William was the son of Benjamin Sanders, Sr., and Benjamin's first wife, whose name is unknown. After the first wife died, Benjamin married Mary Sanders, daughter of Joseph Sanders of Randolph County, North Carolina.
William married Martha F.(last name unknown) about 1820 in Tennessee or Alabama. He was in Jackson County, Alabama by 1830 and remained there until the late 1850s when he moved to Montgomery County, Arkansas. When he died about 1872 his property was sold at public auction and divided among his heirs. His widow, Martha, moved back to Jackson County, Alabama, and in 1880 is living in the household of her daughter, Polly Walker.
According to a family tradition, there was American Indian ancestry in this family. If so, Martha is probably the one who had the Indian ancestry, but no documentation has ever been found.
William was buried at a site that is now under Lake Ouachita and his marker was not found when some of the tombstones were moved at the creation of the lake.
William married Martha F.(last name unknown) about 1820 in Tennessee or Alabama. He was in Jackson County, Alabama by 1830 and remained there until the late 1850s when he moved to Montgomery County, Arkansas. When he died about 1872 his property was sold at public auction and divided among his heirs. His widow, Martha, moved back to Jackson County, Alabama, and in 1880 is living in the household of her daughter, Polly Walker.
According to a family tradition, there was American Indian ancestry in this family. If so, Martha is probably the one who had the Indian ancestry, but no documentation has ever been found.
William was buried at a site that is now under Lake Ouachita and his marker was not found when some of the tombstones were moved at the creation of the lake.
William was the son of Benjamin Sanders, Sr., and Benjamin's first wife, whose name is unknown. After the first wife died, Benjamin married Mary Sanders, daughter of Joseph Sanders of Randolph County, North Carolina.
William married Martha F.(last name unknown) about 1820 in Tennessee or Alabama. He was in Jackson County, Alabama by 1830 and remained there until the late 1850s when he moved to Montgomery County, Arkansas. When he died about 1872 his property was sold at public auction and divided among his heirs. His widow, Martha, moved back to Jackson County, Alabama, and in 1880 is living in the household of her daughter, Polly Walker.
According to a family tradition, there was American Indian ancestry in this family. If so, Martha is probably the one who had the Indian ancestry, but no documentation has ever been found.
William was buried at a site that is now under Lake Ouachita and his marker was not found when some of the tombstones were moved at the creation of the lake.
William married Martha F.(last name unknown) about 1820 in Tennessee or Alabama. He was in Jackson County, Alabama by 1830 and remained there until the late 1850s when he moved to Montgomery County, Arkansas. When he died about 1872 his property was sold at public auction and divided among his heirs. His widow, Martha, moved back to Jackson County, Alabama, and in 1880 is living in the household of her daughter, Polly Walker.
According to a family tradition, there was American Indian ancestry in this family. If so, Martha is probably the one who had the Indian ancestry, but no documentation has ever been found.
William was buried at a site that is now under Lake Ouachita and his marker was not found when some of the tombstones were moved at the creation of the lake.
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