Robert Lee Sanderson

1816 - 1884  (67 years)

• Name	Robert Lee Sanderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	16 Aug 1816	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Census	1870	Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Census	1880	Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	22 Apr 1884	Graves County, Kentucky, USA   [6, 7]
  Burial	Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  		Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery (also known as Mount Zion Cemetery) Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky Find a Grave: #1978461
  Person ID	I21582	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	Mary Ann 'Polly' Owen,   b. 8 Dec 1824, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Jul 1888, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1841	Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA   [8, 10]
  Children	1. Mary Frances Sanderson,   b. 12 Sep 1864   d. 11 May 1884 (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Martha Elizabeth Sanderson,   b. 10 Mar 1845, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Apr 1921, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Henry Davies Sanderson,   b. 2 Feb 1862, Graves County, Kentucky, USA d. 17 Mar 1934, Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alfred J Sanderson,   b. 10 Sep 1863, Graves County, Kentucky, USA d. 30 May 1955, Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benjamin Franklin Sanderson,   b. Jan 1846, Kentucky, USA d. 5 Feb 1933, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John Wesley Sanderson,   b. 14 Jul 1849, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Jul 1929, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. George T Sanderson,   b. 3 Mar 1859, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Jan 1940, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Molissa Sanderson,   b. 22 Dec 1866, Graves County, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Mar 1933, Sharon, Weakley, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Aug 1816 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 8 Mar 1841 - Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA Census - 1850 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1870 - Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA Death - 22 Apr 1884 - Graves County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  SANDERSON-MaryAnn and Robert Mary Ann 'Polly' Owen (1824-1888) and Robert Lee Sanderson (1816-1884)

  
  

• Sources

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