The Sanders' roots were in Berrien in the 1800s and early 1900s, but several headed south. Samuel G. Sanders, Jr., b. Sept. 26, 1875, Ethridge Sirmans place east of Nashville, GA, was single and living in Berrien County when the 1900 census was taken. He married Olive Gaskins, Nov. 2, 1900. Not sure if he was still in Berrien in 1920, but when the 1930 census was taken, Samuel Jr., then 54, Olive, 44, their youngest son, Floyd L., and youngest daughter, Marjorie, lived in Vero Beach, FL, before Samuel Jr. returned to his native GA, where he died in 1966 at the age of 90. At some point, Floyd moved to Valdosta, GA, where he died in 1996. Marjorie made several moves, including Jacksonville and Lakeland, FL; she died in Auburndale, FL in 2000. The eldest son, Levi Jordan Sanders, lived in the Quincy, FL area and died in Tallahassee, FL in 1993. The middle daughter, Myrtle S. Brooker, remained in Nashville, GA; she died in 1988. A 1966 article in The Berrien Press refers to ! Samuel G. Sanders, Jr., his father, S.G. Sr., and his father, Logan Sanders, as being among the pioneer families of Berrien County. Two of Samuel G. Sanders Sr.'s children by another marriage also hit the road, moving from Berrien County, GA to FL. Not sure exactly when his son A.J. ventured south, but was he was living in Vero Beach in 1952, then moved across the state in 1958 after his wife died. A.J. died near Tampa in 1965. A.J.'s sister, Eva Sanders Walker, also headed south from GA about 1955. Her husband, Homer, traveled with the Seaboard Coastline Railroad. She joined him on some trips to Boca Grande, enjoying its renowned Tarpon fishing, then eventually settled around Tampa, where she died in 1993. Lots of Sanders' grandchildren and great grandchildren from these Berrien families are still scattered across GA and FL. Some of us just have trouble making up our mind which state we want to live in, but we know our roots are definitely Southern, with at least four ! generations from the Berrien County-area.