Thomas Belcher Saunders (Sanders): Our Family History

Generation: 1

Thomas Belcher Saunders (Sanders) was born on 24 Apr 1875 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas (son of Thomas Benjamin Saunders and Mason Virginia Annis Wells); died on 26 Feb 1937 in Runnels, Texas.

Thomas married Margaret Hughes Shadden about 1903 in Texas. Margaret was born on 12 Jun 1882 in Tennessee; died about 1927 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Medora Margaret Saunders (Sanders) was born on 21 Sep 1904 in Texas; died on 14 Feb 1976 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

Thomas Benjamin Saunders was born on 27 Oct 1835 in Statesville, Iredell Co, North Carolina (son of Francis Moderville Saunders (Sanders), (son of who?) and Nancy Adeline Fitzgerald); died on 5 Feb 1899 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas.

Thomas married Mason Virginia Annis Wells on 9 Oct 1870 in Coryell Co, Texas. Mason was born in Nov 1853 in Texas; died on 6 Jun 1884 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mason Virginia Annis Wells was born in Nov 1853 in Texas; died on 6 Jun 1884 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Thomas Belcher Saunders (Sanders) was born on 24 Apr 1875 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas; died on 26 Feb 1937 in Runnels, Texas.

Generation: 3

Francis Moderville Saunders (Sanders), (son of who?) was born on 10 Feb 1806 in Virginia; died about 1884 in Pleasant Grove, Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Coryell Co, Texas.

Francis married Nancy Adeline Fitzgerald about 1830. Nancy was born in 1810 in Virginia; died on 24 Mar 1899 in Pleasant Grove, Coryell Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Adeline Fitzgerald was born in 1810 in Virginia; died on 24 Mar 1899 in Pleasant Grove, Coryell Co, Texas.

Children:

James Read Saunders (Sanders) was born on 18 Jul 1831 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died on 9 Mar 1922 in Gatesville, Goryell Co, Texas.
Sarah Permelia Saunders (Sanders) was born in Jul 1833 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died in 1896 in Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Coryell Co, Texas.
2. Thomas Benjamin Saunders was born on 27 Oct 1835 in Statesville, Iredell Co, North Carolina; died on 5 Feb 1899 in Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas.
Francis Brock Saunders (Sanders) was born on 19 Dec 1837; died on 17 Mar 1844 in Harmony, Iredell Co, North Carolina; was buried in Snow Creek Methodist Church Cem, Harmony, Iredell Co, North Carolina.
Shadrack Augustus Saunders (Sanders) was born on 30 Mar 1840; died on 10 Feb 1844 in Harmony, Iredell Co, North Carolina; was buried in Snow Creek Methodist Church Cem, Harmony, Iredell Co, North Carolina.
Amanda America Saunders (Sanders) was born on 10 Feb 1844 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died on 28 Dec 1922 in Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Coryell Co, Texas.
Mary Elizabeth Saunders (Sanders) was born on 6 May 1848 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died in 1880 in Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Coryell Co, Texas.
Julius Saunders (Sanders) was born in 1851 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died in 1880 in Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cem, Coryell Co, Texas.
William Henry Clay Saunders (Sanders) was born on 18 Mar 1854 in Iredell Co, North Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1920 in Coryell Co, Texas; was buried in Bethel Cem, Gatesville, Coryell Co, Texas.