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Subject: [SANDERS] PA Sanders
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:03:18 EST

This is not mine, unfortunately, but might connect with someone on this list.
Susan Curelop

from "The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania"
A.Warner & Co.; 1889
THOMAS SANDERS:
Thomas Sanders, farmer, Bakerstown, was born in Derbyshire, England in 1820,
son of John and Elizabeth (Kent) Sanders, former of whom was born fourteen
miles north of here, at Duffield, and died September 30, 1867, aged 78 years;
the latter was born in Derbyshire and died 1859, aged 66 years. They
immigrated to America in 1830, remaining from July until the following fall
in Baltimore, MD, and came over the mountains in wagons, settling in Butler
County. They lived on different farms in Bakerstown until 1849, when they
purchased the place Thomas now lives on and where his parents died. They are
members of the M.P. Church, the present church at Bakerstown being organized
by John Sanders in 1838; prior to that time Methodist meetings were held at
his house. The paternal grandfather of our subject was William, and his
great grandfather was William; the latter lived to the age of 106. Thomas
says that from 1848-1860, owing to the hard times under democratic
administration he was obliged to go to New Orleans during the winter and cut
cordwood, returning home in the summer. When 28 years of age he began life
for himself on present farm. In 1845 he was married to Kezia Langdon, born
on the coast of Cornwall, England, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Jane
(Trabillcock) Langdon, who came to America about the same time as Thomas
Sanders, settling in the east, where Mr. Langdon carried on a brewery; both
of her parents are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders have 8 children, six
living and two deceased. Those who are living are William Crooks, Mary (Mrs.
John Weber), Thomas, Maria, Charles Sumner, and Evangeline, all of whom have
received a good education. Elizabeth Jane died 1863, aged 13, and Augustus
Miller died 1873, aged 8. Mr. Sanders has a farm of 62 acres, after selling
part of it to his son. He has been successful in business life.

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