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William Thomas Sanders 1807 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1807

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Livingston, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Sanders

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Nancy Goodwin

Children(s): LEWIS SANDERS

William Thomas Sanders Sr was born in 1807 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Thomas Sanders and Mary (Polly) Stewart. William Thomas Sanders Sr married Nancy A. Goodwin, and had children including LEWIS FRANKLIN SANDERS. William Thomas Sanders Sr passed away in 1880 in Livingston, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Sanders Sr was born in 1807 in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Thomas Sanders and Mary (Polly) Stewart.
  • William Thomas Sanders Sr married Nancy A. Goodwin, and had children including LEWIS FRANKLIN SANDERS.
  • William Thomas Sanders Sr passed away in 1880 in Livingston, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sanders's Ancestors

Self
William Sanders
1807 – 1880
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Thomas Sanders
1788 – 1839
Kentucky, United States
Mary ((Polly)) Stewart
1788 – 1880
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Stewart
1750 – 1832
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1714 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane **
1680 – 1713

William Sanders's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Sanders (11 May 1807 – 1880) m. Nancy (A.) Goodwin (3 September 1811 – 1 Jan 1865)
  1. 1. LEWIS (FRANKLIN) SANDERS (14 Jul 1829 – 20 Apr 1902) m. LOUISA (ANN) GOODWIN (29 Mar 1823 – 7 Jul 1870)
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Sanders (26 Dec 1854 – ) m. Louisiana (A "Lula") Ward (1 Sep 1858 – 26 November 1886)
      1. 1. Nancy (J) Sanders (1849 – )
      2. 2. Sarah (A) Sanders (27 February 1850 – 5 March 1928)
      3. 3. Julia (A. F) Sanders (7 March 1853 – 27 September 1860)
      4. 4. John (Jefferson) Sanders (1857 – )
      5. 5. Elsa (Newton) Sanders (1859 – )
      6. 6. Mary (L) Sanders (1864 – )
      7. 7. Fannie (Franklin) Sanders (abt 1878 – 14 Jun 1920) m. William (Henry) Gregory (26 September 1875 – 1947)
        1. 1. Mary (Etta) Baker (July 11 1895 – 7 January 1987) m. Lawrence Baker (June 1 1891 – 14 July 1964)
        2. 2. Cora (E) Gregory (1896 – 1919)
        3. 3. Nella (P) Gregory (abt 1898 – February 1983)
        4. 4. Louis (Earnest) Gregory (28 Jan 1900 – 7 July 1963)
        5. 5. Edna (M) Gregory (abt 1906 – )
        6. 6. Paul (Eugene) Gregory (15 December 1913 – 25 May 1939)
      8. 8. Wm. (D.) Sanders (Abt 1879 – )
    2. 2. John (J) Sanders (abt 1857 – )
    3. 3. Elga (A) Sanders (abt 1859 – )
    4. 4. Mary (L) Sanders (abt 1864 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Sanders

William Sanders's Timeline

6 Records

1807
11 May 1807
Birth of William Thomas Sanders Sr in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1811
3 Sep 1811
Age 4
William Thomas Sanders Sr was married
None
1865
15 Mar 1865
Age 58
William Thomas Sanders Sr was married
None
1868
13 May 1868
Age 61
William Thomas Sanders Sr was married in Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
1868
25 May 1868
Age 61
William Thomas Sanders Sr was married
None
1880
1880
Age 73
Death of William Thomas Sanders Sr in Livingston, Kentucky, United States
Livingston, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1807
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1811

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1868
    Event Place: Livingston County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1868

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Livingston, Kentucky, United States

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