Confederate States of America Veteran. He served as Color Bearer Johnston's Rifles.
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I do not have an obituary of W. H. Sanders to add in this section, but I do have something else of both sentimental and historic family interest. Fredrick Tucker, Duncan, SC, graciously shared a wonderful photograph taken on the occasion of a family reunion hosted by W. H. and Eliza Sanders at their home in the Mount Joy (Kelton) section of Union County on August 26, 1903, and the Union Times newspaper's account of that special occasion. I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Tucker. Ronald K. Sanders, a great-grandson
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The event was detailed in the 28 August 1903 edition to the Union Times newspaper as a "Letter to the Editor."
"Mount Joy, August 26.
Please allow me space in your valuable paper to give an account of a family reunion that took place August 26th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders. As Mr. Sanders had lived to a good old age and wished to see all of his children together, he set apart last Tuesday for such an occasion.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sanders and 9 children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bevis and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Garner and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sanders and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sims and 3 children. There are 3 children still at home with the father: James, Olivia, and Lillie.
It was an enjoyable occasion. In the early part of the morning a photographer was present and made a photograph of the entire assembly. At the hour of eleven a delicious table was spread under an inviting shade tree in the yard and all took part in eating the fatted calf; after which the crowd assembled and listened to a sermon on such occasion by Rev. J. T. Going. The text was John 12:32.
After the sermon the afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation until the sun began to sink from sight, then all departed for their respective homes feeling that there was never a day they had enjoyed so much and thinking of what happiness it will be when they have all reached their home in Heaven where friends and loved ones never part.
J. L. W."
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We are still trying to match names with faces in the photograph. This is what we believe so far:
W. H. and Eliza Sanders are standing near the center of the photograph, him with a long beard and her to his right.
W. S. Sanders, their son, is standing between and slightly behind them against the cabin, holding his and Winnie Sanders' almost-3 year old daughter Bess.
Winnie Vaughn Sanders, the wife of W. S. and mother of Bess, is standing at the far right holding baby Fred Guy (my father).
W. S. and Winnie's other children, William T. "Bud," Walter, Eva, Mamie (dark hair), Leslie, Lewis and Geddes, are standing together to her right and front.
Chester Garner is the bald man standing on the left.
James Sanders is the tall young man wearing a white shirt and bow tie. He later married Bell Going.
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10:25286
Suggested edit for William H. Sanders (41340845)
This Confederate soldier served in
numerous units. He enlisted first, the day after Fort Sumter fell, in Co. A, 5th SC INF, the "Johnson Rifles." Despite the statement in his obituary, there is no record of him being a sergeant while in the unit. He served there until May of 1862, when he joined most of his comrades
in the new, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, Company A. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA. He then transferred to Company D of the Holcombe Legion
Cavalry, 5 January 1863, reporting to duty on 15 January. This unit was consolidated with others to form the 7th SC Cavalry, and Sanders was in Company E of this unit when he was shot in the leg 15 August 1864. He got a thirty-day furlough to recover from his flesh wound back home in Unionville, SC. He was one of the fortunate ones to survive the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with the rest of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
All information is from the Combined Service Records of the various units for William H. and W.H. Sanders.
Chris Rucker
Contributor: Christopher Rucker (49637367) •
[email protected]
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I do not have an obituary of W. H. Sanders to add in this section, but I do have something else of both sentimental and historic family interest. Fredrick Tucker, Duncan, SC, graciously shared a wonderful photograph taken on the occasion of a family reunion hosted by W. H. and Eliza Sanders at their home in the Mount Joy (Kelton) section of Union County on August 26, 1903, and the Union Times newspaper's account of that special occasion. I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Tucker. Ronald K. Sanders, a great-grandson
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The event was detailed in the 28 August 1903 edition to the Union Times newspaper as a "Letter to the Editor."
"Mount Joy, August 26.
Please allow me space in your valuable paper to give an account of a family reunion that took place August 26th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders. As Mr. Sanders had lived to a good old age and wished to see all of his children together, he set apart last Tuesday for such an occasion.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sanders and 9 children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bevis and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Garner and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sanders and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sims and 3 children. There are 3 children still at home with the father: James, Olivia, and Lillie.
It was an enjoyable occasion. In the early part of the morning a photographer was present and made a photograph of the entire assembly. At the hour of eleven a delicious table was spread under an inviting shade tree in the yard and all took part in eating the fatted calf; after which the crowd assembled and listened to a sermon on such occasion by Rev. J. T. Going. The text was John 12:32.
After the sermon the afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation until the sun began to sink from sight, then all departed for their respective homes feeling that there was never a day they had enjoyed so much and thinking of what happiness it will be when they have all reached their home in Heaven where friends and loved ones never part.
J. L. W."
______________
We are still trying to match names with faces in the photograph. This is what we believe so far:
W. H. and Eliza Sanders are standing near the center of the photograph, him with a long beard and her to his right.
W. S. Sanders, their son, is standing between and slightly behind them against the cabin, holding his and Winnie Sanders' almost-3 year old daughter Bess.
Winnie Vaughn Sanders, the wife of W. S. and mother of Bess, is standing at the far right holding baby Fred Guy (my father).
W. S. and Winnie's other children, William T. "Bud," Walter, Eva, Mamie (dark hair), Leslie, Lewis and Geddes, are standing together to her right and front.
Chester Garner is the bald man standing on the left.
James Sanders is the tall young man wearing a white shirt and bow tie. He later married Bell Going.
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10:25286
Suggested edit for William H. Sanders (41340845)
This Confederate soldier served in
numerous units. He enlisted first, the day after Fort Sumter fell, in Co. A, 5th SC INF, the "Johnson Rifles." Despite the statement in his obituary, there is no record of him being a sergeant while in the unit. He served there until May of 1862, when he joined most of his comrades
in the new, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, Company A. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA. He then transferred to Company D of the Holcombe Legion
Cavalry, 5 January 1863, reporting to duty on 15 January. This unit was consolidated with others to form the 7th SC Cavalry, and Sanders was in Company E of this unit when he was shot in the leg 15 August 1864. He got a thirty-day furlough to recover from his flesh wound back home in Unionville, SC. He was one of the fortunate ones to survive the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with the rest of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
All information is from the Combined Service Records of the various units for William H. and W.H. Sanders.
Chris Rucker
Contributor: Christopher Rucker (49637367) •
[email protected]
Confederate States of America Veteran. He served as Color Bearer Johnston's Rifles.
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I do not have an obituary of W. H. Sanders to add in this section, but I do have something else of both sentimental and historic family interest. Fredrick Tucker, Duncan, SC, graciously shared a wonderful photograph taken on the occasion of a family reunion hosted by W. H. and Eliza Sanders at their home in the Mount Joy (Kelton) section of Union County on August 26, 1903, and the Union Times newspaper's account of that special occasion. I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Tucker. Ronald K. Sanders, a great-grandson
___________
The event was detailed in the 28 August 1903 edition to the Union Times newspaper as a "Letter to the Editor."
"Mount Joy, August 26.
Please allow me space in your valuable paper to give an account of a family reunion that took place August 26th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders. As Mr. Sanders had lived to a good old age and wished to see all of his children together, he set apart last Tuesday for such an occasion.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sanders and 9 children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bevis and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Garner and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sanders and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sims and 3 children. There are 3 children still at home with the father: James, Olivia, and Lillie.
It was an enjoyable occasion. In the early part of the morning a photographer was present and made a photograph of the entire assembly. At the hour of eleven a delicious table was spread under an inviting shade tree in the yard and all took part in eating the fatted calf; after which the crowd assembled and listened to a sermon on such occasion by Rev. J. T. Going. The text was John 12:32.
After the sermon the afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation until the sun began to sink from sight, then all departed for their respective homes feeling that there was never a day they had enjoyed so much and thinking of what happiness it will be when they have all reached their home in Heaven where friends and loved ones never part.
J. L. W."
______________
We are still trying to match names with faces in the photograph. This is what we believe so far:
W. H. and Eliza Sanders are standing near the center of the photograph, him with a long beard and her to his right.
W. S. Sanders, their son, is standing between and slightly behind them against the cabin, holding his and Winnie Sanders' almost-3 year old daughter Bess.
Winnie Vaughn Sanders, the wife of W. S. and mother of Bess, is standing at the far right holding baby Fred Guy (my father).
W. S. and Winnie's other children, William T. "Bud," Walter, Eva, Mamie (dark hair), Leslie, Lewis and Geddes, are standing together to her right and front.
Chester Garner is the bald man standing on the left.
James Sanders is the tall young man wearing a white shirt and bow tie. He later married Bell Going.
___________
10:25286
Suggested edit for William H. Sanders (41340845)
This Confederate soldier served in
numerous units. He enlisted first, the day after Fort Sumter fell, in Co. A, 5th SC INF, the "Johnson Rifles." Despite the statement in his obituary, there is no record of him being a sergeant while in the unit. He served there until May of 1862, when he joined most of his comrades
in the new, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, Company A. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA. He then transferred to Company D of the Holcombe Legion
Cavalry, 5 January 1863, reporting to duty on 15 January. This unit was consolidated with others to form the 7th SC Cavalry, and Sanders was in Company E of this unit when he was shot in the leg 15 August 1864. He got a thirty-day furlough to recover from his flesh wound back home in Unionville, SC. He was one of the fortunate ones to survive the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with the rest of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
All information is from the Combined Service Records of the various units for William H. and W.H. Sanders.
Chris Rucker
Contributor: Christopher Rucker (49637367) •
[email protected]
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I do not have an obituary of W. H. Sanders to add in this section, but I do have something else of both sentimental and historic family interest. Fredrick Tucker, Duncan, SC, graciously shared a wonderful photograph taken on the occasion of a family reunion hosted by W. H. and Eliza Sanders at their home in the Mount Joy (Kelton) section of Union County on August 26, 1903, and the Union Times newspaper's account of that special occasion. I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Tucker. Ronald K. Sanders, a great-grandson
___________
The event was detailed in the 28 August 1903 edition to the Union Times newspaper as a "Letter to the Editor."
"Mount Joy, August 26.
Please allow me space in your valuable paper to give an account of a family reunion that took place August 26th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders. As Mr. Sanders had lived to a good old age and wished to see all of his children together, he set apart last Tuesday for such an occasion.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sanders and 9 children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bevis and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Garner and 7 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sanders and 4 children, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sanders and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sims and 3 children. There are 3 children still at home with the father: James, Olivia, and Lillie.
It was an enjoyable occasion. In the early part of the morning a photographer was present and made a photograph of the entire assembly. At the hour of eleven a delicious table was spread under an inviting shade tree in the yard and all took part in eating the fatted calf; after which the crowd assembled and listened to a sermon on such occasion by Rev. J. T. Going. The text was John 12:32.
After the sermon the afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation until the sun began to sink from sight, then all departed for their respective homes feeling that there was never a day they had enjoyed so much and thinking of what happiness it will be when they have all reached their home in Heaven where friends and loved ones never part.
J. L. W."
______________
We are still trying to match names with faces in the photograph. This is what we believe so far:
W. H. and Eliza Sanders are standing near the center of the photograph, him with a long beard and her to his right.
W. S. Sanders, their son, is standing between and slightly behind them against the cabin, holding his and Winnie Sanders' almost-3 year old daughter Bess.
Winnie Vaughn Sanders, the wife of W. S. and mother of Bess, is standing at the far right holding baby Fred Guy (my father).
W. S. and Winnie's other children, William T. "Bud," Walter, Eva, Mamie (dark hair), Leslie, Lewis and Geddes, are standing together to her right and front.
Chester Garner is the bald man standing on the left.
James Sanders is the tall young man wearing a white shirt and bow tie. He later married Bell Going.
___________
10:25286
Suggested edit for William H. Sanders (41340845)
This Confederate soldier served in
numerous units. He enlisted first, the day after Fort Sumter fell, in Co. A, 5th SC INF, the "Johnson Rifles." Despite the statement in his obituary, there is no record of him being a sergeant while in the unit. He served there until May of 1862, when he joined most of his comrades
in the new, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, Company A. He was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA. He then transferred to Company D of the Holcombe Legion
Cavalry, 5 January 1863, reporting to duty on 15 January. This unit was consolidated with others to form the 7th SC Cavalry, and Sanders was in Company E of this unit when he was shot in the leg 15 August 1864. He got a thirty-day furlough to recover from his flesh wound back home in Unionville, SC. He was one of the fortunate ones to survive the war and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with the rest of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
All information is from the Combined Service Records of the various units for William H. and W.H. Sanders.
Chris Rucker
Contributor: Christopher Rucker (49637367) •
[email protected]
Family Members
Children
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William S. Sanders
1863–1914
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Mary Elizabeth Sanders Garner
1865–1948
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Thomas Jackson "Tom" Sanders
1867–1947
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Sallie Jane Sanders Bevis
1870–1932
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Giles S. Sanders
1872–1934
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Sumpter S. Sanders
1874–1949
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Nineva Eulalia "Ninna" Sanders Sims
1877–1915
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Robert Walter Sanders Sr
1879–1944
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Minnie Olivia Sanders Garner
1881–1932
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James Franklin Sanders
1883–1944
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Lillie Lois May Sanders Garner
1888–1968
