James Thomas SandersAge: 74 years1863–1937
- Name
- James Thomas Sanders
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Sanders
 Birth | March 31, 1863 23 23 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Marriage of a parent | Presley M Thornsberry — Mary Ann Hester — View this family March 14, 1867 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Luella Sanders May 28, 1868 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Erasmus Thornsberry about 1869 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a half-sister | Cordelia E Thornsberry April 21, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Augusta Ellen Thornsberry July 8, 1875 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Brownhouse June 10, 1881 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah V Sears — View this family about 1885 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Herman Sanders October 5, 1886 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lee Raymon Sanders April 4, 1890 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah V Sears February 23, 1892 (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage | Nancy Jennie Tomerlin — View this family about 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James H Hester January 3, 1895 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Jessie Sanders November 2, 1896 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robey K Sanders about 1907 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Era Mae Sanders April 10, 1910 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Delbert C Sanders about 1913 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Hester March 26, 1914 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Odis Bentley Sanders October 2, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Jennie Tomerlin January 11, 1937 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | June 14, 1937 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin T Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Presley M Thornsberry |
| step-father |
Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 half-brother |
Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Nancy Jennie Tomerlin |
| himself |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Jennie Tomerlin Birth: May 14, 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 11, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Jessie Sanders Birth: November 2, 1896 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1960 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Sarah V Sears |
| himself |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sarah V Sears Birth: October 14, 1861 Death: February 23, 1892 |
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Marriage: about 1885 — |
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21 months son |
John Herman Sanders Birth: October 5, 1886 23 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Lee Raymon Sanders Birth: April 4, 1890 27 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1966 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |