Nelson B Sanderson

1830 - 1916  (86 years)

• Name	Nelson B Sanderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1830	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  	Married to AJ Sanderson; Post Office: Elm Springs
  Census	1880	Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital status: Married to Nancy; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Census	1910	Buena Park, Orange, California, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law of William C Smith
  Death	3 Feb 1916	Washington County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Burial	Echo Dell Cemetery, Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I16766	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Burton Sanderson, Sr,   b. Abt 1782, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Dec 1840, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age < 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amelia Emilie 'Millie' Sullivan,   b. 16 May 1792, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Mar 1865, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amanda Jane Traughber,   b. 6 Nov 1836, Robertson County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Apr 1874, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1851	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F6228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy A Thompson,   b. 23 Nov 1847, Missouri, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 34 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1875	Benton County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	Nancy Baker and Nelson Sanderson
  Family ID	F6229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1830 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1851 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Married to AJ Sanderson; Post Office: Elm Springs - 1870 - Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 30 Sep 1875 - Benton County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital status: Married to Nancy; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law of William C Smith - 1910 - Buena Park, Orange, California, USA Death - 3 Feb 1916 - Washington County, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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