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William Gilmore Saunders 1874–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1874

Birth Location: Paola, Kansas

Death Date: 24 Apr 1953

Death Location: Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Saunders

Mother: Anna Cassida

Spouse(s): Theodora Yoakum, Nell Harris

Children(s): Seymour Saunders

William Gilmore Saunders was born in 1874 in Paola, Kansas, the child of Ebenezer Shillaber Saunders And Anna Cassida. In 1875, William Gilmore Saunders resided in Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA. In 1880, William Gilmore Saunders resided in Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA. William Gilmore Saunders married Nell May Harris, Theodora Lee Yoakum, and had children including Seymour Gordon Saunders. William Gilmore Saunders passed away in 1953 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Gilmore Saunders was born in 1874 in Paola, Kansas, the child of Ebenezer Shillaber Saunders And Anna Cassida.
  • In 1875, William Gilmore Saunders resided in Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1880, William Gilmore Saunders resided in Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA.
  • William Gilmore Saunders married Nell May Harris, Theodora Lee Yoakum, and had children including Seymour Gordon Saunders.
  • William Gilmore Saunders passed away in 1953 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Saunders
1848–1939
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Anna Cassida
1856–1932
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Theodora Yoakum
1874–1953
Birth Location: Bement, Piatt, Illinois, USA
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Nell Harris
1876–1970
Birth Location: Kansas
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Children(s)

Seymour Saunders
1899–1964
Birth Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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William Saunders's Ancestors

Self
William Saunders
1874–1953
Birth Place: Paola, Kansas
Parents
Ebenezer Shillaber Saunders
1848–1939
New York, United States of America
Anna Cassida
1856–1932
Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Thorndike (Proctor) Saunders
1810–1872
Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail (Burt Melance) Barnaby
1812–1895
West Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Barnaby
1787–1877
Abigail Burt
1788–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Barnaby
1745–1802
Philena Burt
1757–1790

William Saunders's Descendants

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William (Gilmore) Saunders (19 Nov 1874–24 Apr 1953) m. Theodora (Lee) Yoakum (14 Aug 1874–30 May 1953) m. Nell (May) Harris (15 Jul 1876–May 1970)
  1. 1. Seymour (Gordon) Saunders 1899–1964 m. Marie (E) Jones 1903–1986
    1. 1. S. (Gordon Saunders) Jr. 1926–
    2. 2. Robert (William) Saunders 1929–1991

William Saunders's Timeline

13 Records

1874
19 Nov 1874
Birth of William Gilmore Saunders in Paola, Kansas
Paola, Kansas
1875
1 Mar 1875
Age 1
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA
Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA
1903
1903
Age 29
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Kansas, USA
Ottawa, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa Ward 3, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Ottawa Ward 3, Franklin, Kansas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 43
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Franklin County, Kansas, USA
Franklin County, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
1933
1933
Age 59
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Kansas, USA
Ottawa, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas
Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 66
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in , Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
, Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
1952
1 Mar 1952
Age 78
William Gilmore Saunders resided here in Ottawa, Kansas, USA
Ottawa, Kansas, USA
1953
24 Apr 1953
Age 79
Death of William Gilmore Saunders in Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1874
    Event Place: Paola, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340438
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Franklin County
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ottawa Ward 3, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: T624_439; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374452
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_13; Line: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ottawa Ward 3, Franklin, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ottawa Ward 3, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: T624_439; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374452

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Franklin County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Franklin County

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340438

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01232; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-20A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01232; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 30-20A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ottawa, Franklin, Ka

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1952
    Event Place: Ottawa, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254748

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1953
    Event Place: Ottawa, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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