Your Morgan Sanford that resembles in some respects my John Morgan Sanford, born 1811and died 1894 in Coosa County, Alabama. In the following respects he differs from your Morgan. John Morgan Sanford married Bethena Kimbrell and they had eleven children, Anne, Dawnie, Ginnie, Fannie, John Morgan, Jr., Jackson, Mary, Arlene, Emma, Susan, and Ida. For further information write to me at <[email protected]>. Sincerely, Peyton Kane Debbie & Bill Van Scoy wrote: > I am looking for any information on my great-grandfather Morgan Sanford who > lived and died in or around Elmore County Alabama. He died (just an > educated guess) about 1900. His wife was Mattie Lou Vickers d. 1932. I > would like to know their parents names so that I can continue my search. > Morgan and Mattie Lou had five (5) sons James Newton, Cody, Bob, Sellie > Kyle and Lee. Sellie Kyle Sanford (b. 1889) was my grandfather who left > Alabama in the late 1920s and settled in northeastern Louisiana (his second > wife, my grandmother, was Eunice Evans b. Winston County Alabama 1902; it > is my understanding that his first wife's name was Nell and their children > were Roy, Lois, Mary Nell and Annie Ruth). > > I have been told that Morgan was murdered by a farm worker (family legend > indicates that this farm worker was a former slave) when his children were > quite small. I am still attempting to kleen information from my father's > elderly first cousins whom I have recently located in Elmore county (when > my grandfather left Alabama in the late 1920s he went missing for 25 to 35 > years.......relatives in Alabama didn't know if he was dead or > alive.....consequently, neither my father nor I have had contact with these > fine relatives until I located them just a few weeks ago). > > Any information would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, > Debbie Sanford Van Scoy