Descendants of Elisha Sanders, Jr.

Generation No. 1

1.  ELISHA² SANDERS, JR  (ELISHA¹) was born about 1817 in Jackson County, TN, the son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Campell) Sanders. He died January 27, 1891 in Hamilton County, IL.  He married SARAH GORDON 1838 in Jackson County, TN, daughter of RICHARD GORDON.  She was born about 1817 in Jackson County, TN, and died about 1880 in Hamilton County, IL.

Children of ELISHA SANDERS and SARAH GORDON are:

2.           i.   WILLIAM WASHINGTON³ SANDERS, b. about 1839, Jackson Co. TN; d. April 26, 1864, Decatur, Morgan Co., AL.

3.           ii.   JOHN R. SANDERS, b. July 13, 1841, Jackson Co. TN; d. March 08, 1924, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

4.          iii.   AMARINDA SANDERS, b. October 1845, Jackson Co. TN; d. September 08, 1903, Hamilton County, IL.

5.          iv.   ELBA SANDERS, b. June 22, 1846, Jackson Co. TN; d. March 12, 1912, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL.

6.          v.   MARY SANDERS, b. December 05, 1848, Jackson Co. TN; d. August 19, 1924, Stoddard Co., MO.

7.          vi.   ELMORE SANDERS, b. 1851, Jackson Co. TN; d. Bef. 1895.

8.         vii.   WILMORE SANDERS, b. March 03, 1853, Jackson Co., TN; d. July 14, 1926, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

9.        viii.   ADDISON SANDERS, b. 1858, Jackson Co. TN; d. May 31, 1903, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

10.        ix.   JAMES RUSSELL SANDERS, b. June 1861, Jackson County, TN; d. July 04, 1892, Cairo, Il.

Generation No. 2

2.  WILLIAM WASHINGTON³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born about 1839 in Jackson Co. TN, and died April 26, 1864 in Decatur, Morgan Co., AL.  He married (1) PARTHENA BOLES June 03, 1859 in Jackson Co., TN.  She was born 1839 in Jackson Co. TN, and died August 25, 1859 in Jackson Co. TN.  He married (2) MARGARET HICKS HIX April 28, 1861 in Jackson Co. TN, daughter of LEWIS HIX.  She was born February 1831 in TN, and died June 09, 1864 in Hamilton County, IL.

Child of WILLIAM SANDERS and PARTHENA BOLES is:

              i.   JOHN OVERTON⁴ SANDERS, b. June 08, 1859, Jackson County, Tennessee; d. June 27, 1941, Fisk, Butler Country, Missouri; m. SERETA SADIE POLLARD, October 04, 1900, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois; b. February 26, 1880, Wabash County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1944, Fisk, Butler Country, Missouri.

Child of WILLIAM SANDERS and MARGARET HIX is:

              ii.   JOSEPH LEROY⁴ SANDERS, SR., b. August 06, 1862, Illinois; d. October 07, 1940, Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.

3.  JOHN R.³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born July 13, 1841 in Jackson Co. TN, and died March 08, 1924 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.  He married (1) LOUISA ALLEN November 16, 1864 in Hamilton Co., IL.    He married (2) NANCY ELIZABETH SPRY February 22, 1872 in Hamilton Co., IL.  She was born August 24, 1857 in Indiana, and died December 21, 1914 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co, IL.

Children of JOHN SANDERS and LOUISA ALLEN are:

              i.   MARY⁴ SANDERS, b. about 1865.

              ii.   COLUMBUS SANDERS, b. about 1868.

Children of JOHN SANDERS and NANCY SPRY are:

             iii.   SARAH⁴ SANDERS, b. June 12, 1872; m. ULYSSES S. KINGSTON, April 23, 1893.

             iv.   MALINDA SANDERS, b. April 27, 1874.

             v.   ELLA VIRA SANDERS, b. September 27, 1878; m. CHARLES M. SMITH, July 22, 1902, Illinois.

             vi.   FANNIE MAE SANDERS, b. September 13, 1881.

            vii.   EDWARD SANDERS, b. July 30, 1883.

           viii.   WILLIAM SANDERS, b. December 24, 1886.

             ix.   JOSEPH SANDERS, b. December 24, 1886.

             x.   BENJAMIN H. SANDERS, b. November 03, 1890.

             xi.   JOHNNIE D. SANDERS, b. May 07, 1893.

4.  AMARINDA³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born October 1845 in Jackson Co. TN, and died September 08, 1903 in Hamilton County, IL.  She married ANDREW LAWSON Bef. 1862 in Jackson Co., TN. 

Children of AMARINDA SANDERS and ANDREW LAWSON are:

              i.   JAMES⁴ LAWSON, b. about 1863.

              ii.   CHARLES LAWSON, b. about 1866.

             iii.   ELISHA LAWSON, b. July 27, 1868; d. October 18, 1927; m. HANNAH C. GAMMON; d. November 13, 1937.

             iv.   SARAH ELLEN LAWSON, b. November 22, 1871; d. November 13, 1946; m. WILLIAM JACKSON CAMPBELL; b. March 29, 1870; d. December 29, 1936.

             v.   HANNAH LAWSON, b. about 1873.

             vi.   MARY LAWSON, b. about 1874.

            vii.   GEORGE LAWSON, b. October 19, 1878.

           viii.   ELLA LAWSON, b. March 08, 1881.

5.  ELBA³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born June 22, 1846 in Jackson Co. TN, and died March 12, 1912 in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co. IL.  He married (1) ELLEN QUAINTENCE May 23, 1869 in Marion Co., IL.    He married (2) MARTHA C. LYNN February 17, 1873 in Golconda, Pope Co., IL, daughter of THOMAS LYNN and MARTHA SMITH.  She was born August 16, 1855 in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died June 28, 1936 in Belle Rive, Jefferson Co., IL.

Children of ELBA SANDERS and MARTHA LYNN are:

              i.   LAURA⁴ SANDERS, b. November 03, 1877.

              ii.   LORA SANDERS, b. March 01, 1880.

             iii.   OTTO SANDERS, b. March 02, 1883.

             iv.   JAMES SANDERS, b. May 12, 1885.

             v.   AGNES MAY SANDERS, b. May 09, 1890.

6.  MARY³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born December 05, 1848 in Jackson Co. TN, and died August 19, 1924 in Stoddard Co., MO.  She married (1) ANDREW JACKSON CAMPBELL November 05, 1870 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.    She married (2) GEORGE BIRDSELL March 21, 1892 in Hamilton Co., IL, son of LEWIS BIRDSELL and SARAH SMITH.  He was born September 1852 in IL.

Children of MARY SANDERS and ANDREW CAMPBELL are:

              i.   OSCAR⁴ CAMPBELL, b. December 18, 1872.

              ii.   DAVID MONROE CAMPBELL, b. September 1874.

             iii.   NANCY ELLEN CAMPBELL, b. September 1876.

             iv.   CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CAMPBELL, b. September 1879.

             v.   MINNIE M. CAMPBELL, b. May 1881.

Children of MARY SANDERS and GEORGE BIRDSELL are:

             vi.   ELLA⁴ BIRDSELL.

            vii.   SUSAN FRANCES BIRDSELL, b. June 1894.

7.  ELMORE³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born 1851 in Jackson Co. TN, and died Bef. 1895.  He married (1) JUANITA PHELPS November 15, 1872 in Hamilton Co., IL.    He married (2) NANCY LEE March 11, 1877 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL, daughter of JAMES LEE and CELIA GATLIN.  She was born August 03, 1859, and died December 26, 1905.

Child of ELMORE SANDERS and JUANITA PHELPS is:

              i.   TRUMAN THADDEUS⁴ SANDERS, b. November 23, 1876, Hamiltin Co., IL; d. January 08, 1967, Carmi, White Co., IL; m. (1) RELLA JONES, July 04, 1901, McLeansboro, IL; d. October 01, 1906; m. (2) NORA BELLE DAVIS, April 28, 1908, Posey Co., IN; b. May 08, 1875; d. January 30, 1925; m. (3) LUCY JANE COLLINS, February 16, 1935, Carmi, White Co., IL; b. December 01, 1866; d. July 13, 1941; m. (4) GRACE CALDWELL, Aft. 1941; b. February 10, 1910; d. April 20, 1974.

Children of ELMORE SANDERS and NANCY LEE are:

              ii.   THOMAS⁴ SANDERS, b. November 22, 1877.

             iii.   OBAY SANDERS, b. January 09, 1880; d. October 09, 1952; m. LILLIAN BELLE GRIFFIN, April 19, 1911, Posey Co., IN; b. November 14, 1895; d. March 26, 1953.

             iv.   JAMES LUTHER SANDERS, b. June 08, 1884, Hamilton Co., IL; d. November 21, 1957, Tuscola, Douglas Co., IL; m. (1) SARAH ELIZABETH MYERS, April 25, 1905, Carmi, White Co., IL; d. February 26, 1921, Carmi, White Co., IL; m. (2) MARY ELIZABETH HURST, January 11, 1923, Henderson, KY; b. January 01, 1900, Camri, White Co., IL; d. March 04, 1993, Springfield, IL.

             v.   LELA MAE SANDERS, b. March 17, 1888.

8.  WILMORE³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born March 03, 1853 in Jackson Co., TN, and died July 14, 1926 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.  He married SARAH A. SMITH January 01, 1874 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL, daughter of SOLOMAN SMITH and SUSANAH HINES.  She was born March 11, 1858 in Hamilton Co., IL, and died April 15, 1926 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

Children of WILMORE SANDERS and SARAH SMITH are:

              i.   EDITH⁴ SANDERS, b. November 12, 1874.

              ii.   INFANT SANDERS, b. November 10, 1876; d. November 28, 1876.

             iii.   HARRY SANDERS, b. February 22, 1877.

             iv.   MARGARET SANDERS, b. December 19, 1879.

             v.   ROSA SANDERS, b. October 12, 1881.

             vi.   WALTER SANDERS, b. December 24, 1883; d. April 09, 1982, Orlando, Orange Co., Florida; m. ANNA SLOAN, December 24, 1904; b. February 03, 1881; d. August 18, 1972, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co, IL.

            vii.   HATTIE SANDERS, b. March 13, 1887.

           viii.   CHARLES SANDERS, b. September 05, 1889.

             ix.   PEARL MAY SANDERS, b. September 02, 1891.

             x.   INFANT SANDERS, b. October 05, 1892; d. October 05, 1892.

             xi.   HENRY WILMORE SANDERS, b. October 05, 1892; d. May 04, 1933; m. ALLIE MCHENRY, August 13, 1911, McLeansboro, IL; b. July 17, 1889, Kansas City, Missouri; d. May 06, 1933.

            xii.   INFANT SANDERS, b. September 18, 1894; d. October 17, 1895.

           xiii.   JAMES EDWARD SANDERS, b. September 18, 1894.

           xiv.   INFANT SANDERS, b. February 12, 1897; d. February 12, 1897.

9.  ADDISON³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born 1858 in Jackson Co. TN, and died May 31, 1903 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.  He married LUCRETIA ALICE WOODRUFF April 04, 1887 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL, daughter of DANIEL WOODRUFF and MARY LEE.  She was born September 15, 1856 in IL, and died August 18, 1939 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

Children of ADDISON SANDERS and LUCRETIA WOODRUFF are:

              i.   PEARL⁴ SANDERS.

              ii.   WILLIAM SANDERS, b. January 26, 1878, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. May 15, 1966, Marrion, IL; m. MATTIE WARD, January 05, 1928, Hamilton Co., IL.

             iii.   BERT SANDERS, b. February 19, 1880, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. December 23, 1962, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

             iv.   JULIA SANDERS, b. February 14, 1882, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. August 07, 1968, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; m. ___ CRANE.

             v.   FRANK SANDERS, b. January 27, 1886, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., IL; d. April 13, 1978, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; m. (1) JANE BULLIONS, about 1903, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; m. (2) MABEL M. DAVIS, November 06, 1921.

             vi.   ANNA SANDERS, b. March 20, 1889, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. August 18, 1972; m. CHARLES MCDANIEL.

            vii.   EARL SANDERS, b. February 07, 1891, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. September 04, 1957, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; m. JANEY WINTERS, January 03, 1920, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

           viii.   EVALENA SANDERS, b. February 29, 1896, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL; d. February 11, 1987, McLeansboro, IL; m. (1) ROY CLINTON LITTLE; m. (2) AUSTIN PARMLEY, May 29, 1913, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.

10.  JAMES RUSSELL³ SANDERS (ELISHA², ELISHA¹) was born June 1861 in Jackson County, TN, and died July 04, 1892 in Cairo, Il.  He married (1) MARTHA A. GORDON January 31, 1880 in Hamilton County, IL, daughter of GEORGE GORDON and M. WILIAMS.  She was born 1862 in Jackson Co. TN, and died February 21, 1884 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois.  He married (2) CLARA JANE GOODWIN October 11, 1887 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, daughter of WILLIAM GOODWIN and RACHAEL SHORT.  She was born October 14, 1868 in Evansville, Ind, and died February 13, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pa..

Children of JAMES SANDERS and MARTHA GORDON are:

              i.   SARAH ISABELLE⁴ SANDERS, b. 1881, Hamilton Co, IL; m. ALONZO CAMPBELL, March 15, 1899, Franklin Co., Illinois; b. October 1877, Worth Co, Mo.

              ii.   NELLIE EDGAR SANDERS, b. June 10, 1883.

Children of JAMES SANDERS and CLARA GOODWIN are:

             iii.   DESMOND RUSSELL⁴ SANDERS, b. March 16, 1889, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., IL; d. December 15, 1908, St. Louis, MO.

             iv.   HARRIETT AURELIA SANDERS, b. January 27, 1891, Mt. Carmel, IL; d. March 15, 1964, Philadelphia, Pa.; m. (1) JOSEPH HOWARD RAYBORN, August 06, 1910, St. Charles, MO; b. August 06, 1887, Clay, Ky; d. October 22, 1970, Clay, Ky; m. (2) EARL JOSEPH CARNS, May 31, 1930, New York City, NY; b. December 07, 1894, Philadelphia, PA; d. May 19, 1959, Daytona Beach, FL.

             v.   JAMES E. SANDERS, b. September 20, 1892; m. BILLIE ___.

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