Elijah Sanders (1809 - 1879)

Born 1809 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Polly (Simpson) Sanders — married 28 Jul 1842 in Gallatin County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 1879 at about age 70 in Eldorado, Illinois

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Biography

Elijah was born in 1809. Elijah Sanders ... Information provided by Lyn Barrebrugge notes. Her great or great great grandmother was the daughter of Alexander Sanders, the son of Elijah.

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6GN-QCD : accessed 14 Nov 2014), Elijah Sanders, , Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 307, household ID 2022, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803590.

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6WZ-K9Q : accessed 14 Nov 2014), Elijah Saunders, Illinois, United States; citing p. 40, family 293, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 000545773.

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4LF-HYH : accessed 14 Nov 2014), Elijah Saunders, Pontotoc county, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing family 456, NARA microfilm publication M432, NARA microfilm publication M432, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Marriage to Polly Smith on July 28, 1842 in Gallatin, Illinois, I think Polly Smith is Mary Polly Simpson who is the mother of his children. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, or available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. For specific source information listed by county see the extended description above or the see the source information listed for each entry.