Saunders Genealogy

Descendants of William Saunders

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM SAUNDERS was born 1786, and died 1861. He married SARAH STRONG, daughter of JOHN STRONG.

Child of WILLIAM SAUNDERS and SARAH STRONG is:
i. JACOB J. SAUNDERS.

Generation No. 2

2. JACOB J. SAUNDERS (WILLIAM). He married NANCY SHEETS, daughter of JOHN SHEETS and SUSAN HENRY.

Children of JACOB SAUNDERS and NANCY SHEETS are:
i. JOHN (W.J.) SAUNDERS, b. Dec 1856, Ohio.
ii. JACOB M. SAUNDERS.
iii. TENNESSEE SAUNDERS.
iv. PILOT SAUNDERS, m. ANNIE MCALLISTER.
v. TABITHA M. SAUNDERS, m. WILL KERNS.
vi. WALTER SAUNDERS.
vii. SARAH SAUNDERS.
viii. GORY JACKSON "JACK" SAUNDERS, b. 05 Jan 1862.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN (W.J.) SAUNDERS (JACOB J., WILLIAM) was born Dec 1856 in Ohio. He married MARTHA E. COFER Abt. 1881.

Children of JOHN SAUNDERS and MARTHA COFER are:
i. MAYME SAUNDERS, m. ROBERT T. SMELTZER.
ii. EVERET D. (E.D.) SAUNDERS, b. Sep 1881, Ohio.
iii. WILLIAM WADE (W.W.) SAUNDERS, b. Feb 1883, Ohio.
iv. MELLIE S. SAUNDERS, b. 15 Jan 1888, Guyan Twsp., Gallia Co., OH; d. 28 Apr 1948, Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH.
v. FERRY R. SAUNDERS, b. 19 Nov 1893, Ohio; d. May 1981.

4. GORY JACKSON "JACK" SAUNDERS (JACOB J., WILLIAM) was born 05 Jan 1862. He married EMMA ALICE ANTILL, daughter of THOMAS ANTILL and MARY WISE.

Children of GORY SAUNDERS and EMMA ANTILL are:
i. ESTELLA SAUNDERS, m. JOHN WRIGHT.
ii. MYRTLE SAUNDERS, m. GEORGE LEACH.
iii. VICTOR SAUNDERS, m. ANNA BURNS.
iv. SHERLEY SAUNDERS.
v. HAROLD SAUNDERS.
vi. INEZ SAUNDERS, m. PAUL COBLENTZ.
vii. LAURA SAUNDERS, m. GEORGE FOREMAN.
viii. PAULINE SAUNDERS, m. KEN WHITEMAN.
ix. FLORENCE SAUNDERS.

Generation No. 4

5. WILLIAM WADE (W.W.) SAUNDERS (JOHN (W.J.), JACOB J., WILLIAM) was born Feb 1883 in Ohio. He married MAUDE NIBERT.

Children of WILLIAM SAUNDERS and MAUDE NIBERT are:
i. MARTHA SAUNDERS, d. 1939.
ii. ALMA GRACE SAUNDERS, b. Abt. 1906; d. 1909.
iii. KENNETH R. SAUNDERS, b. Abt. 1921, Clay Lick, Gallia Co., OH; d. Abt. 16 Aug 1959, Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH.

6. MELLIE S. SAUNDERS (JOHN (W.J.), JACOB J., WILLIAM) was born 15 Jan 1888 in Guyan Twsp., Gallia Co., OH, and died 28 Apr 1948 in Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH. She married FRANCIS EZRA KERR 08 Jan 1913, son of JOHN KERR and CATHERINE NOTTER.

Children of MELLIE SAUNDERS and FRANCIS KERR are:
i. CONT. ON KERR LINE.

7. SHERLEY SAUNDERS (GORY JACKSON "JACK", JACOB J., WILLIAM). She married MURRAY ANDERSON BEAM.

Child of SHERLEY SAUNDERS and MURRAY BEAM is:
i. DON E. BEAM.

Generation No. 5

9. DON E. BEAM (SHERLEY SAUNDERS, GORY JACKSON "JACK", JACOB J., WILLIAM). He married MARY TODD.

Children of DON BEAM and MARY TODD are:
i. JULIE BEAM.
ii. DONNA BEAM.
iii. DANIEL BEAM.

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