Born about in Georgia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Caleb Cox Benefield
— married
about 1858 in , Randolph, Alabama, USA [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Nancy Jane (Benefield) Nelson and Franklin Monroe Benefield
Died about
at about age 99
in Buchanan, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2014
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Biography
Sarah Sanders born abt Mar 1842 to Josiah and Sarah Hornsby Sanders in Georgia. Sarah married Caleb Cox Benefield at about the age of 16 and was living in Randolph County Alabama with Caleb and their 1 year old daughter, Sarah who was born in Alabama. Sources given.
Sources
- 1860 United States Federal Census for Caleb C Benefield
Alabama Randolph Southern Division: Household Members
Name: Caleb C Benefield Age: 23 Name: Sarah Benefield Age: 17 Name: Sarah Benefield Age: 1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 772; Image: 378; Family History Library Film: 803022
- 1900 United States Federal Census
Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama
Name: Caleb C Benefield Age: 65 Name: Sarah Benefield Age: 58 Name: Martin E Age: 22 Year: 1900; Census Place: Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 37; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240037
- 1850 United States Federal Census (Josiah and Sarah Hornsby Saunders / SANDERS parents of Sarah Sanders)
Name: Josiah M Sanders Age:32 Name: Sarah Sanders Age:30 Name: Elizabeth Sanders Age :11 Name: Sarah Sanders Age: 9* Name:Nancy Sanders Age: 6 Name: Fanny Sanders Age: 4 Name: Mary Sanders Age: 1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 401A; Image: 394
- 1880 United States Federal Census for Josiah M. Sanders (father of Sarah Sanders)
Household Members Name: Josiah M. Sanders Age: 63 Name: Sarah Sanders Age: 62 Name: Martha Sanders Age: 17 Year: 1880; Census Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 30; Family History Film: 1254030; Page: 355B; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 0112
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Susan Bailey
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H2a2a1f, FTDNA kit #575359 - Michael Bailey :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H2a2a1f, FTDNA kit #691546
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~6.25%
Jerry Nelson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jvnelson49
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Susan Bailey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T986110 [compare], yourDNAportal SUS909fe601, Ancestry member Sbailey424
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T986110 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Billy Bailey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A709974 [compare], FTDNA kit #B186855
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Michael Bailey :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T364904 [compare]
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~3.12%
James Bailey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H214317 [compare], FTDNA kit #871182
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H214317 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lily Pillow :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A675950 [compare]
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~1.56%
Autumn (Bailey) Jennings :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H814874 [compare]
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Sarah Sanders born to Josiah M and Sarah Hornsby Sanders as shown in the Nov 1850 US Fed Census Meriwether, Georgia. Sarah age 9.
Martha Sanders (sister of Sarah Benefield born Sanders) , born to Josiah M and Sarah Hornsby Sanders as shown in the Aug 1870 US Fed Census Randolph Co, Alabama, birth abt 1817, age 8. This Martha Sanders is the only Martha I can find Documented