Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Sanders was born in 1843, in Onslow, North Carolina, United States, his father, Richard Sanders, was 24 and his mother, Henrietta Rhodes, was 23. He lived in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Richard Sanders
1819–1896
Henrietta Rhodes
1820–1878
John Thomas Sanders
1843–
Simon Sanders
1844–
Sarah Sanders
1845–1929
Richard Edward Sanders
1850–1900
Obed Sanders
1851–
Alfred Sanders
1852–
David Sanders
1856–
Winnie Jane Sanders
1858–
William S Sanders
1859–
James W Sanders
1860–1892
Sources (1)
- Jno Thomas Saunders in household of Richard Saunders, "United States Census, 1860"
Parents and Siblings
1819–1896 Male
1820–1878 Female
Siblings (10)
1843– Male
1844– Male
1845–1929 Female
1850–1900 Male
1851– Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
Age 10
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 32
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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.
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