Descendants of Joseph Sanders
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Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH2 SANDERS (HUSBAND1) was born August 31, 1812 in SC, and died October 07, 1903 in Perry Co. AL. He married (1) ELEANOR 'MARY' WILLIAMS December 10, 1834 in Perry Co. AL1. She was born March 15, 1814 in SC, and died August 25, 1865. He married (2) MARY FOWLER before 1871, daughter of LAWSON FOWLER and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born January 13, 1831, and died after 1903.
More About JOSEPH SANDERS:
Census: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Plantersville Beat, Household #42/42, age 37, value $200, born in SC2
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Census: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Plantersville Beat, Household #42/42, age 35, born in SC2
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Marriage: December 10, 1834, Perry Co. AL3
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Marriage: before 1871
Children of JOSEPH SANDERS and ELEANOR WILLIAMS are:
2. i. MARY ELIZABETH3 SANDERS, b. September 29, 1835, AL; d. Unknown.
3. ii. THOMAS ALEXANDER SANDERS, b. June 26, 1837, Perry Co. AL; d. September 30, 1899.
4. iii. MARGARET LOUISA SANDERS, b. June 27, 1839, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown.
iv. JOHN DANFORTH SANDERS, b. September 23, 1841, Perry Co. AL; d. June 27, 1862, Gainsmill, VA.
v. JOSEPH SANDERS, JR., b. December 28, 1843, Perry Co. AL; d. December 28, 1857, Perry Co. AL.
5. vi. BENJAMIN ALEXANDER/ F. SANDERS, b. December 28, 1843, Perry Co. AL; d. 1880, Perry Co. AL.
6. vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON SANDERS, b. June 05, 1846; d. Unknown.
7. viii. REBECCA ANN SANDERS, b. February 14, 1847, Perry Co. AL; d. September 02, 1906.
8. ix. HIRAM NEWTON SANDERS, b. April 02, 1850; d. Unknown.
9. x. WILLIAM JEFFERSON SANDERS, b. November 23, 1854, Perry Co. AL; d. January 19, 1915, Bibb Co. AL.
Child of JOSEPH SANDERS and MARY FOWLER is:
xi. ELEANOR PARINET3 SANDERS, b. October 20, 1871; d. Unknown; m. DAVE RODGERS; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ELIZABETH3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born September 29, 1835 in AL, and died Unknown. She married (1) JAMES ERVIN before 1860. He died before 1868. She married (2) BENJAMIN J. SIMS March 08, 1868 in Perry Co. AL. He was born 1847, and died 1906.
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Marriage: before 1860
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Marriage: March 08, 1868, Perry Co. AL
Child of MARY SANDERS and JAMES ERVIN is:
i. NEWTON4 ERVIN, b. 1860; d. Unknown.
Children of MARY SANDERS and BENJAMIN SIMS are:
10. ii. ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE'4 SIMS, b. August 1869; d. Unknown.
11. iii. ELLEN SIMS, b. September 15, 1871; d. October 18, 1918.
iv. FRANKLIN SIMS, b. 1873; d. Unknown.
3. THOMAS ALEXANDER3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born June 26, 1837 in Perry Co. AL, and died September 30, 1899. He married SARAH MARIE LOVELADY December 14, 1865 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of DAVID LOVELADY and DOROTHY CLABAUGH. She was born March 1845 in Perry Co. AL, and died June 1932.
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Burial: Medline Baptist Church Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
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Burial: Medline Baptist Church Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
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Marriage: December 14, 1865, Perry Co. AL
Children of THOMAS SANDERS and SARAH LOVELADY are:
12. i. MARTHA ELLEN 'MATTIE'4 SANDERS, b. October 28, 1866, Perry Co. AL; d. April 30, 1954, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
13. ii. JOSEPH 'JOE' SANDERS, b. December 20, 1867, Perry Co. AL; d. October 04, 1944, Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL.
iii. DARTHA/DOROTHEA A. J. SANDERS, b. September 05, 1871, Perry Co. AL; d. May 17, 1889, Perry Co. AL4.
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Burial: Medline Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL
14. iv. MARY RACHAEL CAROLYN 'CALLIE' SANDERS, b. January 16, 1874, Perry Co. AL; d. September 06, 1965, Phenix City, Russell Co. AL.
15. v. SARAH V. 'SALLIE' SANDERS, b. September 03, 1875, Perry Co. AL; d. May 13, 1958.
16. vi. MAHALIA A. 'HALLIE' SANDERS, b. November 26, 1881, Perry Co. AL; d. August 18, 1970, Montgomery Co. AL.
17. vii. JOHN DAVID SANDERS, b. March 27, 1887, Perry Co. AL; d. February 12, 1954.
4. MARGARET LOUISA3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born June 27, 1839 in Perry Co. AL, and died Unknown. She married (1) DAVID C. LOVELADY February 04, 1861 in Perry Co. AL by A.B. Davis, Justice of the Peace, son of DAVID LOVELADY and DOROTHY CLABAUGH. He was born 1837 in Perry Co. AL, and died June 22, 1864. She married (2) FERNANDO JACKSON GAY November 14, 1869 in Perry Co. AL. He was born May 20, 1848, and died 1926.
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Marriage: February 04, 1861, Perry Co. AL by A.B. Davis, Justice of the Peace
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Marriage: November 14, 1869, Perry Co. AL
Children of MARGARET SANDERS and FERNANDO GAY are:
i. JOSEPH W.4 GAY, b. June 30, 1870; d. July 04, 19355.
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Burial: Medline Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL
ii. CRAWFORD C. GAY, b. June 30, 1870; d. Unknown.
18. iii. THOMAS MONROE GAY, b. February 23, 1873; d. January 21, 1964.
19. iv. JOHN D. GAY, b. February 09, 1875; d. June 03, 1925, Selma, Dallas Co. AL.
v. INDIANA 'ANNA' GAY, b. October 1877; d. Unknown; m. HUSBAND KING; d. Unknown.
20. vi. IDA R. GAY, b. September 09, 1878; d. October 05, 1940.
vii. MAGGIE GAY, b. October 1880; d. Unknown; m. HUSBAND SMITHERMAN; d. Unknown.
5. BENJAMIN ALEXANDER/ F.3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born December 28, 1843 in Perry Co. AL, and died 1880 in Perry Co. AL. He married MARY ELIZABETH LOVELADY February 15, 1866 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of WILLIAM LOVELADY and SARAH FULTON. She was born April 05, 1846 in Bibb Co. AL, and died November 09, 1913.
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH LOVELADY:
There were eight children born to William and Sarah Fulton Lovelady. The first was Mary E. Lovelady born about 1846 in Alabama. She married first Bennie Sanders and had six children. Bennie Sanders died, leaving his wife and children. She married 2nd Hardy Bearden (brother to the other Beardens who married Loveladys). He was a widower and they raised their children together. Two of the Sanders girls married Bearden boys. Hardy probably had a very lonely life after Mary left him three or four years before his death. He took his own life one day in his later years. His daughter-in-law found his body beside the creek near his home. He was a very proud man, as has seemed to run in the Bearden family. He would not accept any form of charity from anyone.
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Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #492, age 4, born in AL6
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Marriage: February 15, 1866, Perry Co. AL
Children of BENJAMIN SANDERS and MARY LOVELADY are:
21. i. ELIZABETH 'BETTIE'4 SANDERS, b. August 17, 1866, Perry Co. AL; d. June 03, 1943, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL.
22. ii. SARAH JANE SANDERS, b. 1867; d. August 01, 1901.
23. iii. WILLIAM THOMAS 'TOMMY' SANDERS, b. March 30, 1873, AL; d. April 09, 1924, Dallas Co. AL.
24. iv. MARGUERITE A. 'MAGGIE' SANDERS, b. May 18, 1874, Perry Co. AL; d. October 20, 1944, Perry Co. AL.
v. MARY FRANCES 'FANNIE' SANDERS, b. 1877; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH BEARDEN; b. 1859, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown.
25. vi. MARTHA A. 'MATTIE' SANDERS, b. April 21, 1877, AL; d. April 20, 1951.
6. GEORGE WASHINGTON3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born June 05, 1846, and died Unknown. He married MARTHA A. LOVELADY November 13, 1879 in Dallas Co. AL. She was born 1834, and died Unknown.
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Marriage: November 13, 1879, Dallas Co. AL
Children of GEORGE SANDERS and MARTHA LOVELADY are:
i. JOHN D.4 SANDERS, b. 1872; d. Unknown.
ii. ELLEN SANDERS, b. 1876; d. Unknown.
7. REBECCA ANN3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born February 14, 1847 in Perry Co. AL, and died September 02, 1906. She married WILLIAM DAVID HOPKINS March 12, 1865 in Perry Co. AL, son of JOHN HOPKINS and PENELOPE/PENINAH HAY. He was born August 12, 1844 in AL, and died August 11, 1917.
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Burial: Medline Baptist Cemetery, Perry Co. AL
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Burial: Medline Baptist Cemetery, Perry Co. AL
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Marriage: March 12, 1865, Perry Co. AL
Children of REBECCA SANDERS and WILLIAM HOPKINS are:
26. i. ISADORA4 HOPKINS, b. 1869; d. Unknown, Beaumont, TX.
27. ii. NINA MAE HOPKINS, b. 1875; d. Unknown.
28. iii. WILLIS MAHONE HOPKINS, b. August 10, 1876; d. December 26, 1939.
29. iv. JESSE COOKSON HOPKINS, b. October 10, 1880; d. November 11, 1954.
30. v. MARY POPIE HOPKINS, b. August 08, 1882; d. March 04, 1959.
8. HIRAM NEWTON3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born April 02, 1850, and died Unknown. He married SUSAN A. GAY December 22, 1870 in Perry Co. AL. She was born November 08, 1853, and died Unknown.
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Marriage: December 22, 1870, Perry Co. AL
Children of HIRAM SANDERS and SUSAN GAY are:
i. ROBERT LEE4 SANDERS, b. 1872; d. Unknown.
ii. MARTHA L. SANDERS, b. 1874; d. Unknown.
iii. JESSIE M. SANDERS, b. 1876; d. Unknown.
iv. NEWELL G. SANDERS, b. September 1879; d. Unknown.
9. WILLIAM JEFFERSON3 SANDERS (JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born November 23, 1854 in Perry Co. AL, and died January 19, 1915 in Bibb Co. AL. He married MARY ALABAMA 'BAMA' HOLLEY September 28, 1879 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of PERRY HOLLEY and ROUTELIA COPELAND. She was born January 20, 1858, and died January 16, 19587.
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Burial: Brent Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL
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Marriage: September 28, 1879, Perry Co. AL
Children of WILLIAM SANDERS and MARY HOLLEY are:
31. i. MARY LOU DELLE4 SANDERS, b. September 03, 1880; d. August 07, 1907.
ii. JOSEPH MILTON SANDERS, b. March 29, 1882; d. July 15, 1884.
32. iii. LESTER/LESTA VICTORIA SANDERS, b. August 15, 1884, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 11, 1989, Shelby Co. AL.
iv. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SANDERS, b. August 16, 1886, Bibb Co. AL; d. October 20, 1928, Brent Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL7; m. ROBBIE TAYLOR.
v. RICHARD LAFAYETTE SANDERS, b. August 12, 1888, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 1954.
33. vi. CLYDE CLIFTON SANDERS, b. November 29, 1891, Bibb Co. AL; d. February 13, 1955.
vii. DALTON BRADY SANDERS, b. October 01, 1896, Bibb Co. AL; d. May 06, 1958, Brent Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL7; m. SARAH WASHBURN.
viii. ELLIE GASTON SANDERS, b. May 09, 1899, Bibb Co. AL; d. September 15, 1918, France, WWII.
ix. THOMAS MITCHELL SANDERS, b. May 12, 1903; m. MARIE WASHBURN.
Generation No. 3
10. ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE'4 SIMS (MARY ELIZABETH3 SANDERS, JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born August 1869, and died Unknown. She married THOMAS SANDERS. He was born March 1874, and died Unknown.
Children of ELIZABETH SIMS and THOMAS SANDERS are:
i. REUBEN Z.5 SANDERS, b. July 1892; d. Unknown.
ii. INFANT SANDERS, b. about 1895.
iii. CLATON SANDERS, b. June 1897; d. Unknown.
11. ELLEN4 SIMS (MARY ELIZABETH3 SANDERS, JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born September 15, 1871, and died October 18, 1918. She married JOSEPH 'JOE' SANDERS 18908, son of THOMAS SANDERS and SARAH LOVELADY. He was born December 20, 1867 in Perry Co. AL, and died October 04, 1944 in Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL9.
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Burial: Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
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Marriage: 189010
Children of ELLEN SIMS and JOSEPH SANDERS are:
i. EVIE LOU5 SANDERS, b. October 21, 1890, Perry Co. AL; d. September 29, 1976; m. JOSEPH HICKS HARRISON, November 02, 1906, Perry Co. AL; b. January 08, 1884, Perry Co. AL; d. November 26, 1947.
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Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL
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Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL
Information: The Clanton Advetiser says name is Hicks H. Harrison
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Marriage: November 02, 1906, Perry Co. AL
ii. FRANK SANDERS, b. August 18, 1892; d. December 07, 1907.
iii. MONROE J. SANDERS, b. July 03, 1894; d. May 15, 195811; m. NELLIE ROBERTS; b. April 18, 1896; d. November 23, 1962, Sheffield, AL12.
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Burial: Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
Military: WWI 342 Field Artillery
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Burial: November 25, 1962, Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
iv. HERBERT SANDERS, b. July 11, 1896; d. October 18, 1918; m. WIFE UNKNOWN; d. October 29, 1918.
v. MARY LOU SANDERS, b. April 15, 1898; d. October 1971; m. CHARLES B. RUCKER; b. September 25, 1894; d. January 01, 1946.
vi. ZEDDIE LARKIN SANDERS, b. October 08, 1907; d. August 09, 198313; m. FRANCES ALMA RUSH, December 18, 1926, Dallas Co. AL; b. March 02, 1910; d. September 12, 1988.
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Burial: Pineview Memory Gardens Cemetery, Selma, Dallas Co. AL
Last Residence: 36701, AL14
Information: SS Records show birth date as Oct 8, 1906
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Last Residence: 36701, AL14
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Marriage: December 18, 1926, Dallas Co. AL
vii. HAZEL SANDERS, b. May 28, 1909; d. November 06, 198515; m. JOHN HOWARD RUSH; b. December 26, 1904; d. June 04, 1973, Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL.
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Burial: Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
Last Residence: 32407, FL
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Last Residence: 36701, AL
viii. RAYMOND EUGENE SANDERS, b. October 16, 1913; d. May 09, 1964; m. LOUISE SEWELL; b. February 16, 1913; d. November 11, 1966.
12. MARTHA ELLEN 'MATTIE'4 SANDERS (THOMAS ALEXANDER3, JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born October 28, 1866 in Perry Co. AL, and died April 30, 1954 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL. She married JOHN MONROE HOOKS December 22, 1885 in Perry Co. AL, son of JOHN HOOKS and MARY WRIGHT. He was born January 02, 1863 in Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL, and died January 14, 1946 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
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Burial: Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
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Burial: Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
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Marriage: December 22, 1885, Perry Co. AL
Children of MARTHA SANDERS and JOHN HOOKS are:
i. ZULA LETITIA5 HOOKS, b. October 04, 1886, Perryville, Perry Co. AL; d. 1966, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. NATHAN E. PITTMAN, 1909; b. 1882, AL; d. 1937, Etowah Co. NC.
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Marriage: 1909
ii. JOSEPH HOWARD HOOKS, b. February 04, 1888, Dallas Co. AL; d. May 27, 1960, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. RUBY GERTRUDE GRAY, June 17, 1917, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; b. January 14, 1899, Etowah Co. AL ?; d. October 02, 1961, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL.
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Marriage: June 17, 1917, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
iii. THOMAS COLEMAN HOOKS, b. March 23, 1890, Dallas Co. AL; d. June 07, 1962, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. MAGGIE EULA GRIFFITH, December 24, 1913, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; b. March 16, 1894, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; d. April 02, 1959, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL.
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Marriage: December 24, 1913, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
iv. MARTHA ELLEN HOOKS, b. October 04, 1892, Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL; d. May 09, 1976, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; m. WALTER MILTON JONES, November 27, 1910, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; b. May 01, 1891, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; d. February 21, 1960, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.
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Marriage: November 27, 1910, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
v. JOHN JUDSON 'JUD' HOOKS, b. October 31, 1894, Dallas Co. AL; d. 1955, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. RUBY RUSSELL, October 22, 1916, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; b. February 20, 1898, Etowah Co. AL; d. April 30, 1990, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL.
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Marriage: October 22, 1916, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
vi. WILLIAM RUSSELL HOOKS, b. April 10, 1897, Dallas Co. AL; d. December 07, 1968, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. MARIE LOUISE ABERCROMBY, about 1927, New Orleans, LA; b. June 10, 1904, Montgomery, AL; d. March 03, 1962, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL.
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Marriage: about 1927, New Orleans, LA
vii. CLIFFORD ALEXANDER HOOKS, b. September 09, 1899, Dallas Co. AL; d. March 02, 1986, Miami, Dade Co. FL; m. LENA LORAIN ZUKER; b. February 12, 1906.
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Last Residence: 33168, FL
viii. SARAH ANN RUTH HOOKS, b. August 05, 1903, AL; d. August 28, 1933, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; m. THOMAS HOMER LANDRETH, February 11, 1923, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL; b. about 1900; d. Unknown.
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Marriage: February 11, 1923, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL
13. JOSEPH 'JOE'4 SANDERS (THOMAS ALEXANDER3, JOSEPH2, HUSBAND1) was born December 20, 1867 in Perry Co. AL, and died October 04, 1944 in Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL16. He married (1) ELLEN SIMS 189017, daughter of BENJAMIN SIMS and MARY SANDERS. She was born September 15, 1871, and died October 18, 1918. He married (2) VIOLA 'OLA' PIERCE November 12, 1919 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of SAMUEL PIERCE and SARAH SANDERS. She was born August 29, 1895 in AL, and died February 28, 1969 in AL.
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Burial: Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
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Marriage: 189017
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Marriage: November 12, 1919, Perry Co. AL
Children are listed above under (11) Ellen Sims.
Children of JOSEPH SANDERS and VIOLA PIERCE are:
i. SAMUEL BRADLEY5 SANDERS, b. August 24, 1920, Perry Co. AL; d. July 21, 1951, Dallas Co. AL18; m. WILLIE BELLE NICHOLS; b. December 23, 1920.
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Burial: Plantersville Christian Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL
ii. JOEL HARPER 'HOP' SANDERS, b. May 25, 1932, Perry Co. AL; d. af