Grapevine Sun on September 22, 1932: "MRS. JOHN S. SAUNDERS DIED. Mrs. John S. Saunders, age 90, died at the home of her son, H. E. Saunders, near Grapevine, September 20 at 8:00 a.m. She had been ill for only a few days. She was born in Tazewell, Tenn., October 15, 1841, came to Texas in 1868 and settled near Grapevine, where she has made her home. She joined the Dove Baptist Church in 1869 and later moved her membership to the Grapevine Baptist Church, where she remained a member until the time of her
death. Her husband, John S. Saunders, died in 1909 [sic] at the age of 70. 'Aunt Mug,' as she was called by her friends, was one of those good old pioneer women, whose influence for good in her community will live on and on. Funeral Services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. E. N. Strother, pastor of the Grapevine Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. R. B. Morgan of Everman, a former pastor. The body was laid to rest in the Grapevine Cemetery. Surviving her are one sister, Mrs. Kate Crutchfield, Tazewell, Tenn., two sons, H. E. and J. S. Saunders of Grapevine, one daughter, Mrs. Cal Corbin of Denton, and 10 grandchildren."
Father: Reuben Floyd Stone (1804-c.1879)
Mother: Fetna Hurst (1812-1892)
Married John Sherman Saunders on November 22, 1865 to in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Children
Mary Alice Saunders (1867-1928)
Henry Ellison Saunders (1868-1948)
Charles Edgar Saunders (1870-1886)
James Sterling Saunders (1873-1945)
Ellen Pearl Saunders (1873-1944)
death. Her husband, John S. Saunders, died in 1909 [sic] at the age of 70. 'Aunt Mug,' as she was called by her friends, was one of those good old pioneer women, whose influence for good in her community will live on and on. Funeral Services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. E. N. Strother, pastor of the Grapevine Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. R. B. Morgan of Everman, a former pastor. The body was laid to rest in the Grapevine Cemetery. Surviving her are one sister, Mrs. Kate Crutchfield, Tazewell, Tenn., two sons, H. E. and J. S. Saunders of Grapevine, one daughter, Mrs. Cal Corbin of Denton, and 10 grandchildren."
Father: Reuben Floyd Stone (1804-c.1879)
Mother: Fetna Hurst (1812-1892)
Married John Sherman Saunders on November 22, 1865 to in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Children
Mary Alice Saunders (1867-1928)
Henry Ellison Saunders (1868-1948)
Charles Edgar Saunders (1870-1886)
James Sterling Saunders (1873-1945)
Ellen Pearl Saunders (1873-1944)
Grapevine Sun on September 22, 1932: "MRS. JOHN S. SAUNDERS DIED. Mrs. John S. Saunders, age 90, died at the home of her son, H. E. Saunders, near Grapevine, September 20 at 8:00 a.m. She had been ill for only a few days. She was born in Tazewell, Tenn., October 15, 1841, came to Texas in 1868 and settled near Grapevine, where she has made her home. She joined the Dove Baptist Church in 1869 and later moved her membership to the Grapevine Baptist Church, where she remained a member until the time of her
death. Her husband, John S. Saunders, died in 1909 [sic] at the age of 70. 'Aunt Mug,' as she was called by her friends, was one of those good old pioneer women, whose influence for good in her community will live on and on. Funeral Services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. E. N. Strother, pastor of the Grapevine Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. R. B. Morgan of Everman, a former pastor. The body was laid to rest in the Grapevine Cemetery. Surviving her are one sister, Mrs. Kate Crutchfield, Tazewell, Tenn., two sons, H. E. and J. S. Saunders of Grapevine, one daughter, Mrs. Cal Corbin of Denton, and 10 grandchildren."
Father: Reuben Floyd Stone (1804-c.1879)
Mother: Fetna Hurst (1812-1892)
Married John Sherman Saunders on November 22, 1865 to in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Children
Mary Alice Saunders (1867-1928)
Henry Ellison Saunders (1868-1948)
Charles Edgar Saunders (1870-1886)
James Sterling Saunders (1873-1945)
Ellen Pearl Saunders (1873-1944)
death. Her husband, John S. Saunders, died in 1909 [sic] at the age of 70. 'Aunt Mug,' as she was called by her friends, was one of those good old pioneer women, whose influence for good in her community will live on and on. Funeral Services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. E. N. Strother, pastor of the Grapevine Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. R. B. Morgan of Everman, a former pastor. The body was laid to rest in the Grapevine Cemetery. Surviving her are one sister, Mrs. Kate Crutchfield, Tazewell, Tenn., two sons, H. E. and J. S. Saunders of Grapevine, one daughter, Mrs. Cal Corbin of Denton, and 10 grandchildren."
Father: Reuben Floyd Stone (1804-c.1879)
Mother: Fetna Hurst (1812-1892)
Married John Sherman Saunders on November 22, 1865 to in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Children
Mary Alice Saunders (1867-1928)
Henry Ellison Saunders (1868-1948)
Charles Edgar Saunders (1870-1886)
James Sterling Saunders (1873-1945)
Ellen Pearl Saunders (1873-1944)
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