William Hamilton Sands (1857 - 1918)

Born 26 May 1857 in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Fannie Edwards (Dold) Sands — married 18 May 1882 in Lexington, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1918 at age 61 in Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Occupation: lawyer.

Cause: influenza.

Education: Bethel Military Academy.

Religion: Presbyterian.

admitted to the Bar in Richmond VA in 1879.

National Guard of Virginia 10 years; rank of captain & later major of the First Regiment Virginia Volunteers.

shrine and masonic order.

Benevolent Order of Elks.

Democrat

examiner of records for the tenth judicial district of Virginia.

Sources

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-LRT : 11 February 2018), Wm. H. Sands and Fannie E. Dold, 18 May 1882; citing Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,797.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ5-2P5 : accessed 21 January 2020), William H Sands, Precinct 3 Richmond city Ward Clay, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 7A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,737.

• Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 30, Part 1919; Volume 31, "William Hamilton Sands" by R. Carter Scott. Virginia State Bar Association, 1919 (121-124).

• Richmond Dispatch, Volume 1902, Number 15916, 18 April 1902. Available at http://virginiachronicle.com/, retrieved 8 January 2017.

• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-7XD1 : 16 August 2019), William H Sands, 13 Oct 1918; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry; citing Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• Find A Grave memorial page for William Hamilton Sands, Sr (26 May 1857–13 Oct 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #31836265, citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by SheWalksTheseHills (contributor 46847797) .

1902 News Article Extract

Mrs. W. H Sands to Inherit Millions

Major William H. Sands has just rturned[sic] to the city after an absence of some days in the West looking into a settlement of the estate of Elizabeth Bradford, a direct descendant of Governor Bradford, who married Captain Charles Whiting, Jr. Mary Whiting, a daughter of Captain Whiting, married Samuel Willis, the great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Sands and her sister, Miss Mary Willis Dold.

This estate has been in litigation a number of years, and now amounts to about $107,000,000. Under the settlement, it is exceedingly interesting to state, one-half will come to the American heirs. lt is understood that this settlement is brought about in a compromise recently effected.

Major Sands, in company with a representative from the other branch of the family, will shortly leave for England to finally close the matter.

It is understood that one-fifth of this estate will go to Mrs. Sands and her sister, and to Mrs. Thomas Dorwin, of Norfolk Va., the only Virginia heirs.

Charles Whiting referred to above bore the commission of captain in the Old French War and took part in the conquest the Canadas in 1761.

Notes

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