James Frank Saunders

1838 - 1880  (42 years)

• Name	James Frank Saunders  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1838	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	10 Sep 1850	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Jul 1870	Douglass Township, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [2]
  Residence	21 Jun 1880	Franklin Township, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [3]
  Death	11 Oct 1880	Bills Creek, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [7]
  Burial	19 Oct 1880	Bills Creek, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Bills Creek Cemetery
  Person ID	I15713	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Saunders,   b. 24 Mar 1803, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Sep 1886, Locust, Fleming, Kentucky, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Blackstone,   b. 14 Apr 1799, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Jun 1854, Locust, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Oct 1825	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F4334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret F. Day,   b. 1847, Kentucky, USA
  Marriage	2 Jan 1862	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Rufus Sanders,   b. 1866, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Amanda A Sanders,   b. 1868, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elbert Sanders,   b. 1874, Kansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William J. Sanders,   b. Oct 1879, Kansas, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1838 - Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 10 Sep 1850 - Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 2 Jan 1862 - Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 21 Jun 1880 - Franklin Township, Jackson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: James is listed as being born in 1838 in the 1850, 1880 Census, 1837 in the 1870 Census Name Variation: James's last name is spelled Saunders in the 1850 Census, Sanders in his marriage with Margaret, the 1870 Census Occupation: James is listed as a Farmer in the 1870, 1880 Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-7BSL : Sat Feb 24 06:05:41 UTC 2024), Entry for James F. Sanders and Margaret Day, 2 Jan 1862.; Book A, Page #218, Entry #7 (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-7BSR?lang=en [S5] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Douglass, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: M593_435; Page: 4; Dwelling #30, Family #30, James F Sanders, Line #25 (Reliability: 3). [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: T9_383; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 108; James F Sanders, Line #34 (Reliability: 3). [S194] Newspapers.com - The Holton Signal - 20 Oct 1880 - 3, (Name: The Holton Signal; Location: Holton, Kansas; Date: 20 Oct 1880;), Obituary for Frank Saunders 20 Oct 1880; Page #3, The Holton Signal (Reliability: 4). https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-holton-signal-obituary-for-frank-sau/169653281/?xid=637 [S2] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1850: Division 2, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: M432_199; Page: 397A; Dwelling #522, Family #522; James S F Saunders, Line #35 (Reliability: 3). [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Jackson, Kansas; Roll: T9_383; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 108; James F Sanders, Line #34 (Reliability: 2). [S194] Newspapers.com - The Holton Signal - 20 Oct 1880 - 3, (Name: The Holton Signal; Location: Holton, Kansas; Date: 20 Oct 1880;), Obituary for Frank Saunders 20 Oct 1880; Page #3, The Holton Signal. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-holton-signal-obituary-for-frank-sau/169653281/?xid=637 [S89] Family Search, Kentucky County Marriages, 1786 - 1965, (Name: Family Search;), "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-728T : Sat Feb 24 06:06:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Moses Saunders and Elizth. Blackstone, 5 Oct 1825.; Page #100, Entry #2 (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-728T?lang=en