Alex
Thomas Houston
"Eleck"
Sanders
Born in Payne Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Harrison Sanders
and Lydia Judith (Parmley) Sanders
Brother of
John William Sanders, Alexander Huston Sanders, John Sanders, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Elizabeth Sanders and Nancy Belle (Sanders) Seagraves [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Feb 2022
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Biography
Alex was born in 1886. He is the son of Harrison Sanders and Lydia Parmley.
Lydia J. Sanders (b. Jun 1870) was head of a household in the 1900 census for Grundy Co., TN. She was a widow living with her son John (b. Jul 1880), son Alex Thomas (b. Dec 1886), daughter Elizabeth (b. Mar 1891), and daughter Nancy B. (b. Jul 1892). Lydia listed her occupation as a farmer. She had eight children, but only five were living in 1900.
Research Note
According to the 1900 census, he was born in Dec 1886. That differs with the date from Find A Grave.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8K-QHX : 29 January 2022), Lydia J Sanders, 1900.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59683330/alexander-thomas_houston-sanders : accessed 19 February 2022), memorial page for Alexander Thomas Houston “Eleck” Sanders (20 Aug 1882–20 Feb 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59683330, citing Orange Hill Cemetery, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Stephanie Law (contributor 49093914) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alex by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alex:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alex by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alex:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Johannah Ꮳ Ꮡ Ᏸ Ꮣ (Meeks) Ries 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T877928 [compare], FTDNA kit #536961
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~0.78%
Kitty (Parmley) Cunningham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A419657 [compare], Ancestry member KLParmley
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