Robert's exact DOD is uncertain. It may have been 2 Feb, 8 Feb, or 12 Feb 1908.
Robert married first about 1840 Mary Virginia Prather, who may have been from South Carolina. Family Bible records have their children as:
Martha Ann, born 10 Jun 1841
Nathan L., born 24 Aug 1843
Joseph L., born 6 Sep 1845
Thomas Theodore, born 17 May 1848
William B., born 17 Jan 1850
Mary Virginia died between 1850 to 1856. Robert married second on 7 Jan 1857 in Gaston Co NC Jane E. Armstrong. Their children were:
Mary Jane, born 26 Aug 1857
Maniky Redemy, born 5 Aug 1859
Martha Habelya, born 18 Sep 1862
Frederick S., born 18 Apr 1864
John Franklin, born 21 Apr 1866
Samuel, born 31 Jul 1869
Jacob Cansler, born 21 Sep 1871
Ezekiel, born 12 Dec 1876
Robert and Jane were last found in the 1900 Claiborne Co TN census:
----1900, 9 Jun, Federal Census, Claiborne Co TN, 6th Civil Dist, p. 73A, #67/68:
SANFORD, ROBERT S. - Head, W, M, May 1812, 88, Md, Md 57 yrs, NC, Unk, NC, Farmer, Rented, Farm
........., Jane E. - Wife, W, F, Apr 1834, 66, Md, Md 41 yrs, Mother of 9 - 5 living, NC, NC, NC
Robert married first about 1840 Mary Virginia Prather, who may have been from South Carolina. Family Bible records have their children as:
Martha Ann, born 10 Jun 1841
Nathan L., born 24 Aug 1843
Joseph L., born 6 Sep 1845
Thomas Theodore, born 17 May 1848
William B., born 17 Jan 1850
Mary Virginia died between 1850 to 1856. Robert married second on 7 Jan 1857 in Gaston Co NC Jane E. Armstrong. Their children were:
Mary Jane, born 26 Aug 1857
Maniky Redemy, born 5 Aug 1859
Martha Habelya, born 18 Sep 1862
Frederick S., born 18 Apr 1864
John Franklin, born 21 Apr 1866
Samuel, born 31 Jul 1869
Jacob Cansler, born 21 Sep 1871
Ezekiel, born 12 Dec 1876
Robert and Jane were last found in the 1900 Claiborne Co TN census:
----1900, 9 Jun, Federal Census, Claiborne Co TN, 6th Civil Dist, p. 73A, #67/68:
SANFORD, ROBERT S. - Head, W, M, May 1812, 88, Md, Md 57 yrs, NC, Unk, NC, Farmer, Rented, Farm
........., Jane E. - Wife, W, F, Apr 1834, 66, Md, Md 41 yrs, Mother of 9 - 5 living, NC, NC, NC
Robert's exact DOD is uncertain. It may have been 2 Feb, 8 Feb, or 12 Feb 1908.
Robert married first about 1840 Mary Virginia Prather, who may have been from South Carolina. Family Bible records have their children as:
Martha Ann, born 10 Jun 1841
Nathan L., born 24 Aug 1843
Joseph L., born 6 Sep 1845
Thomas Theodore, born 17 May 1848
William B., born 17 Jan 1850
Mary Virginia died between 1850 to 1856. Robert married second on 7 Jan 1857 in Gaston Co NC Jane E. Armstrong. Their children were:
Mary Jane, born 26 Aug 1857
Maniky Redemy, born 5 Aug 1859
Martha Habelya, born 18 Sep 1862
Frederick S., born 18 Apr 1864
John Franklin, born 21 Apr 1866
Samuel, born 31 Jul 1869
Jacob Cansler, born 21 Sep 1871
Ezekiel, born 12 Dec 1876
Robert and Jane were last found in the 1900 Claiborne Co TN census:
----1900, 9 Jun, Federal Census, Claiborne Co TN, 6th Civil Dist, p. 73A, #67/68:
SANFORD, ROBERT S. - Head, W, M, May 1812, 88, Md, Md 57 yrs, NC, Unk, NC, Farmer, Rented, Farm
........., Jane E. - Wife, W, F, Apr 1834, 66, Md, Md 41 yrs, Mother of 9 - 5 living, NC, NC, NC
Robert married first about 1840 Mary Virginia Prather, who may have been from South Carolina. Family Bible records have their children as:
Martha Ann, born 10 Jun 1841
Nathan L., born 24 Aug 1843
Joseph L., born 6 Sep 1845
Thomas Theodore, born 17 May 1848
William B., born 17 Jan 1850
Mary Virginia died between 1850 to 1856. Robert married second on 7 Jan 1857 in Gaston Co NC Jane E. Armstrong. Their children were:
Mary Jane, born 26 Aug 1857
Maniky Redemy, born 5 Aug 1859
Martha Habelya, born 18 Sep 1862
Frederick S., born 18 Apr 1864
John Franklin, born 21 Apr 1866
Samuel, born 31 Jul 1869
Jacob Cansler, born 21 Sep 1871
Ezekiel, born 12 Dec 1876
Robert and Jane were last found in the 1900 Claiborne Co TN census:
----1900, 9 Jun, Federal Census, Claiborne Co TN, 6th Civil Dist, p. 73A, #67/68:
SANFORD, ROBERT S. - Head, W, M, May 1812, 88, Md, Md 57 yrs, NC, Unk, NC, Farmer, Rented, Farm
........., Jane E. - Wife, W, F, Apr 1834, 66, Md, Md 41 yrs, Mother of 9 - 5 living, NC, NC, NC
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