1853
Elizabeth Tucker
1776–1850

Myrtle Saunders's Descendants

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Myrtle (Viola) Saunders (12 May 1898–28 December 1978) m. Caswell (Wade) Saunders (28 Jun 1892–22 Jun 1934)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Irene) Kern 1918–2011 m. Timothy (Tewy Kern) Sr 1916–1995
    1. 1. Timothy (Tewy Kern) Jr 1941–2015 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kern 1938–2014 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Jackson 1938–2014
    2. 2. Sylvia (Doloris) Kern 1938–2023

Myrtle Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1898
12 May 1898
Birth of Myrtle Viola Saunders in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
1978
28 December 1978
Age 80
Death of Myrtle Viola Saunders in Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1898
    Event Place: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1978
    Event Place: Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
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