Lee Hoover wrote: > > Hi, > I have been so disappointeed that we got no response from anyone in > Humphreys Co about the Sanders/Saunders Reunion on June 4-5, 1999 at > Pickwick Landing State Park... > Did you know that William Sanders of Orangeburg, NC obtained a passport > in Nov 1811 to travel through the Indian Nation with his wife, nine > children and one slave? William died that month and his will was in > Pendleton District, SC, which is where his daughter, Millie lived. She > was married to Andrew Wilson. The other nine children and William's > wife, Sarah Ragan Sanders, came to Tumbling Creek, Humphreys Co. Those > children and grandchildren were married into the Tubbs, Perry, Smith, > Nicks/Nix, West, Easley, Hedge, James, Cude, Peeler, Nunnery, Fisher > families (that is just naming a few !) I KNOW THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS > OF DESCENDANTS BY NOW.. Surely there are some of you who would like > to join us and share your family history. > > I am personally seeking more information about Thomas Sanders/Saunders, > the brother of William..He was on the 1820 Hickman Co census(county line > changed at Tumbling Creek) and 1830 Humphreys Co census. William and > Thomas' brother, James was in Hickman Co prior to 1811 and owned 3650 > acres there..His children by the first marriage stayed around Hickman > but James married again and moved to Sumner Co. in 1812, then started > another family. James' children and grandchildren married Lankford, > Redman, Walker, Black, Pickard, Goodman ( these also are only a few of > the families) James, William and Thomas had two sisters also in Hickman > Co on Beaverdam Creek...Elizabeth married Peter Stephanus Pickard and > Mary "Polly" married Mark Black.. The Sanders, Pickards and Blacks are > intermarried to this day. > > We would be so pleased if you would join us as we are looking for our > "cousins"..Those that did not find cousins last year did find good > friends.. > > Y'all come and help us "dig up dead relatives" > > Lee Sanders Hoover > Phone/fax (931) 729-9281 > Lhoover1@bellsouth.net > If you are interested in joining us, Friday June 4th will be " get > acquainted/hello again" meeting starting at 4:00 PM in the suite of Doc > and Lee Hoover at the Resort Inn. All day Saturday will be sharing > pedigrees, pictures etc and researching.. We will have the IGI and > microfische readers (2), PC and printer available..The office let us do > copying last year for a minimal cost..