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Stephen Leigh Saunders 1949 – 2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1949

Birth Location: Hopewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 2021

Death Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Virginia Middleton

Spouse(s): Kathy Blake, Rhonda Skelton

Children(s): Michele Saunders, Stephan Saunders, Aaron Saunders, Alex Saunders, Mathew Saunders

Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr was born in 1949 in Hopewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Bynum Saunders and Virginia Richerson Middleton. In 1950, Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided in Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA. In 1965, Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided in Hopewell, Virginia, USA. Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr married Kathy Lorraine Blake, Rhonda Kay Skelton, and had children including Michele Leigh Saunders, Stephan L Saunders, Aaron Elliott Saunders, Alex Saunders, Mathew Saunders. Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr passed away in 2021 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr was born in 1949 in Hopewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Bynum Saunders and Virginia Richerson Middleton.
  • In 1950, Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided in Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1965, Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided in Hopewell, Virginia, USA.
  • Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr married Kathy Lorraine Blake, Rhonda Kay Skelton, and had children including Michele Leigh Saunders, Stephan L Saunders, Aaron Elliott Saunders, Alex Saunders, Mathew Saunders.
  • Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr passed away in 2021 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Saunders
1949 – 2021
Birth Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Bynum Saunders
1922 – 2002
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Virginia (Richerson) Middleton
1923 – 2012
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Bynum) Sanders
1892 – 1979
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Harietta ("Etta") Tippett
1896 – 1985
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Francis (Lilly Middleton) (Adopted)
1902 – 1973
Virginia
Ella (Odell) Holder
1905 – 1989
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Sanders
1860 – 1933
Mary Merritt
1863 – 1948
William Tippett
1869 – 1939
Mindora Reid
1871 – 1944
UNKNOWN MYSTERY
Cora Douglas
1876 – 1951
William Holder
1882 – 1956
Olenia Hamlett
1885 – 1950
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilborne Sanders
1828 – 1885
Rebecca Brendle
1833 – 1860
Simpson Merritt
1831 –
Sarah Merritt
1830 –
John Tippett
1833 – 1911
Mary McGaha
1838 – 1917
Dan Nichols
1844 –
M. Sellers
1845 –
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
Alexander Douglas
1849 – 1921
Judy Morris
1851 – 1918
John Holder
1856 – 1896
Louisa Carwile
1860 – 1896
William Hamlett
1854 – 1925
Elmira Hamlett
1855 – 1925

Stephen Saunders's Descendants

1.
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Stephen (Leigh) Saunders (28 Oct 1949 – 8 Feb 2021) m. Kathy (Lorraine) Blake (8 Apr 1951 – ) m. Rhonda (Kay) Skelton (6 Mar 1958 – )
  1. 1. Michele (Leigh) Saunders (10 Dec 1970 – ) m. Charles (Everett) Mann (6 Mar 1963 – )
    1. 1. Christy (Mann) Minugh (28 Feb 1990 – )
      1. 1. Rylie (2010 – )
      2. 2. Malachi Minugh (2015 – )
    2. 2. Angela Mann (4 Aug 1994 – )
      1. 1. Anna (2016 – )
  2. 2. Stephan (L) Saunders (13 Dec 1977 – ) m. Rachel (Lynn) Beggs
    1. 1. Aiden Saunders (20 Mar – )
    2. 2. Micha Saunders
    3. 3. Ireland Saunders
    4. 4. Brinley Saunders
  3. 3. Aaron (Elliott) Saunders (23 Jan 1983 – ) m. Freyja (Nyx) Madsen (1986 – )
    1. 1. Beckham Saunders (22 Aug 21 – )
    2. 2. Harper Saunders (4 Oct 2015 – )
  4. 4. Alex Saunders
  5. 5. Mathew Saunders

Stephen Saunders's Timeline

4 Records

1949
28 Oct 1949
Birth of Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr in Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Hopewell, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 1
Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided here in Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA
1965
1965
Age 16
Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr resided here in Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Hopewell, Virginia, USA
2021
8 Feb 2021
Age 72
Death of Stephen Leigh Saunders Sr in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hopewell High School; Year: 1965
    [2] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101141729
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Hopewell High School; Year: 1965

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2021-02-28
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2021-02-28 - Obituary for Stephan Leigh SAUNDERS Sr., Obituary for Stephan Leigh SAUNDERS Sr. 2021-02-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 2021
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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