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From: "Nancilyn Kroushl" <>
Subject: Fw: [SANDERS] Santa Anna -- again
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:31:00 -0500


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From: Nancilyn Kroushl <>
To: William A. Davis (by way of Yvonne OliverBowers) <>
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SANDERS] Santa Anna -- again


> This is a really interesting thread. I've been
>feeling so sorry for myself because there's so
>much here in KY on Sanders, yet I came here
>from CA, and my Sanders family came from
>TX, where I've been concentrating my search.
>
>Yesterday I thought I hit the mother lode. I
>thought I found my great-grandfather, James Sanders,
>who went to TX from Baltimore. His occupation
>was given as Pullman conductor (this was in 1910)
>and I had suspected he might be connected with the
>rails since his son Charles, my grandfather, was
>with Southern Pacific for over 30 years, starting out
>in TX, and also involved with the Pullman Co.
>
>I was feeling pretty smug because listed with James
>was a son, Troy and a daughter Elizabeth. My father
>told me he thought he might have had an uncle named
>Troy. This Troy Sanders also worked for the RR.
>
>As another part of yesterdays discovery bonanza I
>received a letter from a gentleman who had been working
>on our Sanders family for my Aunt Virginia Sanders
>Christopher. I have no clue as to the accuracy of the
>pedigree he sent, but see if any of these family units
>sound familiar.
>
>JAMES SANDERS, b. abt. 1848 in Baltimore (his parents
>are not known, but according to the 1910 census I found,
>they were listed as having been born in MD also. He
>married MARY RUSKELL, b. Indiana? about 1875. Their
>children included my grandfather CHARLES THEODORE
>SANDERS, b. 1881 in TX, and possibly these:
> MAMIE/MANIE/MAXINE SANDERS b.1877
> DAVID R. SANDERS b. 1883
> TROY J. SANDERS b. 1886
> SOPHIA SANDERS b.1888
> JAMES W. SANDERS b. 1880
>There may have been up to 5 other children.
>
>I will post new information on Charles T. Sanders
>later.
>Nancilyn
>
>

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