Sarah (Leighton) Sanders (1820 - 1892)

Born 1820 in Alleghany County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Edwin L Sanders — married 6 Apr 1837 in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1892 at about age 72 in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1820. Sarah was the daughter of William Leighton^[1] and Nancy M. Sorrel.^[2]

Sarah married Edwin Sanders 6 April 1837 at Rockbridge County, Virginia.^[3][4]

1850 Federal Census Botetourt County, Virginia; Western District, page 120;^[5]

Edwin L. Saunders, age 36, male, shoemaker, b. VA;

Sarah Saunders, age 30, female, b. VA;

Nancy T. Saunders, age 13, female, b. VA;

Mary E. Saunders, age 11, female, b. VA;

Margaret M. Saunders, age 8, female, b. VA;

John L. Saunders, age 6, male, b. VA;

Malinda A. Saunders, age 3, female, B. VA;

1860 Federal Census Rockbridge County, Virginia; 4th Disrtict; Collierstown PO; page 132;^[6]

Elis. L. Saunders, 44, M, shoemaker, 0/$100, b. VA;

Sarah Saunders, 40, F, b. VA;

Nancy T. Saunders, 22, F, b. VA;

M. Marg Saunders, 17, F, b. VA;

Jno L. Saunders, 15, M, b. VA;

M. Ann Saunders, 12, F, b. VA;

Virginia E. Saunders, 8, F, b. VA;

Lewis H. Saunders, 7, M, b. VA;

Jms G. Saunders, 4, M, b. VA;

1870 Federal Census Rockbridge County, Virginia, page 586; Walkers Creek Township, Lexington PO; 17 August 1870; residence 106;^[7]

Sanders, Sallie E., age 49, Keeping House, b. VA;

Sanders, Larkin H., male, age 16, shoemaker, b. VA;

Sanders, James B., male, age 12, at home, b. VA;

Sanders, Clara B.O., female, age 7, b. VA;

[note: daughter Mary E. resides in residence 105 with husband and children; daughter Margaret M. resides in residence 107 with husband and children] About 1871, Sarah and her children went with her daughter Margaret and Margaret's husband, William G. Swanner, to Baltimore, Maryland.

1880 Census Place:1st Ward, Precinct 2, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; National Archives, Film T9-0497, Page 67D;^[8]

Alex Ballentine Self M M W 24 MD, Occ: Works At Dry Dock, Fa: MD, Mo: MD;

Clara VALENTINE Wife F M W 16 VA, Occ: House Keeping Fa: VA, Mo: VA;

Arthur VALENTINE Son M S W 5M MD Fa: MD Mo: VA;

Sarah SANDERS MotherL F W W 59 VA, Fa: VA Mo: VA;

1890 Baltimore City Directory Mrs. Sarah C. Saunders, 2024 Bank [Alex G. Ballantine is also listed at that address in that directory. He is the husband of Clara Sanders, Sarah's daughter.]

Sally died in 1892 and was originally buried at Old Methodist Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, and was disinterred from there and buried at Oaklawn Cemetery on 23 June 1922.^[9] Sallie is buried in the plot with her daughter, Margaret Saunders Swanner, and granddaughter, Mary T. Swanner Gabler Goldschmidt, at Oak Lawn Cemetery.^[10]

On her death certificate her surname is spelled Layton. That information was provided by daughter Margaret. However, Sarah was born in or near Alleghany County, Virginia, and at that time there were no families named Layton. Census records list several Leighton families. Sarah could not read or write and therefore might not have known the spelling of the family name.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007738878; Image number: 44
   FamilySearch Record: 66NT-5LNB (accessed 10 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91C-39T7-R
   Sarah Layton marriage to Edwin S Saunders on 30 Apr 1837 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ Dorothie & Edwin C. Kirkpatrick, Rockbridge County Marriages 1778 - 1850. (Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia), page 333.
3. ↑ Dorothie & Edwin C. Kirkpatrick, Rockbridge County Marriages 1778 - 1850. (Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia), page 333.
4. ↑ Rockbridge County Marriage Register 1826-1853, FHL Film # 0033799
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M885-TG6 : 12 April 2016), Sarah Saunder in household of Edwin S Saunder, Botetourt county, Botetourt, Virginia, United States; citing family 1087, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-KKG : 13 December 2017), Sarah Saunders in entry for Elis L Saunders, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG4-8TZ : 12 April 2016), Sallie Saunders, Virginia, United States; citing p. 17, family 106, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,174.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ9-CH6 : 15 August 2017), Sarah Sanders in household of Alex Valentine, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 4, sheet 67D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0497; FHL microfilm 1,254,497.
9. ↑ Records of Oaklawn Cemetery, sent to Nancy Thomas.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 April 2021), memorial page for Sarah Saunders (unknown–1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #40705846, citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, Eastpoint, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Chris West (contributor 46952699) .

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