Sanders, W. R. Genealogy of the Sanders, Alison, and Collateral Families of Sullivan & Washington Counties Tennessee. Self-Published. Printed September, 1972

Background

W. R. "Bill" Sanders was the son of John Sanders and Elizabeth Alison.

I remember visiting Uncle Bill (actually my Grandmother’s Uncle) and Aunt Pearl with my parents and grandparents soon after his book had been printed. I of course wasn’t extremely interested in the books at the time, but I do remember boxes and boxes of books. My grandmother was picking up her copy for $5. For whatever reason, my parents did not purchase a copy. My mother now has my Grandmother’s copy and I bought a copy from a Used Book Dealer by mail order for $100 about forty years later.

The book contains lots of great stories, quite a bit of accurate information, and some not so accurate - or possibly incomplete compared to the information now readily available.

Uncle Bill apparently was reluctant to include a write up on himself as he states on page 34, instead my Uncle Clifford (my Grandmother’s older brother) wrote a short biography. I remember my surprise when I realized he didn’t even mention Aunt Pearl, wife of Uncle Bill.

Questionable or Erroneous Information

1. Page 4. Catherine (Twin of Elizabeth) married a Mr. Severs
   1. Catherine married Andrew Goodman, Sr.
   2. Barbara married James Severs and moved to Illinois, the children listed were the children of Barbara and James Severs. ^[1][2]
2. Page 6. “Early in life Elizabeth Catherine Hysinger married Andrew Goodman. This couple made their home with Catherine’s two aunts, Elizabeth and Barbara Sanders, in the old log house of John Sanders 1st., and presumably all members of their family were born in this house.”
   1. Elizabeth Catherine Hysinger, was the only daughter of Sarah (youngest known child of John 1st). Elizabeth Catherine married her first cousin, Andrew Goodman, Jr., son of Catherine and Andrew Goodman, Sr. In the 1850 Federal Census, they are living with their unmarried aunt Elizabeth Sanders.^[3] In 1880, his mother, Catherine (Sanders) Goodman is living with them.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Washington, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 185; Family History Library Film: 0007647
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1765083 (accessed 23 January 2024)
   James Severs in Washington, Illinois.
2. ↑ Marriage of son James Severs: "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004708068; FHL microfilm: 1004739; Record number: 134; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: HSQN-VVMM (accessed 23 January 2024)
   Barbra Sandus's son James Severs marriage to Serena McMillan Smith on 4 Oct 1891 in Jefferson, Illinois, United States.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004206054_001_M9C6-HRL; FHL microfilm: 444853; Image number: 104; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01136-0
   FamilySearch Record: MC6M-RMG (accessed 22 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-66T3-95K
   Elizabeth Sanders (66) in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00044; Digital film/folder number: 005162515; FHL microfilm: 1255281; Image number: 316; Sheet number: 400; Sheet letter: C
   FamilySearch Record: MDW6-XFR (accessed 23 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB6-QY2
   Catharine Goodmon (96), widowed mother, At Home, in household of Andrew Goodmon (57) in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.