Sanders

Descendants of Alexander Bisset Munro of Bristol, Maine

Munro Family

Alexander Bisset Munro was born 25 Dec. 1793 at Inverness, Scotland to Donald and Janet (Bisset) Munro. Alexander left Scotland at the age of 14, and lived in Dimecrana in the West Indies for 18 years. He owned a plantation, raising cotton, coffee and other produce. He brought produce to Boston Massachusetts on the ship of Solomon Dockendorff. To be sure he got his money, Solomon asked his to come home with him, where he met Solomon’s sister, Jane Dockendorff. Alexander went back to the West Indies, sold out, and moved to Round Pond, Maine, and married Jane. They had 14 children: Janet, Alexander, Margaret, Nancy, Jane, Mary, Solomon, Donald, John, William, Bettie, Edmund, Joseph and Lydia.

Biographical Sketch of Christopher Sanders

Christopher Sanders settled near Loutre Lick, in Montgomery County, at an early date. He was a great hunter, but somewhat indolent, and generally depended upon borrowing a gun to shoot his game with rather than perform the labor of carrying one. He raised four sons and two daughters Jack, James, Joseph, William, Nancy, and Rachel. William married Ivy Slavens, a daughter of Stewart Slavens, of Middletown.

List 3, Cherokees

List of Cherokees and Cherokee Freedmen whose names were omitted from final rolls because no application was made or by reason of mistake or oversight. Shows the names of 125 Cherokees by blood and 2 Cherokee freedmen all except 5 being minors, and most of them less than 4 years of age March 4, 1906.

Biographical Sketch of Lewis J. Sanders

(See Sanders)-Samuel D., son of Andrew Sanders, married Nancy Jane Gafford and Martha Ann Harris. Samuel D. and Nancy Jane Sanders were the parents of Lewis Johnson Sanders, born December 12, 1872, and married March 3, 1891 Mary Ellen Parson, born April 30, 1875. They were the parents of Thomas Johnson, Charlotte Mable, William F., and Ora E, Sanders.

Slave Narrative of Robert Williams

Williams doesn’t know the year of his birth or the place, but he remembers of being “taken” from a plantation somewhere around Pontotoc, Mississippi, when he was a young fellow and here’s the way he tells it. I was a great big boy when the Civil War was going on, so I remember some things about it, but the children didn’t know about things then like they do now. Nowdays we wait and let the young folks talk, but in slave times they didn’t. The master done the talking and everybody better listen! Austin Williams was my father. Nancy was … Read more

Sanders, Katherine – Obituary

Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon The many friends of Mrs. Katherine Sanders were grieved when word reached them of her passing on Sunday morning, March 18, 1951 at the St. Joseph hospital in La Grande where she had been a patient for several days. She had been in ill health for several years. Katherine Agnes Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Myers, was born September 6, 1872 in Beaverville, Illinois. Her girlhood was spent in California. On January 12, 1896 she was married to James Preston Sanders at Corrine, Utah and to them was born one daughter, Routh. In … Read more

History of Littleton New Hampshire

1895 Map of Littleton New Hampshire

The History of Littleton New Hampshire is comprised of three volumes, two volumes of history, and a final volume of genealogies. Considered one of the best examples of local history written in the early 20th century, is your ancestors resided in Littleton then you need these books. Read and download for free!

1894 Michigan State Census – Eaton County

United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Eaton County Bellevue Township. – Elias Stewart, Frank F. Hughes, Edwin J. Wood, Samuel Van Orman, John D. Conklin, Martin V. Moon. Mitchell Drollett, Levi Evans, William Fisher, William E. Pixley, William Henry Luscomb, George Carroll, Collins S. Lewis, David Crowell, Aaron Skeggs, Thomas Bailey, Andrew Day, L. G. Showerman, Hulbert Parmer, Fletcher Campbell, Lorenzo D. Fall, William Farlin, Francis Beecraft, William Caton, Servitus Tucker, William Shipp, Theodore Davis. Village of Bellevue. – William H. Latta, Thomas B. … Read more

Marriages of Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1810

Marriages of Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1810

Catherine Lindsay Knorr’s Marriages of Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1810 stands as a pivotal work for genealogists and historians delving into the rich tapestry of Virginia’s past. Published in 1959, this meticulously compiled volume sheds light on the matrimonial alliances formed within Orange County, Virginia, during a period that was crucial to the shaping of both local and national histories. The absence of a contemporary marriage register presented a formidable challenge, yet through exhaustive examination of marriage bonds, ministers’ returns, and ancillary records, Knorr has reconstructed a reliable record of these marriages.

Stephenson County Illinois World War 1 Veterans

Honor roll of the Great War, Stephenson County, 1917-1919

This small booklet contains all the known men and women who participated in World War 1 and claimed their home of record as Stephenson County, Illinois. By participation, this record does not limit this to soldiers, but also contains the records of those men and women who served the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and other non-fighting positions. This book is free to read or download.

Biographical Sketch of Sequoyah Sanders

(See Grant, Downing, Ghigau, and Sanders)-Sequoyah, the son of Thomas Didymus and Joanna (Pettit) Sanders born at Braggs in 1888. He was educated in the public schools of the Cherokee Nation; married at Independence, Kansas Cora Wyatt. They are the parents of to and Georgia Sanders and Mrs. Sanders are members of the Nazarene Church. Wahyah, brother of Mr. Sanders, married Willie Hawkins; and his brother Joseph Emmet Sanders married Jennie Riley. The latter couple are the parents of Thomas Didymus, Anna May and Emeline Sanders. Frank Pettit married Mary Beck and they the parents of Mrs. Joanna (Pettit) Sanders.

History of Clarks Nebraska, 1865-1976

Heritage of Clarks Nebraska

We begin our story in the year 1854 when the United States Congress organized the Nebraska Territory. Four years later, a law was passed defining the boundaries of its counties and locating their county seats. Merrick County now had a name and a county seat — Elvira. To the present day no one knows the exact location of Elvira, but many pioneers believed it was located two miles southeast of Clarks. The county received its name from the wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Her maiden name was Elvira Merrick. The volume “History of Nebraska” tells us … Read more

Sanders, John – Obituary

Body Of John Sanders Buried Here Monday John Sanders, aged 35 and employed with the Ecles Lumber company in the Boise district, died in a Boise hospital Friday of last week. The body was brought to Baker where funeral services were held Monday of this week and burial was made in the North Powder cemetery that afternoon. Deceased was born and raised in the North Powder vicinity where he was married to Miss Blanche Jones. For the past several years he had been in the employ of the lumber company and resided at College and B streets in Baker. He … Read more

Sanders, Alyce Leigh Mott, Mrs. – Obituary

Alyce Leigh Sanders, 81, died May 26, 2009. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Baker City Christian Church, 675 Highway 7. Pastor Roger Scovil will officiate. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends are invited to join the family afterward for a reception at the home of Jim and Sharon Sanders. Leigh was born on July 11, 1927, at Atlanta, to Samuel Eugene and Margaret Helen Hardin Mott. At an early age Leigh and her mother moved to San Francisco. One of her favorite childhood memories was making long train trips between San Francisco and … Read more

Slave Narrative of Maria S. Clemments (Clements)

Old Slave

Slave Narrative of Maria S. Clements of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas. Maria was born in Lincoln County, Georgia and was the slave of Frances Sutton there. At the time of the interview, Maria was approximately 85-90 years old.