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Photo of Lon
Sanders driving a 4 up team of oxen,
photo taken in
Mathiston, MS
Photo and information submitted by Dave Thompson. Mr Thompson states that to his
knowledge this is the only photo of Lon Sanders in existence. Mr. Thompson has
been to the location in the photo and the house and trees still stand as
pictured, all other scenery has changed.
This photo and most of the
information was given to Mr. Thompson by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Shaw, Reform,
MS.
If you are researching
the SANDERS family, Mr. Thompson can be contacted by email; and would
appreciate hearing from other researchers.
LON SANDERS was married to
(1)Bessie WALLACE and had a daughter Lillie SANDERS who married to Nolen
CROWDER, believed to be brother of Annie Belle, second wife of Lon.
Lon married (2)
Annie Belle CROWDER and they had one daughter, Mary Nancy. Lon is buried
in Blythe Creek Cemetery in Reform, MS.
Mary Nancy married Charles
William MILLER of Chester, MS. Mary Nancy and Charles MILLER had nine
children.
1. Mary Francis married Burly
LUCAS
2. David Leon married Fannie Joe PRISOCK, had one child that drowned. Young
David Leon adopted her other boy Jamie, then they divorced.
3. Annie Lee,
had two boys, Bruce and David Lon.
4. Betty Marie married Calvin
Leroy DAVIS of Chester. Calvin had three children by a previous marriage;
Glendale, Shirley, Joleane. Joleane was hit while crossing the highway and
killed instantly while trying to get from Betty's car to Calvin's, who was
parked on the opposite side of Hwy 12 in Starkville, MS. Calvin and Betty had
four children: Scotty, Robbie, Calvin Leroy, Jr. and Renae. Renae married Joseph
(Joey) LUCAS.
5. Billy Joe never married
and worked with his brother-in-law in the timber business.
6. Jerry Wayne
Miller never married and worked at Weir School cafeteria all his
life.
7. William Allen married Nookie (TURNER) CLARDIE. They had four children: David
Allen died of S.I.D.S, Jonathan, Leann and Turner.
8. Margaret Lousie married
Davis T.( Hillhouse) THOMPSON. They have one son, Ian Gregory.
9. Loretta Lynn married Glendal WEEKS. They have one son, Michael.