Martha Brown Sanders

Brief Life History of Martha Brown

When Martha Brown Sanders was born on 23 May 1833, in Montgomery, Illinois, United States, her father, Moses Martin Sanders, was 29 and her mother, Amanda Armstrong Fausett, was 23. She married Reddin Alexander Allred on 22 November 1851, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. In 1880, at the age of 47, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 31 December 1897, in Warren, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alonzo Knight
1830–1921
Martha Brown Sanders
1833–1897
Marriage: 10 February 1858
Mary Amanda Knight
1858–1935
Dexter Knight
1860–1944
Martha Knight
1861–1915
Joseph Knight
1863–1931
John Franklin Knight
1865–1930
Samuel Knight
1866–1953
Catherine Knight
1869–1925
Emma Knight
1871–1903
Mark Martin Knight
1877–1951

Sources (48)

  • Martha Wright in household of Alonzo Wright, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Knight, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Martha Allred, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple

On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.

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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Samuel Knight History by Don S. Knight - Written 1996

March 15, 2007 Pictures have been added as well as other updates to this document. INDEX OF MATERIALS 1996 - By Don S. Knight 1. Pictures of: Grandmother and Grandfather Knight Old red brick home …

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