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CENSUS RECORDS FOR ABEDNEGO SANDERS & FAMILY
NOTE:
Our Sanders name is also written Saunders as per census records, data and other documents.
Also note that the name Abednego/Abedinago has been written several different ways.
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KENTUCKY - INDIANA - ILLINOIS - IOWA - OHIO
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Year: 1830
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: West River
Page: 16
Abednego Saunders 1110001000000-2110010000000 05/27 (age 40 - 49; b. 1781 - 1790)
Hosea Sisk 3200100000000-0000100000000 08/27
Abedinago's age: 1810 - age 16 - 25; thus b. 1785 - 1794 1820 - age 26 - 44;
thus b. 1776 - 1794 1830 - age 40 - 49; thus b. 1781 - 1790
Thus born between 1785 and 1790
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Year: 1840
State: Indiana
County: Delaware
Township: Unknown
Page: 297
Saundries?, Ann 1011000000000-0121101000000 13/31
Sanders, Wiat L. 1000100000000-0000100000000 24/31 (middle initial could be "S")
Page: 298
Rector, Daniel 0000100010000-0101000010000 08/31
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Year: 1840
State: Indiana
County: Owen
Township: Jefferson
Page: 112
Graviett, Absolum 0100010000000-2112010000000 23/30
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Year: 1840
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Nettle Creek
Page: 27
Sisk, Hugh 1000100000000-0000100000000 04/30
Sisk, James 0100100000000-0001100000000 05/30
Sisk, Nathan 0000100000000-1000100000000 07/30
Sisk, Jesse 0000000010000-0000000010000 19/30
Sisk, Noah 0111101000000-0110001000000 23/30
Page: 29
Sanders, Anny 0010100000000-0002001000000 22/30 (Probably Amy?Cook Sanders)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for JOEL ADAMS & MARY ANN SANDERS
Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Henry
Township: Liberty
186/186
Wm. Adams 61 M Farmer NC
Rachel 56 F NC
Lydia 24 F IN
Mary 18 F IN
Joel Adams 28 M Farmer OH
Mary A. 18 F IN (Mary Ann Sanders Adams, Abednego's1 daughter named after his Mother Mary Ann )
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Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Henry
Township: Prairie
Page: 336
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for THOMAS VEACH family
18 Sep 1850
151/151
Thomas Veach 53 M Farmer VA
Aukah? 50 F VA
Benjamin 28 M VA
Minerva 22 F VA
Judy 20 F IN
Aletha 17 F IN
Susan E. 14 F IN
Abednago Sanders 14 M Farm hand IN (Abednago2 Sanders, Jr. working as a farm hand for this Thomas Veach)
------------------------------------------------------------------------Census for H. P. VEACH & FRANK VEACH
JAMES3 WILLAM SANDERS (daughter-Emma Alice Sanders married a Frank Veach, 1884.)
1.2.1.vi. EMMA ALICE4 SANDERS, (JAMES3, AARON2, ABEDINAGO1)
Born April 27, 1865, Dunreith, Henry County, Indiana.
Died July 16, 1943, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.
Married FRANK E. VEACH, September 4, 1884.
Source: Muncie, Indiana Directory, 1893 Record.
Born abt. 1869, in Indiana.
Source: 1850 Census record above see Abednego2 Sanders, Jr., was living with the Veach family working as farm hand.
Source:1880 Census record for H.P.VEACH & family.
Jennings Township,
Crawford County, Indiana.
H. P. VEACH- Head-age 54 Born abt. 1826
MARGARET VEACH-Wife-age 52
Born abt. 1828
i. JAMES VEACH-Son-age 23
Born abt. 1857, in Indiana.
ii. NATHAN P. VEACH-Son-age22
Born abt. 1858, in Indiana.
iii. HELEN VEACH-Daughter-age24
Born abt. 1856, in Indiana.
iv. RACHEL E. VEACH-Daughter-15
Born abt. 1865, in Indiana.
v. FRANK E. VEACH-Son-age 11
Born abt. 1869, in Indiana.
------------------------------------------------------------------------Census for FRANCIS ABSOLUM GRAVATT & MATILDA SANDERS
Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Henry
Township: Stony Creek
Page: 212
19 Oct 1850
126/126
Francis A. Gravatt 53 M Laborer NC (Francis Absolum Gravatt)
Matilda 34 F NC (Matilda Sanders Gravatt, daughter of Abednego1 Sanders, Sr.)
Eliza 7 F IN
Sarah 7 F IN
William 4 M IN
Amy Ann 1 F IN (I have a copy photo of Amy Ann Gravatt & George Washington Terry. See: "Family Photographs" page. )
Arnand M. Saunders 13 F IN (Who was this Arnand M. Saunders?)
Ama Saunders 57 F NC (Amy/Amey Cook/Cooke Sanders Abednego's wife)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Census for NATHAN PERRY & LYDIA THOMAS
Source: 1850 Census records for NATHAN PERRY
State: Indiana
County: Jay
Township: Greene
Nathan Perry, -Head 46-Farmer -PA
Lydia -Wife 41 -PA (Lydia Thomas Perry)
1. Walter Perry, 17 OH, b. 1833-d. Dec.20, 1859. -Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Jay County, Pennville, Indiana.
2. William Perry, 15 OH., b. 1835-
3. Joseph Perry, 13 IN., b. 1837-
4. Susan Perry, 10 IN., b. 1840. -Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Jay County, Pennville, Indiana.
5. Amanda Perry, 8 IN., b. 1838-
6. Sarah Elizabeth Perry, 6 IN., (Sarah Elizabeth Perry Sanders) (my great grandparents)
m. William Kerr3 Sanders, born abt. 1844 -Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Jay County, Pennville, Indiana.
7. Lydia Ellen Perry, 4 IN., b. 1834-
8. Calista Perry, 1 IN., b. 1849- (Possibly a grandchild?)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Census for WILLIAM PERRY
Source: 1870 Census records for WILLIAM2 PERRY (Son of Nathan1 Perry)
State: Indiana
County: Jay
Township: Greene
William Perry, -Head 36 -Farming OH
Susannah, -Wife 33 -At home OH
1.Nathan, Son 12 -At home IN
2.Minerva, Dau 10 -At home IN
3.Joseph, Son 8 -At home IN
4.Martha, Dau 4 -At home IN
5.Lidda A., Dau 2 -At home IN (twins)
6.Mary A., Dau 2 -At home IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Census for GEORGE LEEKA & JANE SANDERS
Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Nettle Creek
Page: 26
23 Sep 1850
338/339
George Leeka 45 M Farmer VA
Jane 32 F NC (Jane/Sanders/Peters/Leeka)
Enos 16 M Farmer OH
Mary Ann 14 F IN
Marshall 12 M IN
Elizabeth 10 F IN
Rachel 8 F IN
Amy 4 F IN
Isaac Peters 17 M Farmer OH (Who was this Isaac Peters?)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for MATHEW GRAY & MARGARET ANN SANDERS
Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Nettle Creek
Page: 26a
23 Sep 1850
347/348
Mathew Gray 29 M Farmer IN
Margarett 27 F KY (Margaret Ann Sanders Gray)
John W. 7 M IN
Sarah A. 5 F IN
Matilda J. 3 F IN
William B. 1 M IN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for JAMES "JIMMY" SISK & ELIZABETH SANDERS
Page: 27
24 Sep 1850
361/362
James Sisk 40 M Farmer NC ("Jimmy" Sisk)
Elizabeth 35 F NC (Elizabeth "Betsy" Sanders Sisk)
William Sanders 30 M Farmer KY (her brother William "Bill" Sanders)
362/363
Thomas J. Sisk 18 M Farmer IN
Abygail 17 F IN
Year: 1850
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Stony Creek
Page: 13
14 Sep 1850
184/185
Polly Smullen 57 F MD (mother to Nancy Smullen-Clevenger-Sanders)
Smith 23 M Farmer IN
Milton 17 M Farmer IN
Mary A. Clevenger 31 F OH
July Ann 11 F IN
Thomas 8 M IN Saber?
Smullen 21 F IN
Page: 14
14 Sep 1850
206/206
Aaron Sanders 40 M Farmer NC (Son of Abednego1 Sanders, Sr.)
Nancy 33 F OH (Nancy Smullen-Clevenger Sanders)
Cornelius V. 2 M IN (Cornelius Van Arsdol Sanders) (twin of Cornelia)
Randolph Clevenger? 14 M IN
May J. 12 F IN
Nancy 10 F IN
Mahala 8 F IN
Elizabeth A. 6 F IN
------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for JAMES SANDERS & PHOEBE RECTOR
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Delaware
Township: Perry
Post Office: Burlington
Page: 756
29 Jul 1860
819/819
James Sanders 40 M Farmer VA (Son of Abednego1 Sanders, Sr.) (My 2nd great grandfather)
Phebe 38 F OH (Phoebe Rector Sanders)
William K. 18 M IN (My great grandfather)
Nancy 17 F IN
Daniel 16 M IN
Aaron 15 M IN
Elizabeth 13 F IN
Mary 10 F IN
Eliza Jane 8 F IN
John W. 6 M IN
Alvin 3 M IN
Jeremia 6/12 M IN
Nancy Rector 84 F PA (Phoebe Rector's Mother)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for JAMES "JIMMY" SISK
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Jay
Township: Jackson
Post Office:
Gillum & Pennville?
Page: 258
14 Jul 1860
823/835
James Sisk 51 M Farmer NC ("Jimmy" Sisk)
Elizabeth 47 F Housekeeper NC (Elizabeth "Betsy" Sanders Sisk later married a ?Rona)
Thomas J. 27 M Farmer IN
Abigail 27 F IN
824/836
William I. Sanders 39 M Farmer KY (Son of Abednego1 Sanders, Sr.)
Ellenor 45 F Housekeeper VA (Nellie?-Sanders)
Mansfield 16 F
Sarah C. Sisk 8 F IN (Sarah Caroline Sanders Sisk)
James L.? 7 M IN (James L. Sisk)
Moses M. 5 M IN (Moses M. Sisk)
825/837
Joel Adams 38 M Carpenter OH
Mary A. 28 F Housekeeper IN (Mary Ann Sanders Adams)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for WYATT SANDERS
Source: Taken from -1860-Census
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Madison
Township: Lafayette
Post Office: Anderson
Page: 320
28 Jun 1860
666/666
Wyatt Sanders 51 M Farmer NC
Piatt 41 F OH (Piatt Tine Sanders)
Jesse 18 M Farm Hand IN
Wm. 14 M IN
Lorenza 9 M IL (should read Lorenzo)
Valentine 7 M IN
Marcellus 5 F IN
Cornelius 8/12 M IN (twins)
Cornelia 8/12 F IN
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Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Monroe
Post Office: Farmland
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for MATHEW GRAY
Page: 579
27 Jun 1860
343/319
Mathew Gray 39 M Farmer IN
Margaret A. 37 F KY (Margaret A. Sanders-Gray)
John W. 17 M IN
Sarah A.? 15 F IN
Matilda J. 13 F IN
Wm. B. 11 M IN
James W. 9 M IN
Amy C. 7 F IN
Isaac H. 5 M IN
Andrew J. 2 M IN
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Nettle Creek
Post Office: Losantville?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for GEORGE LEEKA
Page: 666
25 Jul 1860
997/942
George Leeka 56 M Farmer VA
Jane 52 F NC (Jane/Janie/ "Jeannie" Sanders-Leeka)
Marshal 23 M Farmer IN
Elizabeth 20 F IN
Rachel 18 F IN
Amy 14 F IN
Emily M. 9 F IN
Justenia C. 9 F IN (twins?)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for PLESANT/PLEASANT3 SANDERS
Page: 687
3 Aug 1860
1152/1086
Demerius Chambers 49 F ???? TN
Plesant W. 28 M IN (Pleasant W. Sanders)
Rebecca Mulford 4 F IN
Amy Sanders 67 F NC (Abednego's wife Amy Cook-Sanders)
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Stoney Creek
Post Office: Farmland
Page: 637
16 Jul 1860
728/732
Aaron Sanders 50 M Farmer NC
Nancy 44 F NC (Nancy Smullens-Sanders)
Mahala Clevenger 18 F IN
Eliza 16 F IN
E. S. 9 F IN
Martha E. Sanders 6 F IN
Jabez E. 4 F IN "Head grown to an enormous size" (Handicapped child)
Pleasant 2 M IN
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for AARON3 SANDERS
Year: 1860
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Stoney Creek
Post Office: Farmland
Page: 637 16 Jul 1860
728/732
Source: Sarah Clevenger
Nancy Smullen-Clevenger married AARON3 SANDERS.
Nancy already had 5 Clevenger children when she married AARON3 SANDERS.
George Griffith wrote a book about the Clevengers in 1980. According to him: p. 277
David Clevenger m. Mary Ann Smullen on 21 May 1825 and died prior to 1845. p. 284.
Seppy Clevenger m. Nancy J. Smullen on 8 Jun 1834 in Randolph Co.
Nancy Smullen-Clevenger then married AARON3 SANDERS on 20 Dec 1849.
The Clevengers are French Huguenots. They left France and went to England and then to the colonies in the 1600's.
AARON3 SANDERS 50 M Farmer NC (Aaron son of Abedinago, Sr.)
Nancy 44 F NC (Nancy Smullen-Clevenger-Sanders)
Mahala Clevenger 18 F IN
Eliza 16 F IN Eliza Clevenger
E. S. 9 F IN E. S. Clevenger
Martha E. Sanders 6 F IN
Jabez E. 4 F IN "Head grown to an enormous size" (Jabez E. Sanders, is this Zabey?) (Handicapped child)
Plesant/Pleasant 2 M IN
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Year: 1870
State: Indiana
County: Randolph
Township: Stoney Creek
Post Office: Winchester
Page: 415 29
Jul 1870
230/230
Dudly, Jesse 42 M W Farmer OH
Martha J. 41 F W Keeps House OH
Albert C. 14 M W IN
Benjamin L. 11 M W IN
Thomas W. 6 M W IN
Sanders, Cornelius 21 M W IN (Twin son of Wyatt's? Was Cornelius the son of Wyatt or Aaron?
I have found him recorded on census living with both.)
Page: 415a 30
Jul 1870
234/234
Sanders, Aaron 60 M W Esqr Farmer NC (Aaron son of Abedinago, Sr.)
Nancy 54 F W Keeps House OH (Nancy Smullen Clevenger)
Scather 17 M W IN
Elisabeth 15 F W IN
Perry 12 M W IN (Perry & Pleasant were twins or the same person, same birth dates?)
Sarah 9 F W IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for WYATT2 SANDERS
State: Indiana
County: Madison
Township: Anderson
Post Office: Anderson
Page: 27
22 Jul 1870
77/77
Saunders, Wyatt 59 M W Farmer NC (Note: The spelling of last name, SAUNDERS)
Harriet 54 F W Keeping House OH
John 19 M W At Home IL
Valantine 17 M W At Home IN
M. E. 15 F W At Home IN
G. W. 10 M W At Home IN
M. M. 10 F W At Home IN
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Page: 415a
30 Jul 1870
234/234
Sanders, Aaron 60 M W Esqr Farmer NC (Son of Abednego2 Sanders, Jr.)
Nancy 54 F W Keeps House OH
Scather 17 M W IN
Elisabeth 15 F W IN
Perry 12 M W IN
Sarah 9 F W IN
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ILLINOIS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census for ABEDINAGO2 SANDERS, JR.
Year: 1860
State: Illinois
County: Edgar
Township: Elbridge
Page: 493
10 Jul 1860 (Note: The spelling of his name ABEDNIGO)
830/795
Sanders, Abednigo 24 M Farmer IN (Son of Abednego1 Sanders, Sr.)
Harriet 19 F OH
John W. 11/12 M IL
(Note: Didn't transcribe it, but there is this fellow in Edgar Co., IL in 1860
and would seem to be the fellow listed as guardian on widow Harriett's pension application.
Name: Abraham S. Smock Age in 1860: 30
Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1860: Grandview, Edgar, Illinois Roll: M653_176 Page: 602)-------------------------------------------------------------
IOWA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Census for JAMES SANDERS & PHOEBE RECTOR
Year: 1870
State: Iowa
County: Page
Township: Nebraska
Post Office: Hawleyville
Page: 453
?? Jun 1870
418/418
James Sanders 52 M W Farmer KY (My 2nd great grandparents)
Phoebe 50 F W Keeping House OH (Phoebe Rector-Sanders)
Mary E. 20 F W OH
John W. 17 M W Farm Hand IN
Alvin D. 12 M W IN
Jerry M. 9 M W IN
Clara M. 8 M W IN
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Year: 1880
State: Iowa
County: Page
Township: Nebraska
Enumeration District: 155
Page: 448B
6 & 7 Jun 1880
17/17
Sanders, James W M 61 Farmer KY NC NC (My 2nd great grandparents)
Phoebe W F 59 Wife Keeping House OH SC PA (Phoebe Rector-Sanders)
Dennis W M 22 Son Farmer IN KY OH
Jerry W M 20 Son At Home IN KY OH
Crow, Hattie W F 18 G-Dau House Keeper IN IN IN