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0419    SANDERS, JOHN FAMILY

Location - Cleveland. Off Hwy 210 (SR-1010) about 6.3 miles northwest of Smithfield.

Coordinates: 35d 32m 52.0s N; 78d 27m 45.8s W Click here for Online Maps

Col John Sanders' home, "Fairacres" is across the road. It is thought that this was the home of the first John Sanders. Possibly Elder John & Col John Sanders are buried here. In 1979, cemetery is large area completely overgrown with brambles and trees. Several stones off base and lying on ground. 9 marked Graves (One base and no top).

In February 2020, the surrounding land is being cleared for a new subdivision. Fate of cemetery not known. Boy Scout plaque installed in March 2017. The cemetery was cleaned up and restored as an Eagle Scout project in 2017.

Compiler: Elizabeth E Ross & Todd Johnson, 1979. Revisited by Gerry Morgan in February 2020. All photos by Gerry Morgan in February 2020.

1. Lemay, Amelia Ann Sanders   (b. 13 Jun 1847 - d. 13 Mar 1889)
Daughter of Willis H. and Lucinda Sanders. Wife of Zeolus Joel Lemay. Foot marker.
2. Lemay, Corinna   (b. 5 Jul 1880 - d. 24 Sep 1882)
Daughter of Zeolus Joel Lemay and Amelia Ann Sanders Lemay. Footmarker.
3. Sanders, Candace Eleanor   (b. 1856 - d. 1925)
Daughter of William Boddie Sanders and Candace Stallings Sanders.
4. Sanders, Claud L.   (b. 9 Mar 1870 - d. 26 Sep 1929)
Son of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders. Never married.
5. Sanders, Emily   (b. 10 Apr 1855 - d. 7 Feb 1886)
Daughter of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders.
6. Sanders, John Fletcher   (b. 22 Oct 1862 - d. 14 Feb 1921)
Son of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders.
7. Sanders, Karen Ann "Kitty"   (b. 14 Jun 1857 - d. 25 Apr 1905)
Daughter of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders.
8. Sanders, Lucinda Smith   (b. 22 Oct 1826 - d. 5 Feb 1899)
Wife of Willis Henry Sanders
9. Sanders, Martha Temperance   (b. 25 Feb 1853 - d. 18 Dec 1865)
Daughter of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders.
10. Sanders, Mary E.   (b. 21 Aug 1845 - d. 7 Jun 1846)
Daughter of Willis Henry Sanders and Lucinda Smith Sanders.
11. Sanders, Willis Henry   (b. 25 Jan 1823 - d. 29 Mar 1891)
Husband of Lucinda Smith Sanders. Son of Col John Sanders.