Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Sanderson b. 7 Jan 1850 Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Jan 1922 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Sanderson

1850 - 1922 (71 years)

Name	Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Sanderson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	7 Jan 1850	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1860	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [4, 5]
	Age: 10; Child of Mary and William Sanderson
Census	1870	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Residence Post Office: Indian Mound; Child of Tabitha Sanderson
Census	1880	Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA [4, 7]
	Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Census	1900	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [3, 4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married to Minty; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [4, 8]
	Age: 69; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
FSID	GHMZ-7SB
Death	5 Jan 1922	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [2, 4, 9]
Burial	McGee Cemetery, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [2, 9]
		McGee Cemetery Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2192048
Person ID	I21787	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William 'Bill' Sanderson, b. 1825, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1870 (Age < 44 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Tabitha Williams, b. 21 Feb 1828, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1908 (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	13 Dec 1846	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [10]
Family ID	F8330	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Arminta Green 'Mint' Harrison, b. 20 Oct 1851, Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Oct 1929, Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)

Marriage 1870 [3, 11]

Children

	1. Callie Sanderson, b. 10 Aug 1880, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Aug 1974, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Leonard Edgar Sanderson, b. 26 Mar 1883, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Oct 1914, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Ada Lee Sanderson, b. 9 Aug 1886, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Feb 1926, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Burton Russell Sanderson, b. 9 Apr 1885, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Jan 1952, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Mannie Wain Sanderson, b. 3 Sep 1888, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Dec 1963, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. James Elliott Sanderson, b. 8 Oct 1878, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Viola Sanderson, b. 24 Feb 1882, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Nov 1970, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8422 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 7 Jan 1850 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 10; Child of Mary and William Sanderson - 1860 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Residence Post Office: Indian Mound; Child of Tabitha Sanderson - 1870 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Minty; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 69; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 5 Jan 1922 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA

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Ancestors

~l SANDERSON B Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Sanderson

People

SANDERSON-Family Portrait
BACK ROW from left - standing Papa Elliott Sanderson, standing Uncle Lynard Sanderson standing Aunt Ada (married Claudie Smith), standing Aunt Callie (married Will Mennahan), standing Aunt Viola (married Hiram Foster), FRONT ROW standing Uncle Burton Sanderson, seated Grand-Pa Franklin Sanderson, standing Uncle Mannie…

Sources

[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375526.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375526
[S198] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Database online.
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 426; Family History Library Film: 805272.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 426; Family History Library Film: 805272
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 228A; Family History Library Film: 553063.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 228A; Family History Library Film: 553063
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1280; Family History Film: 1255280; Page: 207B; Enumeration District: 153.
Record for Franklin Sanderson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=16773120&indiv=try

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Indian Mound, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1280; Family History Film: 1255280; Page: 207B; Enumeration District: 153
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 625.
Record for Frank Sanderson
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=35932479&indiv=try

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 625
[S6833] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): SANDERSON Benjamin, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SANDERSON Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Sanderson 1850-1922.
Father: William Sanderson
Mother: Tabitha Williams Sanderson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115321042/benjamin_franklin_sanderson
[S11400] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): WILLIAMS Mary Sanderson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WILLIAMS Mary Tabitha Sanderson 1828-1908.
Wife of William W Sanderson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156970918/mary-tabitha-sanderson
[S6832] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): HARRISON Armenta Sanderson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HARRISON Armenta Green “Minnie” Sanderson 1851-1929.
Wife of Benjamin Franklin Sanderson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115321068/armenta_green_sanderson

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