from death certificate-
father: Jim T. Sanders
mother: Mary E. Lawhon
usual occupation: grocery merchant
informant: Harold D. Sanders
On his WW I draft registration card, William Rufus Sanders stated that he was working as a salesman in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Ella. He was described as being of medium height and stout build with grey eyes and black hair.
The 1910 census recorded W. R. Sanders, 35, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella Sanders, 28, and children: Harold, 6; Mary, 3; and Dorothy, 1. Ella and W. R. had been married for 7 years. Ella had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were still living. W. R. was a retail general merchandise employee.
The 1920 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and children. A new son, Rufus, then 5, had been added to the family. William was in the commercial grocery business.
The 1930 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and son William R, 16. Husband William R. was a bakery deliveryman.
The 1940 census recorded Rufus Sanders, 65, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with Ella Sanders, 58. They had lived in the same house in 1935. Ella was employed as a salesman in a grocery store. Rufus was recorded as a grocery store owner.
father: Jim T. Sanders
mother: Mary E. Lawhon
usual occupation: grocery merchant
informant: Harold D. Sanders
On his WW I draft registration card, William Rufus Sanders stated that he was working as a salesman in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Ella. He was described as being of medium height and stout build with grey eyes and black hair.
The 1910 census recorded W. R. Sanders, 35, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella Sanders, 28, and children: Harold, 6; Mary, 3; and Dorothy, 1. Ella and W. R. had been married for 7 years. Ella had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were still living. W. R. was a retail general merchandise employee.
The 1920 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and children. A new son, Rufus, then 5, had been added to the family. William was in the commercial grocery business.
The 1930 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and son William R, 16. Husband William R. was a bakery deliveryman.
The 1940 census recorded Rufus Sanders, 65, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with Ella Sanders, 58. They had lived in the same house in 1935. Ella was employed as a salesman in a grocery store. Rufus was recorded as a grocery store owner.
from death certificate-
father: Jim T. Sanders
mother: Mary E. Lawhon
usual occupation: grocery merchant
informant: Harold D. Sanders
On his WW I draft registration card, William Rufus Sanders stated that he was working as a salesman in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Ella. He was described as being of medium height and stout build with grey eyes and black hair.
The 1910 census recorded W. R. Sanders, 35, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella Sanders, 28, and children: Harold, 6; Mary, 3; and Dorothy, 1. Ella and W. R. had been married for 7 years. Ella had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were still living. W. R. was a retail general merchandise employee.
The 1920 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and children. A new son, Rufus, then 5, had been added to the family. William was in the commercial grocery business.
The 1930 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and son William R, 16. Husband William R. was a bakery deliveryman.
The 1940 census recorded Rufus Sanders, 65, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with Ella Sanders, 58. They had lived in the same house in 1935. Ella was employed as a salesman in a grocery store. Rufus was recorded as a grocery store owner.
father: Jim T. Sanders
mother: Mary E. Lawhon
usual occupation: grocery merchant
informant: Harold D. Sanders
On his WW I draft registration card, William Rufus Sanders stated that he was working as a salesman in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, where he lived with his wife, Ella. He was described as being of medium height and stout build with grey eyes and black hair.
The 1910 census recorded W. R. Sanders, 35, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella Sanders, 28, and children: Harold, 6; Mary, 3; and Dorothy, 1. Ella and W. R. had been married for 7 years. Ella had given birth to 4 children, 3 of whom were still living. W. R. was a retail general merchandise employee.
The 1920 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and children. A new son, Rufus, then 5, had been added to the family. William was in the commercial grocery business.
The 1930 census recorded William R. Sanders living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with wife Ella and son William R, 16. Husband William R. was a bakery deliveryman.
The 1940 census recorded Rufus Sanders, 65, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with Ella Sanders, 58. They had lived in the same house in 1935. Ella was employed as a salesman in a grocery store. Rufus was recorded as a grocery store owner.
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