850, Tishomingo Co., Ms Census, 4th No. Div., pg. 13, #161: J.W. SAUNDERS, age 50, farmer, b. NC with wife, NANCY, b. abt. 1804, Tn. Children: JAMES, b. abt. 1825, Tn; JONAS/JOSIAS, b. abt. 1827, Tn, WILLIAM, b. abt. 1829, Tn; SUSAN, b. abt. 1831, Tn; ADALINE, b. abt. 1833, Tn; NANCY, b. abt. 1835, Al; JOHN, b. abt. 1837, Al; GEORGE, b. abt. 1838, Al; JACOB, b. at. 1840, Al; MANDY, b. abt. 1843, Al; ISAAC, b. abt. 1845, Al; MARY, b. abt. 1848, Ms. In the 1860, Tishomingo, Ms Census on pg. 240, Jacinto P.O. are found: Wm. P. Sanders, b. 1829, Tn (confirmed sibling of James M. Sanders); James M. Sanders, b. 1827, Tn (confirmed as my gg=grandfather); Jonas/Josias Sanders, b. 1828, Tn., who has living with him, Jacob W. Sanders, b. 1840, Al. I believe these men to be the sons of John W. and Nancy Sanders as shown in the 1850 Tishomingo census. JOHN and NANCY SANDERS/SAUNDERS are found again in 1880, Prentiss Co., MS, after the county boundary changes of 1870, living with their son George (G.W.) Sanders family: G. W. SANDERS  Self  M   Male    W  42 AL   Farmer    NC   TN Melissa SANDERS   Wife   M  Female W  26 MS   Keeping House  NC   AL  William M. SANDERS Son   S  Male    W  9 MS       AL   MS  Walter SANDERS   Son   S  Male    W  7  MS       AL   MS  Nancy E. SANDERS Dau   S  Female W  5  MS       AL   MS  Donna Z. SANDERS Dau   S  Female W  2  MS       AL   MS  Elza A. SANDERS   Dau   S  Female W  4M  MS       AL   MS  John W. SANDERS   Father M  Male    W  79  NC  NC   NC  Nancy SANDERS   Mother M  Female W  76  TN  VA   VA CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI TROOPS: Sanders, Jacob W. CO I The Roster of Company D http://www.26thmississippi.com/ George W. Sanders (4/12/38 - 9/19/28; Forked Oak Cemetery, Prentiss Co., MS) John W. Sanders William P. Sanders William P. Sanders b. abt. 1829 d. 15 Apr 1876, Confederate Army, 26th Infantry, MS Co. D served from Spring of 1862, until close of war. Moved to TX about 1866, Ladonia, Fannin Co. (information verified by widow's pension application) Cemetery records: -Forked Oak Cemetery, Prentiss County, MS Sanders, G. W. B April 12, 1838, d. Sep 19, 1928 Sanders, Mrs. G. W. B. Oct 13, 1854, d. Nov 11, 1940 Sanders, William M. b. 1871 d. 1944 Sanders, Margaret C., b. 1872 d. 1958 Sanders, James Roy, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C., b. Sep 4, 1943 d. Sep 5, ? Sanders, Sarah Annette, dau of M/M W. C. b and d Oct 22, 1933 Sanders Eliza A., dau of GW and MA, b. Feb 4, 1879 d. Aug 13, 1896 Wm. P. Sanders, b. 1829, TN, is a confirmed sibling to my gg=grandfather, James M. Sanders, b. 1827, TN. Wm. P. Sanders married Sarah Jane (Hunter) Jones, a widow of Robt. Jones, in Burnsville, Tishomingo, MS. She, as a widow, is found in 1880, as is my James M. Sanders, living in the same precinct of Fannin Co., TX. She and Wm. P. Sanders are the confirmed parents of a daughter, Do nna Zera Sanders. Donna Zera Sanders married Richard Maxwell Pyle, Jr. After Donna Zera's death, her cousin, Elvira Cleopatra (Patra) Sanders Swink, daughter of James M. Sanders, married Richard Maxwell Pyle, Jr. You will note a Donna Z. listed as a child of George W. Sanders in the 1880 Prentiss, MS census. James M. (Marion?) and Ladonia/Lavonia (Holland) Sanders Children: Nancy E., Wm. Thomas, John C., Elvira C., Francis L., Sarah A., Marion W., Elijah, Robt. Perry, Mary Ann. All born in MS between abt. 1852 and 1872. I am lookiing for confirming evidence to tie this family together. Any information re: these Sanders families or others mentioned would be appreciated. Thank you. Other families connected to my Sanders family: Holland, Maples, Nave, Siniard, Swink, Pyle NC>TN>AL>MS>TX>OK Lola (Sanders) Ball