John Herbert Sanderson b. 17 Aug 1899 Tennessee, USA d. 15 Aug 1931 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Herbert Sanderson

1899 - 1931 (31 years)

Name	John Herbert Sanderson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	17 Aug 1899	Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Age: 9/12; Son of Willie and JE Sanderson
Census	1910	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Draft Registration	1918	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Death	15 Aug 1931	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3]
	Cause: Accident - Car Crash
	Automobile Crash
Burial	McGee Cemetery, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [2, 3]
		McGee Cemetery Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2192048
Person ID	I21799	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	James Elliott Sanderson, b. 8 Oct 1878, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Willie Juanita Bryant, b. 1 Jan 1881, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Apr 1963, Lyle Nursing Home, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1899 [9, 10]
Family ID	F11608	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lucy D Edwards, b. 12 Sep 1899, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Nov 1983, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage 10 May 1916 Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [7]

Children

	1. Orman Brandon Sanderson, b. 21 Sep 1916, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Mar 1984, Cerulean, Trigg, Kentucky, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Virginia L Sanderson, b. 27 May 1921, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Apr 2011, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Clyde Buford Sanderson, b. 14 Nov 1919, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Aug 1952, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Russell Claudie Sanderson, b. 12 Apr 1918, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Aug 1971, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Violet Corrine Sanderson, b. 21 Oct 1922, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Oct 2008, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Paul Eugene Sanderson, b. 18 Mar 1926, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 1 May 1992, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Herbert Jean Sanderson, b. 23 Sep 1931, Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Dec 1996, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Ada Juanita Sanderson, b. 24 Jun 1924, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Dec 1997, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8428 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Aug 1899 - Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 9/12; Son of Willie and JE Sanderson - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 10 May 1916 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - Cause: Accident - Car Crash - 15 Aug 1931 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

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SANDERSON-John H
John Herbert Sanderson

Sources

[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Birth date: 16 Aug 1899 Birth place: Tennessee Death date: 15 Aug 1931 Death place: Montgomery, Tennessee

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
[S198] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Birth date: 16 Aug 1899 Birth place: Tennessee Death date: 15 Aug 1931 Death place: Montgomery, Tennessee
[S2188] Find a Grave: SANDERSON John H 1899-1931, John Herbert Sanderson.
John Herbert Sanderson was born on August 16, 1899 in Indian Mound, Stewart County, Tennessee, and he was the son of James Elliott Sanderson (1878–1944) and his wife Elizbeth Juanita "Willie" (Bryant) Sanderson (1881–1963).

He was married on May 10, 1916 in Stewart County to Lucy C Edwards (1899–1983), and she was the daughter of Albert Kirkman Edwards (1860–1931) and Vara Virginia (Killebrew) Edwards (1861–1903).

A salesman living in Montgomery County, Tennessee, John died on August 15, 1931 in an automobile accident in Oakwood at the age of 31. Burial was the next day in McGee Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108383762
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 882.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 882
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375535.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375535
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;), Database online.
Record for Hurbert Sanderson

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Database online.
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1600; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61.
Record for Millie Sanderson

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600
[S6830] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): BRYANT Willie Sanderson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BRYANT Willie Juanita Sanderson 1881-1963.
Mrs Willie Juanita Sanderson, 82, died at 5:00am this morning in the Lyle Nursing Home of Hopkinsville after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00pm at Murphy Funeral Home where the body will remain until then. The Rev George Baxter will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
A native of Stewart County, Mrs Sanderson was the daughter of the late Milas and Elizabeth Harrell Bryant, She was the widow of the late James Elliott Sanderson.
She is survived by three sons, Vernon Sanderson of Royal Oaks, Michigan; Noble Sanderson of Hopkinsville; and Bryant Sanderson of Madison; and four daughters, Mrs Mack Smith of Nashville, Mrs. BC Cobb of Adams; Mrs Bertie Weaver of Madison Heights, Michigan; and Mrs JT Williams of Hopkinsville; one brother, Offie Bryant of Evansville, Indiana; and one sister, Mrs Viola Cato of Hopkinsville; 31 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildrren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hopkinsville.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208017325/willie-juanita-sanderson

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