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Individual Record for: William Lafayette Sanders (male)
| Event |
Date |
Details |
| Birth |
27 FEB 1871 |
Birth Place: Tennessee
Sources:
- Alabama
Death Certificate Image
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| Death |
14 JUL 1958 |
Death Place: Birmingham,
Jefferson, Alabama
Source:Alabama Death Certificate
Tombstone
Image :
Baptist Church Cemetery in Trafford Alabama
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| Census |
1910 |
Census Place: Prec 21 DeKalb
County Alabama
- 1910
Census
Sanders Family Household Record
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* William L. Head 39 Coal Miner White Male [M1 18yrs] TN TN TN
* Minnie Wife 36 TN AL AL White F [M1 18yrs] 7 Births-6 Living
* Hattan S. son 14 TN TN TN coal miner
* John H. son 12 TN TN TN coal miner
* Melvin J. son 10 TN TN TN B 1900
* Cecil S. son 6 TN TN TN B 1903
* Ray F. son 3 TN TN TN B. 1907
* Elsie M. dau 1 TN TN TN B 1909
- Source:
- 1910 Census DeKalb County,
Alabama
Page: 120A Quality: PrimaryEvent
: Census Ellisons, Dekalb, Alabama
Roll: 12 [Part 1 ] Series T624 Enumerated 5 May 1910
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| Census |
1930 |
Census Place: Selfville Township,
Blount County, Alabama
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- 1930 Sanders Family Household
Name: William L Sanders Head of Household
Wm L Age: 59 years
Minnie Age: 53 years
Wm L Estimated birth year: 1870
Wm L Birthplace: Tennessee
Wm L Relation to Head-of-house: Self
Family Race: White
Home in 1930: Selfville, Blount, Alabama
Wm L Occupation: farmer/employed
Minnie Occ: none
Family Education: able to read and write
Wm L Military Service: no
Wm L Age at first marriage: 20
Minnie (wife): Age at first marriage: 16
Wm L /Self & Parents' birthplace: TN TN TN
Minnie: Self & Parents' birthplace: AL TN TN
Owned a radio: yes
Image Source: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Selfville, Blount, Alabama
Children or other occupants in household other than Minnie and William?
No
**Authors Note: John Sanders, Sr found living next
door to his parents
William L and Minnie
Sanders:
1930 John H Sanders,
Sr. Family
Household Record
John H.Sanders Head of Household age 32
Birthplace TN
Myrtle wife 28 AL
John H. J(Jr) Son 11 AL
Herchel C. Son 9 AL
Jessie W. Son 7 AL
James Edward Son 5 AL
Pauline Daughter 2 & 11 mos AL
Herbert L Son 10 mos AL
- Source:
- 1930
Census Blount County, Alabama
Ed 17, sht 4A (Selfville) Blount AL
Census Image On File -
- Source:
- 1930 Census Blount County,
Alabama
Page: 4a [Image:0285] Quality:PrimaryEvent
type: Role: Roll: T626_4; ED: 17;
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| Burial |
16 JUL 1958 |
Burial Place: Trafford Jefferson
County Alabama
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Tombstone Image Photo: May Be Slow To Load
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Baptist Church Cemetery in Trafford Alabama
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- Picture:
- Wm L Sanders
- Picture:
- William and Minnie Family
Portrait circa 1905
- Picture:
- ca 1951 Elsie Sanders Wilson w
father Wm L Sanders
Our
Sanders and Cope FamilyTennessee Connections
My Grundy Co TN Sanders family connects to the Cope family of Warren Co
TN through the union of my gg grandfather Milton Porter Sanders
(1836-1911) of Pelham, Tennessee and his first wife Salina Patton Cope
(1838-1871) of Warren County Tennessee. Porter and Salina begat my
great grandfather William Lafayette Sanders (1871-1958) who begat my
grandfather Cecil S Sanders who begat my mother Peggy J Sanders of
Jenkins Ky.
Milton and Salina married in Polk County Illinois on 3 December 1857.
Salina bore Milton 5 children with her last being ( my great
grandfather) Wm L Sanders on 27 Feb 1871 in Monteagle, TN..
Unfortunately, Salina passed away just a few short months later on the
23rd of June 1871. My attempts to locate her death record or cause
of death have been unsuccessful though I suspect that she died from
complications associated with the childbirth. Unfortunately,
situations such as these were not all that uncommon back then. Salina
was only 33.
Stephen Cope, Sr. (1806-1887)
Salina's father Stephen P Cope, Sr. was born in the area known as
present day Warren County Tennessee in 1806. Stephen followed in the
footsteps of his father and was a farmer by occupation and a Democrat
in his political views. Stephen Cope Sr was a constable in Warren
County TN for six years as well as a justice of the peace for twelve
years. Stephen and his Cherokee bride Comfort Bolin- Cope, were the
parents of sixteen children with our Sanders line descending from their
daughter Salina Patton Cope, wife of Milton Porter Sanders and mother
to my gg gf William Lafayette Sanders. To learn about Comfort's tribal
affiliation link here: Chickamuka
Cherokee Roll
James Cope (1776-1874)
Salina's grandfather James Cope was born in ( Orange County) North
Carolina about 1776 and was the father of Stephen Lankfordtown Cope
(1806-1885) of Warren County Tennessee. It is believed that James Cope
came to Warren County Tennessee as early as 1800. He did return to
North Carolina after the death of his first wife, Lydia Payne, to marry
his second wife, Mary Crouch. James produced for children prior to
his death in Warren County at age 98. The 1820 census of Warren County
Tennessee lists James as owning 4 slaves. The Census records of 1840
listed ten (10) slaves and the 1850 Census listed James as owning
twelve (12) slaves. James owned quite a bit of land in the Warren
County Tennessee area, at least 1,500 acres. Most of this land he gave
to his former slaves after the Civil War some of which also took the
Cope surname. His grave is located in an abandoned cemetery about 75
yards off Northcutt Cove Rd in southern Warren County. There are two
large slabs of stone covering his grave and that of his second wife.
The other graves in the cemetery are supposedly of his former slaves
and their descendents. I descend from James' son Stephen Cope .
Notes Source: Alma E
Dailey-Harings
Some Sanders Family
History and Mystery
I am the great-great granddaughter of Milton Porter SANDERS
& Salina Patton COPE of Grundy County Tennessee and will offer
evidence here in hopes of proving that William Lafayette Sanders was
their 5th and last born child from whom I descend.
Milton Porter SANDERS was born 24 JUN 1836 in Pelham, Coffee
County, Tennessee. He was widowed twice before his death ca Jun 1911
in Grundy County, Tennessee and is buried in the Clouse Hill Cemetery,
Grundy, Tennessee. Milton Porter was the son of Thomas SANDERS, Sr.
(1790-1855) of North Carolina and Mary ROBERTS (1795-1866) of Georgia.
Click here To View Milton's Confederate Military Tombstone at Clouse Hill Cemetery Grundy Co TN
Salina Patton COPE was born 8 MAR 1838 in Warren County
Tennessee and died on 23 JUN 1871 in Grundy County, Tennessee. She was
Miltons first wife and the daughter of Stephen Payne COPE, Sr.
(1806-1885) and Comfort BOULDIN (1805-1898). According to oral legend,
both Comfort and Stephen are believed to be of Cherokee descent.
Comfort was recently found listed within the Chikamaka Cherokee Roll which can
be viewed online by Clicking Here
William Lafayette SANDERS was born 27 FEB 1871 in Monteagle
Tennessee and died 14 JUL 1958 in Jefferson County Alabama. The
census records indicate that William married abt 1891 though the exact
date and place remain a mystery. His wife Minnie Farmer was born in
Alabama on 18 May 1875 and died 21 Aug 1950 in Jefferson County
Alabama. It is known that Minnie was the daughter of a John Farmer
though the idenity of her mother remains a mystery.
For reasons to be discussed later in this report, William
Lafayette Sanders was not found within the census records as were his
siblings. William Lafayette's sister and brothers were: (1) Stephen A. SANDERS b: JUN 1865 in Pelham,
Grundy, TN (2) R. H. SANDERS b: 1868 in, Grundy County,
TN (3) Timma A. SANDERS b: MAR 1869 in Pelham,
Grundy, TN and (4) Emery H SANDERS b: 16 SEP 1858 in Grundy County TN.
As of this writing, I have not found any published research
that lists William Lafayette as the son of Milton P SANDERS and Salina
P COPE. Only Williams siblings as listed above have been included as
children of Milton and Selina. Even so, I feel confident that I have
enough evidence to substantiate my claim, proving that William Lafayette
was their 5th and lastborn child.
According to our family oral history, my great grandfather Wm
Lafayette Sanders was the son of Milton Porter Sanders and was born in
1871 in or around Tracy City, Grundy, TN. Williams mother Salina
Patton Cope-Sanders died in Grundy County TN (23 Jun 1871) about 5
months after giving birth to WM L on 27 Feb 1871. I have concluded
(from reviewing the census records) that someone else other than his
newly widowed father (Milton Porter Sanders) raised Wm. L.
Milton & his wife Salina were living in Grundy County, TN
during the taking of the 1860 census but were not found in 1870 even
though Milton was still a landowner there. I expanded my search areas
for Milton and Salina but found nothing. I have concluded that the
family simply was not interviewed by the census taker that year.
Later in 1880, the now widowed Milton reappears and is listed again in
the Grundy County Tennessee Census. William was NOT found with his
father in this census (1880) nor any other census for that matter.
Further research has shown that on April 29, 1861 Milton P.
Sanders, aged 23, enlisted in the confederate army as a private in
"Co. A" Turney's 1st TN Infantry Regiment at Pelham, Frankin Co.,
Tennessee. Milton served with the "Pelham Gaurds" as a sharpshooter
in several major battles from Seven Pines to Gettysburg. He was
wounded several times but received a nearly fatal shot to the head
during the battle at Gettysburg on 1 Jul 1863. I have no doubt that he suffered both
emotionally and physically for the rest of his days. Milton had been
diagnosed with a condition they used to call nervous
prostration. I believe this condition was comparable to that
of posttraumatic stress disorder or shell shock depending on your
preference of terms. I believe that this could explain his inability
to care for young Wm L. after Salina died in 1871 and could explain his
reasoning for giving his young son up for someone else to raise.
Milton remarries during the winter of 1883 and his new bride Tennessee Childers gives him a son ÒSidney J
SandersÓ the following year in 1884. Unfortunately, Tennessee
dies only eight years later widowing Milton for the final time. Milton
never remarries.
Later in 1906, Milton applies for a confederate soldiers
pension and files the application in Tracy City on November 21st of that
year. I was able to obtain a copy of my ancestors pension file and
found strong evidence in support of my claim. Within this pension
application, Milton describes his current marital status as widowed and
when asked how many children his has; his response is Òone
daughter and 5 sonsÓ.
Marriage 1: Milton and Salina with one daughter and 3
sons: Stephen, Timma, Emery & RH Sanders,
Marriage 2: Milton and Tennessee Childrerss- Sanders
with one son Sidney J. Sanders
The above accounts for one daughter and four sons born to Milton
Porter. Since William L. does not appear with his family in any of the
census records, it is understandable as to how this oversight could
have happened. Given this along with the knowledge of our family oral
history, I am confident that William Lafayette is in fact
MiltonÕs 5th mystery son referred to in his pension application.
During my search of the Internet, I happened across something
that connected Wm L to his family on paper so to speak.
The information was originally given to Mike Fromholt
by Betty M Majors during his trip to McMinnville Tennseesse in 1999.
Betty said that it came from a photocopy of a book that was in the
possession of a Trudy Coppinger and how this "Trudy" fits into the
Cope family line has yet to be discovered. On the margin of the book
was written "Bought in Warren County on the 1st thursday in August on
Eleection Day in 1833." The Females Praticle Monitor or Guide to Health"
by Thom A Anderson,M.D., 1832".
It appears that this was someones personal journal where they
kept a running log of the family births and deaths . It lists all 16
children of Stephen and Comfort Cope as well as some of the descendants
and other associated family members. The information given within
this journal has been found to be consistently correct and as far as I
know, there are only two people in this list that Mike F. has been
unable to identify as descendants of Stephen and Comfort. The two
entries in question are Earnest Sanders and Livsay Sanders even though
it is suspected they are associated with the line of Lousia Cope and
Andrew Sanders.
This was the first document I found which offered a
birthdate for my great grandfather Wm L Sanders as well as vital info
for his mother: Salina Patton Cope (Sanders) b. Mar 8, 1838 - d. 23
June 1871. All was later verified as correct through comparison with
Williams Death Certificate as well as his tombstone images currently in
my possession. The journal can be viewed in its entirity by Clicking here . The following 3 entries found
within the personal journal are most relative to my discussion :
Salina Patton Cope was
born Mar 8th 1838
Saliney Sanders departed
this life June 23,1871
Wm Lafayette Sanders son
of Salina Sanders was born Feb 27th 1871
UPDATE: April 12, 2004
Alabama Death Certificate for William L Sanders Now on File.
Father is listed as Milton P Sanders of Tennessee and mother unknown.
I believe that this additional piece of evidence proves William L
Sanders as the lastborn child of Milton Porter Sanders & Salina
Patton Cope of Grundy County Tennessee. Click here to view an image of William's death certtificate.
Thank you for your time and interest in my family.
Alma E Dailey-Harings
GG Grandaughter of Milton Porter Sanders of Grundy Co TN
April 2004
- Notes Source: Alma E
Dailey-Harings
Last changed 2 JUN 2005
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