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Sanderlin Family Album

Wilson L. Sanderlin

Wilson L. Sanderlin was born Apr. 25, 1827 and died May 29, 1901.  He married Sarah Ferebee Cowell on April 5, 1849.  Sarah was born Mar. 25, 1832 and died in 1907.  To this union were born 10 children.

  1) Elizabeth Sanderlin - 3 mo. old in 1850; not found in 1860
  2) Benjamin Sanderlin - b.c 1853; not found in 1870
  3) James Sanderlin - b.c. 1855 - died _________
  4) David Sanderlin - b.c. 1857 - died _________
  5) Wilson Sanderlin - (1/31/1862 - 1/13/1935)
      Married: Lydia Loueza Fanshaw Jan. 15, 1890
  6) Love Adelia Sanderlin - (5/2/1865 - 11/13/1937)
  7) Sarah Sanderlin - b.c. 1867; died before 1880
  8) Mary Sanderlin - b. ________   d. _______
  9) Jane Sanderlin - b. _________   d. _______
10) John W. Sanderlin - see details below

[The back of this photo was inscribed by Raymond Guyton Sanderlin (12/29/1921 - 2/5/1996) and the following was written: My great-grandfather, Wilson L. Sanderlin.  Born April 25, 1827; dod May 29, 1901
 
John W. Sanderlin


John W. Sanderlin, son of Wilson L. Sanderlin and Sarah Ferebee Cowell, was born in Jan. 15,1872 and died Oct 4, 1947.  He married Roxie W. Pierce, daughter of James Cadnues Pierce and Caroline Askew, in Shawboro on Nov. 20, 1895.  Roxie was born in Jan. 1878 and died in 1933.  They had the following 19 children:
  1) Sarah Sanderlin - married Luke G. Barco
  2) Susan "Sudie" Sanderlin - married George Upton
  3) Lovey Adelia Sanderlin - married Talmon Sawyer
  4) John Wilson Sanderlin - married Gertrude Etheridge
  5) Celius Charles Sanderlin - married Nellie Ashley
  6) Lucy Spence Sanderlin - married Johnnie Goodwin
  7) Rosa Sanderlin - married Christopher Upton
  8) Addie Sanderlin - married Arthur R. Creef
  9) William David Sanderlin - married Annie Boyce
10) Jefferson Sanderlin - married 1st Irdell Emily Williams
      married 2nd Elsie Brinkley
11) Maggie Sanderlin - married 1st Bradford Duncan
      married 2nd Claude Thomas Keel
12) James Earl Sanderlin - married Elizabeth Kight
13) Lillie Virginia Sanderlin - married Clyde C. Hughes
14) Mack Sanderlin - married Pearl Harrell
15) Nellie Pierce Sanderlin - married Lucien Bess
16) Roxie Sanderlin - born Jan. 12, 1917   died Aug. 1917
17) Tom Sanderlin - born Dec. 22, 1917   died Jan. 12, 1918
18) George C. Sanderlin - married Zelma Smithson
19) Roxie Sanderlin - married James Allen Bess
 
John W. Sanderlin family reunion

This is a picture of most the children of John W. Sanderlin.  The picture was made by Joyce Duncan in 1963 in front of the Shawboro Community Center where the annual Sanderlin reunion was held.

On the back of the photo is written the following:
 First Row (l to r)
   Sarah Sanderlin Barco (8/17/1896 - 9/19/1991)
   Adelia Sanderlin Sawyer (2/21/1899 - 5/10/1971)
   Maggie Sanderlin Keel (4/6/1910 - 10/30/1964)
   Gussie (Pierce) McPherson (10/4/1883 - 4/16/1974)
   [sister of Roxie W. Pierce]
   Roxie Sanderlin Bess (9/28/1921 - 12/19/1977)
   James Allen Bess (6/19/1909 - 8/31/1990)
Second Row (l to r)
   Gertrude Etheridge Sanderlin (9/21/1905 - 5/22/1993)
   John Wilson Sanderlin (2/18/1900 - 10/15/1972)
   Claude Keel (no dates)
   Rosa Sanderlin Upton (7/20/1904 - 1/14/1981)
   Christopher (Cris) Upton (9/24/1894 - 4/23/1982)
   Lucy Sanderlin Goodwin (12/10/1902 - 4/7/1985)
   Johnnie Goodwin (2/5/1898 - 3/__/1978)

 Third Row (l to r)
   Elsie Brinkley Sanderlin (no dates)
   Jeff Sanderlin (12/31/1907 - 3/8/1982)
   Celius C. Sanderlin (11/18/1901 - 10/28/1986)
   Nellie Bly Ashley Sanderlin (8/12/1903 - 9/28/1973)
   Addie Sanderlin Creef (6/26/1905 - 8/31/1981)
   Arthur Creef (7/22/1905 - 3/16/1991)
 Fourth Row (l to r)
   James Earl Sanderlin (8/25/1911 - 11/27/1983)
   Elizabeth Kight Sanderlin (7/2/1910 - 10/26/2004)
   Sudie Upton (3/3/1898 - 8/8/1976)
   Annie Boyce Sanderlin (5/14/1906 - 1/20/1992)
   William David Sanderlin (6/3/1906 - 10/21/1981)
   Zelma Smithson Sanderlin (12/9/1921 - 11/7/1978)
   Lillie Sanderlin Hughes (9/8/1913 - 10/21/2005)
 Fifth Row (l to r)
   Nellie Sanderlin Bess (8/30/1915 - 6/20/1989)
   Pearl Harrell Sanderlin (2/20/1915 - 10/30/1990)
   Mack Sanderlin (4/2/1914 - 3/2/1966)
   George Sanderlin (12/3/1919 - 4/9/1977)

Photos and information kindly provided by Wanda Parks.  No part of this document may be used for any commercial purposes. However, please feel free to copy any of this material for your own personal use and family research.  Images are for personal use only, not for redistribution.