Individual Details

James Sandlin

(25 Sep 1869 - 31 Dec 1941)



1900 Census. Buffalo, Owsley, KY, Hh 73
James Sandlin, b. Sep 1869, age 30, married 15 years, Farmer
Mary, wife, b. May 1872, 28, 6 children
Mary J., dau, b. Mar 1896, 14
Albert, son, b. Jun 1890, 10
Andy, son, b. Oct 1892, 8
Nancy, dau, b. Apr 1895, 5
Lulu, dau, b. Dec 1897, 2
Pleasant, son, b. Feb 1900, 4 months old

Note: I believe Mary J. and Albert were both born to Mary and her first husband whose surname was Day. She and James had likely been married about 9 years, not 15.

1910 Census. Oneida, Clay, KY, Hh 244
James Sandlin, 48, married 23 years
Polly, wife, 49, married twice, 23 years this marriage,10 children - 8 are living
Andy, son, 17
Nancy, dau, 15
Lula, dau, 13
Pleasant, son, 11
Ollie, dau, 8
Robert, son, 6
Albert Day, stepson, 18

1920 Census. East Bernstadt, Laurel Co, KY, Hh 168
Polly Sandlin, 56, Farmer
Pleasant, son, 18, farm laborer. Ollie, dau, 14. Bobby, son, 13.
Lulie Wages, dau, 19
Conrad Wages, son-in-law, 19, laborer, steam railroad

KY Death Certificate: #28600
James Sandlin died 31 Dec 1941 in Anetta, Grayson Co, KY, of cardiac asthma. He was married to Louvenia Scott, age about 41. James was about age 81, born Breathitt Co, KY. Father was Hugh Sandlin - no mother listed. The signature of the informant is unreadable.

Events

Birth25 Sep 1869Crocketsville, Breathitt County, Kentucky
MarriageAbt 1891Mary "Polly" Smith
DivorceAbt 1925Mary "Polly" Smith
Death31 Dec 1941Anneta, Grayson County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseMary "Polly" Smith (1872 - 1933)
ChildWilma Sandlin (1920 - 1920)
ChildNancy Sandlin (1895 - 1944)
FatherHuriah "Hugh" Sandlin (1842 - 1909)
MotherJincey Ann Caldwell (1845 - 1892)