Sanders, Thomas Augusta (i)
| Surname | Sanders |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Thomas Augusta |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 1833/1834 in Copiah County, Mississipi |
| Died | Prior to JUL-1859 in Montgomery County, Texas |
| Father | Thomas Sanders (Saunders) (1784 - ~1835) |
| Mother | Obidience LLOYD (09-MAY-1806 - APR-1860) |
Marriage
15-MAY-1855 in Grimes County, Texas to Amanda Evelena COLLIER (1839 - )
Children
- Thomas Augusta SANDERS (ii) (15-JAN-1857 - 21-NOV-1916)
- Lloyd Winfield SANDERS (24-MAY-1859 09-OCT-1941)
Story
Thomas Augusta Sanders was born in Alabama in 1835. Amanda Evelena Collier was born in 1839, also in Alabama. Early in life this couple heeded the advise of the day: "Go West, Young Man." After traveling to Texas they got married in Montgomery County. Their first child, Thomas Augusta II, was born January 15, 1857. Less than two years later Amanda (Evelena as she was known), was expecting a second child when Thomas Augusta was killed in a bar-room brawl, leaving Evelena a widow at age 19 with a small boy and another child on the way.
Notes
The above story is a good starting point, but it is a bit inconsistent with some of the facts. The birthplace of Thomas seems to be Mississipi (rather than Alabama). In the 1850 U.S. Census for Mississipi, Thomas records his birthplace as Mississippi, and later both of his sons, Thomas (ii) and Lloyd, also record their father's birthplace as Mississippi.
In the 1850 U.S. Census for Mississipi, Thomas Augusta Sanders is recorded living with his uncle, William Selman Lloyd. He was 17 years old at that time. Placing his birth around 1833. Given that Thomas is not mentioned in the Last Will and Testament in 11-MAR-1833, Thomas was probably born sometime between 1833 - 1834 in Copiah County, Mississippi and was still living in Mississippi in 1850 before immigrating to Texas sometime between 1850 and 1855 (when he got married to Evelina).
Thomas Augusta Sander's uncle, William Franklin Sanders, married Mary Elizabeth Worsham in Montgomery County, Texas in 1853. Wheter Thomas (i) got to Montgomery County, Texas first or not is unknown, but he at least had some family in the Montgomery County, Texas area by the time he married Evelena. There are also stories on Ancestry.com that Thomas Augusta Sander's father, Thomas Sanders / Saunders immigrated to Texas and then went back to Mississippi.
1 The Sanders Family of Montgomery County, Texas, W.E. "Bill" Schweinle, Decker Prairie Pamphlet, Chaparral Genealogical Library, Tomball, Texas
2 1850 United States Census->Mississippi->Copiah County->Gallatin->Image 65-66/154 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd, William S. | 39 | Male | Mississippi | Planter |
| Lloyd, Sirena L. | 38 | Female | Mississippi | |
| Barnes, Mary O. | 16 | Female | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, William L. | 13 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, Eli S. | 11 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, Thomas R. | 9 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, Lucien L. | 7 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, Isaac O. | 6 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Lloyd, Henry C. | 0 | Male | Mississippi | |
| Blake, Sebron | 26 | Male | Georgia | Overseer |
| Sanders, Thomas | 17 | Male | Mississippi | Student |
| Long, Orra | 30 | Male | Kentucky | Teacher |
2 Note that Hazlehurst [, the current count seat of Copiah County,] originated as the town of Gallatin when two lawyers and brothers-in-law named Walters and Saunders arrived from Gallatin, Tennessee in 1819, and built their homes on the banks of the Bayou Pierre in the western part of Copiah County (Wikipedia.org)
3 Montgomery County Black Boxes Documents 1838-1900: "SANDERS, Thomas A. Died prior to Jul 1859. Ref: BB 3:27"