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  1. 1.  Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Douglas SandersWilliam Douglas Sanders was born on 3 Aug 1938 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (son of Grayom Hershel Sanders and Annie Lou Britt); died on 26 Mar 2012 in Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 7 Jun 1957, Fort Campbell, Calloway, Kentucky, USA; Date is date of entry.Service school Ft. Lee, VA...Parachute Maint. US Army (Rigger). Specialty and title 121.20 CMBT Demo Spec. Per his DD214
    • Military: 19 Aug 1963, Fort Dix, New Jersey; Date is date discharged. Under honorable conditions. Last duty assignment Co. C 86th Engr BN Army.
    • Residence: 1994, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Phone Number 725-0228 Address 7330 Pershing Ave Apt 2w, Saint Louis, 63130-4218 (1994), MO
    • Obituary: 4 Apr 2012, Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA; Democrat News https://dailyjournalonline.com/democrat-news/news/local/obituaries/william-sanders/article_a6d28fba-7e9e-11e1-b115-001a4bcf887a.html

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Raised by his grandparents and Uncle Lethel. Both parents deceased at the time of marriage. Birth date and parents names per marriage application.

    Obituary:
    William “Bill” Sanders, 73, of Fredericktown, died March 26, 2012. He was born August 3, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama.

    Bill married Margaret Sanders November 4, 1972. She survives.

    Other survivors include four daughters, Connie Hall of Fredericktown, Theresa Cameron of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Melanie Fitzhugh of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Emily Howes of Wenztville, Missouri; and eight grandchildren.

    Mr. Sanders was in the Army Special Forces. He enjoyed technology, hunting, fishing, and reading.

    Services were March 27, 2012, at Follis and Sons Funeral Home.

    Buried:
    Cremated at Hillview Crematory in Farmington, Missouri

    William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Living
    Children:
    1. 1. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Grayom Hershel SandersGrayom Hershel Sanders was born in 1913 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (son of Purvy Lavelle Sanders and Mary Emmajean Davis); died on 16 Oct 1944 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1920, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Occupation: 1930-1938, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Cotton Mill Worker
    • Residence: 1938, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Son William is not shown in this census. Grayom is Unemployed(?) per census. Wife shown working in furniture repair.

    Grayom married Annie Lou Britt on 23 Jul 1937 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Annie (daughter of William Henry Britt and Nancy Emaline "Mandy" Howard) was born about 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 7 Jun 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Annie Lou BrittAnnie Lou Britt was born about 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (daughter of William Henry Britt and Nancy Emaline "Mandy" Howard); died on 7 Jun 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single
    • Residence: 1935, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1937, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1938, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law

    Children:
    1. 2. William Douglas Sanders was born on 3 Aug 1938 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 26 Mar 2012 in Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Purvy Lavelle SandersPurvy Lavelle Sanders was born on 7 Jun 1883 in Alabama, USA (son of James Martin Sanders and Susan P. Wilson); died on 31 Jan 1964 in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Bartonville, Walker, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Bartonville, Walker, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Walker County, Alabama, USA
    • Military: 12 Sep 1918, Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1934, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA

    Purvy married Mary Emmajean Davis about 1910 in Alabama, USA. Mary (daughter of Wiley Davis and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kitchens) was born in 1893 in Alabama, USA; died in 1965 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Emmajean DavisMary Emmajean Davis was born in 1893 in Alabama, USA (daughter of Wiley Davis and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kitchens); died in 1965 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Oakman, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1910, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1920, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Wife
    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1934, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Children:
    1. Lethel Noyes Sanders was born on 14 Oct 1911 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 5 Mar 1993 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
    2. 4. Grayom Hershel Sanders was born in 1913 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 16 Oct 1944 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
    3. Paul Miller Sanders was born on 31 Mar 1915 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, USA; was buried on 23 Oct 1983 in Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA.

  3. 10.  William Henry Britt was born on 28 Apr 1878 in Alabama, USA (son of William Luther Britt and Lucy Ann "Babe" Howard); died on 19 Dec 1941 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried on 20 Dec 1941 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1880, Cullman County, Alabama, USA; Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1900, Sterrett, Shelby, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1910, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head
    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1935, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Alabama Deaths and Burials gives place as Vandiver, Shelby, Alabama, USA

    William married Nancy Emaline "Mandy" Howard on 26 Nov 1899 in Shelby County, Alabama, USA. Nancy (daughter of Isaac Howard and Julia) was born in Oct 1881 in Alabama, USA; died on 12 Dec 1944 in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Nancy Emaline "Mandy" Howard was born in Oct 1881 in Alabama, USA (daughter of Isaac Howard and Julia); died on 12 Dec 1944 in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Sterrett, Shelby, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Living next to a John M. Howard, age 23
    • Residence: 1930, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1942, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Even though Amazon only shows husband and wife in household, look at actual image to see daughter Annie, son Oscar, his wife Kathleen, and grandson, Charles O. in the same household

    Children:
    1. William S. Britt was born about 1901 in Alabama, USA; and died.
    2. Tressa Britt was born on 1 Apr 1909 in Cullman County, Alabama, USA; died after 1952.
    3. Oscar Britt was born in 1910 in Alabama, USA; died on 5 Jul 1963 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; was buried in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East.
    4. 5. Annie Lou Britt was born about 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 7 Jun 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.



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