| Mystery Marriage License
On September 20, 1893, Louis T.
Sanderson and Cora B. Wright were married in Ashley by J.D. Biggs pastor
of the Bowling Green Baptist Church. Their license was witnessed by John
Wright and Mrs. John Wright. Do you know who these people were? Are they
YOUR ancestors? Help us find out more about these newlyweds.
See pictures of this license on
our Mystery Marriage License
page.
UPDATE!
We received this note:
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This is in regards to the Mystery Marriage certificate you have on your website. After searching for a few minutes on the 1880 census' (page 536 A) Calumet, Pike, Mo) I came up with
John E and Alvia P Wright as the parents of Cora E Wright. Louis' parents were John E and Ella Sanderson found on page 582 c of the 1880 census of Bowling Green, Pike Co, Missouri. Both Louis and Cora E were born in 1871.
I had hoped that I was related as I am related to a bunch of "Wrights" from Pike Co. but I'm not. Thanks for the fun of looking this up.
Ed Cline |
Many thanks to Ed for this timely
information! We now have ancestors of Louis and Cora, how about
descendants? Does anyone have any information on children? We look
forward to hearing from you!
NEW UPDATE!
We received this note:
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Dear Brickwall,
Lewis T. Sanderson was born 27 Mar 1871 and died 19 Feb 1964 in Los Angeles, CA.
Cora W. Sanderson was born 4 Jun 1871 and died 27 Oct 1961 in Los Angeles, CA.
In the 1900 census for Bowling Green we see the following:
Sanderson, Louis Mar 1871 MO VA VA merchant
Sanderson, Cora Jun 1871 MO VA VA married 7 years 2/2 children
 Katherine Jun 1894 MO MO MO
Cash Nov 1898 MO MO MO
Meracle, June Mar 1881 MO MO MO servant
In the 1910 census, they were living in Bowling Green and had the following children:
Katherine 15 yrs old
Cash 11 yrs old
Elizabeth 1 11/12 yrs old
The kids were listed again in the 1920 census in Bowling Green too.
In the 1930 census, the girls were living with their parents in Bowling Green.
Lewis had been listed as a clothing/dry goods merchant in the census reports. By 1930, their son, Cash, had moved to
Cincinnati and was listed in the census as single and a linoleum salesman.
Cash Wright Sanderson was born 6 Nov 1898 and died 11 Jul 1972 in Long Beach, LA, CA
Elizabet Wells Sanderson was born 26 May 1908 and died 18 Aug 1972 in Los Angeles.
My question to you is: where did you acquire or find the marriage license? I presume it was in an estate sale in California most likely from the other daughter, Katherine.
I found her information in the CA death index too: Katherine Pauline (Sanderson) Harnetiaux was born in Missouri on 15 Jun 1894 and died in Los Angeles on 30 Sep 1980. Her husband, Frank Harnetiaux, apparently died in 1952.
An obituary check in Los Angeles could be done to see if she or Cash had any descendants; however, my guess is that they died without children and her estate was auctioned off and thus, the marriage license found its way back to Bowling Green???
There is a listing on Ancestry World Tree for this family by a Glenda Brown Sanderson. She is from Louisville, KY and is married to Doug Sanderson and they are likely distant cousins who might appreciate a copy of the original marriage license.
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There was also a listing on the web by most likely a relative through their mother's family (Wright) too. Raymond Tippett at
<email address removed for privacy>.
Note: the info was found through ancestry.com databases, as well as the CA death records index and
Google searches on the internet.
Hope this helps.
Bob
Researched by Bob Behnen, 2nd Dist State Rep from Kirksville, MO and a candidate for MO Senate District 18 which includes Bowling Green and Pike Co.
PS This is how I keep my sanity - thanks for the challenge.
PSS This info was posted by Glenda Brown Sanderson regarding Lewis T. Sanderson's father, John Eubank Sanderson Jr.
Name: John Eubank Sanderson JR.
Sex: M
Birth: 13 OCT 1821 in Bedford Co., VA
Death: 18 OCT 1911 in Bowling Green, MO
Note:
Thought to have volunteered with the first company from VA in the Civil War - but, this is unsubstantiated information.
Family moved to St. Louis, MO, in 1869, from Kentucky where they have been burned out by Indians. Moved 1874 to Bowling Green MO, where he kept a hotel and later the J.E. Sanderson Dry Goods & Clothes Co. Obituary recorded in Bowling Green (MO) Times.
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Many thanks to Bob for all of this
wonderful information! NEW
INFORMATION!
We received this note
August 21, 2007
| I believe that John E the father
of the groom was a widow in 1880 & Ella was his daughter and
a School Teacher in Pike Co. The parents of Lewis &
Cora were Katherene P, Cash W & Elizabeth W living with them
in Pike in 1910. I was hoping to conect this family to my
person David J Sanderson born 1912 but so far no luck. |
Our thanks to Pat Devoti! |
| Dickie - Who was this small,
one-armed boy?
Our Second mystery is about a
small boy who lived in the Ashley or New Hartford township east of
Ashley toward the Louisville area. His name was Dickie and he had one
arm. His age could have been anywhere from 6-13. He could be connected
to any of the following families: Tinsley, Butler, Oden, Patterson,
Lovell, Humphrey, Robinson, Srote, or Hostrip. It seems most likely he
was attached to either the Butler or Tinsley family. We would like to
know any information about this boy. Although we know he died very
young, we don't know WHEN he died. |
| Felix Buchanan - Where did he
go?
Where is Felix Buchanan? He lived
in Clarksville, Calumet Township in 1870 with wife and kids. The 1870
census shows:
BUCHANAN, Felix 40 M W
Labor Kentucky
Mary 33 F W Keep House
Kentucky
Richard 18 M W Labor
Missouri
Lucinda 11 F W Missouri
James 9 M W Missouri
Thomas 7 M W Missouri
Felix 5 M W Missouri
Albert 3 M W Missouri
FERGUSEN, Robert 14 M W Labor Missouri
Susan 9 F W Missouri
Felix and family are also found
in the 1880 census:
BUCHANAN, Felix W M 58 married
gardener born KY, Mother born KY, Father born KY
Mary W F 40 wife married
housekeeper born KY, Mother born KY, Father born KY
Rob W M 24 son single born
MO, Mother born MO, Father born KY
Susan W F 20 daughter single
born MO, Mother born MO, Father born KY
Phelix W M 14 son single born
MO, Mother born MO, Father born KY
Albert W M 13 son single born
MO, Mother born KY, Father born KY
Felix is not found in the 1900
census, and it is thought he may have died in 1881. Felix was the son of
Evan BUCHANAN and he is known to have a brother, William B., who is
buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville. His son Albert ran a store
in Clarksville. No other
information is known.
UPDATE:
Received 26 Oct 2007
From Chester Buchanan
| Felix died in 1881 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery. My cousins and I recently replaced his gravestone. I also placed a photo of his old broken stone on your website, along with many other Buchanan stones. I am sending the Pike Co. Genealogical Society a pedigree report for the Buchanans of Pike and Montgomery Co. since 1850. |
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Whose Bible is this?
The Genealogy Society recently
came into possession of a family Bible. There is lots of family history
in this Bible and we would very much like to see a family member get
this big piece of their family puzzle. Included in this Bible are:
grandfather Winterton Cox born Dec.9, 1842
grandmother Reason Sophia Herald Aug 12, 1848 died Feb 7, 1884
were married Feb 25, 1863
married secondly: Sarah Francis Church March 8, 1885
7children:
Maude Jane March 9, 1868
married Aug.17, 1887 Lindy Lawson
Laura Francis June 25, 1870
married Dec. 21, 1887 George Mitchell
Andrew C. October 27, 1872
Samuel W. May 3, 1876
Almeada Ann March 27, 1878
Elijah William June 4, 1880 Calhoun Co Ill. Feb 1, 1961
married June 9, 1901 Fannie Catherine
Holland Feb 4, 1882 died Dec 18, 1929
d/o Elijah and Mary Holland
married secondly July 1, 1933 Bessie Lawber died
Oct 30, 1950
married thirdly August 7, 1852 Addie Hughes Rades died
Oct 2, 1960 Nashville TN
Emily May May 2, 1882
Orlisie V. December 9, 1886
Grandma Harriet Cox died Feb.12, 1885
Elijah and Fannie's children:
Bertha Valina Aug 28, 1902--July 29, 1959
Ira William Dec 17, 1905--Nov 28, 1966
Francis Eugen Cox Sept 17, 1915--Sept 5, 1971
Harry Ezekiel Cox July 8, 1918-- May 3, 1962
Joseph Alvin Cox May 20, 1913--Nov 15, 1988 Married Ina Kull March 3, 1946
Kull family
John Phillip January 20, 1843--Dec. 1, 1931
Achsah Alice Mitchell February 19, 1850--Feb.26, 1932 married December 3, 1870
Jacob Thomas Kull Sept. 3, 1871
Sarah Frannie Calhoun June 5, 1878--May 14, 1947 Married Dec. 27, 1896
UPDATE!
We received these notes:
| I just stumbled upon your website and I was quite frankly
shocked to see family names in that bible that was found.
My name is Kellee Garska. My last name before marriage was
Holland, Glenn Holland's daughter of Louisiana. He passed
away in January and left his wife Nina Holland still living
there in Lousiana. I reside in Troutdale, OR. I have
been on occasion trying to gather information on the Hollands.
You may want to give Jack Holland a call. We're all
related and I know that Jack has a lot of Holland information.
I knew Jay and Ina Cox. I remember when they lived way out
in the country and then when they moved closer into town and
lived in that trailer. If I could be of any help to you,
please, let me know!! It's fascinating!! You can
e-mail me if you'd like. Thanks a bunch!! Kellee
I would definitely give Jack Holland a call tho. He may be
able to help you!
Hi, It's Kellee Garska again. I just went
back into my family tree and found that Fannie Catherine Holland
was the sister of my grandfather, Leo Holland.
Interesting...... |
The Bible has since been returned
to the Holland family and rests in the proper hands once again.
MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE! |
