Christine Sanderson

1911 - 2007  (96 years)

• Name	Christine Sanderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	16 Mar 1911	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ashley Dabbs
  Residence	1959	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Residence	Dec 1963	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Mrs Ashley Dabbs
  Death	15 Jun 2007	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  		Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12654
  Person ID	I22642	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Mannie Wain Sanderson,   b. 3 Sep 1888, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Dec 1963, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gertrude Turner,   b. 15 Mar 1892, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jan 1975, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F10782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ashley Clovis Dabbs,   b. 18 Mar 1904, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Aug 1985 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1931	Wilson County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F9140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Mar 1911 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 20 May 1931 - Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ashley Dabbs - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1959 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Residence - Mrs Ashley Dabbs - Dec 1963 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 15 Jun 2007 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-DABBS Christine (Sanderson) Obituary of CHRISTINE SANDERSON DABBS

  
  

• Sources

  [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S546] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), Newspaper: Leaf-Chronicle, The; Publication Date: 18 6 2007; Publication Place: Clarksville, TN, US. Obituary-DABBS Christine (Sanderson) Obituary of CHRISTINE SANDERSON DABBS [S7538] Find a Grave: SANDERSON Christine Dabbs 1911-2007, Christine Sanderson Dabbs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110636787/christine-dabbs [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 63-26. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 63-26 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 589. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 589 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom [S4184] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mannie Sanderson • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - Dec 1963, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 28 Dec 1963;), FORMER SHERIFF SANDERSON DIES, FUNERAL SUNDAY. MW Sanderson, former sheriff, died Friday in Memorial Hospital. His death was attributed to Injuries suffered in a traffic accident on December 16. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Murphy Chapel. The Rev John Laida and the Rev HA Hamby will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Mr Sanderson was a lifelong resident of Clarksville, son of the the late Benjamin Franklin Sanderson and Araminto Harrison Sanderson. He served eight years as Montgomery county sheriff. He was first elected in 1944 and served two years. In 1948 he was again elected sheriff and served three two-year terms. Mr Sanderson was also a former member of Montgomery county quarterly court, served seven years as sanitary inspector for the Montgomery county health department, and was with the Title Division of the State for several years. He was a member of the First Baptist church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Gertrude Turner Sanderson; two daughters, Mrs Ashley Dabbs of this city and Mrs James (Booster) Moore of Nashville; two grandchildren, Ashley C Dabbs Jr of Clarksville and Mrs Rachel Loggins Dorris of Nashville, and two sisters, Mrs Callie Minnehan and Mrs Viola Foster, both of Clarksville. Active pallbearers will be Hillard Dabbs, Robert Sykes, Joseph Slate, John Hancock, Ray Harris and Harry Dunn. Honorary pallbearer will be Drs HL Durrett, Bryce F Runyon, John Ledbetter, WG Lyle, Pat Edwards, Frank J Malone Jr, Gov Frank Clement, James C Cunningham, Halbert Harvill, Noel Bagwell, Lawrence McMillan, Walton N Smith, Matt Lynch, Frank Riley, Oscar L Rankin, George Stanflll, Charlie Vaden, Foard Harris, William Edmondson, Jim Biggers, Charlie Crow and HW Smith. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353464350/?article=7d437442-b7cb-4847-88b1-61cf5fa212c4&focus=0.37968794,0.7136247,0.61074257,0.9756905&xid=3355 Obituary-SANDERSON Mannie W Obituary of MANNIE WAIN SANDERSON • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • Sat, Dec 28, 1963 • Page 1