Christina Rebecca (Fries) Sanders (1858 - 1895)

Born 18 Sep 1858 in Preston County, VA (now WV)

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Sylvester Sanders — married Mar 1876 in Preston County, WV

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1895 at age 36 in Preston County, WV

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Biography

1880 residence Union District, Preston County, West Virginia, USA

The Preston County Journal.
KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1895
VOL. XXVIII. NO. 22 WHOLE NO. 1486.
Page 2, Column 6
CRANESVILLE,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of J. S. Sanders, departed this life, and was buried in the Evansville cemetery week before last. She had been a sufferer of consumption for several yeas, and at last fell assleep [sic] in Jesus’ arms. The funeral was conducted by Rev. E. R. Idleman.
[NOTE: Place of burial incorrect in obituary.]

She is buried in the Cranesville Cemetery, Cranesville, Preston County, WV.

Sources

• "The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, Fries Bible, her marriage record, her death record, her obituary, Find A Grave, the 1880 U.S. census.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41T-DQH : accessed 13 May 2016), Christina Fries in entry for Jesse J Fries, 1860.