Obit summary:
Ben F. Sanders
Born Sept 12, 1832 Tennessee Died April 8, 1896 Jack County
Father J. R. Sanders Mother Phoebe Eaton
Married Josephine Brummett April 26, 1870
Occupation Farmer
Service Perrin Baptist Church
Burial Sanders Cemetery Jack County, Texas
Survivors; 4 sons; Liff, Lade, Benny & Arthur Sanders 2 daughters; Nevada Adams & Ader Sanders
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SANDERS, B. F.
Keechi Valley, in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas, was selected by many of the old time cattlemen as their home, since it afforded greater and more varied attractions in the shape of grass, timber and water than any of the surrounding country. When those counties became too closely settled to admit of handling large herds to advantage, those who were actively engaged in the business moved farther to the westward, but many remained behind, preferring to retain their old homes, though compelled to give up the occupation of their earlier days. B. F. Sanders is one of the men who thus remained, and he still resides in Keechi's vale, handling cattle as in former days, but on a reduced scale.
He was born September 12, 1832, in Tennessee; his father, R. Sanders, being a native of the same State, while his mother, whose maiden name was Phoebie Eaton, was born in South Carolina. B. F. Sanders was one of a family of ten children, and as his father followed farming and stock growing in Tennessee, and also in Arkansas, where he lived for a few years, it may be said that he was born and reared in the business that he has personally followed since his arrival at man's estate. He was fifteen years old when his parents moved to Texas and settled in Navarro County, just the age when a wild life offers the most attractions, and the youthful spirit is most disdainful of danger and hardships. Cattle growing was the business of the country, and he "took to it," as the term goes, naturally. In 1855, when he was twenty-three years old, he settled in the Keechi Valley, and after two years spent at farming, commenced in the cattle business on his own account.
The first herd that he turned upon the range numbered only fifteen head, but many men have built up fortunes from smaller beginnings, and his own success proved sufficiently flattering to warrant his continuance in the business. After the first few years his annual sales of beef cattle amounted to a considerable sum, and in course of time he came to brand fully 200 calves each year. Large herds were then the exception instead of the rule, and Mr. Sanders was looked upon as a cowman in good circumstances. He drove a herd of 500 cattle to Kansas in 1867, selling them at Abilene for $4,000; but this was the first and last drive which he attempted, he afterwards contenting himself to sell his cattle at markets nearer home. In 1871 he sold out his cattle and bought 320 acres of valley land, north of the Jack County line, and two years later he bought 200 head of cattle, enabling him to continue on a more satisfactory scale in the business which he had never wholly given up. His operations in late years have been on a small scale, and particularly since 1885, when he made a sale amounting to $5,000.
Mr. Sanders passed safely through the Indian troubles, though he was in several sharp encounters and ran many serious risks. Like all the early settlers he sustained a good many losses in cattle from white and Indian thieves. He married Josephine Brummett, daughter of a pioneer cattleman of Jack County, the ceremony occurring April 28, 1870. There were six children born to this union; five are living at the present time, as follows: Liff, Theodore, Nevada, Ben. F. and Arthur C. Mr. Sanders' present belongings include 510 acres, 150 of which are in cultivation, a comfortable residence, and sufficient stock to carry on his farming operations, while he still retains a few head of cattle, and those of a good grade. He is a Mason and a member of the Lodge at Whitt, having become a member of this organization in 1861, and he has been for thirteen years connected with the Christian Church, in which he is an earnest and conscientious worker. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Ben F. Sanders
Born Sept 12, 1832 Tennessee Died April 8, 1896 Jack County
Father J. R. Sanders Mother Phoebe Eaton
Married Josephine Brummett April 26, 1870
Occupation Farmer
Service Perrin Baptist Church
Burial Sanders Cemetery Jack County, Texas
Survivors; 4 sons; Liff, Lade, Benny & Arthur Sanders 2 daughters; Nevada Adams & Ader Sanders
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SANDERS, B. F.
Keechi Valley, in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas, was selected by many of the old time cattlemen as their home, since it afforded greater and more varied attractions in the shape of grass, timber and water than any of the surrounding country. When those counties became too closely settled to admit of handling large herds to advantage, those who were actively engaged in the business moved farther to the westward, but many remained behind, preferring to retain their old homes, though compelled to give up the occupation of their earlier days. B. F. Sanders is one of the men who thus remained, and he still resides in Keechi's vale, handling cattle as in former days, but on a reduced scale.
He was born September 12, 1832, in Tennessee; his father, R. Sanders, being a native of the same State, while his mother, whose maiden name was Phoebie Eaton, was born in South Carolina. B. F. Sanders was one of a family of ten children, and as his father followed farming and stock growing in Tennessee, and also in Arkansas, where he lived for a few years, it may be said that he was born and reared in the business that he has personally followed since his arrival at man's estate. He was fifteen years old when his parents moved to Texas and settled in Navarro County, just the age when a wild life offers the most attractions, and the youthful spirit is most disdainful of danger and hardships. Cattle growing was the business of the country, and he "took to it," as the term goes, naturally. In 1855, when he was twenty-three years old, he settled in the Keechi Valley, and after two years spent at farming, commenced in the cattle business on his own account.
The first herd that he turned upon the range numbered only fifteen head, but many men have built up fortunes from smaller beginnings, and his own success proved sufficiently flattering to warrant his continuance in the business. After the first few years his annual sales of beef cattle amounted to a considerable sum, and in course of time he came to brand fully 200 calves each year. Large herds were then the exception instead of the rule, and Mr. Sanders was looked upon as a cowman in good circumstances. He drove a herd of 500 cattle to Kansas in 1867, selling them at Abilene for $4,000; but this was the first and last drive which he attempted, he afterwards contenting himself to sell his cattle at markets nearer home. In 1871 he sold out his cattle and bought 320 acres of valley land, north of the Jack County line, and two years later he bought 200 head of cattle, enabling him to continue on a more satisfactory scale in the business which he had never wholly given up. His operations in late years have been on a small scale, and particularly since 1885, when he made a sale amounting to $5,000.
Mr. Sanders passed safely through the Indian troubles, though he was in several sharp encounters and ran many serious risks. Like all the early settlers he sustained a good many losses in cattle from white and Indian thieves. He married Josephine Brummett, daughter of a pioneer cattleman of Jack County, the ceremony occurring April 28, 1870. There were six children born to this union; five are living at the present time, as follows: Liff, Theodore, Nevada, Ben. F. and Arthur C. Mr. Sanders' present belongings include 510 acres, 150 of which are in cultivation, a comfortable residence, and sufficient stock to carry on his farming operations, while he still retains a few head of cattle, and those of a good grade. He is a Mason and a member of the Lodge at Whitt, having become a member of this organization in 1861, and he has been for thirteen years connected with the Christian Church, in which he is an earnest and conscientious worker. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Obit summary:
Ben F. Sanders
Born Sept 12, 1832 Tennessee Died April 8, 1896 Jack County
Father J. R. Sanders Mother Phoebe Eaton
Married Josephine Brummett April 26, 1870
Occupation Farmer
Service Perrin Baptist Church
Burial Sanders Cemetery Jack County, Texas
Survivors; 4 sons; Liff, Lade, Benny & Arthur Sanders 2 daughters; Nevada Adams & Ader Sanders
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SANDERS, B. F.
Keechi Valley, in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas, was selected by many of the old time cattlemen as their home, since it afforded greater and more varied attractions in the shape of grass, timber and water than any of the surrounding country. When those counties became too closely settled to admit of handling large herds to advantage, those who were actively engaged in the business moved farther to the westward, but many remained behind, preferring to retain their old homes, though compelled to give up the occupation of their earlier days. B. F. Sanders is one of the men who thus remained, and he still resides in Keechi's vale, handling cattle as in former days, but on a reduced scale.
He was born September 12, 1832, in Tennessee; his father, R. Sanders, being a native of the same State, while his mother, whose maiden name was Phoebie Eaton, was born in South Carolina. B. F. Sanders was one of a family of ten children, and as his father followed farming and stock growing in Tennessee, and also in Arkansas, where he lived for a few years, it may be said that he was born and reared in the business that he has personally followed since his arrival at man's estate. He was fifteen years old when his parents moved to Texas and settled in Navarro County, just the age when a wild life offers the most attractions, and the youthful spirit is most disdainful of danger and hardships. Cattle growing was the business of the country, and he "took to it," as the term goes, naturally. In 1855, when he was twenty-three years old, he settled in the Keechi Valley, and after two years spent at farming, commenced in the cattle business on his own account.
The first herd that he turned upon the range numbered only fifteen head, but many men have built up fortunes from smaller beginnings, and his own success proved sufficiently flattering to warrant his continuance in the business. After the first few years his annual sales of beef cattle amounted to a considerable sum, and in course of time he came to brand fully 200 calves each year. Large herds were then the exception instead of the rule, and Mr. Sanders was looked upon as a cowman in good circumstances. He drove a herd of 500 cattle to Kansas in 1867, selling them at Abilene for $4,000; but this was the first and last drive which he attempted, he afterwards contenting himself to sell his cattle at markets nearer home. In 1871 he sold out his cattle and bought 320 acres of valley land, north of the Jack County line, and two years later he bought 200 head of cattle, enabling him to continue on a more satisfactory scale in the business which he had never wholly given up. His operations in late years have been on a small scale, and particularly since 1885, when he made a sale amounting to $5,000.
Mr. Sanders passed safely through the Indian troubles, though he was in several sharp encounters and ran many serious risks. Like all the early settlers he sustained a good many losses in cattle from white and Indian thieves. He married Josephine Brummett, daughter of a pioneer cattleman of Jack County, the ceremony occurring April 28, 1870. There were six children born to this union; five are living at the present time, as follows: Liff, Theodore, Nevada, Ben. F. and Arthur C. Mr. Sanders' present belongings include 510 acres, 150 of which are in cultivation, a comfortable residence, and sufficient stock to carry on his farming operations, while he still retains a few head of cattle, and those of a good grade. He is a Mason and a member of the Lodge at Whitt, having become a member of this organization in 1861, and he has been for thirteen years connected with the Christian Church, in which he is an earnest and conscientious worker. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Ben F. Sanders
Born Sept 12, 1832 Tennessee Died April 8, 1896 Jack County
Father J. R. Sanders Mother Phoebe Eaton
Married Josephine Brummett April 26, 1870
Occupation Farmer
Service Perrin Baptist Church
Burial Sanders Cemetery Jack County, Texas
Survivors; 4 sons; Liff, Lade, Benny & Arthur Sanders 2 daughters; Nevada Adams & Ader Sanders
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SANDERS, B. F.
Keechi Valley, in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas, was selected by many of the old time cattlemen as their home, since it afforded greater and more varied attractions in the shape of grass, timber and water than any of the surrounding country. When those counties became too closely settled to admit of handling large herds to advantage, those who were actively engaged in the business moved farther to the westward, but many remained behind, preferring to retain their old homes, though compelled to give up the occupation of their earlier days. B. F. Sanders is one of the men who thus remained, and he still resides in Keechi's vale, handling cattle as in former days, but on a reduced scale.
He was born September 12, 1832, in Tennessee; his father, R. Sanders, being a native of the same State, while his mother, whose maiden name was Phoebie Eaton, was born in South Carolina. B. F. Sanders was one of a family of ten children, and as his father followed farming and stock growing in Tennessee, and also in Arkansas, where he lived for a few years, it may be said that he was born and reared in the business that he has personally followed since his arrival at man's estate. He was fifteen years old when his parents moved to Texas and settled in Navarro County, just the age when a wild life offers the most attractions, and the youthful spirit is most disdainful of danger and hardships. Cattle growing was the business of the country, and he "took to it," as the term goes, naturally. In 1855, when he was twenty-three years old, he settled in the Keechi Valley, and after two years spent at farming, commenced in the cattle business on his own account.
The first herd that he turned upon the range numbered only fifteen head, but many men have built up fortunes from smaller beginnings, and his own success proved sufficiently flattering to warrant his continuance in the business. After the first few years his annual sales of beef cattle amounted to a considerable sum, and in course of time he came to brand fully 200 calves each year. Large herds were then the exception instead of the rule, and Mr. Sanders was looked upon as a cowman in good circumstances. He drove a herd of 500 cattle to Kansas in 1867, selling them at Abilene for $4,000; but this was the first and last drive which he attempted, he afterwards contenting himself to sell his cattle at markets nearer home. In 1871 he sold out his cattle and bought 320 acres of valley land, north of the Jack County line, and two years later he bought 200 head of cattle, enabling him to continue on a more satisfactory scale in the business which he had never wholly given up. His operations in late years have been on a small scale, and particularly since 1885, when he made a sale amounting to $5,000.
Mr. Sanders passed safely through the Indian troubles, though he was in several sharp encounters and ran many serious risks. Like all the early settlers he sustained a good many losses in cattle from white and Indian thieves. He married Josephine Brummett, daughter of a pioneer cattleman of Jack County, the ceremony occurring April 28, 1870. There were six children born to this union; five are living at the present time, as follows: Liff, Theodore, Nevada, Ben. F. and Arthur C. Mr. Sanders' present belongings include 510 acres, 150 of which are in cultivation, a comfortable residence, and sufficient stock to carry on his farming operations, while he still retains a few head of cattle, and those of a good grade. He is a Mason and a member of the Lodge at Whitt, having become a member of this organization in 1861, and he has been for thirteen years connected with the Christian Church, in which he is an earnest and conscientious worker. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
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