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Wilbur Ross Sanders 1909–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1909

Birth Location: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1999

Death Location: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Euclid Saunders

Mother: Lydia Roebuck

Spouse(s): Mary Larkin

Children(s): John Sanders

Wilbur Ross Sanders was born in 1909 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Euclid Hill Saunders And Lydia Alma Roebuck. In 1910, Wilbur Ross Sanders resided in Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, Wilbur Ross Sanders resided in Pine Bluff Ward 3, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA. Wilbur Ross Sanders married Mary Jane Larkin, and had children including John William Sanders. Wilbur Ross Sanders passed away in 1999 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilbur Ross Sanders was born in 1909 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA, the child of Euclid Hill Saunders And Lydia Alma Roebuck.
  • In 1910, Wilbur Ross Sanders resided in Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Wilbur Ross Sanders resided in Pine Bluff Ward 3, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
  • Wilbur Ross Sanders married Mary Jane Larkin, and had children including John William Sanders.
  • Wilbur Ross Sanders passed away in 1999 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Euclid Saunders
1886–1916
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Lydia Roebuck
1885–1967
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Larkin
1916–2014
Birth Location: West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

John Sanders
1935–2002
Birth Location: West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA
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Wilbur Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Wilbur Sanders
1909–1999
Birth Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Euclid Hill Saunders
1886–1916
Arkansas, USA
Lydia (Alma) Roebuck
1885–1967
Grandparents
Benjamin (Bonaparte “Ben”) Sanders
1856–1912
Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Susie (Anna) Koontz
1866–1948
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Koontz
1828–1889
Elizabeth Houston
1830–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Houston
1804–1839
Sarah Turner
1805–1880

Wilbur Sanders's Descendants

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Wilbur (Ross) Sanders (10 May 1909–1 May 1999) m. Mary (Jane) Larkin (27 Aug 1916–6 Sep 2014)
  1. 1. John (William) Sanders 1935–2002 m. Jean (Rhea) Bridges 1937–1981

Wilbur Sanders's Timeline

6 Records

1909
10 May 1909
Birth of Wilbur Ross Sanders in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Wilbur Ross Sanders resided here in Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Wilbur Ross Sanders resided here in Pine Bluff Ward 3, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff Ward 3, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Wilbur Ross Sanders resided here in Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Wilbur Ross Sanders resided here in Vaugine, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Vaugine, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
1999
1 May 1999
Age 90
Death of Wilbur Ross Sanders in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1909
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2339814
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1909
    [6] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1940; Film: #7
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vaugine, Jefferson, Arkansas; Roll: 1011; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 35-100

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pine Bluff Ward 3, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2339814

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vaugine, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vaugine, Jefferson, Arkansas; Roll: 1011; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 35-100

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1999
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
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