Willie Juanita Bryant b. 1 Jan 1881 Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Apr 1963 Lyle Nursing Home, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family Tree

Willie Juanita Bryant

1881 - 1963 (82 years)

Name	Willie Juanita Bryant [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Birth	1 Jan 1881	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16]
Gender	Female
Census	1900	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Married to JE Sanderson
Census	1910	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Elliott
Census	1920	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [12]
Census	1930	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married to Elliott Sanderson; Relation to Head: Wife
Census	1940	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [11]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1950	Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA [15]
	Relation to Head: Mother-in-law of James Williams (Mother of Margie); Marital Status: Widowed
Obituary	Apr 1963	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [16]
	Obituary for Willie Juanita Sanderson (Aged 82) - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1
		Obituary-SANDERSON Willie (Bryant) Obituary for WILLIE JUANITA BRYANT SANDERSON - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1
FSID	GSY4-C6W
Eden	127th great granddaughter of Adam and Eve
Death	2 Apr 1963	Lyle Nursing Home, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA [10, 13, 16]
Burial	Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
		Riverview Cemetery (originally known as the City Cemetery) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #17796
Person ID	I24660	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Milas Alexander Bryant, b. 11 Apr 1850, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Aug 1928, Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Eliza Jane Harrell, b. 29 Dec 1856, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Mar 1929, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	14 Dec 1875	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [17, 18, 19]
Family ID	F8234	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Elliott Sanderson, b. 8 Oct 1878, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)

Marriage 1899 [6, 20]

Children

	1. John Herbert Sanderson, b. 17 Aug 1899, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Aug 1931, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. James Noble Sanderson, b. 2 Sep 1910, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Apr 1984, St Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Myrtle Clarise Sanderson, b. 27 Oct 1901, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Aug 1989, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Bertie 'Birdie' Sanderson, b. 13 Mar 1903, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Jun 1992, Madison Heights, Oakland, Michigan, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Vernon Milas Sanderson, Sr, b. 16 Sep 1906, Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Feb 1980, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Margie Nell Sanderson, b. 4 Nov 1922, Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Feb 1994, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Bessie Myrle Sanderson, b. 13 Mar 1903, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 15 May 2003, Imperial Manor, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 100 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Bryant Franklin Sanderson, b. 15 Sep 1919, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Dec 2006, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11608 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Jan 1881 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Married to JE Sanderson - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Elliott - 1910 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1920 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Elliott Sanderson; Relation to Head: Wife - 1930 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Mother-in-law of James Williams (Mother of Margie); Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
	Obituary - Obituary for Willie Juanita Sanderson (Aged 82) - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1 - Apr 1963 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

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Ancestors

~Eden~BRYANT Willie Sanderson
Willie Juanita Bryant Sanderson

Obituaries

Obituary-SANDERSON Willie (Bryant)
Obituary for WILLIE JUANITA BRYANT SANDERSON - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1

People

BRYANT-Family Portrait
BACK ROW: Uncle Offie, Uncle Festus Uncle Carl, Uncle Hershel FRONT ROW: Aunt Viola (married Gus Smith), Mama (married Elliott Sanderson), Grand-Pa Milas Bryant, Grand-Ma Eliza Shrader Bryant, Aunt Lilly (married Doak Stone)

Sources

[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[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
[S132] Ancestry.com, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).

Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 8.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342014.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 672.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014
[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
[S1754] Personal Notes, Letters, and E-Mails, E-mail from Larry Smith to Stewart County list.
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Willie Bryant
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=12953721187&indiv=try
[S430] Ancestry.com, Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 81-2.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 81-2
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: .
Record for Willie Sanderson

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 882
[S271] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964
[S432] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

[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: Hopkinsville, Christ.

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: Hopkinsville, Christ

[S2746] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Willie Sanderson • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 2 Apr 1963;), Obituary for Willie Juanita Bryant Sanderson (Aged 82) 2 Apr 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.newspapers.com/clip/46676438/obituary-for-willie-juanita-sanderson/?xid=637

Obituary-SANDERSON Willie (Bryant)
Obituary for WILLIE JUANITA BRYANT SANDERSON - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 2 Apr 1963 - Page 1
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 1A; 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
[S2108] Trigg County Marriage Records.
[S8267] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): HARRELL Eliza Bryant, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HARRELL Eliza Jane Bryant 1856-1929.
Wife of Milas Bryant
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201262296/eliza-j-bryant
[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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