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Roy Lafayette Sanders 1886–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1886

Birth Location: Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 11 April 1962

Death Location: Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America

Father: John Sanders

Mother: Mary Blanton

Spouse(s): Carrie Nott, Dorothy Hooker, Bessie Brown

Children(s): Gertrude Fugatt, Elmira Maxwell, Agnes Picknell, Lillian Bevans, Helen Sanders, John Sanders, Arementia Sanders, Ima Sanders, Roy Jr, Minnie Sanders

Roy Lafayette Sanders was born in 1886 in Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of John F Sanders And Mary Susan Susie Blanton. Roy Lafayette Sanders married Bessie Brown, Carrie Elizabeth Nott, Dorothy L Hooker, and had children including Agnes M Picknell, Arementia Sanders, Audrey L Sanders, Cisel Sanders, Elmira M Maxwell, Gertrude Elizabeth Fugatt, Helen Sanders, Ima Sanders, John W Sanders, Lillian Bevans, Minnie B Sanders, Roy Lafayette Sanders Jr. Roy Lafayette Sanders passed away in 1962 in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Lafayette Sanders was born in 1886 in Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of John F Sanders And Mary Susan Susie Blanton.
  • Roy Lafayette Sanders married Bessie Brown, Carrie Elizabeth Nott, Dorothy L Hooker, and had children including Agnes M Picknell, Arementia Sanders, Audrey L Sanders, Cisel Sanders, Elmira M Maxwell, Gertrude Elizabeth Fugatt, Helen Sanders, Ima Sanders, John W Sanders, Lillian Bevans, Minnie B Sanders, Roy Lafayette Sanders Jr.
  • Roy Lafayette Sanders passed away in 1962 in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Roy Sanders
1886–1962
Birth Place: Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
John F Sanders
1864–1891
JASPER, WALKER CO., AL.
Mary (Susan "Susie") Blanton
1859–1891
Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Marcus (De La Fayette) Sanders
1827–
Macon, Houston, Georgia
Frances (Ann) Spugers
1830–
Georgia, USA
Retina ((Timmie) P) Holly
1820–1863
Alabama
Benjamin (Franklin Ben) Blanton
1807–1904
Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Sanders
1786–1859
Elizabeth Blackshear
1788–1842
Erasmus Riddlespurger
1810–1872
Florinda Monroe
1810–1891
Isaac Blanton
1784–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Sanders's Descendants

1.
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Roy (Lafayette) Sanders (2 December 1886–11 April 1962) m. Carrie (Elizabeth) Nott (30 May 1888–25 May 1984) m. Dorothy (L) Hooker (20 Jun 1896–20 Sep 1949) m. Bessie Brown (1890–)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Fugatt 1906–1994
  2. 2. Elmira (M) Maxwell 1913–1995
  3. 3. Agnes (M) Picknell 1915–1995
  4. 4. Lillian Bevans 1911–1973
  5. 5. Helen Sanders 1918–
  6. 6. John (W) Sanders 1920–
  7. 7. Arementia Sanders 1924–
  8. 8. Ima Sanders 1925–
  9. 9. Roy (Lafayette Sanders) Jr 1926–2001
  10. 10. Minnie (B) Sanders 1924–

Roy Sanders's Timeline

8 Records

1886
2 December 1886
Birth of Roy Lafayette Sanders in Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
1914
13 Sep 1914
Age 28
Roy Lafayette Sanders was married in Republic, Jefferson, Alabama
Republic, Jefferson, Alabama
1922
30 Nov 1922
Age 36
Roy Lafayette Sanders was married in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Roy Lafayette Sanders resided here in Beat 5, Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Roy Lafayette Sanders resided here in Rural, Sunflower, Mississippi
Rural, Sunflower, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 54
Roy Lafayette Sanders resided here in Indio Judicial Twp, Indio, Riverside, California, USA
Indio Judicial Twp, Indio, Riverside, California, USA
1955
17 Mar 1955
Age 69
Roy Lafayette Sanders was married in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, USA
Medford, Jackson, Oregon, USA
1962
11 April 1962
Age 76
Death of Roy Lafayette Sanders in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1886
    Event Place: Dora, Walker County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [6] Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Republic, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes
    [2] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1955
    Event Place: Medford, Jackson, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Sunflower, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Indio Judicial Twp, Indio, Riverside, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1962
    Event Place: Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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