Benjamin T SandersAge: 23 years1839–1863
- Name
- Benjamin T Sanders
- Given names
- Benjamin T
- Surname
- Sanders
 Birth | May 1, 1839 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Mary Ann Hester — View this family January 31, 1861 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Luella Sanders November 21, 1861 (Age 22 years) |
 Death | February 5, 1863 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Thomas Sanders March 31, 1863 (54 days after death) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Doyle Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Ann Hester |
| himself |
Benjamin T Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1861 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Luella Sanders Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 28, 1868 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Presley M Thornsberry + Mary Ann Hester |
| wife’s husband |
Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months step-daughter |
Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |