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Thomas J Sanders 1840–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1840

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL

Death Date: 18 October 1888

Death Location: Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Elisha Sanders

Mother: Milla Davis

Spouse(s): Carrie Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Mary Green

Children(s): Azariah Sanders, Anna Sanders, James Sanders, Tillie Sanders, James Sanders, Adeline Sanders, Lucy Sanders, Asbery Sanders, Etta Sanders, Effie Sanders, Eddie Sanders, Willis Sanders, Morris Sanders, Charles Sanders, John Sanders, Millie Sanders, Warren Sanders

The story of Thomas J Sanders began in 1840 in Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL. In 1850, Thomas J Sanders resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Thomas J Sanders married Carrie Sanders, Mary Melissa Green, Sarah C Sanders, and had children including Adeline Sanders, Anna Annie Sanders, Asbery Sanders, Azariah Richardson Sanders, Charles L Sanders, Eddie Sanders, Effie C Sanders, Etta C Sanders, James Ray Sanders, James Sanders, John R Sanders, Lucy Sanders, Millie S Sanders, Morris Amby Sanders, Tillie Sanders, Warren E Sanders, Willis H Sanders. Thomas J Sanders passed away in 1888 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas J Sanders began in 1840 in Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL.
  • In 1850, Thomas J Sanders resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Thomas J Sanders married Carrie Sanders, Mary Melissa Green, Sarah C Sanders, and had children including Adeline Sanders, Anna Annie Sanders, Asbery Sanders, Azariah Richardson Sanders, Charles L Sanders, Eddie Sanders, Effie C Sanders, Etta C Sanders, James Ray Sanders, James Sanders, John R Sanders, Lucy Sanders, Millie S Sanders, Morris Amby Sanders, Tillie Sanders, Warren E Sanders, Willis H Sanders.
  • Thomas J Sanders passed away in 1888 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Sanders
1803–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
ES
Milla Davis
1808–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee
MD

Spouses(s)

Carrie Sanders
1850–
Birth Location: Mississippi
CS
Sarah Sanders
1844–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
SS
Mary Green
1856–1933
Birth Location: Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois, USA
MG

Children(s)

Azariah Sanders
1872–1939
Birth Location: Mississippi
AS
Anna Sanders
1867–1946
Birth Location: Mississippi
AS
James Sanders
1874–
Birth Location: Pontotoc Pon, Mississippi
JS
Tillie Sanders
1876–
Birth Location: –
TS
James Sanders
1880–1936
Birth Location: Mississippi
JS
Adeline Sanders
1875–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AS
Lucy Sanders
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
LS
Asbery Sanders
1868–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AS
Etta Sanders
1877–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
ES
Effie Sanders
1883–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
ES
Eddie Sanders
1886–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
ES
Willis Sanders
1889–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
WS
Morris Sanders
1885–1952
Birth Location: Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
MS
Charles Sanders
1880–1910
Birth Location: –
CS
John Sanders
1890–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JS
Millie Sanders
1886–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MS
Warren Sanders
1884–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WS

Thomas Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sanders
1840–1888
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL
Parents
Elisha Sanders
1803–1880
Kentucky, USA
Milla Davis
1808–1870
Tennessee
Grandparents
James Sanders
1770–1822
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Rachel (Sanders) Beal
1771–1853
John (Steadman Davis) SR
1785–1857
Dicey (Ann) Toombs
1795–1870
Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Oliver
1768–
Sabrania (Toombs)
1769–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Sanders's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (J) Sanders (7 March 1840–18 October 1888) m. Carrie Sanders (Abt 1850–) m. Sarah (C) Sanders (May 1844–) m. Mary (Melissa) Green (Nov 1856–February 28, 1933)
  1. 1. Azariah (Richardson) Sanders 1872–1939 m. Luanna Sanders 1876–1933
    1. 1. Pearlie (Sanders) Hendrix 1909–1972 m. James (Thomas) Hendrix 1896–1974
      1. 1. Hurshel (Lee "Arky") Hendrix 1927–1965 m. Margaret Free 1930–2016
      2. 2. Jewell Sipes 1937–1977
      3. 3. Pearl (Mae) Hendrix 1929–1995
      4. 4. Alma (Lois) Hendrix 1941–1945
      5. 5. Mary (M) Hendrix 1930–1934
      6. 6. James (Richardson) Hendrix 1925–2002
      7. 7. George (Mitchel) Hendrix 1936–1993
      8. 8. Curtis (Lee Hendrix) Sr 1944–1969
      9. 9. Floyd (Curtis) Hendrix 1928–1987
      10. 10. Emma (Lou) Hendrix 1924–1973
      11. 11. Frankie (Leroy) Hendrix 1940–1964
    2. 2. Mary (Cooksey) Scott 1911–1964 m. Elmer (Everett) Cooksey 1915–1980
      1. 1. Robert (Elmer) Cooksey 1944–1987
      2. 2. Johnny (Richardson) Cooksey 1946–2006
    3. 3. Robert (Lee) Sanders 1919–2002
    4. 4. Martha (Jane) Sanders 1892–1985
      1. 1. Corrie (Waldo) Collins 1919–1979
      2. 2. John (Gilbert Jaco) Jr 1923–1990
      3. 3. Bobby (Gene) Jaco 1931–2005
      4. 4. Ludell Lee 1925–2016
    5. 5. Clora (Ozell) Sanders 1905–1992
      1. 1. Alvin Free 1927–1981
      2. 2. Margaret Free 1930–2016
    6. 6. Elmer (Richardson) Sanders 1906–1975
    7. 7. Bessie (Lee) Sanders 1893–1979
    8. 8. Martha Sanders 1895–
    9. 9. Maudie (Loutisha) Sanders 1898–1946
    10. 10. Annie (Dell) Sanders 1913–1920
    11. 11. Percy (Clark) Sanders 1908–1995
    12. 12. Henry (Lee) Sanders 1901–1975
    13. 13. Dora (Bee) Sanders 1917–
    14. 14. Ora (May) Sanders 1903–1996
    15. 15. Lillie (Bell) Sanders 1904–1974
  2. 2. Anna ("Annie") Sanders 1867–1946 m. Benjamin (Harvey) Ridge 1872–1953
    1. 1. Fred (Neal) Ridge 1894–1973 m. Lucinda Gray 1892–1980
      1. 1. Curtis (Laverl) Ridge 1913–1981
      2. 2. Gladys (Marie) Ridge 1921–2002
      3. 3. Lowell (Adron) Ridge 1922–2018
      4. 4. Vivan (Irene) Ridge 1925–2014
      5. 5. Pauline Ridge 1915–1993
      6. 6. Modean Ridge 1919–1919
      7. 7. Vivian (Irene) Prince 1925–2014
      8. 8. Billy (Gene) Ridge 1931–1947
      9. 9. Harold Ridge 1914–1914
      10. 10. Benjamin (Herrand) Ridge 1912–1912
    2. 2. Ora (B.) Turner 1901–1972 m. Virgil (Lee) Turner 1898–1963
      1. 1. Andrew (Benjamin) Turner 1923–1999
    3. 3. William (B) Ridge 1904–1960 m. Emma (Lou) Walls 1907–1988
      1. 1. Margaret (Elise) Ridge 1928–1986 m. James (Thurman Palmer) Jr 1929–1996
        1. 1. Ray (Anthony) Palmer 1949–2013
        2. 2. Ray (Anthony) Palmer 1949–2013
    4. 4. Elbert (Roy) Ridge 1892–1964 m. Emma (Mae Merriman) 1. 1894–1986
      1. 1. Cordelia (Charline) Ridge 1917–1997 m. Roy (Lee Roberts) 1 1910–1998
        1. 1. Lavern (Cline) Roberts 1942–2007
        2. 2. Roy (Lee Roberts) 2 1940–2012
        3. 3. Juanita (Faye) Roberts 1937–2010
        4. 4. Arthur (Lee) Roberts 1928–1995
      2. 2. Jesse (L) Ridge 1918–
      3. 3. Helen (Juanita) Ridge 1941–2013 m. James Hammonds 1925–
      4. 4. Herman (L) Ridge 1940–1990
      5. 5. Elbert Ridge 1934–1981
      6. 6. Christine Ridge 1946–2009
      7. 7. Harold (L) Ridge 1937–1980
      8. 8. Bill (F) Ridge 1918–
      9. 9. Audrey (L) Ridge 1915–
    5. 5. Paulie Ridge 1899–
    6. 6. Nora Ridge 1897–
    7. 7. Daniel (Lee) Ridge 1909–1965
    8. 8. Columbus (W) Ridge 1905–1983
      1. 1. Cletus (Roy) Ridge 1925–1998
    9. 9. Nallie Ridge 1904–
    10. 10. Sony Ridge 1895–
    11. 11. James Ridge 1890–
  3. 3. James (Ray) Sanders 1874–
  4. 4. Tillie Sanders 1876–
  5. 5. James Sanders 1880–1936
  6. 6. Adeline Sanders 1875–
  7. 7. Lucy Sanders 1877–
  8. 8. Asbery Sanders 1868– m. Serena Sanders 1874–1905
    1. 1. Omie Sanders 1897–
    2. 2. Donie Sanders 1898–1965
  9. 9. Etta (C) Sanders 1877–
  10. 10. Effie (C) Sanders 1883–
  11. 11. Eddie Sanders 1886–
  12. 12. Willis (H) Sanders 1889–
  13. 13. Morris (Amby) Sanders 1885–1952
  14. 14. Charles (L) Sanders 1880–1910
  15. 15. John (R) Sanders 1890–
  16. 16. Millie (S) Sanders 1886–
  17. 17. Warren (E) Sanders 1884–

Thomas Sanders's Timeline

9 Records

1840
7 March 1840
Birth of Thomas J Sanders in Mississippi
Mississippi
1840
7 March 1840
Birth of Thomas J Sanders in Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL
Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL
1850
1850
Age 10
Thomas J Sanders resided here in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Thomas J Sanders resided here in Verona, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Verona, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1864
20 Dec 1864
Age 24
Thomas J Sanders was married in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 30
Thomas J Sanders resided here in Township 16, Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
Township 16, Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Thomas J Sanders resided here in Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1888
18 October 1888
Age 48
Death of Thomas J Sanders in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
1900
1900
Age 60
Thomas J Sanders resided here in Lake Creek, Williamson, Illinois, USA
Lake Creek, Williamson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1840
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 652a; Enumeration District: 017
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: M593_741; Page: 156B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake Creek, Williamson, Illinois; Roll: 354; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0116
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 268; Family History Library Film: 80
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 87b
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1840
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon CO, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 87b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Verona, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 268; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 16, Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: M593_741; Page: 156B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 642; Page: 652a; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lake Creek, Williamson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake Creek, Williamson, Illinois; Roll: 354; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0116

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1888
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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