John McKnight Sanders
- Born: 2 Jun 1870, Shell Knob, Barry Co, Missouri
- Marriage (1): Dora Bolen in 1893 in Stone County, Missouri
- Marriage (2): Martha Matilda Jorboe in 1896 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
- Died: 30 Mar 1945, Oroville, Butte Co, California at age 74 1
- Buried: Arriba Cemetery, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado
General Notes:
John used McKnight name as a child but eventually took his mother's maiden name Sanders in later years.
John's mother was Mary Jane Sanders Mary Janes father Joseph Peter Sanders died at the age of 45. Her mother Rebecca Jaminson Peters, couldn't raise eight children alone, so she farmed them out. Mary Jane was sent to live with her sister Matilda Sanders Clinkenbeard. While living there she became pregnant, by William Henry Clinkenbeard, Matilda's husband.
Mary Jane'a son John Sanders was born June 2, 1870 in Shell Knov, Missouri. He was 4 years of age when Mary Jane married Jacob McKnight, on September 13, 1874
Jacob moved his family quite often, when John was 10 yrs old they lived in clay, Texas. In 1885 they were back in Missouri. In 1888 they were in Arkansas.
John married Dora Bolen in 1893 in Stone Co. Missouri; the marriage only lasted a short time. There were no children of this union.
John then married Martha Matilda Jorboe in 1896 in Huntsville, Madison Co Ark.
John and Martha had the following children:
+ 2 M i. Roy Edgar SANDERS was born on 30 Sep 1897. He died on 23 Mar 1987.
3 M ii. Ira R. SANDERS was born on 27 Jan 1899 in Springdale Kansas Sumner Co.. He died on 30 Dec 1971 in Billings Montana. He was buried in Arriba Cemetery Arriba Colorado.
Find A Grave Memorial# 65655257
Had no children
Ira married Marie Feck BAKER on 22 Aug 1933. Marie was born in 1896. She died on 26 Mar 1978. She was buried in Arriba Cemetery Arriba Colorado.
Find A Grave Memorial# 65655272
+ 4 F iii. Dovie SANDERS was born on 29 Mar 1900. She died on 22 Feb 1970.
5 M iv. Earl SANDERS was born on 18 Feb 1903 in Baker Kansas. He died on 24 Apr 1995. He was buried in Arriba Cemetery Arriba Colorado.
Find A Grave Memorial# 65655251
Earl was never marrried, he played around with junk old cars, etc. That seems to be
his life, he had property in Colorado and most of it was junk covered.
+ 6 M v. Ora A. SANDERS was born on 25 Sep 1904. He died on 7 Mar 1979.
+ 7 M vi. Jess Carl SANDERS was born on 18 May 1909. He died on 21 Aug 1980.
+ 8 M vii. Ralph SANDERS was born on 26 Feb 1915. He died on 16 Nov 2004.
John married Dora Bolen in 1893 in Stone County, Missouri.
John next married Martha Matilda Jorboe in 1896 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas.
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