Mary Sanders

1823–1860 (Age 37)
Grainger, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Sanders was born in 1823, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, her father, Thomas Sanders, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth Katherine Rook, was 42. She married Abednego Maness in 1847, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States in 1850 and Ozan Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States in 1860. She died in 1860, in Hempstead, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Holly Grove Methodist Cemetery, De Ann, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abednego Maness
1823–1856
Mary Sanders
1823–1860
Marriage: 1847
Margaret Maness
1847–
Aaron Thomas Maness
1848–1929
Milly Maness
1849–1850
Mary Catherine Maness
1850–1931
John W. Maness
1852–1932
Nancy Maness
1852–
Edward Maness
1854–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1847McNairy, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (18)

    +13 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 2
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 7
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1835 · The Hermitage is Built
    Age 12
    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    Name Meaning

    English (Devon), Dutch, and North German: variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Sander
    Zanders

    Sources (4)

    • Mary Manas in household of A D Manas, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mary Maness, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Mary Sanders Maness, "Find A Grave Index"

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