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Samuel R. Saunders 1855 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1855

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 28 Aug. 1937

Death Location: Chamblissburg, Bedford Co., VA

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Elizabeth Saunders

Spouse(s): Hopey Saunders

Children(s): Hettie Saunders, Sidney Saunders, Mary Saunders

According to available records, Samuel R. Saunders was born in 1855 in Virginia, the child of Joseph Phillip Saunders and Elizabeth Saunders. Following those early years, Samuel R. Saunders married Hopey J Saunders, and their family grew to include Hettie Saunders, Sidney Herbert Saunders and Mary Elizabeth Saunders. In the later years of life, Samuel R. Saunders died in 1937 in Chamblissburg, Bedford Co., VA.

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Parents

Joseph Saunders
1826 – 1888
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Saunders
1833 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Hopey Saunders
1855 – 1928
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Hettie Saunders
1876 – 1954
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Sidney Saunders
1879 – 1938
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Saunders
1884 – 1978
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1855
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 1700; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1241700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chamblissburg, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 1700; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1241700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Aug. 1937
    Event Place: Chamblissburg, Bedford Co., VA
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