Subject:I don't know if this is your William, but it might well be, assuming he was born in 1811 in NY. I don't have anything else on this family. I just looked them up on the 1880 CDs. The second William is probably the one who's burial record you found. These are the only Williams or W.s found in Iowa on the 1880 census that are close to the age you indicated. I deleted a sentence from this (Stan). Jan 1880 Census Place: Knox, Pottawattamie, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254361 National Archives Film T9-0361 Page 183A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace W. H. SANDERS Self M W W 70 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: NH Mo: NH Stephen SANDERS Son M S W 33 MI Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NH Frank SANDERS Son M W 31 MI Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NH Lynus SANDERS Son M W 25 MI Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NH Leon SANDERS Son M W 21 MI Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NH Ida SANDERS DauL F W 21 --- Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: --- I wonder if this MY GGgfa. Dates fit good. It is close to where my gmo Mary Sanders was born. In fact she was born in Hardin Co., the year this gentleman died. She was the dau., of Joel C. Sanders & Ruehwama (Rewama Cessna) Sanders My Sanders where in both of these counties having come from Green Co., Wisconsin. Probably with the Cessna family and possibly some of our Hills line also. All three were in Green Co., Wisconsin Wm. my GGgfa was married to Louisa Hills and she is buried Waterloo Blackhawk Co., Iowa. My GGgfa father is and has been very difficult to try to find and this is the closet possibility I have came across yet. He and his wife came from Onondaga Co., New York to Wisconsin. Can anyone help. Stan