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William Ernst Sanders 1849 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1849

Birth Location: Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Death Date: 16 January 1937

Death Location: Bellevue Twp, Jackson County, Iowa

Father: Bernhard Sanders

Mother: Maria Huber

Spouse(s): Maria Schroeder

Children(s): George Sanders, Lawrence Sanders, Alfred Sanders, Arnold Sanders, Marie Sanders, Hilda Sanders, Loretta Sanders

The story of William Ernst Sanders began in 1849 in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, with parents Bernhard "Barney" Sanders and Maria Margaretha Huber. As an adult, William Ernst Sanders wed Maria Mathilda Schroeder. Their household included George Heinrich Bernhard Sanders, Lawrence Rudolph Ernst Sanders, Alfred Dietrich William Sanders, Arnold Johann Arthur Sanders, Marie Wilhelmina Sanders, Hilda Esther Dorothea Sanders and Loretta Sanders. William Ernst Sanders's life came to an end in 1937 in Bellevue Twp, Jackson County, Iowa.

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Parents

Bernhard Sanders
1812 – 1900
Birth Location: Neumuhl, Hude, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
BS
Maria Huber
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Iptingen, Maulbronn, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
MH

Spouses(s)

Maria Schroeder
1871 – 1946
Birth Location: Tetes des Morts Twp, Jackson Co, Iowa County, Iowa, USA
MS

Children(s)

George Sanders
1891 – 1977
Birth Location: Tetes des Morts Twp., Jackson County, Iowa
GS
Lawrence Sanders
1894 – 1951
Birth Location: Tete des Morts Twp., Jackson Co., Iowa
LS
Alfred Sanders
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa
AS
Arnold Sanders
1899 – 1980
Birth Location: Tete des Morts Twp., Jackson Co., Iowa
AS
Marie Sanders
1902 – 1989
Birth Location: Tetes Des Morts Twp, Jackson Co, Iowa, USA
MS
Hilda Sanders
1904 – 2011
Birth Location: St. Donatus, Jackson Co., Iowa
HS
Loretta Sanders
1908 –
Birth Location: Iowa
LS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 November 1849
    Event Place: Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1781-1969, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 370., Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 102.0., Year: 1880; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T9_345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 333.3000; Enumeration District: 306; Image: 0529., Year: 1870; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 128B; Family History Library Film: 545896, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M653_326; Page: 68; Image: 69., Year: 1910; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374420, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M432_184; Page: 305; Image: 348., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 23 June 1850
    Event Place: St John's Lutheran Church, St Donatus, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 September 1850
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M432_184; Page: 305; Image: 348.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M653_326; Page: 68; Image: 69.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Year: 8 April 1866
    Event Place: St John's Lutheran Church, St Donatus, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 17 August 1870
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_397; Page: 128B; Family History Library Film: 545896

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 June 1880
    Event Place: Prairie Springs Twp, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T9_345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 333.3000; Enumeration District: 306; Image: 0529.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: St. Donatus Village, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tete Des Morts, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 370.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 January 1925
    Event Place: Tete Des Morts Twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 102.0.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 January 1937
    Event Place: Bellevue Twp, Jackson County, Iowa

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