Phoebe Ann Torrance (Kinney) Sanders (abt. 1855 - abt. 1927)

Born about 1 Jun 1855 in Jay Essex New York

Ancestors

Daughter of Henry E. Kinney and Caroline Vienna (Horton) Kinney

Descendants

Died about 28 Aug 1927 at about age 72 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, United States

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Biography

Phoebe Ann Kinney was born on 01 Jun 1855 in Jay, Essex, New York, USA as the third child of Henry E. Kinney (1825-1857) and Vienna (Horton) Kinney (1824-1861). ^[1] She had two siblings, namely: Henry Dayton Kinney (abt.1848-1913), and Susan Aurora Kinney (1850-1944). (see Research Notes)

She appeared on the census of 5 Sep. 1860 in the home of her mother at Jay, Essex County, New York.^[2]

Phoebe was orphaned at the age of 6 when her mother died of tuberculosis. Her father had died four years earlier of the same disease leaving the family in a financial crisis. Their home was foreclosed on in the St. Lawrence Superior Court on 13 Aug 1859 ^[3] and the young family moved in with Viana's sister, Julia Ann, who had married Phoebe's paternal uncle, Luther Kinney. ^[2] It was only a short time after the move that Phoebe's mother died and the children were adopted out.

Phoebe was adopted by Oren and Betsey C. (Hewitt) Torrance, a farm family that also lived in Jay. Not much has been revealed about Phoebe's life with the Torrances. They already had two boys, Norman and Henman and Phoebe appears as the middle child at age 10 in the 1865 census listed as the "adopted daughter". ^[4] The family moved to North Elba by the 1870 census and Phoebe is listed as a domestic servant who attended school. ^[5]

When she was 18, she married Jasper Clark Sanders, son of Oliver James Sanders and Eunice Julia Washburn, on 25 Dec 1873 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA. ^[6] Over the next 20 years, ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]} Phoebe and Jasper had seven children that lived to adulthood and there are some interesting naming patterns in the family (see Naming Pattern Chart). Her son, Jasper Clark was almost certainly named after her husband, Jasper C. And her son, James Henry's middle name could have come from her father, her brother or her brother-in-law who all had the first name Henry. Their other children had unusual names and were most certainly named after family members that played important roles in their lives. Her oldest son, Herbert Henman had an unusual middle name which was also the name of Phoebe's adopted brother, Henman Torrance. Eunice Viana most likey got her first name from Jasper's mother, Eunice, and middle name from Phoebe's birth mother, Viana. Her daughter Florence Ellen could easily have been named after Jasper's sister-in-law, Ellen Ryan. Her son, Clarence Leroy had an unusual middle name until realizing that Phoebe's brother-in-law's middle name was also Leroy. And we are left wondering if Elizabeth Claire was named after Phoebe's adopted mother Betsey C whose given name may have been Elizabeth and whose middle name has not yet been uncovered.

Phoebe and Jasper appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Wilmington, Essex County, New York.^[1]

When her husband Jasper died, Pheobe and her children sold the farm in Wilmington where their families had lived for generations. ^[12]

Phoebe gave up the farm life and moved to Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA where she appears in the 1920 census living with her oldest son, Herbert, and his family and her daughter, Bessie and her family. ^[13] Herbert had been widowed and was raising two children, so the additional help was probably welcome. When Phoebe's youngest child, Clarence Leroy came home from the war he moved in with them, too. There were three generations living in a rental home in the Village of Whitinsville.

Phoebe's son, Herbert, was an Agent for Studebaker and Chevrolet Motor cars in Whitinsville. ^[14] And there is a newspaper article about the family traveling back to Wilmington to visit the old home in 1926, a trip of over 250 miles. ^[15]

In January of 1927, Phoebe had a "shock", was partially paralized on her left side and was unable to speak. ^[16] At some point she moved back to Wilmington and died on 28 Aug 1927 there. Her oldest daughter, Mrs. A.B. Smith, was the informant on her death certificate. Perhaps Phoebe was living with her at the time of her death. ^[17]

Phoebe was buried at at Mountain View Cemetery, Upper Jay, Essex County, New York. Her memorial identifies her husband "with whom she shares a stone" and links to those of family members.^[18]

Jasper Clark Sanders and Phoebe Ann Kinney had the following children:

• Herbert Henman Sanders was born on 14 Dec 1874 in North Elba, Essex, New York, USA. He died on 17 Apr 1955 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA. He married Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Boyce on 02 Oct 1902 in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
• Eunice "Vina" Vieanna Sanders was born on 09 Feb 1877 in New York, USA. She died on 27 Mar 1967 in Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married Almon "Boz" Bosley Smith on 24 Dec 1903.
• James Henry Sanders was born on 14 Sep 1879 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA. He died in 1945 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Alice K Stowell on 11 Aug 1910 in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA.
• Jasper Clark Sanders was born on 20 Jun 1883 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA. He died on 12 Jul 1950 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA. He married Grace Maude Warren on 05 Sep 1918 in Upper Jay, Essex, New York, USA.
• Elizabeth Claire "Bessie" Sanders was born in Sep 1886 in New York, USA. She died on 14 Apr 1941 in Whitinsville, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She married Ralph Hugh Cutler on 15 Nov 1905 in Essex Co, New York, USA.
• Florence Ellen Sanders was born on 24 Jun 1889 in Upper Jay, Essex, New York, USA. She died on 21 May 1976 in Lake Placid, Essex, New York, USA. She married William Henry Harrison Lawrence on 22 Mar 1909 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA.
• Clarence Leroy "Roy" Sanders was born on 29 Mar 1893 in Wilmington, Essex, New York, USA. He died on 21 Jun 1964 in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. First, he married Drucilla Phoebe "Zilla" Kinney on 28 Oct 1915 in Jay, Essex, New York, USA. Second, he married Mabel Arilla Payne on 20 Oct 1925 Infant Sanders.
• Infant Sanders died before 1900 when mother Phoebe had 8 children but only 7 living in 1900 census.

Census

5 Sep. 1860

Jay, Essex County, New York

• Glenna Kinney 34 b. VT.
• Dtson Kinney 13 b. NY.
• Susan Kinney 9 b. NY.
• Phebe A Kinney 5 b. NY.^[2]

1 June 1900

Wilmington, Essex County, New York

• Oliver Sanders 84 b, July 1815 NY farmer.
• Jasper C Sanders 47 son b. June 1852 NY m. 26 yrs.
• Phoeba A Sanders 44 dau-in-law b. June 1855 NY m. 26 yrs. 8 children 7 living.
• Herbert H Sanders 25 gr-son b. Ce. 1874 NY blacksmith
• Vicana U Sanders 23 gr-dau. b. Feb. 1877 NY.
• James H Sanders 20 gr-son b. Sep. 1879 NY.
• Clark J Sanders 15 gr-son b. June 1884 NY.
• Bessie C Sanders 13 gr-dau. b. Sep. 1886 NY.
• Florence E Sanders 10 gr-dau. b. June 1890 NY.
• Clarence L Sanders 7 gr-son b. March 1893 NY.^[1]

Research Notes

There seems to be some confusion regarding the 1855 Jay Census for the family of Henry and Viana Kinney. The census lists:
Line 8 Henry Kinney 29 M
Line 9 H. D. Kinney 29 F wife, born VT
Line 10 Viana Kinney 7 F, daughter, born Essex
Line 11 Susan Kinney 4 F, daughter, born Essex

Viana, the wife was born in Vermont and would have been 29 in 1855. No record of a daugther named Viana, age 7 or born about 1848 has been found. However, the couple had a son H.D. Kinney born that year. It appears the names of H.D, the son, and Viana, the wife, were switched in the 1855 census. And the son was identified as a daughter.

The couple had another daughter, Phoebe, born 1 June 1855 who should have appeared with the family on this census. On line 43 of the same page, the household of Daniel B Newell have a daughter named Susan Kinney age 1/12 listed. She does not appear in the Newell family in subsequent years and perhaps she should have been Phoebe Kinney, the daughter of Henry and Viana Kinney. ^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilmington, Essex, New York; Roll: 1035; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241035 1900 US Census Oliver Sanders
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Year: 1860; Census Place: Jay, Essex, New York; Roll: M653_753; Page: 721; Image: 719; Family History Library Film: 803753 1860 US Census Viana Kinney
3. ↑ KINNEY, Henry deceased foreclosure, NY>Essex>Jay, Essex County Deeds, volume VV, pp. 535-6, (https://www.searchiqs.com/NYESS/Login.aspx : Last accessed 1 Feb 2023).
4. ↑ 1865 census NY State Census, TORRANCE, Orenn household no. 124, NY, Essex, Jay, pop. sch., p. 21, lines 37-41, 1865 Census, NY State Census; Online Images, Family no. 141, Ancestry.com online database with digital images, citing: 1865 Census, NY State Census; Online Images, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1807530:7218 : Last Accessed 27 Jan 2023), image 11 of 47.
5. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, TORRANCE Oren household no. 30, NY, Essex, North Elba pop. sch., p. 5, lines 17-21, Family no. 30 , Ancestry.com online database with digital images: Roll: M593_936; Page: 254A; Image: 76867; Family History Library Film: 552435, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/28121124:7163 : Last Accessed 1 Feb 2023), image 5 of 9.
6. ↑ Personal Holdings, SANDERS-TORRANCE, marriage certificate (photocopy), 1873, in personal collection of Pamela S. Cooper.
7. ↑ 1875 New York State Census, SANDERS Jasper household n. 31, NY, Essex, Wilmington, pop. sch.,p. 3, lines 42-44, Family no. 31, Ancestry.com online database with digital images (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1377257117:7250 : Last Accessed 27 Jan 2023), image 2 of 22.
8. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, SANDERS, Oliver household no. 131, NY, Essex, Wilmington, pop. sch., p. 16, lines 13-19, Family no. 139, Ancestry.com online database with digital images: New York; Roll: T9_833; Family History Film: 1254833; Page: 383.4000; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 0435.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2346284:6742 : Last Accessed 27 Jan 2023), image 16 of 19.
9. ↑ 1892 New York State Census, SANDERS, Oliver household, NY, Essex, Wilmington, pop. sch., p. 3, last column near bottom no line numbers, Ancestry.com online database with digital images: database, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1788560:3212 : Last Accessed 30 Jan 2023), image 2 of 5.
10. ↑ 1905 New York, State Census, Ancestry.com, SANDERS, Jasper C, NY, Essex, Wilmington, pop. sch., p. 5, lines 17-23, Ancestry.com online database with digital images: New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 01; City: Wilmington; County: Essex; Page: 5, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7364/images/004518290_00358 : Last Accessed 30 Jan 2023), image 3 of 7.
11. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, SANDERS, Jasper household no. 38, NY, Essex, Wilmington, pop. sch., p. 2, lines 62-8, Family no. 39, Ancestry.com online database with digital images: New York; Roll: T624_934; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 591. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/121170601:7884 : Last Accessed 28 Jan 2023), image 4 of 13.
12. ↑ SANDERS, Pheobe and children to WINCH Cashius, 1919, NY>Essex>Wilmington, Essex County Deeds, vol 164. pp. 558-60, (https://www.searchiqs.com/NYESS/LogIn.aspx : Last Accessed 3 Feb 2023).
13. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, SANDERS, Herbert household no. 127, MA, Worcester, Northbridge pop. sch., 24 Cottage Street, p. 10, lines 31-38, Family no. 192 , Ancestry.com online database with digital images: Massachusetts; Roll: T625_747; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 1068. (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=39830632&ti=0&indiv=try : Last Accessed 28 Jan 2023), image 19 of 60.
14. ↑ SANDERS, Herbert, directory listing, 1926, MA, Worcester, Northbridge, Ancestry.com database with digital images: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/502026289:2469 : Last Accessed 27 Jan 2023), image 116 of 244.
15. ↑ SANDERS family visits old home, 1926,The Adirondack record-Elizabethtown post., September 23, 1926, Page 7, Image 7, (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn87070340/1926-09-23/ed-1/seq-7/ : Last accessed 28 Jan 2023.
16. ↑ SANDERS (PAYNE), Mabel, daughter-in-law of Phoebe Ann (Kinney) Sanders, Kittery, Maine, interview by Pamela S Coper, notes privately held by interviewer, 363 Chase Hill Rd, Andover, NH.
17. ↑ SANDERS, Phoebee Ann, death, 1927, NY, Essex, Wilmington, No. 131, in the personal collection of Pamela S. Cooper.
18. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 114239776 Pheobe Kinny Sanders
19. ↑ 1855 New York State Census, KINNEY, Henry Household no. 157, Jay, Essex, New York; Page: 23; Image: 7 of 15, lines 8-11 and 43, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1655530880:7181 : Last accessed 2 Feb 2023), image 7 of 15.

• census shows she was living in Northbridge MA in 1925 with her oldest son Herbert Sanders
• Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between C.S. |Claire Sanders and NatesLeaves|Nathan Adams, 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great-great grandparents, Asa Horton and Susan Breed. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th cousins; sharing 11 cM across 1 segments Confidence: Good

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe consisting of Pam Sears, granchild of Inez Horton-10037, and grandchild of Gladys Marshall-24253, who share a 9.7 cM segment on chromosome 3. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Asa Horton and Susan (Breed) Horton.