NameJohn H. SANDERS [127]
Birth26 Jun 1827, ,, Illinois [127], [6]
Birth MemoPossibly born in Green county, Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1865, Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois [127] Age: 37
BurialPawnee, Sangamon, Illinois [127]
Burial MemoHorse Creek Cemetery
Cause of deathMurdered By Gun Shot [139]
FatherElisha SANDERS Sr. (1804-1893)
MotherElizabeth FAUCETT (1807-1865)
Misc. Notes
1. “Joined regular Predestinarian Baptist Church at Horse Creek by experience and baptism Sep 1847.” [6]

2. “John H. Sanders was in the store of James Bodge, in Pawnee, on the evening of 7 Mar 1865, when two men entered it, ostensibly with the view of trading, but really with the view of robbery. Mr. Sanders passed out of the door, and as he did so, was shot by an accomplice of the robbers, stationed on the outside, to prevent his giving the alarm. He died before his friends could reach him. Two of the robbers, James P. Lemon and Barney B. Vanarsdale, were arrested, the former in Missouri and the latter in Iowa. They were tried, convicted on 25 Apr, and hung at Springfield, 20 Jul 1866. The other, Mr. [?] Ballard, was hung in Missouri by a mob, but confessed that he assisted in the murder of Mr. Sanders.” [139]
Spouses
Birth3 Jun 1826 [6]
Death7 Nov 1910 [6] Age: 84
BurialPawnee, Sangamon, Illinois [6]
Burial MemoHorse Creek Cemetery
Marriage25 Feb 1847, , Sangamon, Illinois [127], [6]
ChildrenMary E. (1848-)
 Henry T. (1848-1849)
 Vienna M. (1851-1906)
 Elijah (Twin) (1852-1852)
 Polly Ann (Twin) (1852-1852)
 Nancy C. (1853-1854)
 Nancy J. (1854-1855)
 Amanda C. (1856-1856)
 Sarah F. (1857-1857)
 Charles T. (1859-)
Last Modified 9 May 2004Created 7 Mar 2011 Mark C. Wakenshaw