Individual Details
Thomas Alexander Saunders
(MAY 11, 1865 - JUNE 12, 1937)
Events
| Birth | MAY 11, 1865 | Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas |  | ||
| Marriage | MAY 11, 1890 | Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas - Mary Exah Hampton |  | | |
| Census | APRIL 14, 1930 | 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Gatesville, Coryell County, TX | | | |
| Burial | ABT JUNE 12, 1937 | City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Death | JUNE 12, 1937 | Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Exah Hampton (1870 - 1955) |
| Child | Minnie Lucille Saunders (1891 - 1948) |
| Child | James Riley Saunders (1900 - 1957) |
| Child | Hazel Glee Saunders (1908 - 1975) |
| Father | James Read Saunders (1831 - 1922) |
| Mother | Nancy Ann Baird (1842 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Adeline Saunders (1862 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Ora Martha Saunders (1863 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Margaret Emma Saunders (1867 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Mary Allen Saunders (1868 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Frank Baird Saunders (1872 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Julius Saunders (1874 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Hubert Saunders (1879 - 1884) |
| Sibling | James Read Saunders Jr. (1880 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Hugh Reynolds Saunders (1882 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Robert Lee "Uncle Bob" Saunders (1880 - 1952) |
Notes
Marriage
Per Uncle Bob Saunders in a partial obituary he wrote that she was married in Lampasas, Texas.The marriage is recorded in the Lampasas Co., TX Marriage Record D, page 199. The original Marriage License and Certificate is in the possesion of Sherry Lawrence.
Other family history gives the marriage place as the home of R.G. and Julia Ann Hampton at Slater (King), Coryell County, Texas.
Census
The 1930 Coryell Co., TX Census shows Tom A. Saunders age 65, owns home, value,$2250, doesn't live on a farm, age 24 when married, can read and write, born in TX, father born in NC, mother born in U.S., occupation: gaurd at the State Training School, not a veteran.His wife , Mary E. is the only other resident.
This information is on page 83A for Justice Precinct 1, Supervisor District 15, Enumeration District 50-1, N. 10th Street of Coryell Co., TX for Gatesville City.
Burial
He is buried in the new Saunders family plot. His marker has the inscription: T.A. Saunders and the dates 1865-1937.Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
3. Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate.
4. Compiler: Marsha Richards and Williamson Family Reunion Attendees, Marsha Richards's Stephen Williamson Descendants (2011).
5. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
6. Cemetery Marker, Record Type: Personal Observation, Reader: Sherry Lawrence (2000).
7. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..